- US: Interior trim piece fit prompts Toyota curtain airbag recall – Just-auto: Toyota’s US unit is recalling around 130,000 2014 Tundra Crew-Max Cab and Double Cab pickup trucks to check curtain airbags.
- Tesla’s $1.3 billion incentive deal with Nevada includes direct sales – Automotive News: Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval signed tax breaks worth as much as $1.3 billion and a measure allowing Tesla Motors to sell directly to state residents, the final steps to bring the world’s largest lithium-ion battery factory to Reno.
- Honda, Toyota Play Catch-Up on Automated Driving Tech – Wards: The top two Japanese automakers demonstrate their latest automated technologies, with an eye toward a 2020 launch.
- Auto market grows in China but domestic car brand share shrinks – Via Google News: Auto sales and production both rose in August from a year earlier in China, but the market share of the country’s indigenous brands continued to shrink …
- Ford to launch 4 new car models in India over 18-20 months -exec – Reuters: Ford Motor Co plans to launch four new car models in India and is looking to increase the amount of locally-made parts to reduce the cost of its vehicles sold in the country, the head of its local unit said on Friday.
- SEAT to Continue Audi Q3 Output With Next-Gen Model – Wards: Launch timing is unclear, but close to 2018 appears likely. Union sources say the Martorell plant beat out Volkswagen’s Belgium plant to win the job.
- JLR will build Range Rover Evoque in China – Automotive News: Jaguar Land Rover says the Range Rover Evoque will be the first model built at the company’s new China factory. The automaker also said that it may add production of its new Land Rover Discovery Sport at a later date.
- “Internet cars” made in China – Via Google News: SAIC Motor Corp and Alibaba Group signed an “Internet Car” agreement in Shanghai on July 23, which will enable SAIC to use Alibaba’s “YunOS” …
- Nevada Governor signs $1.3 billion tax break package for electric car maker Tesla – Reuters: Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval signed a package of bills on Thursday to provide $1.3 billion in tax breaks and other incentives for Tesla Motors, putting a bow on the deal for the electric car company to build a massive factory in the state.
- Air Bag Flaw, Long Known, Led to Recalls – NY Times: Failure to address an air bag defect was rooted in the auto industry’s ability to self-report safety problems in a minimal way.
- GM Issues ‘Stop Delivery’ Order on 2015 Corvettes – WSJ: General Motors Co. has issued a “stop delivery” order that will interrupt supply of one of its hottest selling vehicles: the 2015 Chevrolet Corvette.
- China Car Sales up 4.04% in August – CarNewsChina.com: China car sales hit 1.71 million units in August, up 4.04 percent year on year and up 6.72 percent month on month. The automobile output hit 1.71 million units in August, up 2.22 percent year on year, but down 0.34 percent month on month, according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM). In the […]
- GM issues 2 recalls, stop-sale orders for 2015 Corvettes – Automotive News: General Motors is issuing two more recalls, both on the 2015 Chevrolet Corvette, according to stop-delivery orders sent to dealers today. The recalls, GM’s first in more than a month, bring its total number for the year to 67.
- Volvo working on ‘S90L’ exclusively for the Chinese car market – CarNewsChina.com: Volvo is working on a new large sedan exclusively for the Chinese car market called the Volvo S90L. The S90 is basically a stretched variant of the generation Volvo S80, which is based on Volvo’s new SPA platform that also underpins the new Volvo XC90. The S90L will be manufactured in China where it will […]
- Nevada lawmakers consider $1.3 billion in tax breaks for electric car maker – Reuters: Nevada lawmakers on Thursday moved forward a package of bills to provide $1.3 billion in tax breaks and other incentives to Tesla Motors , taking crucial steps toward clinching a deal for the electric car company to build a massive factory in the state.
- World’s first and only 3D printed car to debut in Chicago – Via Google News: Imagine walking into an auto dealership, finding the car of your dreams and with the push of a button, printing it off and driving it home the next day.
- China Fines Volkswagen and Chrysler for Antitrust Violations – NY Times: Regulators imposed penalties totaling $46 million, saying the automakers conspired to keep prices high on cars and replacement parts.
- Chrysler minivans receive over 100 complaints of engine stalls in U.S. – Automotive News: Federal auto safety regulators have received more than 100 complaints about engine stalling from owners of Chrysler minivans from model years 2004-2007, according to a Reuters analysis.
- China fines foreign auto makers for price-fixing – Via Google News: he announcements made on Thursday by local pricing authorities come amid a broad investigation into foreign auto makers in China by antitrust …
- Cars on comfort course – Via Google News: The government is considering a proposal to extend the excise duty concessions to the automobile sector beyond December, …
- Opel presents Karl, a new city car due in 2015 – Via Google News: The German manufacturer announced it will launch a new five-door, entry-level city car next summer. Endearingly, the model is named Karl after one …
- China’s electric cars production explodes after government backing – Via Google News: China has rolled out a raft of measures to encourage the use of new-energy vehicles, including tax exemptions, subsidies for car purchases and …
- China car sales rise at slowest pace since March – Via Google News: Car sales in China showed signs of cooling in August, adding to the uncertainty facing foreign auto makers there as authorities push …
- Tesla’s Musk named Vanity Fair’s top ‘disrupter’ – Automotive News: Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk can add another accomplishment to his resume today: Vanity Fair has named him the top disrupter in its New Establishment list of influential players in technology, entertainment, finance and politics.