Thursday Morning Auto News, Jun 21, 2018

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Automotive Grade Linux is hitting the road

June 20, 2018 by

Ken-ichi Murata of Toyota, and Daimler’s Thomas Wurdig at the AGL Summit in Tokyo (c)Bertel Schmitt

More than 1,000 nerds, geeks, and hackers are convening in Tokyo this week to decide on the future of the automobile. Word got around that the car’s future is digital, and the conventioneers, meeting at the Tokyo Conference Center Ariake, are involved in writing your car’s operating system, called Automotive Grade Linux, or AGL.

Linux is what powers the website you are reading, Linux makes your phone work if you are using an Android device. A remote cousin of Linux drives your iPhone. If it is up to the conventioneers, Linux will be the standard operating system of future cars. [Continue Reading]

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Wednesday Morning Auto News, Jun 20, 2018

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Korean brands top JD Power quality; Ford, GM and FCA make strides – Freep: Korean brands Genesis, Kia and Hyundai held the top three spots, respectively, in the J.D. Power 2018 U.S. Initial Quality Study, while Fiat Chrysler … Volkswagen Truck & Bus to be renamed Traton – Reuters: * VW rebranding comes as company […]

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Tuesday Morning Auto News, Jun 19, 2018

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Audi appoints Abraham Schot as interim CEO to replace Rupert Stadler – Reuters: Audi on Tuesday said it has suspended Chief Executive Rupert Stadler and appointed sales executive Abraham Schot as an interim replacement with immediate effect, a day after Stadler’s arrest in connection with a diesel probe. Want to Rent Out Your Car? You […]

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Monday Morning Auto News, Jun 18, 2018

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Canada’s Magna partners with BAIC unit to make electric cars in China – Reuters: Canadian auto parts supplier Magna International Inc said on Monday it would set up two joint ventures with Beijing Electric Vehicle Co to build electric cars in China. 2019 Suzuki Jimny: styling and interior revealed – Autocar: Next-gen SUV gets more rugged styling […]

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Friday Morning Auto News, Jun 15, 2018

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BorgWarner to restate certain financial statements – Reuters: U.S. auto parts makers BorgWarner Inc said on Friday it would restate its financial statements for fiscal years 2015 and 2016 to re-evaluate accounting of its asbestos-related charges. Porsche 718 Boxster Spyder: new pictures of flat-six featherweight – Autocar: Lightened drop-top will swap turbo-four power for high-revving […]

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Thursday Morning Auto News, Jun 14, 2018

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Renault invests in French electric car plant upgrade – Reuters: Renault will invest more than 1 billion euros ($1.2 billion) to increase electric vehicle production capacity in France and add new … Stuttgart prosecutors mull fines against Bosch, Porsche, Daimler – Reuters: Daimler, Porsche (VOWG_p. … Stuttgart prosecutors, who are responsible for probing carmakers and […]

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Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance develops new car platform for emerging markets

June 13, 2018 by

The Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance is developing a new platform at its Chennai, India, engineering center, a Nissan senior executive disclosed today in Yokohama Japan. In presenting his mid-term plan for the region, Peyman Kargar, responsible for Nissan’s Africa Middle East and India region, said “what’s  under development now is a little higher than the current platform […]

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