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- First ride: 2017 Porsche Cayenne Turbo – Autocar: Porsche says the new Cayenne SUV borrows heavily from the 911. We took a ride to find out if that’s true
- Wall Street is gushing over AMD on its A.I. chip relationship with Tesla – CNBC: Analysts are increasingly more bullish on AMD’s technology and potential in the critical artificial intelligence market.
- Elon Musk’s Solar Partnership Strategy Doesn’t Look So Crazy Anymore – Bloomberg: Within Tesla, the SolarCity brand has evaporated. Customers can purchase solar panels or get information about its forthcoming “solar roof” at Tesla’s 300 stores worldwide, where its electric cars are sold. Based on marketing tests, Tesla plans to …
- Volkswagen T-Roc R: 306bhp hot SUV caught testing at the Nurburgring – Autocar: Sighting follows Volkswagen boss Herbert Diess’s confirmation that performance SUV will skip GTI and go straight for R version
- Greenpeace boards ship in bid to stop UK-bound ‘toxic’ VW diesel cars – Reuters: Greenpeace activists boarded a ship arriving in Britain on Thursday to stop a consignment of over 1,000 Volkswagen cars from Germany whilst others sought to immobilise vehicles at a port in anti-diesel protests.
- Volvo rolls out compact SUV in latest upmarket shift under Geely – Reuters: Volvo Cars showed off its first compact SUV on Thursday with the launch of its new XC40 model, the latest in a sweeping overhaul …
- Tata Motors starts sale of compact SUV in bid to turnaround India business – Nikkei: … this month, the company disclosed plans to introduce from 2019 two bigger SUVs using a vehicle platform from its British unit Jaguar Land Rover.
- Opinion: The Volvo XC40 is the best-looking car in the segment – Autocar: Small SUVs are often dismissed as ugly and awkward, but has Volvo cracked the styling secret of the segment with the XC40?
- Early movers: Google, Tesla, Amazon, Apple, Equifax, Blue Apron and more – CNBC: These are the stocks posting the largest moves before the bell.
- Electric Peugeot 208 to lead PSA EV push from 2018 – Autocar: DS’s E-Tense electric supercar is unlikely to make production, but other PSA EVs are on the way… PSA’s electric next-generation Peugeot 208 on sale in 2019, while PHEV push continues with Peugeot 5008 this year
- PSA Group product plan reveals battery-electric push from 2018 – Autocar: DS’s E-Tense electric supercar is unlikely to make production, but other PSA EVs are on the way… PSA’s electric next-generation Peugeot 208 on sale in 2019, while PHEV push continues with Peugeot 5008 this year
- Volvo designer achieves rare feat with XC40 – Automotive News: “We were convinced we had something in our hands with this car,” Volvo Chief Design Officer Thomas Ingenlath said of the day four years ago he saw…
- Best Self-Driving Tech Going Nowhere as Rules Stall Under Trump – Bloomberg: The technology that gives cars superpowers to see around corners and through walls won’t be on the first self-driving rides hitting the road in the next…
- BRIEF-Kumpulan Wang Persaraan says aware of reported media articles on investment in Uber? – Reuters: * Kumpulan Wang Persaraan (KWAP) says aware of reported articles in the media on KWAP’s investment in Uber?
- Tesla working with AMD to develop chip for self-driving car: – Reuters: O) to develop its own artificial intelligence chip for self-driving cars, reported on Wednesday, citing a source familiar with the matter.
- Investors betting on electric cars send millions into lithium ETF – CNBC: This photo taken on May 22, 2017 shows a car passing new electric vehicles parked in a parking lot under a viaduct in Wuhan, central China’s Hubei…
- RPT-Q&A-What is at stake for Uber in U.S. bribery probe? – Reuters: A U.S. bribery investigation at ride-hailing company Uber Technologies Inc will likely go on for a year or more and could lead to snowballing legal and compliance costs if lawyers find systemic problems.
- Apple’s Global Web of R&D Labs Doubles as Poaching Operation – Bloomberg: Apple has since rolled out improvements to its Maps app intended to make in-car navigation easier, exactly the competency that prompted BMW,…
- Johnson Matthey to spend £200m on battery materials to tap EV boom – FT: Johnson Matthey said it expected its auto catalyst business to achieve “strong single digit sales growth” in the next two to three years due to tighter…
- Road to electric car paradise paved with handouts – Reuters: The Norwegian island of Finnoey has the highest density of electric cars in the world. The reason? They are exempt from the $6,000-a-year toll charges for the tunnel to the mainland.
