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- GM expects to fall short of 500K electric cars by 2017 – Detroit News: Company says lagging consumer demand, falling gas prices are hurting sales of electric vehicles
- GM sales fall 0.4% in April in China – Detroit News: GM and its joint ventures sold 258,484 vehicles in April in China, GM’s largest sales market
- Self-driving cars are a lot closer than you think – Automotive News: Each year, bit by bit, cars will become more fully autonomous as the industry bakes ‘driver-assist’ technology into packages of safety options.
- 2015 BMW 3 Series facelift revealed – Autocar: The facelifted BMW 3 Series range will go on sale in June Updated BMW 3 Series gets more efficient engines and retuned driving dynamics to take on advanced rivals like Jaguar’s XE
- Can Tesla’s home battery lower your electric bill? – CNBC: Tesla CEO Elon Musk has a plan to provide homes with energy storage, but it’s less clear how long it will take for that move to benefit consumers.
- Toyota Earnings: What to Watch – WSJ: Toyota Motor Corp. is set to announce its earnings for the year to March on Friday, with President Akio Toyoda scheduled to brief the media.
- Tesla Model 3: Elon Musk’s BMW 3-Series rival to be unveiled in March – Ibtimes: Tesla will unveil a new all-electric car to compete with the BMW 3-Series in March 2016, company boss Elon Musk has said. The car, to be called the…
- Mercedes April passenger car sales up 11.3 percent at 148072 – Reuters: Daimler (DAIGn.DE) said sales of its Mercedes-Benz passenger cars rose 11.3 pct in April to 148,072 vehicles, driven by a…
- US: Tesla Model 3 to debut in March 2016 – Just-auto: Tesla Motors’ chief executive Elon Musk has announced “March 2016” as the date when the firm’s highly anticipated Model 3 will be revealed.
- UK new car registrations rise 5.1 percent in April – SMMT – Reuters: British new car registrations in April rose by 5.1 percent year-on-year to 185,778 vehicles, an industry body said on Thursday.
- BRIEF-Honda says April China auto sales up 11.7 percent y/y – Reuters: Honda Motor says: … January-April China auto sales up 31 percent y/y, versus 10.7 percent rise a year ago Source text:…
- BRIEF-Nissan says April China auto sales down y/y – Reuters: Nissan Motor Co Ltd 7201.T>. * Says April … Jan-April China auto sales down 2.5 percent y/y versus 19.1 percent rise year ago.
- Continental raises sales guidance on currency effects, auto demand – Reuters: German automotive supplier Continental raised its sales guidance for 2015 on strengthening auto demand in core…
- Tesla Battery Factory Runs Ahead of Plan to Power Cars, Homes – Bloomberg: Of all the good news Tesla Motors Inc. showered on investors Wednesday, progress at the battery factory it’s building in Sparks, Nevada, may have…
- An Aston Martin for $1,400 a month – Detroit News: Lease offer puts posh brand within reach of the masses
- Scared of Self-Driving Cars? They’re a Lot Closer Than You Think – Bloomberg: When Harris Poll asked Americans if they’d trust a car to drive itself, most said: Too dangerous. When told they can buy a car now that takes control of…
- Automakers revving up research in the Bay Area – Freep: SAN JOSE, Calif. – In the future, your car will anticipate your every need, from where you’re heading to what you’d like to listen to along the way – and…
- BRIEF-Former head of China’s Dongfeng named chairman of FAW Group -FAW – Reuters: Xu Ping, who stepped down as chairman of Dongfeng Motor Corp on Wednesday, will become the new chairman of China FAW Group Corp -FAW…
- China Names New Chairmen at State-Owned Automakers Dongfeng, FAW – Bloomberg: China’s state assets regulator moved the head of Dongfeng Motor Corp. to lead China FAW Group Corp. as part of a reshuffle of management at its…
- GM says China April vehicle sales down 0.4 pct – Reuters: General Motors and its Chinese joint ventures sold 258,484 vehicles in China in April, down 0.4 percent from a year earlier, the U.S. automaker said on Thursday.
- Elon Musk: Demand for Tesla’s home battery is ‘crazy off the hook’ – Fortune:
- A first in Michigan: Tesla buys Grand Rapids auto supplier – Freep: The investment in Michigan gives Tesla a manufacturing footprint in the home state of the Detroit Three automakers: General Motors, Ford and Fiat…
Other news, rumors and, gossip
- Tesla’s Elon Musk Wants Apple’s Hype and Fans in the E-Car World – Gizmodo: And If Apple were to get into the electric car business, would you see this as a positive for broader consumer acceptance of electric vehicles?”.
