- Honda Cuts North American Output by 5,000 Over Ports Dispute – Autoworldnews: Honda has announced that it will continue to adjust production at its two North American plants from Feb. 24 to March 2 over a parts shortage caused by disruptions at U.S. West Coast ports in the middle of labor talks.
- Apple’s ‘Titan’ car could be here by 2020: Tech giant may go head to head with Tesla’s electric … – Dailymail: Apple could have an electric car ready to go on sale by 2020, putting it in direct competition with rivals Tesla Motors and General Motors, according to …
- 2016 Seat crossover to rival Nissan Qashqai – first details, specs – Autocar: An Autocar rendering of the new Seat crossover Spanish manufacturer’s SUV will be like a big brother to the Leon, say company chiefs, as another chassis testing mule is spotted
- What Chinese New Year Says About The Growth Of The World’s Most Vibrant Economy – Forbes: It’s traditional for most people in China to go home to their families on Lunar New Year, which falls on Feb. 19 this year. China experiences a massive migration around the holiday, with an estimated 3.65 billion trips made during a 40-day period.
- Apple Car Could Hit Production by 2020 – Autoworldnews: Apple has supposedly been working on a car in secret and now Bloomberg is claiming the iPhone-maker is pushing for production of an electric vehicle to start as early as 2020.
- New Skoda Octavia vRS 230 to be the fastest Octavia yet – Autoexpress: News 20 Feb, 2015 Skoda announces fastest production Octavia vRS will be coming to Geneva 2015, alongside new range of special edition models
- Honda to cut N.A. output by another 5,000 cars amid port delays – Automotive News: Honda said today it would continue to adjust production at two North American car factories next week due to a parts shortage caused by disruptions at West Coast ports in the midst of protracted labor talks.
- Mazda6 moves ahead with raft of upgrades – Expressandstar: The seats and interior trim are also upgraded, too, as Mazda’s designers showed they have listened to customers and motoring journalists in their …
- RUSSIA: GAZ quiet on US$400m State guarantee speculation – Just-auto: GAZ Group is remaining tight-lipped surrounding speculation it has requested RUB25bn (US$403m) in guarantees from the Russian State.
- “Germany’s number one when it comes to designing and building the best cars – Autoexpress: Opinion 20 Feb, 2015 As Mike Rutherford has voted in 2015’s World Car Awards, he thinks the Germans have the market cornered, but Brits aren’t far behind
- Apple planning to begin car production by 2020, says Bloomberg – Blog: Nearly a week after there were reports that Apple is secretly working on an electric vehicle, Bloomberg is reporting that the Cupertino-based company …
- Daicel to build U.S. airbag inflator plant earlier than planned – Automotive News: Daicel said it would build a second US factory for airbag inflators in early 2016, bringing forward original plans partly to meet automakers’ demand for alternatives to potentially deadly inflators made by Takata.
- Thousands of private parking fines potentially illegal – Autoexpress: News 20 Feb, 2015 Motorists could be in line for millions of pounds worth of repayments, according to RAC Foundation legal expert
- US: Buffett and Soros up their GM stakes – Just-auto: Billionaire investors Warren Buffett and George Soros have both boosted their stakes in General Motors, according to recent regulatory filings.
- Car Hackers meld 90s Bronco with Ford Raptor – Slashgear: What you end up with is what appears to be a normal Bronco on the outside with the muscular engine and off-road chassis from a 2011 Ford SVT …
- Oil-Price Weakness Hits Saudi Aramco – WSJ: Saudi Aramco is starting to feel the pain from its country’s decision to push OPEC members to keep pumping. Now it is asking contractors for steep discounts in an effort to cut costs.
- General Motors Compensation Fund Adds 75 Claims To Tally – Thetruthaboutcars: As of this Monday, the compensation fund set up by General Motors in the wake of the February 2014 ignition switch recall received 75 more claims.
- Apple to Start Producing Electric Cars by 2020: Report – Ibtimes: Now, the company is in the news for its secret electric car. Apple is planning to start producing its electric vehicle as early as 2020, claimed Bloomberg, …
- US: Port strike costs Honda another 5,000 cars – Just-auto: Honda Motor said on Friday it would continue to adjust production at two North American car factories from 24 February to 2 March due to a parts shortage caused by disruptions at US west coast ports in the midst of protracted labour talks.
- Murder Junkie: Mercedes-AMG Teases Homicidal-Looking New GT3 Racer – Car and Driver: When we last spoke with Tobias Moers, the man at the helm of AMG, the charmingly gruff engineer confirmed that we would see a Black Series variant of the new AMG GT toward the end of the model run. He also noted that in two years’ time, we’ll get a variant that sounds as if []
- Wide, low, mean: Mercedes-AMG GT3 race car previewed ahead of Geneva motor show debut – Autoweek: There’s a track-ready Mercedes-AMG GT3 on the way, and though we won’t know any of the technical details until its official debut at the Geneva motor show, we do have the above photo for proof.Besides…
- BMW renews low emission pledge – Home: German car maker BMW has reaffirmed its commitment to Go Ultra Low, the campaign to increase awareness of ultra-low emission vehicles (ULEVs) …
- Nissan GT-R gets completely destroyed in Puerto Rico – Inautonews: The Nissan GT-R has been around since 2007 and it has been updated in every year of its production. The sports car is offered with a 2-door coupe …
- Apple car or not, the way we drive is going to change radically – Moneyweek: Not because it matters whether Apple makes a car or not – it really doesn’t. But it points to just how massive a transformation the transport business is …
- Renault ponders its Formula 1 future – Eurosport: Renault is considering a rethink of its Formula 1 strategy in a move that … up investment in an outfit to make it a fully branded Renault-works team.