- Greenpeace boards ship in clean-air protest to stop import of VW diesel cars to UK – Reuters: Greenpeace said on Thursday anti-pollution activists had boarded a ship in the Thames Estuary containing Volkswagen diesel cars being imported into Britain in an attempt to force the vessel to return to Germany.
- Volvo XC40 to be revealed today – Autocar: A leaked trailer gives us a clear look at the Volvo XC40, including confirmation of a T5 Twin Engine plug-in hybrid variant; official reveal later today
- Why Volvo picked XC40 to launch VIP service – Automotive News: Volvo CEO Hakan Samuelsson knew long ago that he wanted to do something special with the XC40, which is the first expansion of the Swedish…
- Top Uber Investor Resists SoftBank Deal – WSJ: As Uber Technologies works to finalize a potential multibillion-dollar investment deal with Japan’s SoftBank, one of the ride-hailing giant’s earliest and biggest shareholders has indicated it doesn’t intend to sell.
- New Volvo XC40 to rival Range Rover Evoque – Autocar: Compact SUV will be first Volvo to sit on Swedish car maker’s new CMA architecture; scheduled to arrive in spring 2018
- Volvo packs XC40 with firsts, takes aim at BMW, Audi – Automotive News: In the U.S. this year through August, the Lexus NX is the top-seller among vehicles its size followed by the Acura RDX, BMW X3 and Mercedes…
- Comment: Volvo leads the way, for now – Autocar: Will Volvo be able to stay ahead in the race to electrification?
- Daimler to Invest $1 Billion in Alabama Plant – WSJ: Daimler AG plans to invest $1 billion in its Alabama manufacturing operations and start production of a fully electric sport-utility vehicle, a move that comes as the German auto maker expands its U.S. footprint and global electrification drive.
- BYD predicts ambitious China shift to electric cars by 2030 – Reuters: Chinese automaker BYD Co Ltd expects the country’s shift to cleaner new-energy vehicles (NEV) to be complete in just over a decade, an aggressive timeframe that would challenge traditional carmakers in the world’ top auto market.
- FACTBOX-What are graphite electrodes and needle coke? – Reuters: Graphite electrodes are the main heating … a steelmaking process where scrap from old cars or appliances is melted to …
- Classic & Sports Car Show in association with Flywheel announced at Bicester Heritage – Autocar: Classics of both road and air will be on display in June 2018, as Flywheel and Classic & Sports Car pair up for joint petrol-fuelled event
- China’s Baidu launches $1.5 billion autonomous driving fund – Reuters: A fleet of vehicles equipped with Baidu’s autonomous driving technologies conduct … BEIJING () – Chinese search engine Baidu Inc (BIDU.
- Hyundai recruits BMW exec as Europe marketing chief – Automotive News: Hyundai named former BMW executive Andreas-Christoph Hofmann as its new marketing chief in Europe. Hofmann’s most recent position was head…
- BlackRock Sells Singapore Office Tower for $1.5 Billion – Bloomberg: … Street office tower will help fund part of the purchase from BlackRock, along with proceeds from sales of the Golden Shoe Car Park and Wilkie Edge,…
- ASIA MARKETS: Hong Kong Stocks Edge Higher After Fed Signals US Rate Hike – Nikkei: Electric carmaker BYD jumped 6.5%, heading for a fresh seven-year high. The Chinese automaker expects all vehicles in the country to be completely…
- Avis, Hertz shares rise but remain in short-seller cross-hairs – Reuters: Shares of U.S. car-rental companies Avis Budget Group Inc and Hertz Global Holdings Inc have driven out of the ditch in recent weeks, aided in part by storms that devastated the southern United States.
- Genesis G70 shows signs of being a hit in S. Korea – Yonhap: The Genesis G70 sports sedan shows every sign of being a hit among South Korean car buyers, Hyundai Motor Co.
