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- US: Toyota to revamp Canadian plants after Mexican production start – Just-auto: Following the announcement of a new Corolla plant for Mexico and the expanded Guangzhou joint venture in China, Toyota has also announced a multi-year plan to ‘realign’ its manufacturing operations in North America to support its ‘Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA)’, described as “a comprehensive approach to achieving sustainable growth by making ever better vehicles more efficiently”.
- Fiat goes Dutch with first annual investor meeting in Amsterdam – Automotive News: After a century of meeting in Italy, Fiat shareholders will convene today in Amsterdam, swapping the company’s Lingotto factory with its rooftop racetrack for a luxury hotel in the Dutch city’s red light district.
- Mahindra Said to Be Nearing Deal to Buy Designer Pininfarina – Bloomberg: Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., India’s largest maker of sport-utility vehicles, is in the final stages of negotiations…
- Fiat Chrysler has no plans to list any other brand besides Ferrari – CEO – Reuters: Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has no plans to list any other brand from its portfolio besides luxury unit Ferrari, FCA Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne told a shareholder meeting on Thursday.
- New Volkswagen T6 Transporter and Caravelle MPV to go on sale this year – Autocar: Volkswagen T6 Transporter New T6 Transporter has been unveiled in Amsterdam ahead of its UK launch later in 2015
- Model’s Lament: Covering Up China’s Car Show – WSJ: When the Shanghai auto show opens its doors Monday, Chinese car model InnerSoul, 26 years old, won’t be posing provocatively on the hood of a…
- Fiat Chrysler to inaugurate new plant in Brazil in 2 weeks – Reuters: Fiat Chrysler’s Chairman John Elkann says company to inaugurate new Pernambuco plant in Brazil in 2 weeks.
- 2015 Volkswagen Scirocco GTS to make its debut in Shanghai – Autocar: 2015 Volkswagen Scirocco GTS Facelifted Scirocco coupe gets a new style-orientated GTS version
- EXCLUSIVE UK: New platform key to Honda Civic exports – Just-auto: A new global ‘strip-frame’ platform is the secret behind Honda Motor putting the next generation Civic hatchback into production in its UK factory in Swindon for worldwide sale, just-auto has learned.
- Hydrogen Fuel Cell Cars Return for Another Run – New York Times: Hyundai has been first in the latest wave of fuel cell models, which are actually electric cars with one important difference: Instead of a plug-in battery…
- European car sales rise 11% on strong demand for VW, Renault, FCA – Automotive News: Renault posted an 11 percent increase in the region, also helped by its namesake brand’s 12 percent monthly gain to 107,407 vehicles and value…
- VW committee to meet on leadership Thursday -source – Reuters: Volkswagen’s supervisory board steering committee will meet on Thursday to try to resolve a…
- 493bhp Peugeot 308 R Hybrid concept for Shanghai show – Autocar: The 493bhp Peugeot 308 R Hybrid concept revealed ahead of Shanghai show
- Electric cars won’t spread even with rapid chargers -Toyota engineer – Reuters: Battery-powered electric vehicles don’t have a practical future as a long-range alternative to conventional cars even if technological breakthroughs allow them to be charged quickly, a top engineer at Toyota Motor Corp said on Thursday.
- Audi reveals new plug-in hybrid system for Q7 e-tron 2.0 TFSI quattro – Autocar: The Ingolstadt-based manufacturer has developed a petrol-electric system aimed specifically at Asian car markets
Other news, rumors and, gossip
- Senators Moran and Blumenthal, Representatives Benishek and Honda Introduce New Toxic … – Prnewswire: “We applaud Senators Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Dick Blumenthal (D-CT), and Representatives Dan Benishek (R-MI) and Mike Honda (D-CA) – and…
- A week with the Volkswagen Polo – Business Standard: It was just another day in a meeting with the communications team of Volkswagen, I decided to drive the Polo for a week’s time. The team was boasting…
- Drifting a BMW M5 In the Middle of the Road while Shooting an AK-47 Is the Ultimate Cliche – Autoevolution: There are plenty of people out there that view BMW drivers as the absolute worst. There are also a couple of reasons for such a bad rep and, as a…
- Nissan’s Position Sensor Provides Wake-Up Call – Designnews: Using a steering angle sensor instead of a camera, Nissan Motor Co. engineers have introduced a simpler way to monitor driver drowsiness.
- Fiat Chrysler Is Undervalued – Cramer’s Lightning Round (4/15/15) – Seekingalpha: Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (NYSE:FCAU): “No, we own it for earnings. Why? Because that Jeep is taking China by storm and I like the way the CEO is…
- Tesla Motors Dismisses Rumors of $25 Per Hour Salaries at Tesla Gigafactory – Transportevolved: When construction of Tesla Motors’ massive lithium-ion battery manufacturing and reprocessing facility in Reno, NV is complete some time next year,…
- Island is perfect place to run an electric vehicle – Iomtoday: At the moment Nissan Leaf and Vectrix scooters will be on show. If any of our readers owns an electric vehicle, and would like to participate, please do…
- Europe sees CO2 emissions from cars drop 34% in last 20 years – Autocarpro: According to figures published by the European Environment Agency (EEA) yesterday, in 2014 average new car emissions were 123.4g CO2/km…
- Renault Captur gets 5-star ANCAP rating – Inautonews: The Renault Captur has been recently tested by the safety specialists from ANCAP and the sub-compact crossover has been awarded with a…
- Nissan LMP1 driver Harry Tincknell gets Jota WEC seat for Spa – Autosport: Nissan factory driver Harry Tincknell has been called up by the Jota Sport LMP2 squad to race in next month’s Spa round of the World Endurance…
- SEAT posts the best first quarter since 2007 – Volkswagenag: SEAT closed the first quarter of 2015 with the best sales results since 2007. For the first time since then, worldwide customer deliveries exceded…
- Two government ministers in Richard Emery’s gunsights for lack of industry consultation – Motoring: CEO of Nissan Australia, Richard Emery, has lashed out at the federal government in a statement issued today. In the statement, Emery admits to..
- Leadership turmoil at Volkswagen as margins and sales slip – Autocarpro: Volkswagen Group’s leadership troubles have gone global as the position of group CEO Martin Winterkorn looks ever more perilous. Last weekend…
- Datsun Redi-Go low cost hatchback coming to India in 2016 – Indiancarsbikes: Datsun will launch a new car next year. Though the company has not officially declared the Redi-Go low cost hatchback as its next product for India,…
- Automotive industry condemns “complete lack of understanding” from government – Drive: Short-sighted: Nissan boss Richard Emery has criticised the government’s mentality towards green cars such as the electric Nissan Leaf (pictured).