Israel becomes latest hotbed for auto tech

General Motors' tech center in Herzliya, shown above and in the next two photos, opened in 2008 and was the first by a major automaker in Israel.

June 17, 2019 07:11 AM

TEL AVIV, Israel — Around the time General Motors was killing brands, slashing jobs and closing plants as it spiraled toward bankruptcy, its top executives placed a bet on a little-known corner of the automotive world that's now paying dividends.

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