- Man Says He’s Had Sex With 700 Automobiles – Via Google News: Before that, he poured over automobile magazines in a way similar to how young … Years later, he was able to buy the same car from a dealership.
- US: Cadillac and Chevrolet set for electrification push – Just-auto: GM’s North America President Mark Reuss has told just-auto that the Cadillac and Chevrolet brands are set for a raft of electrified products.
- FRANCE: Dacia hits 3m sales in 10 years since relaunch – Just-auto: Dacia, Renault’s budget brand, this week reached the landmark of 3m sales since its relaunch in 2004.
- BELGIUM: Toyota Europe sales rise 4.7% – Just-auto: Sales of Toyota and Lexus vehicles in Europe climbed 4.7% to reach 660,621 units in the first nine months of the year.
- BELGIUM: Toyota Europe vehicle output tops 9m since 1971 – Just-auto: Toyota Motor said one of its plants this week will roll out the nine millionth car built in the European region since production started in 1971.
- JAPAN: Toyota to build compact SUVs in Turkey – report – Just-auto: Toyota will spend about JPY20bn (US$187m) to manufacture new compact sport utility vehicles in Turkey from 2016, Japan’s Nikkei business daily said.
- Ford Hits Back On Ridiculous Lawsuit Demanding $2500 Per CD Ripper In Its Cars – Via Google News: Ford is one of the largest automobile manufacturers in the world; it builds and sells some of the best-selling cars and trucks, certain models of which …
- Nobels Should Celebrate Invention Optimization – Via Google News: But Ford optimized automobile design and manufacturing to make cars widely affordable. While Akasaki, Amano, and Nakamura didn’t invent the …
- US: Delphi looks to GDCI for large fuel economy gains – Just-auto: Delphi’s chief engineer for engine management systems has told just-auto that that a new low-temperature combustion concept called Gasoline Direct Compression Ignition (GDCI) could eventually yield fuel economy savings of up to 35%.
- Morgan Stanley Sees ‘Biggest Drop In History’ For Used-Car Prices – Via Google News: If the prediction pans out, it could do serious damage to new-car pricing, the automobile finance sector and the asset-backed securities market, …
- Ally Financial new sponsor for Miami International Auto Show – Via Google News: The Miami International Auto Show has a new presenting sponsor: Ally … presented by the South Florida Automobile Dealers Association, through 2016. … New to the show this year will be Cars Meet Art, featuring vehicles painted …
- Video: The 2015 Acura TLX SH-AWD Promises Thrills and Delivers Logic – NY Times: Acura’s ad campaign for the new TLX says, “It’s that kind of thrill,” but in reality, the car seems to lack the passion that is promised by its advertising.
- A Battle of the Super-Premium Cars May be Shaping Up – thedetroitbureau.com: Audi is apparently set to nudge above its current flagship A8 sedan with a new A9 concept expected to debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show next month. It’s one of a number of new, “super-premium” luxury vehicles set to do battle in the coming years.
- LaSorda’s VC firm adds Zetsche, Magna to 2nd investment fund – Automotive News: Tom LaSorda, the former CEO of Chrysler and Fisker, says his venture-capital firm has begun making investments out of its second fund, which he said raised almost $10 million and has added Daimler Chairman Dieter Zetsche and Magna International to…
- GM Sees Switch Fatalities Jump to 27 – thedetroitbureau.com: The number of deaths tied to General Motors’ faulty ignition switch rose again this week. It’s now responsible for 27 fatalities as well as 25 serious injuries, according to the findings by Kenneth Feinberg, administrator of the maker’s $600 million victims fund. The number is expected to rise further as more claims are processed.