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- Bugatti Chiron gallery: the numbers behind the £2.5 million hypercar – Autocar: The Bugatti Chiron is the successor to the 987bhp Bugatti Veyron Three helicopters and 7.4 shots – find out the more surprising numbers involved with the world’s fastest production car
- SpaceX to launch first reused rocket, testing cost-cutting model – Reuters: SpaceX is aiming for another space industry first on Thursday when it plans to launch a Falcon 9 rocket that has flown before, a key step in billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s quest to cut the cost of space flight.
- BMW 2 Series Active Tourer facelift due next year – Autocar: Visually and technically refreshed MPV will likely retain engine line-up that’s crowned by a plug-in hybrid
- Elon Musk Inspires a China in Need of Original Ideas – WSJ: In China, tech-industry leaders and investors hail Elon Musk as a genius and visionary worth cheering on. So it comes as no surprise to them that Tencent, the country’s most valuable company by market capitalization, invested $1.8 billion in his electric-car maker Tesla.
- Ford Seeks to Curb Long Car Loans as Canadian Debt Pile Mounts – Bloomberg: In Canada, automakers are selling about 41 percent of vehicles with loans of at least six years or leases of at least five years, said Buzzell. Increasing…
- Mahindra, SsangYong to jointly develop EVs to enter US, China – Yonhap: India’s Mahindra Group and its South Korean unit SsangYong Motor Co. will jointly develop an electric vehicle (EV) using the…
- Future of Asian Luxury Cars, Electric Vehicles At Auto Show – Bloomberg: South Korea’s largest auto show provides a look at the future of Asian premium cars and electric vehicles, as well as…
- ZF CEO says expects further megamergers in auto supply industry – Reuters: … The complexity of self-driving cars is forcing high tech software and …
- Invitation to Volvo Group Capital Markets Day 2017 – Yahoo: The Volvo Group invites institutional investors and financial analysts to the Volvo Group Capital Markets Day in Eskilstuna on May 23, 2017.
- 2017 SHANGHAI AUTO SHOW – Automotive News: Skoda will preview self-driving and electric drivetrain technologies with the Vision E crossover concept that the brand will debut at the Shanghai auto…
- Planes, Brexit Pains and Automobiles – Bloomberg: Car production rose to a 17-year high last year and thanks to budget carriers … But cars and planes — symbols of trade and free movement — could be…
- ZF acquires stake in German radar sensing tech firm – Automotive News: ZF Friedrichshafen has acquired a 45 percent stake in Astyx Communication and Sensors, which develops and produces ultra-high-frequency radar sensors and modules.
- Hyundai is working on dedicated EV platform – Automotive News: Hyundai Motor is developing its first dedicated architecture for pure electric vehicles, preparing a major push into the growing…
- Batteries included as Hyundai amps up electric car ambitions – Reuters: South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co is developing its first dedicated architecture for electric vehicles, an executive told , seeking to catch up with the likes of Tesla in the growing segment with multiple, long-range models.
- VW scandal cut German auto industry’s sway over Brexit terms -ZF CEO – Reuters: Volkswagen’s emissions scandal has reduced the German auto industry’s political clout, hampering its efforts to lobby for continued tariff-free trade between Britain and the European Union, the chief executive of auto supplier ZF said.
- Autonomous cars to improve the lives of 49% with mobility issues – Autocar: For those with mobility problems, the autonomous car could revolutionise their lives A new study by the SMMT has found that almost half of people with mobility disabilities will benefit from autonomous cars
- Hyundai unveils Grandeur hybrid at Seoul Motor Show – Yonhap: South Korea’s top carmaker Hyundai Motor Co. unveiled a new gasoline hybrid sedan during the Seoul…
- Hyundai Motor working on dedicated platform for electric vehicles: executive – Reuters: KS) is developing its first dedicated architecture for electric vehicles, an executive told , preparing a major push into the growing segment by …
- Toyota Is Recalling 2.9 Million Vehicles Worldwide – Fortune: Toyota Motor ™ on Thursday said it was recalling a total of about 2.9 million vehicles in Japan, China, Europe and other regions including its Corolla…
- Waymo Took Legal Action Against Engineer Before Suing Uber – Bloomberg: Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo unit quietly took legal action against a former executive in its self-driving unit for allegedly betraying the company four months…
- Out of road: driverless vehicles are replacing the trucker – FT: He is the co-founder of Starsky Robotics, a small, two-year-old start-up working on self-driving trucks. As he sees it, this is solving the “core problem” of…
- Chinese tech firm LeEco’s $2 billion acquisition of Vizio stalled – CNBC: The deal with Vizio, a major television maker based in the U.S., was first announced last July.
- Car Culture: Many Americans fear self-driving cars – Detroitnews: Drivers aren’t ready to give up complete control of their automobiles
- Roush’s warbird-inspired P-51 Mustang returns to street – Detroitnews: Supplier producing a fresh batch of performance pony cars based on the latest Mustang GT chassis
- Glut of off-lease cars makes it good time to buy used – Detroitnews: Record number of cars coming off lease now
- Trump’s call for new auto plants collides with reality – Detroitnews: Chinese-owned Volvo Cars Ltd. may be one of the few exceptions: It’s building a new $500 million assembly plant in Berkeley County, South Carolina.
