Top News:
- China vehicle sales fall again in May, showing weakness – Reuters: Vehicle sales in China fell for a second straight month in May, the first such consecutive drop since late…
- Musk asked to make Tesla animal friendly – Automotive News: Tesla’s Model S sedan already ditched gasoline. Now two shareholders from Texas want the electric-car maker to stop using animal products as well.
- UK: Aston Martin CEO wants “brand reinvention” – Just-auto: Aston Martin CEO Andy Palmer has told an industry conference that the company is targeting a growing class of luxury consumers in emerging markets and that he believes it can reinvent itself as a sustainable luxury brand.
- Tesla CFO Ahuja to retire; electric car maker sees growth spurt – Reuters: Tesla Motors Chief Financial Officer Deepak Ahuja will retire this year, but will stay on to help search for a successor at the fast-growing electric car maker, Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk told shareholders on Tuesday.
- Apple vehicles on UK and Irish streets to ‘improve Apple Maps’ service – Guardian: The news follows speculation in February that Apple was working on a rival to Google’s Street View service, after a car leased to Apple and covered in…
- Johnson Controls to explore spinoff of its auto business – Automotive News: Auto supplier Johnson Controls said it was exploring strategic options for the separation of its automotive business.
- SWITZERLAND: Cadillac Europe’s future model plans – Just-auto: A spokesman for Zurich-based Cadillac Europe has named four cars which the division plans to begin selling in multiple markets between this summer and next spring.
- Car Sales Slow in China’s West, Denting Hopes of Global Auto Industry – WSJ: CHONGQING, China-A surprise sales slump is hitting what had been a fast-growing part of the world’s biggest car market. That could be bad news…
- Honda driver’s death in La. may be 7th from recalled Takata airbags – Automotive News: A Louisiana woman who got an airbag recall notice for her 2005 Honda Civic two days after the crash that killed her may be the seventh fatality linked to the defective Takata safety device.
- UK niche carmaker Bristol to use BMW power for new model – Automotive News: The automaker has a historical link to BMW. Before switching to Chrysler power in 1961, Bristol used BMW engines following an agreement with the…
- Honda’s comeback starts with the Civic Type R – Autocar: It’s a big year for Honda, and the Type R shows that its engineers are still able to create something truly special
- Australians love small SUVs as much as passenger cars…almost – Reuters: By Charlotte Greenfield SYDNEY, June 10 (Reuters) – Passenger cars are hemorrhaging market share in Australia as sales of sport utility vehicles…
Other news, rumors, and gossip:
- When will we have better batteries than lithium-ion for gadgets and electric vehicles? – Theconversation: They offer disappointing battery life for modern portable devices and limited driving range of electric cars, compared to gasoline-powered vehicles.
- Renault now ready to power up in 2015 – Paddocktalk: Indeed, so far in 2015, Renault has been most concerned about solving repeated reliability problems with its turbo V6 unit. “For the third race in a row…
- Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) Elon Musk Says Battery Swap Is Dead – Learnbonds: Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) convened its 2015 annual shareholders meeting yesterday, June 9 at the Computer History Museum in Mountain…
- Tesla Motors to start Model X deliveries in three to four months – Worldcarfans: Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk has announced deliveries of the 2016 Model X will commence in 3-4 months. After numerous delays, Tesla is just about…
- Canada names new auto industry leader, a former Toyota executive – Inautonews: The governments of Ontario and Canada have named a former senior manager at Toyota as the Canadian auto industry czar, asked to spur more…
- Daimler and Bosch Working on Automatic Parking Technology – Ndtv: Daimler, Bosch and car2go have joined forces to develop and test a fully automated valet parking service. According to them, with this technology, the…
- Flagging sales in May could signal crisis for China auto market – Wantchinatimes: The top five passenger car companies in China in terms of sales volume – Shanghai Volkswagen, FAW-Volkswagen, Shanghai GM, Dongfeng…
- Electric Vehicles To Become Mainstream In Short Period Of Time – Cleantechnica: What would the world look like if electric cars took the lead in market share by 2030? “Couldn’t happen,” you say? Consider the ramping up of some of…
- Commercial vehicle sales continue to save India’s lagging automobile sector – Dnaindia: Commercial vehicles sales continue to lead the recovery in India’s automobile sector with over 24% increase in domestic sales in the month of May.
- Changan Oushang MPV goes Electric in China – Carnewschina: This is the new Changan Oushang EV, an electric vehicle based on the upcoming petrol-powered Changan Oushang MPV.