Top News:
- Consumers overwhelm NHTSA website – Automotive News: Hundreds of thousands of car owners who were urged to check a government website and see if their airbags are safe have overwhelmed the site and U.S. regulators say it might take several days before the database is fully accessible.
- GM plans to invest about $400 million in Corvette plant, report says – Automotive News: General Motors today plans to announce an investment of about $400 million in its Corvette sports car plant in Kentucky, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg.
- VW works council boss calls for cuts to management board – Reuters: The head of Volkswagen’s works council wants a pared-down management structure at the carmaker, he told a German magazine, as the company takes stock after the ouster of Chairman Ferdinand Piech.
- Not so fast: connected cars could cause data traffic jams – Reuters: Connected cars with onboard Wi-Fi connections could cause spikes in … It says car navigation and collision detection systems that rely on local…
- Renault Small Car Kwid to Get More Engine Variants in Future: Report – Ibtimes: The main topic in the auto world now is French auto-maker Renault’s newest addition to its product portfolio, Kwid. The car, which received a global…
- Obama Scales Back Overly Ambitious Goals for Electric Car Use – Bloomberg: … according to data from the U.S. General Service Administration obtained by Bloomberg under a Freedom of Information Act request. U.S. consumers…
- PSA, Dongfeng plan to start production in Vietnam, report says – Automotive News: PSA/Peugeot-Citroen and its Chinese joint venture partner Dongfeng Motor will open an assembly plant in Vietnam as part of…
- CHINA: Geely deploys methanol-fuelled taxi fleet in Guiyang – Just-auto: In late April, Geely Auto deployed a fleet of methanol-fuelled taxis in the southern Chinese city of Guiyang in cooperation with the municipal government.
- New Honda Jazz Interiors Spied for the First Time, to Feature Paddle Shifters; Launch, Price … – Ibtimes: Honda recently confirmed the launch of its highly-anticipated new Jazz in India for July. Now, ahead of its official launch, a fresh batch of spy shots of…
- CHINA: ‘P2P’ car sharing service rolls out in Beijing – Just-auto: A person to person, or P2P, car sharing mobile application provider Atzuche.com has rolled out its service to Beijing.
- UK: VW autonomous braking slashes third-party injury claims – Just-auto: Volkswagen UK says the Volkswagen Golf and Passat models have been praised by vehicle safety experts at the Thatcham Research Centre, who have seen a 45% drop in third-party personal injury insurance claims due to the fitment of auto-emergency braking systems.
- Fiat Teases Abarth 595 Competizione, India Launch Likely in July; What We Know So Far – Ibtimes: Italian auto maker Fiat did not launched any new model in India in the first quarter of 2015, but now it appears that the company is set to introduce its…
- 2016 F-150 pickup to feature trailer backup assist – Detroit News: The truck will hit showrooms this winter
- BMW brings back old-school goggles with a twist – Detroit News: The German automaker’s Mini unit is showing off a system that’s a throwback in looks and a step forward in technology
- Finding your way is easier than nav systems tell us – Detroit News: Navigation systems don’t work very well, they are just direction lists
- India’s Car Makers Slowly Add Safety Gear – WSJ: Its move comes after first release of its Datsun brand cars a year ago was criticized over the lack of safety features. Each air bag can cost auto makers…
- Japan auto lobby chief: hopes for report on Takata problems by year-end – Reuters: The head of Japan’s auto lobby said on Thursday he hopes for an interim report on the cause of Takata Corp’s air bag problems by the end of the year from any one of the teams investigating the issue.
