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- Factbox: Fiat Chrysler’s Chinese Suitor, Great Wall – New York Times: It began exporting its pickup trucks in 1998, with thefirst vehicles going to the Middle East. * An early spotter of the SUV opportunity, in 2002, GreatWall…
- China’s Great Wall confirms interest in Fiat Chrysler – Reuters: China’s Great Wall Motor Co Ltd is interested in bidding for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), a company official said on Monday, confirming reports it is pursuing all or part of the owner of the Jeep and Ram truck brands.
- Tata Motors CEO says to invest $625 million to boost sales – Reuters: Tata Motors will invest more than 40 billion rupees ($625 million) to boost sales of its passenger and commercial vehicles, its chief executive said on Monday, as the Indian automaker looks to return to profit in its domestic business.
- Uber raises Hong Kong fares amid legal tangles – Reuters: Uber Technologies Inc said it raised its Hong Kong minimum fares on Monday by as much as 80 percent following a review.
- BRIEF-Adient agrees to purchase automotive seating supplier Futuris Group – Reuters: * Adient agrees to purchase automotive seating supplier Futuris Group
- Motorsport wrap: Tanak takes Rally Germany victory – Autocar: Tanak used his strong pace in the wet to secure Rally Germany victory Ford Fiesta man uses strong wet run to take second career win. Plus IndyCar, Formula 3 and DTM latest
- China’s Great Wall interested in acquiring Fiat Chrysler: Great Wall official – Reuters: China’s Great Wall Motor is interested in acquiring Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), a Great Wall official told on …
- China might want Jeep but Trump could slam brakes on deal – CNBC: A Chinese auto giant has revealed it is interested in buying Fiat Chrysler … Great Wall Motor is China’s biggest SUV and pick-up truck manufacturer…
- Elon Musk joins more than 100 tech bosses calling for ban on killer robots – CNBC: More than 100 leading AI experts are calling on the United Nations to prevent the development and use of killer robots.
- Great Wall states ambition to buy Fiat Chrysler – FT: Chinese carmaker Great Wall has expressed interest in buying Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, an audacious ambition that would meet significant political…
- Where Rosie Once Riveted, Cars Will Now Drive Themselves – Bloomberg: … World War II bomber factory in Michigan will be used to test driverless-car technology.
- Chinese firm Great Wall looking at Fiat Chrysler purchase – Autocar: Great Wall could buy all or part of Fiat Chrysler SUV specialist looking at Jeep brand to boost global expansion plans
- Fiat owner rebuffs Great Wall takeover talk – FT: Fiat Chrysler Automobiles says it has not been approached by Great Wall about a takeover, in spite of an earlier statement from the Chinese carmaker…
- Pagani Zonda HP Barchetta is ultra lightweight ‘finale’ model – Autocar: Open-top Zonda is being produced in three units and claimed to be ‘last ever’ variant
- Your Car Is Now Worth Less Than You Think – Bloomberg: Seven consecutive years of increasing U.S. auto sales have put a glut of vehicles on the road. What’s more, an increasing share of those sales came…
- New one-off Ken Okuyama hypercar revealed at Pebble Beach – Autocar: Kode 0, with power coming from a mid-mounted V12, is unveiled by the Ferrari Enzo designer
- Fiat Chrysler says not approached by Great Wall Motor – CNBC: Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) has not been approached by China’s Great Wall Motor regarding its Jeep sport utility vehicles brand nor any other…
- Electric Vehicle Prospects: Bad Analogies Are Worse Than No Analogies – Forbes: Several decades ago, an auto writer remarked that the electric car was on the verge of commerciality and had been his entire career. Which is…
- Indonesia’s July car sales rebound 37 pct y/y – Reuters: Car sales in Indonesia rebounded 37.2 percent in July from a year earlier, according to PT Astra International Tbk citing …
- Jeff Immelt has emerged as the front-runner to become Uber’s CEO – CNBC: Former GE chairman Jeff Immelt has become the front-runner candidate to become CEO of Uber, according to numerous sources with knowledge of the situation.
