- US: Honda eyes air bag in 2013 parking lot death – Just-auto: Honda is trying to establish if a man who crashed his Acura sedan in a California parking lot in 2013 died due to a faulty air bag.
- SWEDEN: Extra Volvo shift already triggering supplier boost: FKG – Just-auto: Scandinavian automotive supplier association, FKG, says Volvo’s decision to add a third shift at its Torslanda plant has already triggered the need for extra work for some of his members.
- Porsche is first company to host event in Vatican’s Sistine Chapel – Automotive News: Porsche is the first company to host a corporate event in the Vatican City’s Sistine Chapel after Pope Francis allowed the chapel to be rented out for private functions, with the proceeds going to charities working with the poor and homeless.
- US: Chrysler recalls 437,000 SUVs globally for wiring check – Just-auto: Chrysler Group is voluntarily recalling approximately 437,000 SUVs globally to relocate an electrical connection.
- US: Chrysler Group recalling 470,000 vehicles globally for alternator check – Just-auto: Chrysler Group is voluntarily recalling approximately 470,000 cars and SUVs globally to repair a potentially faulty alternator.
- Kia Expects Only “Refinement” of Optima; GT4 Stinger Still on Table – Wards: Kia’s U.S. chief marketer believes the midsize Optima sedan, which was last new in late 2010 for ’11, won’t stray far from its current look.
- U.K. Aiming for Leading Edge in FCEV Development – Wards: The investment is part of a deeper £500 million ($806.2 million) government funding pot to be invested between 2015 and 2020 in the U.K.’s drive to become a global leader in the development and take-up of low-emissions vehicles.
- Volkswagen to recall over 580,000 cars in China: government – Reuters: Volkswagen AG told China’s quality watchdog that it planned to recall more than 580,000 cars in the country, after the agency launched an investigation in August.
- Past Meets Future in Volkswagen’s Tristar Concept – Wards: Several interesting aspects of the Tristar can be found inside. Its double cab has been conceived as a videoconferencing room equipped with a table, an audio system, swiveling passenger seats and even a built-in espresso machine.
- European Car Sales Rally Again – Via Google News: Renault cars on display at the Paris auto show earlier this month. … to the Association of European Automobile Manufacturers, known as ACEA.
- Volkswagen to recall over 580000 cars in China – government – Via Google News: Volkswagen AG’s joint venture in China, FAW-Volkswagen Automobile Co Ltd, … The German carmaker delivered over 2.7 million vehicles to Chinese …
- Volkswagen to recall over 580000 cars in China – government statement – Via Google News: FAW-Volkswagen Automobile Co Ltd, a China joint venture of Volkswagen AG , will recall 563,605 cars due to …
- EU September New Car Registrations Up 6.4% on Year – ACEA – Via Google News: New car registrations in the 27-nation bloc, a proxy for actual sales, rose to … according to the Association of European Automobile Manufacturers.
- European Car Sales Growth Revives on Price Cuts – Via Google News: Pedestrians stand beneath a giant poster of a Peugeot 308 automobile outside a car showroom at the company’s headquarters in Paris, Frances.
- Press Releases – Passenger car registrations: +6.1% over nine months; +6.4% in September – ACEA: In September, the EU* market for new passenger cars expanded for the thirteenth consecutive month, totalling 1,235,501…
- Cherokee on list of top 10 new cars – Via Google News: The Jeep Cherokee has been named one of the top-10 best new cars by … According to data from the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, …
- Experts: Hacking Cars Could Become Security Threat – Via Google News: That allowed their computer to override signals in the cars’ internal … And as automobile computers go wireless to connect to cell phone, traffic or …
- New Chinese auto brand Qoros struggling to catch on – Via Google News: The joint venture between China’s Chery Automobile Co. and investment group Israel Corp. is being closely watched in the auto industry for its …
- Datsun’s Second Life Isn’t So Good, After All – Via Google News: Many car buyers are status-conscious, he says, and ?want to be seen driving … That’s bad news because, while Datsun cars may generate lower profit … totaled 9,557, according to the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers.
- Ferrari boss Sergio Marchionne on why change is needed at Maranello – Autocar: Marchionne explains why he’s hellbent on preserving the sports car manufacturer’s “uniqueness, exclusivity and technical prowess”Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) group chairman and new Ferrari chief Sergio Marchionne gave a press conference at the recent Paris motor show on the same day that outgoing Ferrari boss Luca di Montezemolo bade farewell at the Ferrari press conference. This is a near-verbatim report transcribed from a recording of Marchionne’s comments on the future of Ferrari.…