- Uber Crash Shows Human Traits in Self-Driving Software – Bloomberg: The Uber Volvo SUV, outfitted with autonomous driving sensors, was heading south on a wide boulevard with a 40 miles-per-hour speed limit.
- Howes: Three plants, two auto industries and one Ford – Detroitnews: Traditional business co-exists with speculative next-generation plays for mobility, self-driving cars, fatter profits
- Iraqi forces battle to Mosul mosque, 17 killed in Baghdad – Reuters: Iraqi special forces and police fought Islamic State militants to edge closer to the al-Nuri mosque in western Mosul on Wednesday, tightening their control around the landmark site and in Baghdad a suicide truck bomb killed at least 17 people.
- Hyundai Motor working on dedicated platform for electric vehicles: executive – Reuters: The subcompact or compact models would have a range of more than 300 km (186 miles) per charge, and would be “more competitive” than rival offerings, Lee, who leads Hyundai-Kia’s green cars operations, said in an interview on the eve of an auto show …
- EPA Chief, Rejecting Agency’s Science, Chooses Not to Ban Insecticide – New York Times: Scott Pruitt, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, on Tuesday. Mr. Pruitt rejected a petition filed a decade ago by two environmental groups asking that the agency ban all uses of chlorpyrifos. Credit Jim Watson/Agence France-Presse …
- Elon Musk Just Hid a New Easter Egg in Tesla’s Latest Software Update – Fortune: Tesla often hides surprises-or Easter eggs-when it releases a new software update for its Model S and Model X vehicles. The latest, shared by CEO…
- Uber Self-Driving Car Crash Detailed in Police Report – WSJ: Police had already ruled that Uber’s vehicle, which the company has said was in autonomous mode, wasn’t to blame. Statements to police suggest…
- Volkswagen says US approves sale of modified diesel vehicles – Reuters: Volkswagen AG said the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved its request to sell up to 67,000 diesel vehicles from the 2015 model year, including about 12,000 currently in dealer inventory with approved emissions modifications.
- Hyundai Seeks to Renew Fuel-Cell Car Push With Long-Range SUV – Bloomberg: Hyundai Motor Co., the first automaker to mass-produce fuel-cell vehicles, plans to unveil a new hydrogen-powered SUV next year with longer driving…
- Google’s Claim Against Former Executive Could Help Uber in Driverless-Car Lawsuit – New York Times: Anthony Levandowski, a founder of Otto, at the company’s offices in San Francisco in May 2016. Credit Ramin Rahimian for The .
- Maruti Suzuki workers protest ‘one-sided’ riot verdicts – Nikkei: NEW DELHI Nearly five years after a deadly riot rocked Maruti Suzuki India’s Manesar plant, convictions in a long-running court case were finally…
- Ford to announce Ontario engine program in boost to Canada automaking: sources – Reuters: … Spokesmen for Ford and Trudeau declined to comment.
- 2017 Nissan Pathfinder Platinum 4WD Test Drive And Review: Finding The Way – Forbes: I didn’t really know where I was going, but I wasn’t lost. I was behind the wheel of the 2017 Nissan Pathfinder Platinum 4WD, slogging through the…
- New cars, technologies in focus at Seoul Motor Show – Yonhap: … offering the Ioniq pure electric vehicle, Bolt EV and SM3 Z.E., respectively, the committee said.
- Ford to announce engine plant investment in Windsor on Thursday – Freep: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will visit Ford’s engine plant in Windsor on Thursday where the automaker is expected to announce plans to…
- Volkswagen Says It Has EPA Approval to Sell Repaired Diesels – Bloomberg: Volkswagen admitted in 2015 to rigging nearly 500,000 diesel cars to pass U.S. emissions tests. The Wolfsburg, Germany based company froze sales…
- VW is looking for redemption with an all-electric Tesla Model X killer – Yahoo: One of the few bright spots on the horizon is the development of VW’s electric vehicle platform, which is set to start pumping out cars in 2020. That’s a long time after Tesla first made electric cars mainstream, but going off this electric SUV concept …
- Toyota forges new urban, off-road concept for NY – Automotive News: While the FT-4X’s body is hidden in a teaser photo released by Toyota, the sporty concept features a front lower bumper painted in a high-contrast…
- Ford execs to make announcement in Windsor on Thursday – Automotive News: Ford of Canada plans to make an announcement at its Essex Engine Plant here Thursday morning. Joe Hinrichs, Ford’s…
- GM’s Own Tuneup Is Working – Bloomberg: But hedge-fund manager David Einhorn, bless his heart, is suggesting General Motors Co. undertake one of the silliest moves we can think of.
- Daimler shareholder demands right to be naked at annual meeting – Automotive News: Daimler’s annual meeting threatened to veer off course for a second year after a shareholder pontificated on his right to be naked.
- Greenlight’s Push for GM Stock Split Has Links to Extinct Trusts – WSJ: General Motors Co. rejected Greenlight Capital Inc.’s plan to have it separate its stock into dividend- and nondividend-paying classes as…
- VW files complaint over searches of its dieselgate law firm – Reuters: By Andreas Cremer and Jorn Poltz | BERLIN. BERLIN … this week, a legal source told , allowing prosecutors to continue investigate their case.
- Audi’s unions demand electric model for main German plant – Reuters: REUTERS/Gary Cameron/files. BERLIN Labour leaders at … recharged in about 50 minutes. (Reporting by Andreas Cremer; Editing by Victoria Bryan) …