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- German automaker BMW has best March sales ever – Detroit News: The Munich-based maker of the 3-Series sedan and X5 sport-utility said Tuesday it sold 195,593 vehicles worldwide
- FCA Expects New 500X to Grow Brand’s Sales – Detroit Bureau: Since its U.S. return, Fiat has struggled to capture the hearts of Americans, but the brand is popular in some spots of the country. California is a big market for the brand and FCA hopes it can parlay that into sales for the 500X. For more, go to TheDetroitBureau.com.
- Hanergy’s solar-car plan draws skepticism – Automotive News: Plans by Hanergy Thin Film Power Group to build a car powered only by solar panels remain a mystery two months after being publicized, and analysts are skeptical the company can meet a goal to roll out prototypes this year.
- Is Germany Making Too Many Luxury Cars? – Bloomberg: Sales of German luxury cars have never been better. … “These companies are doing a really good job with this,” said Bloomberg Intelligence analyst…
- US safety regulators probe Subaru cars’ air bags – Reuters: U.S. safety regulators have opened an investigation into Subaru Impreza … The investigation involved an estimated 33,500 cars.
- Renault’s Small Car XBA to be Called ‘Kayou’? India Launch on 20 May – Ibtimes: Renault’s next big ticket launch in the Indian market is its upcoming entry level small car codenamed XBA. If emerging reports on the web are to be…
- Toyota to announce details on $1 billion Mexico car factory Wednesday, reports say – Automotive News: Toyota will spend $1 billion to build a car factory in Mexico and plans to announce the investment on Wednesday, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
- New Mini Countryman spotted testing at Nurburgring – Autocar: 2016 Mini Countryman has been spotted testing at the Nurburgring Mini’s all-new SUV is set for launch in 2016 with updated styling, larger dimensions and the option of all-wheel drive
- BMW Defends Luxury Sales Crown With X5 Sport-Utility Vehicle – Bloomberg: BMW AG defended its position atop the world’s luxury-car market in the first quarter, shipping more of its X5 sport-utility vehicle and 2-Series Active…
- Japan set to miss hydrogen stations target for fuel-cell cars this year – Reuters: When contacted by Reuters, an official of Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade … Fuel-cell cars, which run on hydrogen and emit only water, are also…
- BRIEF-Anhui Jianghuai Auto gets approval from anti-monopoly authorities for JAC Group acquisition – Reuters: Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Co Ltd. * Says gets approval from China’s anti-monopoly authorities for JAC Group acquisition.
- BMW says March brand sales up 5.1 pct to record 195593 cars – Reuters: BMW said on Tuesday sales of its core luxury brand … First-quarter BMW brand sales were up 5.4 percent at 451,576 cars, the … posted March deliveries of 177,950 cars and 183,467 cars, respectively.
- 2016 Volvo S90 to rival Jaguar XF – Autocar: The Volvo Concept Universe was revealed at the Shanghai motor show in 2011 Volvo’s replacement for the current S80 will be “more distinctive than XC90” and rival top-end models from BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Jaguar
- New 2015 Volvo XC90 – new super luxury model, price, engines, pics and review – Autocar: Volvo XC90 Excellence has been revealed Luxury version of Volvo’s crucial new large SUV revealed, plus full details of the standard range, including prices, engine info and spec
- Norilsk Sees Nickel Use in Cars Tripling as Tesla Drives Sales – Bloomberg: Nickel demand from the auto industry is set to rise as much as threefold in five years as output of electric and hybrid cars gathers pace, according to…
- Honda Launches City VX (O) in India; Price, Features, Availability and More – Ibtimes: Honda Cars India Ltd has rolled out a new variant of its fourth generation City sedan with Advanced Integrated Touchscreen Audio Visual Navigation…
Other news, rumors and, gossip
- Behold Tesla Motors Inc! Nissan Is Eyeing A Big Jump In Electric Leaf Sales – Bidnessetc: The chief executive of Japan’s second largest automaker Nissan Motor Co Ltd (OTCMKTS:NSANY) Charles Ghosn said at the recently held New York…
- Electric-Car Battery Costs Fell 8 Percent A Year For Market Leaders: Study – Greencarreports: Five years into the era of modern electric cars, the biggest cost remains the battery pack. Now there’s data to confirm that not only are the costs of the…
- Hanergy Thin Film finds 2 partners for solar-powered vehicles – Renewables: The technology, which relies on thin-film photovoltaic (PV) panels, offers an upgrade to the traditional car manufacturing process, the company..
