- JAPAN: Car market heading for decline – JAMA – Just-auto: Car sales in Japan are heading for further decline according to the Japanese carmakers’ trade association JAMA.
- Tesla Ban Lifted in New Jersey After Christie Signs Law – Autoworldnews: New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has signed a law allowing Tesla to start selling vehicles again at its showrooms in the Garden State.
- Hong Kong shoppers line up for cheaper Chanel bags – CNN: Droves of shoppers queued for hours at Chanel stores across Hong Kong after the luxury fashion house cut its handbag prices.
- Honda expands recall for Takata air bags by over 100,000 vehicles – Reuters: Honda Motor Co said on Thursday it will add more than 100,000 vehicles to a U.S. recall related to potentially defective air bags made by Takata Corp that can deploy with too much force and spray occupants with metal shards.
- US: Denso spends $54m, adds 100 jobs at Battle Creek – Just-auto: Denso has spent US$53.6m and added 100 new jobs at Denso Manufacturing Michigan (DMMI) in Battle Creek.
- Meet the all-electric BMW of 1972 – Topgear: Twelve standard 12V Varta lead-acid car batteries were hooked up, and … Of course, BMW weren’t the only ones experimenting with electric cars in…
- CHINA: China’s Changan Auto targets 2m EVs by 2025 – Just-auto: Chinese automaker Changan Automobile plans to invest CNY18bn (US$2.9bn) over the next 10 years to develop and market electric vehicles (EVs).
- Tesla Model X: Not a model launch – Fortune: A Tesla Model X electric prototype automobile, produced by Tesla Motors Inc., … Tesla Motors is notoriously tight-lipped about its product plans and…
- Tesla Motors (NASDAQ:TSLA) stock rises as sales ban on Tesla EV lifted by New Jersey – Microcapobserver: Tesla Motors today, has reasons to celebrate after experiencing a rocky ride in the Far East. Back home, with New Jersey lifting the ban on EV sales by…
- GERMANY: Self driving cars “uncharted waters” – BMW – Just-auto: The auto industry is moving into “uncharted waters” with the legislation covering autonomous driving, BMW’s retiring chairman, Norbert Reithofer, told the annual accounts press conference in Munich.
- Here’s What Automakers Think About Apple Entering The Car Market – Fastcompany: The car business-which a flurry of reports last month suggests could be on Apple’s list of industries to disrupt-is another. Unlike the pre-iPhone…
- How far Away is Tesla Motors Inc’s $30000 Car? – Insidermonkey: While Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA)’s CEO Elon Musk heads into the announcement of a over-the-air software update today, that will potentially…
- GM’s Russia sales hit by low adaptability to consumers, ruble fall, report says – Automotive News: Renault-Nissan and Volkswagen source about two-thirds of car parts within Russia for the cars they assemble there. “A low level of production…
- Kremlin says GM to lose out when Russia’s car market returns to growth – Reuters: The Kremlin said on Thursday it regretted a decision by General Motors’ to reduce its presence in Russia and that the U.S. carmaker would lose out when the market returned to growth.
- Germany ‘is not the centre of the Earth for making cars’ – Globe and Mail: When Volkswagen Group veteran Peter Schreyer – author of the first-generation Audi TT – joined Kia Motors as chief designer in 2006, the Amati was…
- Russian Industry Minister says sees no trend of car makers leaving Russia – Interfax – Reuters: Russian Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov said on Thursday that he saw no trend of foreign car makers…
- Zaptec can adaptively charge electric cars three times faster – Nextbigfuture: Renault has long been searching for a solution that works optimally with the Norwegian electricity grid. It now appears that we have found the solution,…
- Honda Plans To Import UK-Made Hatchbacks To US – Yibada: Honda is planning on gearing up towards British-built Honda Civic five-door hatchbacks all throughout the Atlantic and into North American…
- Renault plans family of Alpine sports cars – Autoexpress: Renault has kicked the resurgence of the Alpine brand up a gear. In an exclusive interview with Renault executive vice president, Bruno Ancelin, Auto…
- Volkswagen says 52% of Sagitar cars have been recalled – Automotive News: Gasgoo.com (Shanghai Mar 18) -Last week, Volkswagen China and FAW Volkswagen held communication meeting on Sagitar recall issue,…
- Nissan GT-R LM Nismo Race Debut Delayed Until Le Mans in June – Gtspirit: The race debut of the Nissan GT-R LM Nismo has been delayed until the 24 Hours of Le Mans in June according to a recent report by Nissan.
- China adding electric, hybrid vehicles to combat pollution – Ctvnews: Sales of alternative-fuel vehicles have spiked in recent months as China … The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers reported that 5,996…
- Q&A: General Motors on How It Gets Car Buyers to Care About Carbon – Bna: Automaker General Motors knows that cutting its carbon footprint depends on getting buy-in from customers who drive its vehicles, which account for…
- General Motors Keeps Moving Forward In Rough Waters (GM) – Seekingalpha: Europe hasn’t been buying any cars lately as we’ve been seeing with the monthly sales reports and General Motors’ (NYSE:GM) Vauxhall/Opel brand…
- Owner is ultimately responsible for fixing recalled car – Detroit News: With auto safety recalls breaking records, owners need to be responsible and get cars fixed
- China boosts fleet of electric, hybrid vehicles – Yahoo: China Association of Automobile Manufacturers reported that 5,996 electric vehicles were sold in January and February of this year, 4.2 times the…
- INTERVIEW: Building a car ‘for the people’ – Bdlive: Vincent Cobee, corporate vice president of Datsun global. … He says Datsun was always about building “reliable, compact, efficient cars” for the…
- New Nissan Product Boss Talks Down BladeGlider Future – Themotorreport: Nissan executive Philippe Klein has revealed that the company’s BladeGlider concept is no longer being actively developed for a production future.
- China taking slow drive to greener future – Malay Mail: Four per cent of new cars in China will be electric or hybrid by 2020.- Reuters picBEIJING, March 19 – Interest in electric cars is growing in China,…
- Future of China’s new energy car sector questioned – Wantchinatimes: China saw weaker sales of new energy cars during the first two months of this year, after recording more than 300% growth in 2014, raising questions about the government’s role in promoting the vehicles,