Top News:
- Toyota Plans Shake-up to Avoid Curse of 10-Million Club – WSJ: Toyota President Akio Toyoda is preparing changes in an effort to avoid the curse of 10 million, the global annual vehicle sales threshold that seems to trip up the world’s biggest car makers.
- RPT-Post-Dieselgate, Volkswagen retools itself for faster ride – Reuters: The biggest engineering feat on display when Volkswagen unveils its new concept car on Tuesday will be the team developing it: a post-Dieselgate management system crafted to operate faster, cheaper and with a lighter grip on the wheel.
- DoE provides US$30m battery/fuel cells research grant – Just-auto: America’s Department of Energy’s (DoE) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), says up to US$30m will be available in funding for a new programme focused on creating components for the next generation of batteries, fuel cells and other electrochemical devices.
- Profit versus car sales: a Geneva motor show debate – Autocar: Haggle hard and bargains can be had at the car showroom
