Top News:
- Tech disruption hangs over automakers at Frankfurt show – Detroit News: A sense of impending disruption hangs over all the shiny new cars at this year’s edition of the Frankfurt auto show
- Volkswagen, Audi Expect to Electrify Entire Line-Up – Detroit Bureau: Long focused on high-mileage diesels, VW and upscale Audi are getting charged up about battery power.
- BMW boss doing well again after auto show collapse – Detroit News: Harald Krueger says he’s doing fine a day after he collapsed during a news conference
- FRANKFURT: Google ‘does not want to manufacture cars’ – Just-auto: The latest remarks by Google executives suggest that the company is planning to avoid becoming a vehicle manufacturer. The company is assessing how it delivers a self-driving car, but appears keen to work with established suppliers on the project.
- China auto dealers: beating the traffic – FT: Slower car sales are hitting dealers, who may respond with consolidation
- New Maserati Levante SUV confirmed for 2016 Geneva motor show debut – Autocar: Italian company’s premium sports-utility vehicle will go on sale in 2016, with replacements for Granturismo and Grancabrio sports GT also planned
- Radical Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport arriving in 2016 – Autocar: Volkswagen’s 261bhp Golf GTI Clubsport will go on sale in the UK early next year and is on display at the Frankfurt motor show
- Manual gearbox and four-wheel steering for next Renaultsport Megane – Autocar: The new Renault Megane revealed at Frankfurt is likely to spawn a performance variant that’s laden with the latest Renaultsport technology
- Renault to supply motors for electric Smart cars – Reuters: FRANKFURT, Sept 16 Renault will supply motors for electric versions of Daimler’s Smart city cars under their deepening five-year-old alliance, the…
- Nissan Gripz aims to lure sports car enthusiasts to crossovers – Automotive News: Nissan unveiled the Gripz sports-car-inspired, Juke-sized concept that it says represents a way to lure sports car enthusiasts toward crossovers.
- Mercedes-Benz plots all-new electric model – Autocar: The SLS AMG Electric Drive spelled out Mercedes-Benz’s electric ambitions The German manufacturer is on the verge of unveiling an electric concept vehicle with a driving range of between 248 and 310 miles
- FRANKFURT: Michelin looks to tyre personalisation – Just-auto: Michelin says it is shifting its product landscape away from a blanket approach to one of increasing customisation.
- FRANKFURT: Toyota tackles volume/quality challenge – Just-auto: Toyota Purchasing says marrying the challenges of quality with high volume are key to its performance in Europe.The Japanese automaker made the comments at Frankfurt IAA 2015 as it revealed its Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA) concept.
- Fiat Chrysler, Union Of Auto Workers Reach Tentative Labor Agreement – Ibtimes: Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) CEO Sergio Marchionne (right) and United Auto Workers (UAW) union President Dennis Williams shake hands…
- Suzuki says to buy back Volkswagen stake for up to $3.9 bln – Reuters: Suzuki Motor Corp said it would buy back the 19.9 percent stake held by top shareholder Volkswagen AG on Thursday, after an international arbitration court last month ordered the German automaker to sell its holding.
- Bentley Backs British Manufacturing with new SUV – Bloomberg: The long-awaited $200,000 Bentley Bentayga is the fastest, most powerful, most luxurious sport utility vehicle in the world, according to the luxury car…