- Once Again, Carbon Dioxide Levels Reach New Records – Greentechmedia: But some Nissan Leaf owners tell ABC15 investigators, the all-battery car has a battery that wears down much more quickly than the automaker…
- ELL: Lexus of Englewood Bounces Back Against Net @ Work – Jewishlinknj: On Friday, May 1, the (1-1) Lexus of Englewood baseball team from the majors division, bounced back late in the game and defeated the (0-2) Net…
- Fiat Chrysler wants big industry merger – Enca: Fiat Chrysler CEO and new Ferrari chairman Sergio Marchionne. … the man credited with saving both Fiat and Chrysler and who’s currently the chief…
- Tesla Motors (TSLA) Earnings Report: Q1 2015 Conference Call Transcript – The Street: Get Report) conference call took place on May 6, 2015, 05:30 PM ET. This is a transcript of that earnings call:.
- Japan’s top 8 cars: Toyota Corolla, Mitsubishi Lancer, Honda Civic, more – Financial Express: Before World War II, the American and European automobile market was shining like a bright star. However, a couple of decades down the line, the…
- Auto industry’s leaders face new challenges – Inautonews: The automotive sector has its own titans – figures that are instantly recognizable around the globe, such as VW’ Ferdinand Piech or Renault’s Carlos…
- China auto giant FAW gets new chief amid graft scandal – Asiaone: Dongfeng’s listed arm on Tuesday denied that a merger was planned … Dongfeng Motor Group Co. stock was down 0.94 per cent in Hong Kong on…
- Tesla Motors (TSLA) Elon Reeve Musk on Q1 2015 Results – Earnings Call Transcript (TSLA) – Seekingalpha: Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Tesla Motors First Quarter 2015 Financial Results Q&A Conference…
- Elon Musk ‘hopes’ Apple is making cars – Iafrica: Numerous reports earlier this year suggested that Apple was secretly developing an electric vehicle of its own, adding that it had been poaching a…
- Ford paint jobs blistering and peeling on some models – Wusa9: One Call for Action complaint that Ford Motor Company wouldn’t fix sent WUSA9 on a journey that evolved into a national…
- Aston Martin Enters Lease Arena, Offering James Bond’s Lifestyle at a (relatively) Low Monthly Rate – Forbes: Aston Martin is among themore revered automotive brands, with a name that carries the same cache as nameslike Bentley or Porsche.
- Infiniti Vision GT shown next to real-life counterpart – Technologytell: The Infiniti Concept Vision Gran Turismo is a vision of what a high performance Infiniti could look like in the future, according to the automaker.
- Elon Musk wants Apple to enter the car business – News: TESLA CEO Elon Musk wants Apple to build an electric car and has confirmed that his employees are being poached to potentially do so.
- Tesla Motors beats Wall Street’s Q1 forecast, loses only $45M – Upi: Tesla Motors on May 6, 2015, reported an adjusted loss of $45 million — or 36 cents a share — in the first quarter of fiscal 2015. Wall Street analysts…
- This Old Volkswagen ‘Terrorist’ Commercial Isn’t What You Think It Is – Jalopnik: You might remember this Volkswagen Polo ad from the earlier part of the last decade, along with the Star Wars Kid and everything else you saw on…
- From Tesla CEO: Demand For Batteries Is ‘Overwhelming, Like Crazy’ – Forbes: Both Tesla Motors and SolarCity, which plans to sell Tesla’s battery packs for homes and businesses, said Wednesday that they are seeing a huge demand for the energy storage equipment that Tesla unveiled only last Thursday. Tesla has gotten 38,000 orders for its home battery packs, called Powerwall, and 2,500 orders for the
- Tesla’s Musk welcomes ‘Apple Car’, says Tesla is poaching 5:1 more employees than Apple – Idownloadblog: Elon Musk, CEO of electric car company Tesla, had kind words for Apple when asked by an analyst during the company’s quarterly earnings call on…
- How a lawyer’s strategy paid off in Toyota liability trial – Startribune: Toyota’s appeal of the $10.9 million judgment in the Koua Fong Lee case returns attention to a clever strategy by his attorney Bob Hilliard.
