Top News:
- Chevy Cuts Price While Extending Range of New 2016 Volt – Detroit Bureau: Chevrolet is again cutting the price of its Volt plug-in hybrid — but this on the all-new 2016 model that will also get a 31% increase in battery-mode range.
- VW board will discuss recruitment of new chairman today, reports say – Automotive News: Volkswagen’s supervisory board today will discuss finding a new chairman to fill the void left by Ferdinand Piech’s sudden departure last month, sources told Reuters.
- TomTom CEO says its maps destined for use in self-driving cars – Reuters: Goddijn told Reuters that an overhaul of TomTom’s digital mapping architecture lies … for computer assisted driving — and ultimately, self-driving cars.
- VW board will discuss recruitment of new chairman -sources – Reuters: Volkswagen’s supervisory board will on Monday discuss finding a new chairman to fill the void left by Ferdinand Piech’s shock departure last month, sources told Reuters.
- French car sales rise 2.3% in April – Automotive News: French car and light commercial vehicle sales rose 1.8 percent in April to reach 204,095 with Renault’s performance outpacing its…
- Spain new car sales rise 3.2 pct y/y in April-Anfac – Reuters: Spanish new car sales rose 3.2 percent year-on-year in April, manufacturers’ association Anfac said on Monday, marking…
- Uber Cars Risk Police Seizure as Brussels Court Calls Them Taxis – Bloomberg: Uber Technologies Inc. drivers in Brussels risk having their cars confiscated after the city’s police tribunal ruled they offer a taxi service and should…
- Audi’s race to catch up with BMW hurts profit margin – Reuters: Audi’s race to catch up with German rival BMW is taking its toll on its profit margin, although the carmaker delivered higher…
- Tesla faces competition for customers, subsidies – Reuters: Tesla Motors Inc’s plan to generate new revenue by repackaging electric car batteries as home and business power…
- SGL Carbon Jumps as Investors See Benefit From Tesla Batteries – Bloomberg: … as investors anticipate the maker of carbon components could benefit from Tesla Motors Inc.’s push into batteries that store electricity for buildings.
- Piech, Ghosn: 2 industry titans in turmoil – Automotive News: Ghosn has long sought to give Nissan greater control of the alliance, control that would match its two-thirds of combined global vehicle sales and…
- Qoros stakes survival hopes on China – FT: Troubled carmaker to focus on home market as European ambitions take a back seat
- Audi first-quarter profit rises as record car sales offset expansion costs – Reuters: Audi (VOWG_p.DE) posted higher operating profit in the first quarter as record sales of luxury cars offset spending on models,…
- America’s new favorite: Small SUVs and crossovers – CNBC:
- GM Korea to launch new Volt in S. Korea next year – Yonhap: GM Korea Co., the local unit of U.S. automaker General Motors Co., said Monday it will introduce the…
Other news, rumors and, gossip
- Indian scientist develops ‘smart car system’ to tell you if you’re driving wrong – Times of India: Combining driver anticipation with radar or cameras to locate other vehicles, the car’s safety system could warn the driver when the anticipated action…
- Chevy Volt Price Chopped to $33995 – 247wallst: Not all electric cars can be as successful as those from Tesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA). After years of trying, General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) will…
- Renault Samsung to introduce ultrasmall electric vehicle – Korea Herald: Renault Samsung to introduce ultrasmall electric vehicle … The two-passenger Twizy is one-third the size of ordinary cars but is known to have 55…
- Worst Parking Ever Achieved by Australian Teen in Toyota Corolla – Video – Autoevolution: We don’t know if there’s an award somewhere for the worst parking job in the world, but there should be one. After all, there are accolades for the worst…
- Volkswagen to Build a New Camper Van with an Electric Engine – Digitaljournal: (ReleaseWire) — 05/04/2015 — The iconic Volkswagen camper van is set to make a comeback, but in this incarnation an…
- Tesla Motors Inc Home Batteries Already Got A Competitor? – Learnbonds: Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA), under the leadership of its talkative CEO, Elon Musk, likes to be seen as a trailblazer. The company recently…
- Toyota to pull the plug on the Prius PHV next month – Inautonews: The production of the Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid will come to a full stop in June as the car manufacturer is planning to introduce a new generation of…
- Audi on the right track in Q1 2015 – Volkswagenag: The Audi Group has posted strong results for the first quarter of 2015: Worldwide sales by the Audi brand increased compared with the prior-year
- Volkswagen’s works council supports new board members post Piech – Inautonews: While Piech might not approve of his two nieces to replace him and his wife, Ursula, on the supervisory board of Volkswagen AG, the replacements…
- Hyundai-Kia’s Korea grip weakens on strong won, EU trade deal – Ejinsight: In total, European cars made up 80 percent of imports, with the rest consisting … by Steve Man, senior auto sector analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence.
- Belgian Blues for Toyota GAZOO Racing – Marketwatch: TOKYO, May 04, 2015 (JCN Newswire via COMTEX) — Toyota GAZOO Racing completed a weekend to forget in the Six Hours of Spa-Francorchamps…
- French car sales up by 2.3% in April – Economic Times: PARIS: France’s car sales rose 2.3 percent in April to reach 170,768 registrations with Renault’s performance outpacing its peer Peugeot, the CCFA…
- Honda refutes Hero’s claim of 102.5kmpl for the Splendor i-Smart – Overdrive: According to Honda, the Splendor i-Smart uses an engine base that was designed by the Japanese manufacturer and is incapable of delivering the…
- The winners and losers in Tesla’s battery plan for the home – Theconversation: YouyTube/Tesla Motors. Tesla’s plans to use its new battery storage system to power homes will provide households with more opportunities to…
- Tesla EPS Estimates Drop As Earnings Approach (TSLA) – Seekingalpha: This Wednesday, we’ll get one of the most anticipated earnings reports of the quarter from electric vehicle maker Tesla Motors (NASDAQ:TSLA).