- Land Rover Discovery HSE Td6 vs Volvo XC90 – Sweden versus Great Britain – Autocar:
- BYD chief expects all vehicles to be electric in China by 2030 – Reuters: ) – The head of Chinese automaker BYD Co Ltd expects all vehicles in the country to be electric or hybrid by 2030, a more aggressive timeframe than even Europe, as Beijing pushes ahead on a longer-term plan to shift away from …
- 2017 BMW G310R – G Bike hits the spot – Autocar:
- 2017 Mercedes-Benz G Professional 300 CDI – Getting Serious – Autocar: Mercedes Benz will soon be battling it out in the ute market with its new X-Class. It won’t, however, be an extraordinary offering, as it is based on the…
- Feds: Honest Abe pen tied to UAW-FCA scandal – Detroitnews: Detroit – The luxury fountain pens former Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV executive Alphons Iacobelli is accused of buying with money siphoned from a…
- India’s Electric Car Champion Says Profit Tipping Point Nigh – Bloomberg: The only electric-car maker in India says the business case for the clean technology is starting to make sense — and it won’t require government…
- Cadillac CT6 vs. Tesla S – Detroitnews:
- BYD expects all vehicles in China to be completely electrified by 2030 – Reuters: Chinese automaker BYD Co Ltd expects all vehicles in the country, including private vehicles, to be completely electrified by 2030.
- Infiniti to launch performance EV with Nissan tech in 2019 – Autocar: Infiniti will launch a standalone electric model in 2019, which will be shown in concept form at next year’s Detroit motor show. Design boss Alfonsa…
- Infiniti to reveal electric performance model in January – Autocar: The hybrid Emerg-E concept from 2012 showed Infiniti’s appetite for more adventurous electrified models Design boss Alfonsa Albaisa confirms Infiniti’s first electric car will be shown at Detroit motor show
- Car Rentals Soar in Singapore, the Land of $80000 Corollas – Bloomberg: Singapore is one of the most expensive places in the world to own a car. So for an increasing number of commuters, ride-sharing companies Uber…
- Tesla May Be Developing a Computer Chip With AMD For Self-Driving Cars – Fortune: Tesla and AMD may be teaming up on a new computer chip to power self-driving cars. The Elon Musk-led electric automobile company is working with…
- Nvidia: Nevermind AMD ‘Noise,’ They’ll Be Fine, Says RBC – Barrons: Nvidia shares are lower in late trading at said customer Tesla is … apparently won some business with Nvidia customer TeslaMotors (TSLA).
- Former Apple Engineers Working on New Eyes for Driverless Cars – New York Times: The veterans of Apple’s secretive Special Projects Group aim to give these autonomous vehicles a more complete, detailed and reliable view of the…
- Delphi partners with BlackBerry on self-driving system – Freep: Delphi Automotive and BlackBerry are joining forces to develop self-driving vehicles. Smartphone pioneer BlackBerry, based in Waterloo, Ontario, will…
- The Hot Stock: Advanced Micro Devices Jumps 4.7%. Thanks Tesla! – Barrons: Shares of Tesla declined 0.3% to $373.91, while Nvidia (NVDA), which competes with AMD. dropped 0.9% to $185.84 today, and is off another 2.1%…
- Waymo Seeks $2.6 Billion From Uber Over a Single Secret – New York Times: Waymo, a unit of Google’s parent company, Alphabet, is seeking about $2.6 billion from Uber for a claim that the ride-hailing service stole a single trade secret related to self-driving cars, a lawyer for Uber said on Wednesday. The …
- Advanced Micro Helping Tesla on Car Chip, Says ; Nvidia Falls – Barrons: Advanced Micro Helping Tesla on Car Chip, Says ; Nvidia Falls … on an “A.I.” chip to direct the company’s cars, citing remarks by Sanjay Jha,…
- Toyota supplier Toyotetsu expanding in Ontario to supply new Lexus, RAV4 – Automotive News: Toyota builds the Lexus RS at a plant in Cambridge, Ont., while the RAV4 is assembled in Woodstock, Ont. Both facilities are less than a one-hour…
- German carmakers may top Tesla on autonomy – CNBC: The report goes on to say that German firms may have technology even more … Typically, a fully manual car is considered to be level 0, while a fully … A level 3 car is considered to be “conditionally autonomous,” meaning that it can…
- Waymo seeking $2.6 billion from Uber for one trade secret: lawyer – Reuters: The Waymo logo is displayed during the company’s unveil of a self-driving Chrysler Pacifica minivan during the North American International Auto …
- BlackBerry Rises on Self-Driving Car Partnership With Delphi – Bloomberg: BlackBerry Ltd. jumped the most in three months after announcing it’s joining forces with Delphi Automotive Plc to provide the operating system for the…
- Mercedes-AMG concept races to life – Automotive News: A two-minute video from Mercedes’ performance subbrand features the Project One, a concept shown in Frankfurt that will join the lofty ranks of the…
- Automakers survey earthquake damage in Mexico – Automotive News: General Motors’ facilities and plants in Mexico were not significantly … GM operates an engine and casting complex and engineering center in Toluca.