Top News:
- Hyundai considers larger Genesis-based premium SUV – Automotive News: Hyundai, whose sedan-heavy lineup has held it back in a U.S. market powered by SUVs, is considering developing larger SUVs based on its Genesis luxury sedan, four people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
- Seven-seat electric Nissan e-NV200 revealed – Autocar: Nissan reveals seven-seater version of its electric MPV – the e-NV200 – and it is due to go on sale in July, with prices starting at PS19,895 Nissan has unveiled the seven-seat version of the e-NV200.
- GERMANY: Ford eyes I3 cylinder deactivation – Just-auto: Ford said fuel efficiency improvements of up to 6% were achieved on the road after engineers tested different cylinder deactivation technologies on a working prototype.
- Panasonic to send hundreds to Tesla Gigafactory from autumn – Reuters: “We’ll need hundreds of people at the start,” Yoshio Ito, head of Panasonic’s automotive and industrial systems (AIS) division, told reporters on…
- Google builds safeguards into Android Auto apps – Automotive News: The limited roster of apps approved for Android Auto shows how carefully Google is approaching its first foray into designing computer interfaces for cars.
- Nissan braces for falling Leaf sales – Automotive News: Nissan sees a tough road ahead for its electric Leaf. The end of Georgia’s $5,000 EV tax credit threatens the Leaf’s hottest market.
- Pickup sales soar, thanks largely to GM – Automotive News: Automakers enjoyed a spectacular run in May as U.S. sales totaled 1,634,954 light vehicles, the most ever recorded for the month. Pickups were a particular pocket of strength, both big and small. And GM had a great truck month.
- Nesbitt has pedigree to shape Buick design – Automotive News: Designer Bryan Nesbitt returns to the U.S. to take over the Buick brand. And he seems to have the pedigree to lead design for GM’s near-premium brand as it seeks to build its U.S. lineup and maintain its heavyweight status in China.
- Saturn was a loser for years — but who knew? – Automotive News: Rather than seeking damages from General Motors for his lost Saturn dealerships, a former Florida dealer is moving ahead with his lawsuit against GM’s independent auditor,
- BMW’s close, but M-B leads luxury league – Automotive News: It was already a tight race, but the 2015 luxury-brand sales competition got even tighter in May. BMW pulled within 500 units of No. 1 Mercedes-Benz…
- Nissan wants Maxima to skew younger – Automotive News: Nissan is aiming its eighth-generation Maxima, redesigned for 2016, at younger buyers, with racier exterior styling, a floating roof, a beefier beltline,…
- Another delay for FCA’s full-size car redesigns? – Automotive News: Fiat Chrysler’s next redesign of its full-size cars could get pushed from 2018 into 2019, Reuters reported last week, citing supplier sources. If true, it…
- Ford F-150 reaches full production – Automotive News: Ford Motor Co. has achieved full production of the 2015 F-150 at both plants that build the aluminum-bodied pickups, CFO Bob Shanks…
- Civic Type R likely U.S. bound – Automotive News: Honda is likely to sell its new Civic Type R high-performance compact hatchback in the United States, a European executive…
Other news, rumors, and gossip:
- Cars Of The Future May Include A System That Can Lock Drunk Drivers – Stgist: The cars of the future is not only about developing a self-driving system. The U.S. government with the help of top car makers are now developing a…
- CARB may ease EV rules for smaller car makers – Ecomento: The California Air Resources Board, popularly known as CARB, has an enormous impact on the automobile business. Each year, 20% of all new cars…
- 2016 BMW 7-Series leaks online ahead of full reveal – Autoexpress: The 2016 BMW 7 Series will be revealed in full this week but BMW’s Austrian configurator has mistakenly leaked pics of the new model online.
- B10 biodiesel not good for engines – BMW Malaysia – Paultan: BMW Group Malaysia has issued a response to the reported implementation of B10 biodiesel by October – essentially, it says its tests worldwide have…
- Nissan Launches NV200 Taxi – Finchannel: The NV200 Taxi is based on the popular Nissan NV200 (NV200 Vanette in Japan), a multi-purpose commercial vehicle that has garnered worldwide…
- Volkswagen gears up for low carbon car, upgraded charging infrastructure in US – Automobiletechnology: Volkswagen of America, arm of German automobile major Volkswagen, has partnered with renewable energy and carbon offset services provider…
- Canadian GP: Do McLaren really look like ‘amateurs’ – BBC: It was the “amateurs” bit that really caught the attention, and which summed up the size of the challenge still facing Honda seven races into their…
- Longer-term car loans seen as debt pitfall – Arkansasonline: Perry signed a 72-month car loan, raising her family’s number of car payments to three. Perry said the longer loan made her monthly payments lower,…
- Ex-Tesla engineer puts electric powertrains in commercial trucks – Dispatch: While some consumers are switching to electric cars such the Nissan Leaf, Chevy Volt or Tesla Model S, convincing commercial-fleet owners to…
- Volkswagen introduces facelifted Phaeton in China – Leftlanenews: Volkswagen has unveiled the facelifted Phaeton flagship. The sedan hasn’t been sold in the United States since 2006 and it was recently axed in the…
- Toyota, Mazda to collaborate on Prius-based SUV with SkyActiv diesel engine and BMW i3-sized … – Paultan: The front-wheel drive EV, which will be BMW i3-sized, will target the US and Japanese markets, have a range of around 200 km and aim to be priced…
