Top News:
- UK: Car market has topped out – Vauxhall chief – Just-auto: The UK car market continues to turn in high monthly numbers, but it is topping out according to Vauxhall MD Tim Tozer.
- Audi can imagine more bidders in German Nokia consortium – Reuters: Audi could imagine more bidders for Nokia’s mapping unit HERE in the three-way German consortium of luxury automakers, R&D boss Ulrich Hackenberg said.
- French court upholds ban on unlicensed taxis, hitting Uber – Reuters: France’s highest administrative court on Friday … The case before the appeals court was brought by three competing car…
- The Secrets Behind Renault’s New Kwid on the Block – WSJ: The Renault-Nissan Alliance has design centers in Mumbai and Chennai, where the concept of the Kwid was developed using mainly Indian…
- Audi chairman says will take ‘bit of time’ to replace Piech on board – Reuters: Audi Chairman Martin Winterkorn said on Friday it would still take “a bit of time” to replace Ferdinand Piech and his wife on the luxury carmaker’s supervisory board.
- Jeep leads Detroit’s return to Tokyo Motor Show – Automotive News: For the first time in nearly a decade, a Detroit automaker will exhibit at the Tokyo Motor Show. Jeep — the best-selling U.S. brand in Japan — will return when doors open in October.
- GERMANY: Automated cars to slash human mistakes: Bosch Mobility chairman – Just-auto: Bosch says adopting automated driving systems could help avoid most accidents as such technology increasingly occupies the thoughts of consumers and legislators.
- UK: FCA becomes partner of The Football League – Just-auto: Fiat Chrysler Automobiles UK has agreed a new official car partnership with The Football League in the UK (where it serves as the second competitive tier and club organisation after the Premier League).
- Audi will enhance Chinese connected-car services with Baidu – Reuters: Germany’s Audi will enhance … systems and driverless technology in the world’s largest auto market.
- Zagato to reveal new Maserati Mostro at Villa d’Este – Autocar: Five examples of Zagato’s new Mostro will be made to celebrate Maserati’s 100th anniversary
- China’s Didi Kuaidi ups stakes in taxi apps war – Reuters: China’s dominant taxi-hailing firm Didi Kuaidi plans … Using apps to hire private cars has met with resistance from some…
- Audi Plans to Add Flagship, Electric SUVs to Overtake BMW – Bloomberg: Audi has little time to lose in adding crossovers as Munich-based BMW already complemented its SUV range with coupe-style variants like the X6 and…
- Audi says to enhance Chinese connected-car offerings with Baidu – Reuters: Audi said on Friday its planned cooperation with China’s web services provider Baidu aims to enhance connected-car offerings in the world’s largest auto market.
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- Mazda, Subaru, Mitsubishi add 720000 cars to Takata air bag recall – Reuters: (Adds recall by Fuji Heavy’s Subaru brand). TOKYO May 22 (Reuters) – Japan’s Mazda Motor Corp, Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd and Mitsubishi Motors…
Other news, rumors, and gossip:
- Tesla Motors Inc Close To Being Allowed To Sell Cars In Connecticut – Valuewalk: Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) is coming closer to being able to sell its electric vehicles in Connecticut following an approval to a controversial bill…
- GM Stock Is 40% Undervalued – Barrons: Meanwhile, General Motors’ stock remains at 7.5 times forward earnings, about where it was at the end of January. It’s still about 55% cheaper than…
- Smart factory: Audi shows intelligent production – Volkswagenag: Humans and robots working hand in hand, car-body parts emerging from a 3D printer and…
- Nvidia Adds Self-Driving Capabilities to Aston Martin, Tesla, Bentley and Rolls Royce Cars – Craveonline: Nvidia is diving into the autonomous car game with gusto, handing over new processors to major car manufacturers such as Tesla Motors, Aston…
- Get Up Close with New Renault Kwid – ICB Videos – Indiancarsbikes: Here is a compilation of a series of videos taken at during the grand global unveiling of Renault Kwid urban crossover, that took place in Chennai on…
- A first look at Uber’s car for self-driving research – Theverge: … to LIDAR components deployed in Google’s self-driving vehicles but looks completely different to the equipment seen on the so-called Apple car.
- Renault to reassess Turkish investments if labor clashes continue – Inautonews: According to the French automaker’s Eurasia chief, Renault could rethink its investment strategy for Turkey if the current labor unrest, which has…
- Canadian law firm looks to expand class actions against Japanese auto giants, Nissan, Toyota in … – Economic Times: The plaintiffs are seeking more than 3.0 billion Canadian dollars from Takata and auto manufacturers Chrysler, Honda, Nissan and Toyota for the loss…
- Volkswagen are on a charge with the Golf GTE – Dailyrecord: For we were in the Volkswagen Golf GTE now joining the line-up of the Golf GTI with the petrol engine and the Golf GTD with the diesel. This is the Golf…
- Toyota official promises solution to air bag problems – Krmg: A promise is made to help get to the bottom of the problems with faulty Takata air bags. Recalls have ballooned to nearly 34 million vehicles and…
- Lexus ES 250 now offered with five years free service – Paultan: The Lexus ES 250 can now be had with five years free service, complimentary road tax and insurance, as well as Lexus solar and security film.
- Renault’s commitment to Narendra Modi’s’Make in India’ – Oncars: Renault which recently took off the cover of its global small – the KWID in India has expressed its desire to treat the Indian market…
- Volkswagen introduces updated Polo Sedan in Russia – Leftlanenews: Volkswagen’s Russian division has introduced the updated version of the Polo Sedan, a small entry-level four-door that’s roughly the same size as the…