Top News:
- Marchionne will miss Frankfurt show to handle UAW talks – Automotive News: Fiat Chrysler Automobiles CEO Sergio Marchionne has cancelled his appearance at the Frankfurt auto show this week after the automaker was picked as the target company in labor talks in the U.S.
- Subaru sees 700,000 U.S. sales as early as 2017 – Automotive News: Subaru sees sales of 700,000 vehicles in North America as early as in 2017 as it dodges a slump in China.
- Fiat Chrysler CEO cancels auto show appearance to assist with labor talks – Reuters: Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne has canceled his appearance at the Frankfurt auto show this week after Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) was picked as the target company in labor talks in the United States, a company spokesman said on Monday.
- UAW Picks FCA as Strike Target – Detroit Bureau: Talks between the UAW and the Big Three automakers just stepped up in intensity as union named FCA as the target company. For details, go to TheDetroitBureau.com.
- New BMW CEO open to partnerships with tech firms: Sueddeutsche – Reuters: Upon being asked whether BMW had explored manufacturing a car together with Apple, and whether he still sees the company as a potential partner,…
- Dongfeng Nissan fined for price-fixing – Just-auto: Dongfeng Nissan Auto Sales Company, a joint venture between Nissan Motor and Chian’s Dongfeng Motor, has been fined a total of CNY123m…
- SOUTH KOREA: Hyundai strengthens global sales and marketing – Just-auto: Hyundai Motor is looking to strengthen its global dealer and distribution networks in response to slowing global sales this year. Volume fell by over 2.8% to 3,143,384 units in the first eight months of the year, mostly reflecting weakening demand in emerging markets – including China and Russia.
- Google’s self-driving car push spurs hiring spree at automakers – Reuters: Software expertise has become a new battleground for automakers and tech firms as cars need lines of code to connect electric car motors to batteries…
- Google accelerates self-drive car project – FT: Recruitment of John Krafcik seen as move to turn unit into a serious business
- The World’s Weirdest Police Cars – Detroit Bureau: Police in Los Angeles have added a new BMW i3 battery car to their cruiser fleet, part of the city’s effort to go green. It’s just one of the many odd and sometimes weird vehicles police are using around the world, reports TheDetroitBureau.com.
- Google hires Truecar’s Krafcik to head its driverless car unit – Reuters: Google Inc said it named auto industry veteran John Krafcik as … With the hiring of Krafcik, currently the president of automotive pricing…
- Texas Test for Toyota GAZOO Racing – @ToyotaMotorCorp: Toyota GAZOO Racing starts the second half of the World Endurance Championship season with a trip across the Atlantic to Austin, Texas for the Six Hours of the Circuit of the Americas.
- Honda will test self-driven cars in California – Ibtimes: The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has granted Honda permission to begin testing its autonomous vehicle on the roads of California.