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- AutoNation Q1 net rises 2.3% on flat revenue – Automotive News: AutoNation’s first-quarter net income rose 2.3 percent to $98.1 million on parts and service growth, while revenue inched up 0.4 percent to $5.14 billion.
- Lyft drivers claim Uber illegally unleashed ‘Hell’ spyware to gain edge – Automotive News: Lyft drivers accused Uber in a lawsuit of illegally tracking their whereabouts using spyware code-named “Hell” to gain a competitive edge in the ride-hailing market.
- Tesla to double global charger network ahead of Model 3 arrival – Autocar: Tesla has received around 600,000 orders for its Model 3 New EV model demand is triggering the rollout of more than 5000 new Superchargers
- Mobileye to generate, share, and utilize vision data for crowdsourced mapping with Nissan – Yahoo: Mobileye today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. to generate…
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- Google’s Waymo invites members of public to trial self-driving vehicles – Guardian: Google’s self-driving car spin-off, Waymo, is opening up its vehicles to … the fleet of600 self-driving minivans that Waymo intends to operate in the city.
- Volvo CEO Sees ‘More Positive Outlook’ in North America – Bloomberg: Martin Lundstedt, chief executive officer at Volvo, discusses the company’s earnings and impact from U.S. politics. He speaks with Francine Lacqua on…
- 2017 Kia Picanto costs from £9255 – Autocar: The 2017 Kia Picanto made its public debut at the Geneva motor show. Kia’s city car gets a sporty new GT-Line variant, a new turbocharged engine and more kit to take on its rivals; range is topped by £13,755 1.25 GT-Line S trim
- Mitsubishi’s new Indonesia plant studying production of Nissan derivative – Reuters: Workers are seen assembling a Mitsubishi Pajero at the Mitsubishi car factory in Bekasi, West Java province, Indonesia April 25, 2017. REUTERS/ …
- 2017 Fisker Emotion due this August with 400-mile range – Autocar: Fisker will launch the Emotion this August A new shot of the Emotion has been revealed by company founder Henrik Fisker. The model is claimed to feature ‘game-changing’ battery technology
- Charge: Tesla Races Forward High-Voltage Strategy To Make EVs Mainstream – Forbes: Tesla’s plan to double its charging network is, on the one hand, as simple as it seems: The company plans to massively increase production with its…
- French Billionaire Bollore Backs Off Electric-Car Ambitions – Bloomberg: Vincent Bollore, the French billionaire who helped build Paris’s auto-sharing network, is backing off on ambitions for his electric cars to compete with…
- Apple has reportedly hired ex-NASA and Tesla staffers to boost its self-driving car effort – CNBC: Documents from the California Department of Motor Vehicles reveal Apple has hired ex-NASA and Tesla employees for its driverless car push.
- Continental Boosts Electric-Car Spend as Combustion Era Peaks – Bloomberg: Europe’s second-largest component supplier will invest an additional 300 million euros ($326 million) to develop and expand its offering of electric- and hybrid-car technologies by 2021, the Hanover, Germany-based company said Tuesday in a statement.
- Corrected – Uber, France spar over whether company is a transport service – Reuters: (Corrects paragraph 14 to show Ismi-Nedjadi represents a taxi driver, not French prosecutor)
- Continental AG steps up investments in electric car drives – Reuters: REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer … “Cars of the future will feature electric drives, which will be fully connected and automated,” Continental Chief Executive …
- Toyota, ARM, VF Global and Galvani Biolelectronics to Open the IDTechEx Show! – Yahoo: The biggest automaker in the world comes next – Toyota Motor Corporation sold over 8.5 Million vehicles last year with revenues of $236.8 Billion.
- Tesla’s ‘Pushing Of Production Boundaries’ Makes Large Carmakers Yawn – Forbes: If you noticed mild tremblors yesterday and today, then it’s probably from the auto industry shaking its heads around the globe about an article that…
- 2017 Jaguar XF Sportbrake confirmed for summer launch – Autocar: Jaguar has issued this preview image of its XF Sportbrake, showing the car’s panoramic roof Estate version of XF will arrive in the coming months; first model in expanded range will share engines with saloon
- China may lead the electric car revolution – Yahoo: The car industry is in a delirious moment of change. Despite the growing numbers of car companies manufacturing electric vehicles, consumers are still not lining up to buy EVs and broad support of self-driving car technology faces regulatory hurdles …
- Ghosn wants Mitsubishi to reform, rules out Nissan merger – Reuters: A full merger of Japanese car makers Mitsubishi Motors Corp (MMC) and Nissan Motor Co Ltd is not on the table, Carlos Ghosn, chairman of both firms, said on Tuesday.
- French Prosecutor Opens Preliminary Probe Into PSA Emissions – Bloomberg: French prosecutors started a preliminary investigation of alleged fraud at PSA Group, the latest car manufacturer to be targeted over potential…
- Waymo testing self-driving car ride service in Arizona – Reuters: Alphabet Inc’s Waymo autonomous vehicle group will begin testing a self-driving car program for hundreds of families in Phoenix, Arizona and is buying 500 Chrysler minivans to do so, the companies said on Tuesday.
