Top News:
- CHINA: BAIC Motor to acquire Daimler stake – Just-auto: China’s BAIC Motor plans to buy a significant stake in Germany’s Daimler AG by the end of the year, chairman Xu Heyi saidat an event to mark the 10th anniversary of the two companies’ Beijing Benz Automotive joint venture.
- This Startup Drives Used Cars Right to Your Door – Bloomberg: The problem with used cars, at least from the app-centric perspective of Silicon Valley’s eager disruptors, is that prospective buyers can’t simply order…
- Spain new car sales up 23.3 pct yr/yr in August – Reuters: Some 55,918 new cars were registered in August, up from 45,355 a year … It was the best August for car sales volume since 2009 and the growth…
- 2016 Audi R8 Spyder spotted – new pictures – Autocar: Audi’s open-top R8 will go on sale early next year following its planned debut at the LA motor show in November
- Top Renault exec sees European rebound continuing in second half – Automotive News: Renault Chief Competitive Officer Thierry Bollore expects Europe’s rebound to continue in the second half as the region’s economy improves and…
- 2016 Bentley Bentayga SUV – hot version spied – Autocar: High-performance version of Bentley’s first SUV spotted undergoing testing.
- Aston Martin to take centre stage at Classic & Sports Car The London Show – Autocar: Event showcasing classic and veteran cars will celebrate Aston Martin, which will be bringing with it the original A3 from 1921
- Changan Automobile gains 40% surge in net income in H1 in China – Automotive News: … sales has exceeded that of FAW in the first half to rank third among China’s domestic automakers following the SAIC and Dongfeng Motor.
- PSA leads 10 pct gain in French August car sales – Reuters: Registrations rose to 92,052 cars in the seasonally slow holiday month from 83,715 a year earlier, the CCFA said in a statement. Excluding the effects…
- Land Rover Betting Big on Diesels – Detroit Bureau: Even affluent motorists want to improve their mileage, it seems, and JLR will bump up the fuel economy of its big Range Rover and Range Rover Sport models 32% by bringing a torquey new V-6 diesel to the U.S. for the first time.
- Renaultsport Megane gets power boost for 2016 – Autocar: New 271bhp 275 Nav model replaces the old 265, and will go on sale in November
- 2015 Seat Ibiza Cupra facelift unveiled – Autocar: Go-faster version of Seat’s Ibiza gets a more powerful engine and refreshed styling and will go on sale in the UK early next year
- Infiniti Offers Inside Look at New Q30 Active Compact – Detroit Bureau: Infiniti is downsizing its ambitions, entering the booming market for small luxury cars with the new Q30.
- Howes: Sergio seeks ‘cataclysmic’ change in FCA-GM deal – Detroit News: GM rejects insinuation its directors are ignoring shareholders, shirking fiduciary responsibility, by rebuffing overture
- Peugeot Fractal concept revealed ahead of Frankfurt motor show debut – Autocar: Fractal EV concept showcases Peugeot’s latest cutting-edge interior and sound symposer safety system
- High-powered backers assemble top team at China’s Tesla rival – CNBC: High-powered backers assemble top team at China’s Tesla rival … an effort to create NextEV, a new rival to U.S. electric car maker Tesla Motors.