Other news, rumors, and gossip:
- Volkswagen works council boss calls for cuts to management board – Economic Times: BERLIN: The head of Volkswagen works council wants a pared-down management structure at the carmaker, he told a German magazine, as the…
- Renault could reconsider Turkey investment amid instability from strike -executive – Yahoo:
- Wizzy: Nissan LEAF EV hits 100000 mile landmark – Ecomento: UK: A Nissan LEAF EV – “Wizzy” as it was named by St Austell-based operators C&C Taxis – hit the milestone in the course of more than 25,000 pure…
- Taxi company hits 100000 mile landmark with LEAF – Evfleetworld: The Nissan LEAF that sparked an “electric taxi revolution” in Cornwall has clocked up its 100,000th mile since entering service with C&C Taxis in 2013…
- Mercedes and Apple team up for navigation systems – Itproportal: Mercedes-Benz (MB) and Apple are teaming up to make navigation a … When the driver parks and leaves the car, the Apple Watch provides walking…
- Honda Fit almost Harpooned to DEATH in China – Carnewschina: A freak accident in the great city of Wuhan in Hubei Province in China, where a Honda Fit hatchback got harpooned by an iron pipe falling down from an construction site. Miraculously the pipe fell exactly through the middle of the windscreen, hurting no one.
- The Girls of the China Touring Car Championship Do Not get Wet – Carnewschina: Today we have a bunch of very pretty Chinese racing babes, seen on the Zhuhai International Circuit in the great city of Zhuhai in Shandong Province, for a round of the China Touring Car Championship (CTCC). It was a very rainy day down south but the babes did not get wet, hiding as they did []
- Apple will still introduce TV, car: Carl Icahn – Times of India: Billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn and Brett Icahn, his son and portfolio manager, stuck to their views that Apple Inc would introduce a television set…
- Japan firm seeks Thai partner for electric-vehicle production – Nationmultimedia: Japan firm seeks Thai partner for electric-vehicle production … EV technology is well-suited for compact cars, and there is a European Union standard…
- Borgward Enlists Ex-Daimler China Chief, Plans SUV For Frankfurt – Motorauthority: The last Borgward rolled off the assembly nearly half a century ago. But that isn’t stopping the grandson of the founder together with Chinese truck…
- 5 of the sexiest safety cars in the world of racing – Motorburn: Despite the fact that it’s a plug-in hybrid sports-car rather than a full electric vehicle, the BMW i8 is well suited to performing the role of Formula E safety…
- Is Apple trying to break into the car industry? It’ll be hard – Telegraph: It was sparked originally by reports in The Wall Street Journal that Apple was developing an electric car at a secret laboratory in California, and was……
- How green is my car – Indiablooms: Electric cars are fast igniting the automobile fancy of Americans while in India this eco-friendly version of four-wheeler is still not in the reckoning…
- Tesla Motors co-founder Elon Musk wants to take the planet off the grid – Motley Fool: Elon Musk is a formidable visionary and entrepreneur. His most successful start-ups include PayPal, SpaceX and Tesla Motors Inc. Now, he has come…
- Two people treated for serious injuries following A3 car chase – 964eagle: It took place last Friday night (15th May) on the A3 near Milford at around 9:45pm. The unmarked police car was chasing the Lexus when the collision…
- Japan lower house approves ex-Toyota executive Yukitoshi Funo for BOJ board – Economic Times: TOKYO: The lower house of parliament on Thursday approved former Toyota Motor Corp executive Yukitoshi Funo to join the Bank of Japan’s divided…
- 2016 Toyota HiLux details, October launch in Australia – Caradvice: The 2016 Toyota HiLux has been revealed at last, ahead of its arrival in Australian showrooms in early October. The new generation of Australia’s…
- ‘Unbreakable’ 2015 Toyota HiLux reveals softer side – Frasercoastchronicle: WEARING more elegant styling cues and promising more car-like driving characteristics, Australia got its first look at the new Toyota HiLux ute today…
- Ford Makes Backing Up a Trailer as Easy as Turning a Knob – Wired: Now, Ford says it’s made the process as easy as turning a knob. The 2016 F-150, which will go on sale late this year and can tow up to 12,000 pounds…
- Ford goes backwards with 2016 F-150 tech (in a good way) – Slashgear: Cars that can parallel-park themselves aren’t new, but Ford’s F-150 is borrowing the principle for a common truck headache: safely reversing a trailer.
- One-third of Kiwis feel judged by the car they drive – Nzherald: Bay of Plenty: Most likely to consider purchasing a hybrid/electric vehicle (62 per cent), least likely to borrow money to purchase a car (18 per cent),…