- Alphabet’s Self-Driving Cars to Get Their First Real Riders – Bloomberg: Now known as Waymo, the Alphabet Inc. self-driving car unit is letting residents of Phoenix sign up to use its vehicles, a major step toward…
- Waymo Is Inviting Hundreds of People to Use Its Self-Driving Minivans – Fortune: Waymo, the Google (googl) project that spun out to become a business under Alphabet, is inviting hundreds of people to test its self-driving Fiat…
- FCA provides Waymo with vans for self-drive tests – Detroitnews: Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is boosting its partnership with Google-backed Waymo by providing 500 more minivans to the California-based self-driving…
- Alphabet’s Waymo Offering Families Rides in Self-Driving Cars – WSJ: Waymo LLC, the autonomous car unit of Google-parent Alphabet Inc., will dramatically expand its testing efforts by making hundreds of self-driving…
- Waymo to buy 500 more Pacificas from Fiat Chrysler – Freep: Fiat Chrysler Automobile’s partnership with Waymo, formerly known as Google’s self-driving car project, is getting a big boost and its hybrid minivans…
- Waymo to Offer Phoenix Area Access to Self-Driving Cars – New York Times: John Krafcik, Waymo’s chief executive, in January. The company is seeking a broader range of feedback from riders in self-driving cars, he said.
- Volvo AB Shares Hit 10-Year High on Construction-Equipment Sales – Bloomberg: Volvo AB’s shares jumped to a 10-year high after cost cuts and higher construction-equipment propelled a 58 percent surge in the truckmaker’s…
- Oslo, London lead push for greener transport: study – Reuters: The Oslo council also plans to sharply restrict cars to its city center. … a smoggy, dark city,” CEBR managing economist Nina Skero told .
- Mitsubishi and Nissan full merger is not an option: chairman – Reuters: … He added though that it made sense for Mitsubishi to produce MPV parts for Nissan in …
- Tesla Doubles Its Superchargers With Massive Solar Stations – Bloomberg: The company is preparing to launch its $35,000 Model 3 electric car later this year, with plans to make 500,000 EVs in 2018 (up from 76,000 a year…
- Volvo Group – The First Quarter 2017 – Yahoo: “In the first quarter, both the Group’s sales and profitability increased. Net sales increased by 8% and amounted to SEK 77.4 billion. Volumes of…
- Truck maker Volvo first-quarter profit beats forecast – Reuters: Visitors surround a Volvo FH16 truck at the booth of Swedish truck maker Volvo at the IAA truck show in Hanover, September 22, 2016.
- China to Relax Foreign Car Venture Limit in Orderly Manner – Bloomberg: China has provided the clearest indication to date that it plans to lift the cap on how much foreign carmakers can own of their local joint ventures,…
- China targets 35 million vehicle sales by 2025, NEVs to make up one-fifth – Reuters: China is targeting 35 million vehicle sales by 2025 and wants new energy vehicles (NEVs) to make up at least one-fifth of that total, the industry ministry said on Tuesday.
- The iconic Ford Mustang is taking over the world – Yahoo: The Ford Mustang – America’s iconic Pony Car – has been winning hearts and minds in the US since its introduction in 1965. A new Mustang rolled…
- Ford sees strong global sales of its iconic Mustang – CNBC: This Ford Mustang is displayed during the Vienna Autoshow, as part of Vienna Holiday Fair. The Vienna Autoshow will be held January 12-15,…
- Surge in Exports Makes Ford Mustang Best-Selling Sports Car on the Planet for 2016 – Yahoo: Ford Mustang, top-selling sports car in the U.S. over the last 50 years, became best-selling sports car in the world in 2016, according to Ford analysis…
- MEDIA-State Bank of India stops vehicle loans to drivers plying cars for Ola in Bengaluru … – Reuters: MEDIA-State Bank of India stops vehicle loans to drivers plying cars for Ola in … is the news and media division of Thomson .
- Hypercars from McLaren, Ferrari, and Porsche to Be Auctioned by RM Sotheby’s – Yahoo: The fine-tuned triad include a McLaren P1 GTR, a Ferrari LaFerrari, and a Porsche 918 “Weissach” Spyder-all making the beautiful backdrop of Lake…
- AMG to launch standalone showrooms in Britain – Autocar: Having launched the first AMG store in Tokyo earlier this year, the performance arm of Mercedes now has imminent plans for showrooms in Sydney, Shanghai and Abu Dhabi AMG boss Tobias Moers said it’s “only a matter of time” before the UK gets a store; the first one opened in Tokyo this year
- Tesla is Doubling Its Supercharger Network in 2017 – Yahoo: On Monday, electric car maker Tesla Inc. TSLA announced in a blog post that is plans to double its global Supercharger network this year, expanding…
- Supreme Court Rebuffs GM’s Bid to Limit Ignition-Switch Lawsuits – New York Times: The General Motors Technical Center in Warren, Mich. The company had argued it was not liable for claims over faulty ignition switches made before…
- Tesla Doubles Number of Superchargers Available to Public – Bloomberg: )…
- Audi backs all-electric rallycross conversion – Autocar:
- Larry Page’s Flying Car Ambitions – Bloomberg: ‘s Brad Stone discusses Alphabet co-founder Larry Page’s flying car ambitions with ‘s Caroline Hyde on ” Technology…
- Hyundai Is Caught in a Perfect Storm in China – Bloomberg: Hyundai cars bound for export at a port near the company’s Ulsan plant in … At the Shanghai car show last week, when asked about the carmaker’s…
- Chinese Consumers Reject Hyundai, Chose Other Car Makers – Bloomberg: Chinese consumers turning away from Hyundai Motor Co.’s offerings in its largest market are the latest result of the problems facing South Korea’s…
- General Motors Sees Strong Sales Growth in China – Yahoo: U.S. automaker General Motors Co. (GM) said its China operations were strong for the month of March. The company, in collaboration with its joint…
- French prosecutors open formal probe into PSA Group diesel emissions – Reuters: … investigation into suspected diesel emissions test-cheating by PSA Group, the maker of Peugeot and Citroen cars, a judicial source said on Monday.