Top News:
- Hackers remotely turn off engine and jam brakes of car – International Business Times UK – Ibtimes: Chrysler’s Jeep Cherokee was hacked by two researchers who used the Uconnect to turn off the engine, demonstrating the vulnerability of digitally…
- VW’s Audi to replace China chief amid accelerating sales decline – Reuters: Volkswagen’s Audi division will replace the head of its Chinese operations as the luxury carmaker grapples with an accelerating sales decline in its key market.
- GERMANY: Opel claims best-in-class for new Astra seats – Just-auto: Opel/Vauxhall claims it is leading the field with the seats that will be fitted to the new Astra.
- JAPAN: Toyota and Hino to test fuel cell bus in Tokyo – Just-auto: Toyota and Hino are to test a jointly developed hydrogen fuel cell bus in Tokyo this month.
- New Aisin Seiki boss pressures supplier to compete – Automotive News: A former Toyota executive is telling the carmaker’s second-biggest supplier to raise its game across its auto parts businesses or risk being benched
- GERMANY: VW’s truck business to be based in Braunschweig – Just-auto: Volkswagen plans to set up the headquarters of Truck & Bus – its new truck business – in Braunschweig, which is around 25km from the automaker’s own headquarters in Wolfsburg.
- Aston Martin DB10 and Jaguar C-X75 show in trailer for Bond film Spectre – Autocar: Latest Spectre trailer shows Bond in action in his Aston Martin DB10 Trailer for 24th film in the James Bond series, Spectre, shows all-new Aston Martin DB10 and Jaguar C-X75
- 2018 Lamborghini Urus – hot Superveloce version considered – Autocar: Lamborghini’s SUV will go on sale in 2018, and company bosses are open to the idea of a hotter Superveloce model
- The fast French connection – Autocar: Renaultsport hot hatches are not only a hoot to drive but can also be exceptional value Don’t know about you, but it seems to me as though the hot hatch is back with a bang.
- With 15,000 Bookings Already, is Hyundai Creta Renault Duster’s Potential Challenger? – Ibtimes: Creta, which is pitched against Renault Duster and Ford EcoSport, is offered in both petrol and diesel engine options. Reports indicate that over 25%…
- TMC, SMBC, and SPARX Group Co., Ltd. Agree to Work toward Establishing New Fund for Pioneering Technologies – @ToyotaMotorCorp: Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC), Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), and SPARX Group Co., Ltd. (SPARX Group) have signed a memorandum of understanding to consider the establishment of a new investment fund aiming to encourage innovation and support the spread of advanced technologies for future generations.
- Toyota delays plan to build Lexus vehicles in China – International Business Times UK – Ibtimes: Lexus Toyota has been looking to build an assembly line, producing the Lexus ES sedan or the RX crossover sport-utility vehicle in China(Reuters).
- Audi, BMW and Daimler near deal to buy Nokia Here Maps for over EUR2.5bn – Ibtimes: German luxury carmakers Audi, Mercedes-Benz and BMW are looking to bolster their mapping service with the acquisition of Nokia’s Here Maps. Audi…