- Fiat, miners help limit losses in European shares – Reuters: * Miners provide floor for benchmarks as metal prices soar (ADVISORY- Follow European and UK stock markets in real time on the Live Markets blog on Eikon, see cpurl://apps.cp./cms/?pageId=livemarkets)
- Fiat Chrysler Denies Rumors of Acquisition by China’s Great Wall Motor – Fortune: The group told the FT: “In response to market rumors regarding a potential interest of Great Wall Motors in the Jeep brand, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles…
- China’s Biggest SUV Maker Wants to Buy American Classic Jeep – Fortune: Great Wall Motor Co, China’s biggest SUV maker, has requested a meeting with the Italian-American auto group, with the intention of acquiring all or…
- One killed in Marseille after car crashes into bus shelters – police source – Reuters: At least one person was killed and another injured in the French port city of Marseille after a car crashed into two bus shelters, …
- Possibly the best nanny job in the world is offering $129,000 and full use of the family Maserati – CNBC: If you love kids, and know how to handle yourself in a scrape, this may be the job for you.
- Multi-million bonuses for German car bosses are not fair – Merkel – Reuters: Multi-million euro bonuses to German car company executives are not fair given the sector’s tarnished image after the emissions scandal, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday.
- Jeep’s Missed Connection – Bloomberg: Striking a good deal comes down to timing. A potential takeover of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV’s Jeep division by China’s largest maker of…
- Exclusive: Hyundai Motor Group faces government calls to address ‘big governance risk’ – Reuters: South Korea’s new antitrust chief said he has been in talks with the autos-to-steel conglomerate Hyundai Motor Group about overhauling its complex ownership structure, which critics say gives too much power to its controlling family at the expense of shareholders.
- Top 10 most comfortable used cars under £10K – top 100 used cars 2017 – Autocar:
- Great Wall Motor to Buy Jeep? – Barrons: … see the Chinese company invest heavily in design and marketing, and possibly mirror the success of Volvo under the ownership of China’s Geely.
- Marchionne’s Fiat Review Spurs Great Wall Interest in Jeep – Bloomberg: Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV’s fast-growing Jeep division has elicited takeover interest from a Chinese rival, the latest sign that the Italian-American…
- China’s Great Wall interested in acquiring Fiat Chrysler: Great Wall official – Reuters: China’s Great Wall Motor is interested in acquiring Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) , a Great Wall official told on Monday.
- China’s Great Wall sets sights on Jeep – Automotive News: And Jaguar and Land Rover are both more British than they were under Ford ownership, regaining their identities as traditional high-luxury brands.
- China’s Great Wall interested in Fiat Chrysler’s Jeep brand -report – Reuters: Car maker Great Wall Motor Co Ltd has contacted Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (FCA) to express interest in buying its Jeep brand, reported on Monday, citing an email from Great Wall President Wang Fengying.
- Great Wall asks to meet FCA, eyes offer for all or part of group: sources – Reuters: China’s Great Wall Motor has asked for a meeting with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) with the aim of making an offer for all or part of the Italian-American auto group, according to two individuals familiar with the move.
- Vendors say government recall data are flawed – Automotive News: Although the BMW notice is dated March 31, 2015, the NHTSA site states that the recall was to begin on July 24, 2017. It actually started July 27.
- High-volume dealerships mute their identities for online sales – Automotive News: So two years ago, the fixed operations director of Ed Morse Delray Toyota in Delray Beach, Fla., launched a website just for the dealership’s stockroom…
- Why Tesla Decided To Wait Another Year Before Entering India – Forbes: Tesla currently also sells two other luxury models of its electric vehicles: the “Model S” sedan and the “Model X” SUV whose base price starts at…
- What Toyota and Faraday have in common – Automotive News: Toyota, legendary for its cautious decision-making, rebooted its 2015 plan to move Corolla production from Ontario to a $1 billion greenfield in central…
- UAW-FCA case grows as a 4th is charged – Automotive News: DETROIT – Four people have now been charged in connection with a $4.5 million embezzlement case involving the UAW and Fiat Chrysler…
- What does Nissan’s exit from battery business mean? – Automotive News: s decision to exit the electric vehicle battery business has implications for the … LG Chem is expanding its EV battery plant in Holland, Mich. LG Chem…
- Dealer anniversaries – Automotive News: PICTURED LEFT: Bill Siever, seated at left, president of Siever Brothers in Carlyle, Ill., Lelah Siever, secretary-treasurer, and Mark Siever, standing center, general manager, receive an award for 100 years with Dodge from Greg Rush, standing left …
- Steering giant JTEKT imagines life when vehicles guide themselves – Automotive News: IGA, Japan – JTEKT Corp., the top steering supplier to Toyota Motor Corp., finds itself in a predicament shared by many top global suppliers.
