Top News:
- Toyota’s creativity renaissance goes beyond cars – Automotive News: Toyota calls the Setsuna concept a “time machine” because the car “defies the notion that cars should only be seen as industrial products loaded with…
- Canada Pumping More than $100M into EV Infrastructure – Detroit Bureau: Canada is spending more than $100 million on infrastructure to increase EV sales and help with its commitment to fight global warming. For more, go to TheDetroitBureau.com
- Could Brazil cooperation follow Chery-JLR China JV? – Just-auto: The proximity of Chery’s newly-established Brazilian car factoryto the new Jaguar Land Rover assembly plant, scheduled to be opened in the next quarter of 2016, is likely to result incooperation between the Chinese automaker and its Indian-British Chinese joint venture partner, local reports suggest.
- Opel adds integrated wireless charging to Adam – Just-auto: Opel is offering a vehicle-integrated wireless charging in selected model variants of the Adam model. It says the advantage is reduced clutter and no need for cables.
- Uber Rival Gett Bids for Radio Taxis to Own Half London Market – Bloomberg: “We are working hard to consolidate our claim to be the best and biggest black car company in London and in the U.K. in general,” Nahshon Davidai,…
- JAC now plans crossover assembly in Brazil – Just-auto: Following are-think after the market overall slump, Chinese automaker JAC’s representative in Brazil, Grupo SHC, has decided to go it alone and set up a 20,000-unitCKD kit assembly line.
- Self-driving cars hit a pothole – Reuters: Self-driving cars are gearing us all up for the future, but there’s one major road block along the way – shoddy roads with faded lines that these robotic …
- Where’s the lane? Self-driving cars confused by shabby U.S. roadways – Reuters: Volvo’s North American CEO, Lex Kerssemakers, lost his cool as the automaker’s semi-autonomous prototype sporadically refused to drive itself during a press event at the Los Angeles Auto Show.
- Volkswagen’s Looming Dividend Cut Shows Investor-Owner Divide – Bloomberg: As Volkswagen AG’s first dividend cut in six years looms in the wake of the diesel-emissions scandal, the carmaker must balance the interests of labor,…
- 2016 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Estate to be revealed in summer – Autocar: Mercedes’ upcoming large estate enters last stages of development; order books will open this autumn
- Roborace autonomous racing car concept revealed – Autocar: First look at new Roborace competition car that will compete in the world’s first race series for autonomous vehicles, due to launch later this year
- Tesla’s Newest Electric Enemy: Chevy – Bloomberg: Both will soon be going after the customer who can spend $30,000 or more on an electric car, as GM launches the Chevy Bolt at the end of this year…
- China finds drug users and convicts among ride-hailing app drivers – Reuters: Five ride-hailing platforms in China, including Didi Kuaidi and Uber, have been called in by authorities in the southern city of Shenzhen over the lax process of screening drivers, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
- Ola, Uber’s Rival in India, Debuts Improved Wi-Fi to Get More Riders – Bloomberg: Ola’s Wi-Fi service debuted Thursday for its high-end Prime cars and will roll out in 102 cities, and to more vehicles, including three-wheeled auto…