Top News:
- Carmakers rapidly adding semi-autonomous features – Detroit News: Systems move to mainstream brands as technology gets cheaper
- 2015 Bentley Bentayga unveiled – full pictures, engine details and pricing – Autocar: Bentley’s first ever SUV model will go on sale next year, with prices starting at around PS130,000 Bentley has finally laid down the specification for its new, market-topping Bentayga SUV, due to be unveiled at the Frankfurt motor show next week.
- Chevy to limit availability of 2016 Volt – Automotive News: Chevrolet plans a limited rollout of the redesigned 2016 Volt, earmarking the next-generation plug-in hybrid for California and other green-car friendly markets before a national launch in early spring.
- Carmaker China Troubles Poised to Worsen as Dealer Profits Slump – Bloomberg: Chinese car dealers suffered a plunge in first-half profits as demand slowed in … The combined net income at the eight Hong Kong-traded Chinese car … 29 percent in the first six months, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
- Uber, Didi Armed With Billions Hold Breath on China Regulations – Bloomberg: Tom Teng has been driving part time using the Didi Kuaidi car-hailing app and finds the service a boon for car owners like him who want to…
- GM Delays National Launch of Next- Generation Chevrolet Volt – WSJ: General Motors is delaying the national release its next-generation Chevrolet Volt, choosing to ship the car to only a handful of states amid a slowdown in demand for vehicles known as being ultra-fuel-efficient.
- No easy passage seen for California climate change bills – Reuters: “This law will limit how often we can drive our own cars,” says a Western States Petroleum Association ad in opposition to De Leon’s bill to cut gas and…
- Autonomous cars shift insurance liability toward manufacturers – Reuters: Autonomous cars have the potential to reduce the rate of traffic accidents as sensors and software give a car faster and better reflexes to prevent a…
- Goldman wins dismissal of lawsuit over CDOs faulted by Senate – Reuters: Goldman Sachs Group Inc on Tuesday won the dismissal of a class-action lawsuit accusing it of defrauding investors in subprime mortgage offerings that some U.S. senators faulted after investigating causes of the 2008 financial crisis.
- Vegan car shoppers try to steer clear of leather – Detroit News: Tesla to ‘look into’ becoming a ‘cruelty-free’ premium brand
- AT&T wants to turn your car into a WiFi hotspot – Washington Post: Now AT&T is taking the next step in its bid to wire the automobile. … drivers have to insert it into a diagnostic outlet that comes standard in many cars.
- Ford Mustang sales rise globally, show gains with U.S. women – Automotive News: According to sales results for the first half of 2015, the new Ford Mustang is the best-selling sports car in the world — and the best-selling sports car among women in the United States.
- UAW’s Estrada tries to calm members about talks at GM – Freep: The head of the UAW’s General Motors department tried to allay its members frustration with the lack of information coming from negotiations over a…