- Premiere for Audi Autonomous Driving Cup – Volkswagenag: A model car that reacts independently to an obstacle that suddenly appears and brakes…
- Uber Offers Supercar Rides in Singapore Through May 21 – Autoworldnews: Taxi-hailing app Uber is teaming with a luxury rental service to provide customers with rides in fancy Lamborghinis and Maserati’s.
- Is Nissan LEAF the US EV sales champion? – Ecomento: The Nissan LEAF is the best selling electric car in the world by a wide margin, having sold over 160,000 units globally through the end of February.
- CHINA: BMW to increase localisation – Just-auto: BMW plans to step up component localisation in China and will launch six more models specifically designed for the market in the next few years. It already makes special long wheelbase models there.
- Take a look at the 2015 electric car – Nissan Leaf (related) – Dailymail: Nissan Leaf (related). Take a look at the 2015 electric car – Nissan Leaf that doesn’t need any gas to go!
- Toyota RAV4 Hybrid in 2015 New York Motor Show reveal – Motoringresearch: Toyota RAV4 Hybrid Toyota has announced the first-ever hybrid version of the RAV4 compact SUV will make its debut at the 2015 New York Motor…
- A Morgan Stanley Analyst Talked to His Uncle, and He Had Some Very Bullish Comments About … – Bloomberg: In their most recent conversation, Chuck had some very positive things to say about car sales. Indeed, the title of Jonas’ note is ‘Uncle Chuck: A…
- Toyota goes back to basics to make ‘ever-better cars’ – Autocar: Toyota shows off new TNGA architecture Toyota has revealed a new platform that will underpin its future cars Toyota has unveiled a new global vehicle architecture that the company says will “greatly improve vehicle performance and product appeal”, as well as cutting development costs and massively reducing the complexity of its current global model range.
- Toyota adopts new business model with cost-saving platform shift – Japantimes: Toyota Motor Corp. will shift half of all vehicles it makes to new cost-saving platforms by 2020, following a similar move by rival Volkswagen AG.
- BMW launches first plug-in EV sports car – Koreatimes: BMW Korea unveiled the i8 — a futuristic plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) sports car that appeared in the movie “Mission Impossible 4” — in…
- Pininfarina confirms Mahindra interest, says no deal yet – Reuters: Indian vehicle maker Mahindra & Mahindra has expressed an interest in buying car designer Pininfarina but no deal has been reached yet, the Italian company confirmed on Thursday.
- S.Korea fines Japan auto parts suppliers Denso, NGK for price fixing – Reuters: South Korea’s antitrust regulator will fine five auto parts firms, including Japan’s Denso Corp, NGK Spark Plug and their…
- Toyota outlines plan to step up styling and slash costs to fend off competitors – Dw: Toyota got to be the world’s top carmaker by offering reliable vehicles at reasonable prices. But the result was often some of the most boring car…
- Electric Black Cabs to be built in Coventry – Businessgreen: “The vehicles this facility produces will help transform London’s taxi fleet, boost … After the car hits the UK market in 2017, LTI plants to start exporting it…
- Toyota announces ‘global architecture’ initiative (TM) – Seekingalpha: Following a similar move by rival Volkswagen, Toyota (NYSE:TM) is shifting half of all the vehicles it makes to new cost-saving platforms by 2020.
- Toyota GT86 Races Original AE86 with Drift King Keiichi Tsuchiya – Video – Autoevolution: Seven. This is how many times Toyota mentions the AE86, or Hachi-Roku (eighty-six in Japanese) as friends call it, in the press release for the GT86.
- Toyota pays tribute to axed Clarkson – Wheels24: Toyota released a tribute clip highlighting sacked Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson’s best moments with the brand. Image:…
- Connected cars to deliver huge revenue and new jobs in the UK – Autocar: Research presented to the industry in London today outlines how taking a lead in next generation automotive technology will generate money and jobs in the UK
- Geely Revs Up London Black Cab Investment – WSJ: Zhejiang Geely Holding Group is investing $372 million to build a new plant in Coventry, England, to help ramp up production of London’s black cabs and boost the vehicles’ presence overseas.
- How Mazda is quietly giving the big automakers a run for their money – Motorburn: Mazda isn’t the biggest car manufacturer out there. In fact, the Hiroshima-based company is likely not even in the top five in its native Japan.
- Making Ever-better Cars: A Progress Report – Acnnewswire: (JCN Newswire) – In the four years since announcing its new Global Vision, Toyota has made significant progress…
- Toyota targets big cuts in factory, product development outlays – Automotive News: Toyota outlined bold savings targets in factory investment and vehicle development, along with gains in fuel efficiency, through an aggressive restructuring being launched this year.
- Toyota targets big savings in factory, product-development spending – Automotive News: Toyota outlined bold savings targets in factory investment and vehicle development, along with gains in fuel efficiency, through an aggressive restructuring being launched this year.
- Toyota outlines growth architecture after lull from recalls – Usnews: In this Feb. 4, 2015 file photo, visitors walk near the Toyota logo at a Toyota showroom in Tokyo. Toyota Motor Corp. is ready to ramp up its…