- Toyota supplier celebrates Nobel Prize winners – Automotive News: A Toyota-affiliated supplier is applauding two of its researchers as winners of this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics.
- JAPAN: “Robust” systems better able to cope with further earthquakes: JAPIA MD – Just-auto: Japan’s Auto Parts Industries Association (JAPIA) says further earthquakes in the country could occur “at any time,” although significant lessons have been taken on board since the last major eruption in 2011.
- Mercedes recalls 10,500 C-class cars in U.S. for steering issue – Automotive News: Mercedes-Benz is recalling more than 10,500 C-class sedans in the United States from the 2015 model year because a production error causes steering wheels to squeak and resist turning.
- Ford, Tesla fall in premarket; Lakeland jumps again – Reuters: Ford Motor Co and Tesla Motors Corp were among the most active stocks in Friday’s premarket session, with both companies lower in heavy volume.
- US STOCKS-Ford, Tesla fall in premarket; Lakeland jumps again – Reuters: Ford Motor Co and Tesla Motors Corp were among the most active stocks in Friday’s premarket session, with both companies lower in heavy volume.
- Nissan recruits Hyundai Europe COO Rushforth as global sales chief – Automotive News: Nissan has tapped Hyundai Europe’s COO, Allan Rushforth, to be its new global sales chief. Nissan said Rushforth had demonstrated his ability to lead multicultural teams.
- Volkswagen’s September Sales Up – WSJ: Volkswagen AG delivered 3.0% more vehicles in September than a year earlier and might sell 10 million cars this year.
- SWEDEN: NEVS trims monthly budget to just US$4.8m – Just-auto: National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS) says it has slashed its monthly operating budget from SEK200m (US$27.7m) to just SEK35m, as it continues its reorganisation period.
- Deutsche Telekom, China Mobile launch connected-car JV – Via Google News: The pair will jointly develop 4G-based vehicle-information services for drivers in the Chinese connected-car market. The JV will start operating at the …
- Elon Take The Wheel – Via Google News: Because while Apple might have a hot new wearable for us soon and the circus offers dancing elephants, only Musk and Tesla could announce a car …
- GERMANY: BMW Group sales continue to climb – Just-auto: BMW Group has had its best ever September with 199,799 vehicles delivered to customers, an increase of 5.3% on the same month last year.
- Agnellis tighten grip on Fiat Chrysler ahead of Wall Street debut – Automotive News: The Agnelli family has tightened its grip on Fiat by securing higher voting rights after the carmaker’s merger into Fiat Chrysler Automobiles.
- The $64000 GMC Sierra Denali Shows How Pickups Have Gone Crazy Luxe – Via Google News: Even in the darkest days of the American automobile industry, pickup trucks came through. Detroit couldn’t build profitable cars to save its soul, but …
- Hellaflush: Does this custom car modification pose a safety risk? – Via Google News: The trend involves positioning a car’s tires as close as possible to the fender well, in combination with low offset rims to essentially allow the tires to …
- Aston Martin Buyers Want $300000 Car to Keep Skidding – Via Google News: An Aston Martin badge sits on the hood of an Aston Martin Rapide S automobile. Many Aston Martin customers own four or five additional cars, …
- BMW outsells Audi, Mercedes but lead over rivals shrinking – Reuters: BMW outsold German rivals Audi and Mercedes-Benz in September thanks to strong demand in Europe, but the gap between the three luxury car brands has narrowed this year in a fierce sales race.
- Nissan says Sept China auto sales down 20 percent year-on-year – Reuters: Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co Ltd said on Friday that, together with its Chinese joint venture partner, it sold about 93,700 automobiles in China in September, down 20 percent from a year earlier.
- NISSAN APPOINTS ALLAN RUSHFORTH TO HEAD GLOBAL SALES – Nissan:
- Ford China Car Sales Fall in September – Via Google News: The Dearborn, Mich., auto maker on Friday said its September passenger-car sales in the world’s largest car market fell 4% compared with a year ago …
- UPDATE 1-Tesla unveils all-wheel drive Model S, “autopilot” features – Reuters: Tesla Motors Inc on Thursday took its first step toward automated driving, unveiling features that will allow its electric sedan to park itself and sense dangerous situations.
- Aston Martin Losing Almost $10k on Each Car It Sells – thedetroitbureau.com: Aston Martin’s introduced a string of well received and critically acclaimed cars in the last few years, but what it’s netted is nothing…actually less than nothing. The maker lost $41 million in 2013, which equates to nearly $10,000 for each car it sells. The losses mount as competitors are doing well.
- Tesla Unveils Model S With Autopilot Features – Via Google News: On board radar, sonars and high-resolution camera will allow drivers “to summon the car to come to you,” CEO Elon Musk tells journalists and Tesla …
- Formula One Debates Risks After a Driver is Badly Hurt – Via Google News: But the French driver Jules Bianchi, 25, suffered severe brain injuries when he crashed into a heavy tractor clearing another wrecked car. Five days …
- Tesla’s ‘D’ will be Model S with all-wheel drive, 2 motors – Automotive News: Tesla Motors will offer an all-wheel-drive system in its all-electric Model S sedan, CEO Elon Musk revealed today, giving a glimpse of the first-of-its-kind powertrain that will power Tesla’s Model X crossover when it goes on sale next year.
- Ford says new plants, models to boost China sales after September dip – Reuters: Ford Motor Co said on Friday it expects to boost sales in China once new assembly facilities come online and new vehicles hit showrooms in coming months, after posting its first dip in China monthly sales this year.
- New Vauxhall Corsa design secrets revealed – Autocar: We talk to Vauxhall design chief Mark Adams, and Corsa boss Andreas Zipser, to find out how the firm hopes to re-take the top spot as the UK’s best-selling car. The new Vauxhall Corsa is closely related to the outgoing car in many ways, but features all-new body panels, suspension, steering and interior architecture. Vauxhall’s latest version of its compact hatch is priced from just £8995 as Vauxhall aims to usurp Ford in providing the UK’s best-selling car. ·
- Exclusive: Cadillac’s new boss maps out product blitz by 2020 – Reuters: Cadillac’s new boss plans a blitz of new products by 2020, from a pure battery-electric car to an ultra-luxury sedan, that he hopes will help resurrect General Motors’ struggling premium brand and make it a global powerhouse.
- Hyundai Motor’s Brand Value Reaches Global Top 40, Highest Ever – Wards: Hyundai Motor’s brand value exceeds $10 billion for the first time, according to Interbrand’s Best Global Brands 2014 Hyundai Motor is the world’s fastest-growing auto brand since 2005 Hyundai’s brand value has been posting two-digit growth since the company implemented its…
- Tesla Fights Michigan Legislation on Direct-Selling, Servicing – WSJ: Tesla Motors Inc. is fighting legislation in Michigan that would prevent the electric-car maker from direct selling or servicing its vehicles in the state, the latest in a long line of battles the company has faced related to its distribution model.
- Acura tops among mobile web sites for shopping, Power says – Automotive News: Acura has taken the lead in best mobile Web experience for consumers researching and shopping for a new vehicle, moving up from the runner-up slot in 2013, according to a J.D. Power and Associates study released today.
- Global Union Chiefs Gather at Nissan Plant in Mississippi – thedetroitbureau.com: Union influence is beginning to be felt in earnest across the south United States. Just days after the UAW opened a new Local at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Alabama, a group of global union leaders are descending on Nissan’s plant in Canton, Mississippi, to meet with plant employees and community leaders.