- FCA goes retro, introduces Fiat 500 1957 Edition Cabriolet – Mlive: Remember the 1950s? Fiat does. The Italian automaker first launched its Nuova 500 in 1957. As a tribute, the company, now Fiat…
- The rocket built to take down Elon Musk – CNN: Boeing and Lockheed Martin’s Vulcan rocket is designed to compete with SpaceX.
- Tesla’s Firmware 6.2 Increases Model S P85D Top Speed, Lowers 0-60 MPH Sprint Time – Video – Autoevolution: Remember when Elon Musk announced Tesla Motors will kill range anxiety? Well, Model S customers got more than that, and it has a lot to do with fun…
- Why has the Volkswagen boss turned his back on heir apparent? – Independent: The 67-year-old Volkswagen chief executive had planned to stay on until the end of 2016. At that point, it was agreed, he would be awarded the…
- Tesla Motors Inc Texas Sales Ban: Bad Economics Explained – Learnbonds: Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) isn’t allowed to sell its cars to customers in Texas. It has to send them through an intermediary. The legal harness…
- Argus Research Rating Update on Tesla Motors, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) – Tradejourno: Argus Research have began the company shares coverage of Tesla Motors, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA). The current rating of the shares is Hold, according…
- Carlos Ghosn: With Support, Nissan LEAF Sales Could Top 50000 Cars This Year – Transportevolved: Despite that however, Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn says he’s confident that total sales of the LEAF in the U.S. this year could top 50,000 cars,…
- Nissan deploys cloud-based unified digital marketing platform – Networksasia: Nissan has deployed Adobe’s digital marketing solution, Adobe Marketing Cloud globally as a unified digital marketing platform for Renault-Nissan…
- BMW Reveals Wearable Device for MINI Drivers – Newindianexpress: NEW YORK: Those who love the BMW MINI, here is another reason to go for it — the German carmaker has unveiled an eye-wearable device like…
- BMW Is Working on Future i Sports Sedan, to Be Unveiled in Concept Guise Next Year – Autoevolution: BMW will be turning 100 next year, and a lot of people have hurried to say that they have to launch some kind of supercar for this occasion. As much…
- 2016 Buick Verano for China will debut on the Shanghai Auto Show – Carnewschina: Buick has released the first teaser for the all-new 2016 Buick Verano sedan (but we already know how it looks like), it will debut on April 19 on the eve of the 2015 Shanghai Auto Show. The new Verano will be launched on the Chinese car market in the second half of the year. It []
- Details emerge on BMW’s sub-X1 crossover – Leftlanenews: A new report coming out of Germany finds that BMW is in the early stages of developing an entry-level crossover that will slot below the upcoming…
- Volkswagen March sales down 0.9 percent with 558, 600 vehicles being delivered – Economic Times: The Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand delivered 1.48 million vehicles to customers in the first quarter of this year. 558,600 vehicles were…
- What’s up with declining hybrid sales? – Consumeraffairs: The all-electric Nissan Leaf Has America lost its appetite for saving fuel? Hybrid sales have declined in recent months, at a time when high gasoline…
- Fiat hails inevitable Ferrari reform – Grandprix: Fiat chairman John Elkann has hailed the sweeping changes made by a resurgent Ferrari ahead of the 2015 season. New York-born Elkann,…
- Visitor numbers surge at Toyota technology museum – Japantimes: The Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology attracted a record number of visitors last year, with domestic and foreign tourists…
- BYD debuts Qin hybrid at MIAS – Motioncars: byd-qin Solar Transport Automotive Resources Corp., (STAR Corp.), the exclusive distributor of BYD vehicles in the Philippines, unveiled the QIN…
- Chinese solar panel producer wants to introduce mysterious electric car – Inautonews: Hanergy Thin Film Power Group Ltd. has publicized just two months ago it’s been mulling the introduction of an electric vehicle completely powered by……
- Daimler’s truck business to introduce new software services – Inautonews: German car and truck maker Daimler AG is mulling the expansion and update of its software services division to cater for the needs of freight operators…
- Volkswagen GTI Super sport Vision Gran Turismo concept to arrive soon – Customstoday: SYDNEY: Volkswagen announced their GTI Roadster concept last year and now they released a video to show us more about how it will look like their…
- Datsun ‘Drive-On’ Celebrates Brand’s 1st Anniversary In India – Businesswireindia: Nissan together with its global alliance partner Renault set up a manufacturing plant and a Research & Development Centre near Chennai. Nissan in…
- Ratan Tata was humiliated by Ford, reveals colleague – Deccanchronicle: Ratan Tata and his team faced “humiliation” when they went to sell the group’s fledgling car business to Ford in 1999, but came back to “do a big…