Top News:
- US: Toyota Mirai good for 312 miles on a tank of hydrogen – Just-auto: Toyota’s Mirai hydrogen fuel cell vehicle has achieved 67 miles per (US) gallon in official federal test combined city/highway driving calculations with an estimated driving range of 312 miles on a single tank – a distance the automaker said was longer than for any other zero emissions car on sale.
- Tesla tops 11,000 vehicles delivered in second quarter – Detroit News: Tesla’s second-quarter deliveries surged 52 percent to set a company record exceeding 11,000 vehicles
- 2016 Vauxhall Mokka facelift spotted – first pictures – Autocar: Early spy pictures reveal Vauxhall’s Mokka will receive mild styling upgrades; engines from the new Astra could also appear
- Volvo XC90: Luxury only other makers can hope for – Freep: Swedish brand’s new owners introduce an architecture that will be the backbone of the all future Volvos.
- THAILAND: GM to export engines to North America – Just-auto: General Motors Thailand plans to begin exports of diesel engines to North America from its factory in Rayong.
- Tesla Deliveries Surge by 52% – WSJ
- German car sales jump 13 pct as extra sales days help – Reuters: New car registrations in Germany jumped 13 percent in June, the highest monthly gain this year, helped by two extra sales…
- Retail investors jump on new Toyota stock – FT: Potential buyers drawn to limited downside risks of Model AA shares
- Watch the New Acura NSX Dominate a 14000-Foot Mountain – Bloomberg: A prototype of the 2016 Acura NSX was the pace car for the 99th Annual … It inspired several well-received cars after that, including the McLaren F1.
- BMW begins street tests of fuel-cell car – Automotive News: BMW will test a vehicle powered by hydrogen fuel cells for the first time on public roads this month as the German…
- German car sales rose 13% in June, helped by extra sales days – Automotive News: New-car registrations in Germany jumped 13 percent in June, helped by two extra sales days. The surge in June registrations…
- Federal regulators open Fiat-Chrysler safety hearing – Freep: NHTSA has already “tentatively concluded” that Fiat Chrysler has not fixed many of the 11 million vehicles falling under the various recalls in a…
- US: SUVs continue driving sales growth in June – Just-auto: June was another good month for the auto industry as US light vehicle sales continued to grow.
- Self-driving needs global push: Knorr-Bremse chairman – Just-auto: Knorr-Bremse says more global political will is required to see autonomous driving truly come to fruition.
- Jaguar Land Rover to use Magna Steyr factory in Austria – Autocar: The all-new ‘indestructible’ Defender will be built on JLR’s aluminium architecture JLR will use Magna Steyr’s factory in Austria to relieve pressure on its UK factories while it searches for a permanent European production site
- German Wind-to-Hydrogen Plant Takes Car-Fueling Battle to Tesla – Bloomberg: “We are in a better situation than battery cars where every country has its … said Salim Morsy, a New-York based analyst for Bloomberg New Energy…
- It’s Fiat Chrysler vs. NHTSA in public showdown – Automotive News: Fiat Chrysler Automobiles will face off with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration today in a rare public hearing to determine whether the automaker violated U.S.
- INTERVIEW-Japan’s JX open to merger talks, could close a refinery – Reuters: More efficient cars, falling population hurting refiners … The company’s new president also told Reuters that JX, scrambling to recover from a record…
- Tesla’s Battery Push Is Good News for This Israeli Solar Company – Bloomberg: … is poised to get another boost from Musk, by agreeing to provide components for residential energy-storage systems developed by Tesla Motors Inc.
- New Pixis ‘Mega’ Adds Stature to Toyota’s Minivehicle Lineup – @ToyotaMotorCorp: Offering substantial storage space and capable of seating four adults comfortably, Toyota’s new Pixis Mega is a minivehicle that stands above the rest in its class. Launched today and available at more than 200 Toyota dealerships throughout Japan, the Pixis Mega brings excellent driver visibility and a spacious interior to the “mini” market.
- Robot Kills Man in Germany; Crushes Him to Death at Volkswagen Plant – Ibtimes: A 21-year-old employee was setting up the robot along with a team at Volkswagen’s production plant in Baunatal, 100 kms from Frankfurt, when the…
- US car sales on best pace in decade – Detroitnews: Small SUVs such as the Jeep Renegade helped June sales rise 3.9 percent to nearly 1.48 million, according to Autodata Corp. (Photo: David…
- Marchionne at center of complex, successful FCA – Detroit News: Everyone is directly or indirectly connected to Marchionne, who has 38 executives reporting directly to him
- Hybrid, EV sales tumble in 2015 – Detroit News: This may be the toughest year for electric powered vehicles since GM and Nissan launched mass market vehicles in 2010
- Toyota’s Novel Share Sale Seen Drawing Benefit to Nomura – Bloomberg: A new type of security Toyota Motor Corp. is selling is proving a hit with Japanese people drawn to the combination of limited risk and fixed dividends…