- Model T rat rod gets Simcoe revved up – Automotive News: 19, General Motors’ design staff held a car show on the area’s most famous boulevard, Woodward Avenue. GM’s stylists, sculptors, fabricators, clay…
- Fraud charges lead to costly lesson – Automotive News: Anthony Panarella’s dream of becoming a car dealer came true in August 2014 when he bought Nissan of New Rochelle in New York. But within a…
- Roadster’s big catch: Longo Toyota – Automotive News: Longo Toyota, the largest dealership in the world, has signed on to use online retail startup Roadster’s digital storefront. The El Monte, Calif., store now…
- Z4 concept: BMW’s modern roadster – Automotive News: The next-generation BMW Z4 roadster, expected to go on sale in the U.S. in early 2019, will have a platform shared with Toyota Motor Corp., new…
- Volkswagen Will Revive Its Iconic Microbus, and It’s Going to Be Electric – Fortune: Volkswagen (vlkpf, -1.92%) has announced that it will produce an electric version of its Microbus, the iconic, bug-eyed “hippy bus” most often…
- Hot hatch from Hyundai – Automotive News: Hyundai’s Veloster N – aimed at the Volkswagen Golf GTI, Ford Focus ST and other high-performance hatchbacks – has been spotted on Germany’s…
- FCA just gets passed around – Automotive News: In case you didn’t notice, there has been a “For Sale” sign outside Fiat Chrysler headquarters in Michigan for some time. Chrysler has been bought…
- Tesla pulls up short in Germany test run – Automotive News: FRANKFURT – Proponents of battery-powered electric cars talk about range anxiety as if it is some conspiracy to marginalize the technology. Recently, however, one of Germany’s strongest EV proponents decided to ditch his Tesla Model S for this very…
- Jaguar’s classroom on wheels – Automotive News: Jaguar’s hand-built Project 8 sport sedan, based on the XE, boasts a top speed of … The Project 8 is overseen by Jaguar Land Rover’s Special Vehicle…
- Chinese could turn FCA into a leader – Automotive News: A clear test case is Volvo, rejuvenated and re-imagined under Chinese ownership. It committed to four-cylinder engines and then to an all-electrified…
- Maven’s mobility plans come into focus – Automotive News: … integral part of GM’s customer base, just as OnStar has gone from an in-vehicle feature to the foundation of the company’s connected car strategy.
- Roy Lunn: A force behind groundbreaking vehicles – Automotive News: Lunn moved to Aston Martin and worked on the DB2 grand touring car, then took a turn at British automaker Jowett. He joined Ford Motor Co. in 1953.
- Cash-strapped states eye self-driving car taxes – Detroitnews: “Self-driving cars tend to be very fuel-efficient, and a lot of automakers have talked about how they are going to be all-electric,” Lewis said.
- Opinion: The joy of Pebble Beach – Autocar: The pirates with their VW camper at the free Concours d’Lemons Is car week in Pebble Beach just for the favoured few, or can anyone enjoy it?
- A Merkel Alliance With the Greens? It Could Happen – Bloomberg: “The push for innovative technology in the German car industry starts in Baden-Wuerttemberg,” says legislator Thomas Hentschel, whose Green party…
- Fresh fuel for Korea’s sibling rivalry – Automotive News: If you want to make yourself unpopular at Hyundai and Kia’s corporate headquarters in South Korea, bring up the fact that Kia is outshining big brother…
- Car industry bonuses unfair after diesel scandal, says Merkel – Guardian: The German chancellor Angela Merkel has described big bonuses to car … The company is also paying $1.5bn in a civil case brought by the US…
- Toyota turns sci-fi, patents ‘cloaking device’ – Autocar:
- Seat Leon Cupra and Cupra R Mk1 | Used Car Buying Guide – Autocar: The Cupra and even hotter Cupra R Leons are engaging to drive, underwritten by Volkswagen Group reliability and priced from £600 used
- Yellow farm truck joins late cruisers on Woodward – Detroitnews: Kelsey von Wormer, the owner of the yellow 1960 farm truck, said people could still be seen unofficially cruising Sunday
- Mazda Skyactiv-X to get plug-in variant in 2021 – Autocar: Mazda might be the slowest OEM to adopt plug-in tech, but they recently announced their breakthrough HCCI engine which are apparently 30% more…
- Why do car makers come to Pebble Beach? – Autocar: Mercedes-Maybach unveiled its 6 Cabriolet at the event Car makers and car enthusiasts alike descend on Pebble Beach to celebrate the automotive world. We discuss the appeal
- Alpina D5 S – 322bhp diesel saloon launched with bespoke UK set-up – Autocar: British version gets twin rather than triple-turbo engine; prices to start at around £62,000