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- Why the Jaguar E-Pace might actually be a gamechanger – Autocar: The new Jaguar E-Pace Jaguar has been making in-roads for years now, and the E-Pace is set to propel the car maker into new heights
- US growth fund managers still bullish on Tesla after shares tumble – Reuters: ) – Growth fund managers who have long held shares in Tesla Inc said they were still confident in the electric car maker even after production problems sent the stock diving more than 15 percent from its all-time high.
- RPT-New Honda Accord charges into a slumping US sedan market – Reuters: Honda Motor Co Ltd on Friday will unveil its newest-generation Accord, one … KS will launch a new Sonata midsize car.
- Strict environmental rules hit luxury carmakers’ China shipments – FT: While models introduced before the rule changes are exempt, any new car … journey,” said a senior executive at one of the affected car companies. … a huge concern for not only the dealer and manufacturer but also the customers.”
- Global automakers call on China to ease “impossible” electric car rules – Reuters: ) – Global automakers have urged China to delay and soften planned quotas for sales of electric and hybrid cars, saying its proposals will be impossible to meet and would severely disrupt their businesses, according to a letter …
- Car firms in plea to China over electric car sales quotas – Autocar: ‘s guide to future electric car launches. The surge in models is due to demand from the China market Car makers are worried that China’s EV electric sales targets are too strict and have urged the government for more flexible legislation
- Car-Sharing Companies Hit Speed Bumps as Ride-Hailing Grows – WSJ: America’s car-sharing industry is struggling as major operators scale back because of weak demand in certain cities, vandalism and competition from ride-hailing services.
- Big Oil Just Woke Up to Threat of Rising Electric Car Demand – Bloomberg: The world’s biggest oil producers are starting to take electric vehicles seriously as a long-term threat. OPEC quintupled its forecast for sales of plug-in EVs, and oil producers from Exxon Mobil Corp. to BP Plc also revised up their outlooks in the …
- Berlin: Daimler told German emissions inquiry it hadn’t breached rules – Reuters: Daimler told a German government committee investigating whether carmakers had sold cars with excessive emissions that it had not broken the law, a Transport Ministry spokesman said on Friday.
- Design classic: the Peugeot pepper mill – FT: Peugeot is best known for its cars but the French family was stamping a lion logo on products decades before the automotive industry was born. In the…
- Foreign carmakers call on China to soften electric car quotas – Reuters: Global automotive manufacturers have appealed to the Chinese government to soften proposals for electric and hybrid car quotas, a letter seen by showed.
- Jaguar Literally Flips a New SUV Into the Hottest Car Market – Bloomberg: The auto industry may soon be usurped by an anodyne fleet of robo-taxis, but the final days are turning into a bit of a party for petrolheads. In London…
- Europe Car-Sales Growth Slows on Brexit Effect Amid Market Peak – Bloomberg: Industrywide registrations increased 2.1 percent from a year earlier to 1.54 million vehicles last month, with Toyota and Fiat models posting the biggest…
- Fiat Chrysler, Toyota, Daimler lead European car sales rise – Reuters: European car sales edged up 2.1 percent in June, with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and Toyota posting strong gains amid …
- Howes: In new auto ecosystem, winning requires change – Detroitnews: Five years after Tesla Inc. introduced electric cars with a center-stack offering over-the-air upgrades and flat screens reminiscent of Apple products, “no…
- Uber Driver Charged With Raping Teen Passenger in Australia – Bloomberg: Queensland state police said the 37-year-old man raped the teenager in his car on July 8, and the girl reported the assault to police the next morning.
- Kitty Hawk CEO Thrun Sees Future of Commuting in the Air – Bloomberg: Sebastian Thrun, chief executive officer of Kitty Hawk and founder of Udacity, discusses his flying car ambitions with ‘s David Gura from the…
- Chinese Investors Snap Up Luxury Sportscar Maker – Bloomberg: Start your day with what’s moving markets in Asia. Sign up here to receive our newsletter. China’s drive to dominate the electric-vehicle market has…
- Microsoft Is Bringing Skype to Somewhere It’s Never Been Before – Fortune: … that lets people control car features like mapping services and the radio. … Auto software to power the car entertainment systems of auto companies,…
- Audi no longer China’s top luxury brand – Nikkei: The Audi name has long been synonymous with luxury cars in China. … automaker signed with domestic rival SAIC Motor Corp last November.
- What’s the Jaguar E-Pace like in the metal? – Autocar: Mark Tisshaw gets up close with Jaguar’s newest car
- Jaguar E-PACE leaps into compact SUV fray – Detroitnews: … meant to communicate the cat’s agility in the fast-growing compact SUV niche that includes the BMW X1, Audi Q3, Mercedes GLA and Infiniti QX30.
- Why Hyundai’s new N brand is about more than just fast cars – Autocar: The new Hyundai i30N The Korean firm has taken time to establish a performance arm – and is aiming to ensure the lessons it learns are reflected in the wider company