- Tesla in China Part 2: the Problem with Supercharging – Carnewschina: How many stations do they have now, and why don’t they have more?
- UK: Aston Martin to reveal future models strategy – Just-auto: As well as officially launching the Vulcan, a mid-engined track-only supercar, Aston Martin CEO Andy Palmer will lay out the firm’s future strategy at next week’s Geneva motor show.
- Why The Hype Behind Tesla Motors Inc May Be Exaggerated – Bidnessetc: Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) is considered by many as a company that is set to mark the future of the auto industry with its electric vehicles (EV).
- 2014 Nissan Leaf Review: One To Remember – Autoomobile: Take the Nissan Leaf for example, the new Nissan Leaf is designed to run on electric right from the beginning, which already gives it the extra edge …
- EU can impose $4.5b fine on Volkswagen, Daimler, DAF, Iveco, Volvo for price-fixing – Customstoday: According to business daily Handelsblatt, MAN and Scania, both owned by German auto giant Volkswagen, as well as Daimler, DAF of the …
- Ford on Track to Sell 700000 F-150s – Pickuptrucks: As if we couldn’t see this coming: Ford wants to make and sell more pickup trucks than anyone else in North America, and it seems headed in the right …
- 2016 McLaren 675LT: More Power, Less Weight, More Tail – Official Photos and Info – Car and Driver:
- Volkswagen CEO Admits Latest Hirings Stoked Succession Debate – WSJ: The discussion at Volkswagen about who will become the next chief executive of Europe’s biggest automotive group is gaining pace as current boss Martin Winterkorn is set to retire next year.
- VW CEO Winterkorn sees BMW, Daimler managers as potential successors – Automotive News: … Winterkorn sees Andreas Renschler and Herbert Diess, hired by VW from rivals Daimler and BMW respectively, among his potential successors, …
- GERMANY: Audi plots 2020 expansion strategy – Just-auto: Audi will invest EUR24 billion between now and 2020 to expand its production capacity and enlarge its model range from today’s total of 50 models to 60. The company sold a record 1.74m cars around the world in 2014 and has high hopes of increasing that again in 2015.
- Ten reasons why Apple will be worrying car makers to the core – Autoexpress: Opinion 25 Feb, 2015 Amidst rumours of Apple producing its own car, Steve Fowler lists ten reasons why the tech giant should be taken seriously
- Volkswagen to build 7 million MQB cars by 2018 – Autoexpress: News 25 Feb, 2015 VW wants to more than triple its output of versatile MQB-based cars before the end of the decade
- Mclaren 675LT revealed – Pictures – Autoexpress:
- JAPAN: Toyota I-Road to start Tokyo trial – Just-auto: The Toyota i-Road micro-mobility vehicle is to enter a new car-sharing programme in central Tokyo in April. The electric three-wheeled vehicle is already being trialled as part of a co-ordinated public transport scheme (the i-Road providing ‘last mile mobility’) in Grenoble, France and has also been trialled in Toyota City.
- GM Recalls 67000 Cadillac ATS For Sensitive Sunroof Switches – Techtimes: General Motors has issued a recall order for Cadillac ATS sedans that have sensitive switches for their power sunroofs, which are prone to closing …
- Low-Volume Assembly Line For Toyota Mirai Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Car – Greencarreports: When LFA production ceased two years ago, the plant was largely idled. It was briefly used to produce carbon-fiber bicycles, and Toyota considered …
- Oil rises to $59 as Saudis say demand growing – Reuters: Brent crude oil rose to around $59 a barrel on Wednesday after data showed Chinese factories were producing more than expected and Saudi Arabia’s oil minister said oil demand was growing.
- Magna cuts sales forecast on weak Europe demand, approves stock split – Automotive News: Canadian auto parts maker Magna International Inc. cut its revenue forecast for 2015, hurt by weak demand from Europe.
- Secret to the Apple Car Is the Battery – Bloombergview: The car rumor couldn’t have come at a better time for the company. … If it can’t solve the battery conundrum, it will likely make a luxury automobile that …
- First Electric Pickup Truck: Renault Kangoo ZE Not For U.S. (Forbidden Fruit) – Greencarreports: A French company called Kolle (via Inside EVs) is offering a conversion for the Renault Kangoo Z.E. that transforms this small electric delivery van into …
- BMW 2 Series Convertible picks up where the 1 Series Convertible left off – Recombu: BMW has spilled the beans on the 2 Series Convertible, the 1 Series Convertible’s replacement. The new Bimmer will go on sale from the 28th of …
- US BMW i3 REx Actually Has 2.4 Gallon Gas Tank, But Clever Software Limits Fueling To 1.9 Gallons – Insideevs: When BMW launched the i3 REx in the U.S., one of the main difference from the European version of the same car was the fuel tank capacity.
- General Motors Company May Be The Most Compelling Auto Turnaround Stories In Our Universe … – Bidnessetc: General Motors Company stock had its $49 price target and Buy rating reiterated at Citi Research, as analyst Itay Michaeli believes the company has …
- Apple Car Could be Printing Money by 2020 – Breitbart: By combining Apple’s in-house design staff with top electric vehicle talent from Tesla and A123, Apple already has one of the finest vehicle design ..
- Toyota updates Auris and Avensis – Irishtimes: It will, theoretically, be a quiet Geneva motor show for Toyota next week. The world’s largest car maker (and according to Fortune magazine, now the …
- Merrill Lynch Decreases The PT Of Tesla Motors Inc. By 70% – Wallstreet: Tesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) has been one of the significant companies to underperform in the stock market since the start of the year by giving …