Top News
- Audi claims “ground-breaking new combustion” for new I4 – Just-auto: Audi has launched a 2.0 TFSI petrol engine with 140kW (190hp) with a claimed ground-breaking new combustion method. It will appear in the next generation A4.
- Peugeot eyes re-entry to Iran’s auto market – Manager Magazin – Reuters: In the medium term, Peugeot would like to manufacture cars in Iran, he said. “We are thinking about launching a joint venture with Khodro with which…
- Tesla may need to raise capital after Q1 losses, analysts say – Automotive News: Analysts are voicing concerns about Tesla Motors’ cash, saying the maker of electric cars and energy-storage products may need to raise money.
- Toyota Needs to Give Investors More Love – WSJ: Toyota’s profit forecast for this year is also 8% lower than what the 27 … Toyota shares, which currently fetch about their three-year average of 10.5…
- Bluetooth or brakes: What car shoppers care about – CNBC:
- Nissan’s premium brand Infiniti sales up 12 pct in Jan-Apr – Reuters: BEIJING May 8 Nissan Motor Co’s premium brand Infiniti sold about 69,200 vehicles globally in the first four months of 2015, up 12 percent from the…
- Revamped 2015 Toyota GT86 revealed – Autocar: The Toyota GT86 has been revised for 2015, with the sports car getting a PS300 price cut and a selection of styling tweaks.
- US: UAW seeks bargaining agency for VW Chattanooga – Just-auto: The United Auto Workers (UAW) intends to commence a new round of discussions with Volkswagen for recognising it as the collective bargaining agent for the company’s workers at the Chattanooga plant in Tennessee.
- Radical Volkswagen Golf GTI concept revealed – Autocar: The GTi Clubsport has been created to celebrate the hot Golf’s 40th anniversary Volkswagen to unveil 261bhp Golf GTI at the annual Worthersee tuning festival in Austria, and it’s coming to the UK
- Toyota quarterly profit jumps 46% on U.S. sales, weak yen – Automotive News: TOKYO – Booming North American sales and big foreign exchange gains powered surging profits at Toyota Motor Corp. in the latest quarter while…
- VW’s Audi sales up 2.5 percent in April to 152,850 cars – Reuters: Volkswagen’s Audi luxury division said on Friday sales increased 2.5 percent in April to 152,850 cars and sport-utility vehicles, the highest-ever level recorded for any month in the carmaker’s history.
- Fuji Heavy forecasts jump in annual profits, plans more US capacity – Reuters: “If only we had more cars, we could be selling more,” Yoshinaga told a … estimate of 421.9 billion yen in a poll of 23 analysts by Thomson Reuters.
- Toyota sees 3rd straight record profit year, US sales boost to offset dip elsewhere – Reuters: Toyota Motor Corp said it will crank net profit up to a third straight annual record this year, as rising U.S. sales offset weaker business in Asia after last year’s bumper earnings were powered by foreign exchange gains and cost cuts.
- Troubled Japanese airbag maker Takata sees return to profit – Reuters: Japan’s Takata Corp said it expects to post a return to profit this financial year, although the forecast only made a few provisions for potential costs relating to a massive global recall crisis surrounding its exploding air bags.
- Espace starts Renault’s upper-range revival – Automotive News: The new Renault Espace starts the renewal of the automaker’s upper range where the brand trails rivals such as Volkswagen, Ford and Opel.
- Toyota flags third year of record profit on strong US sales, cost cuts – Reuters: … trillion yen average estimate of 27 analysts polled by Thomson Reuters. … Toyota is looking to overhaul the way it designs and manufactures cars…
- Toyota Plans to Beat Profit Record Once Again – WSJ: Toyota President Akio Toyoda attributed the robust results to “favorable foreign exchange … In 2014, the Toyota group, including Daihatsu Motor Co.
Other news, rumors and, gossip
- Volkswagen Denies The UAW – Jalopnik: Good Morning! Welcome to The Morning Shift, your roundup of the auto news you crave, all in one place at 9:00 AM every weekday morning. Here are…
- Volkswagen and Red Bull “a good story” – Berger – Motorsport: Former grand prix driver Gerhard Berger believes a partnership with Volkswagen would be a “good story” for the Red Bull Formula 1 team.
- Yes you are hearing it right, cars can now run on air – Gizmodo: If you thought a car running on air is a far-fetched dream, think again. Indian scientists seem to have stepped an inch-closer to the dream; here is how.
- Report Claims Tesla Motors Inc Battery Won’t Work Well With Solar – Bidnessetc: Tesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) recently unleashed its new battery system aimed at altering the way individuals use and store energy in their…
- ‘Incredible shrinking car’ drives sideways to park in tiny spaces – CNN: But now a team of German engineers have come up with an ingenious solution — a “flexible” electric vehicle capable of shrinking, driving sideways…
- Apple Inc. Only Upside Catalyst Until WWDC Is Carl Icahn – Learnbonds: With rumors about the Apple car and Apple TV streaming service dying down, there’s little headline upside predicted until WWDC, June 8 – June 12.
- German Car Manufacturers Might Acquire Nokia’s HERE Maps Business – Androidheadlines: Apparently, it turns out that three of the German car manufacturers are going in together as they fear Google could progress within the auto industry…
- Honda CR-V diesel engine is winning the suburban warfare – Dailyrecord: The latest Honda CR-V, which hit showrooms recently, benefits from nearly 20 years of continuous improvement. The most dramatic change is the…
- Some car dealers change light bulbs for free; others charge PS70 – Autoexpress: The Mazda 3 returned the third biggest disparity of our trio, as well as providing the single highest quote for changing a bulb, at a staggering PS71.99.