Top News:
- U.K. Should Consider Diesel-Car Scrappage Program, Lawmakers Say – Bloomberg: The U.K. government should consider subsidies for motorists who scrap their diesel cars and switch to vehicles that produce fewer nitrogen-dioxide…
- VW Cuts Investment 30% Due to Cost of Fixing Emissions Cheat – Bloomberg: Volkswagen has said it will recall as many as 8.5 million diesel cars in Europe due to the same issue. In the third quarter, it set aside 6.7 billion euros…
- Kia races to first manufacturing plant in Mexico – Just-auto: Kia Motors has announced the completion of construction on its first manufacturing plant in Latin America located in the municipality of Pesqueria in the state of Nuevo Leon, Mexico. The construction took just 13 months.
- New Consortium Aims to Help EV Owners ROEV More Freely – Detroit Bureau: A new venture could “reduce the barrier” to widespread EV ownership by making it easy for buyers to charge up anywhere they travel.
- Tesla hits the gas on self-driving car tech – Guardian: Elon Musk accelerates Tesla Autopilot programme to drive autonomous vehicle research.
- Land Rover Defender Ends 70-Year Run Ferrying Farmers and Royals – Bloomberg: For seven decades, the Defender off-road vehicle has barely changed from a design … Its total 68-year production run will be more than 2 million cars.
- 2016 Volvo S90 to launch at Detroit motor show in January – Autocar: Volvo’s replacement for the current S80 will be “more distinctive than XC90” and rival top-end models from BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Jaguar
- Microsoft, Volvo Car to Bring Augmented Reality Into Showrooms – Bloomberg: Microsoft Corp. and Volvo Car Group, owned by Zhejiang Geely Holding … Using HoloLens also lets Volvo get new cars in front of customers quickly…
- Tesla Motors Autopilot Update: Company CEO Ramping Up Division, Needs Engineers – Ibtimes: Shortly after Hong Kong’s Transportation Department demanded that Tesla Motors Inc. remove “Autopilot” features that let the car steer and change…
- Daimler says talks continue with BAIC over stake – Reuters: … Group about allowing the Chinese company to take a stake in the Germany automaker, Daimler’s China chief, Hubertus Troska, said on Friday.
- Toyota likely to hit goal of 1.1 million vehicles sold in China this year – executive – Reuters: GUANGZHOU, China Toyota is likely to achieve its goal of selling 1.1 million vehicles in China this year, China chief Hiroji Onishi said at the annual…
- Mercedes-Benz GLC to get hydrogen fuel cell power in 2017 – Autocar: Mercedes confirms it’s readying a hydrogen fuel cell version of its mid-sized SUV Mercedes-Benz is on track to launch its first commercially available hydrogen fuel cell model within the next two years.
- US probes Bosch in VW cheating scandal, report says – Automotive News: U.S. authorities are investigating German auto supplier Robert Bosch GmbH over its role in Volkswagen AG’s massive…
- Ford aims to debut self-driving cars in 2020 – CBS News: A future where self-driving cars are common on America’s roadways is coming closer than many previously thought. Ford says it plans to start…
- Party’s over? After China SUV boom, carmakers face falling prices, sales – Reuters: With Chinese growing wealthier and often restricted to one vehicle purchase in major cities, SUVs have been a rare bright spot for an auto market…
- Canada “needs to turn automakers back” from Mexico – Just-auto: Canada needs to be as “proactive” as Mexico and US southern states in pursuing new automotive projects and get in before investment decisions are made, the head of the country’s autoparts makers association said.
- Volkswagen faces pressure in US to buy back older diesel cars – Reuters: Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE), which is set to provide detailed plans to fix vehicles that do not comply with U.S. emissions standards, faced more…