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- Crash test dummies get in back seat to make Uber riders safer – Automotive News: Crash test dummies, who have dutifully endured thousands of simulated accidents from the front seat, are about to get a ride in the back.
- Toyota, recovering from earthquakes, plans full production in Japan next week – Automotive News: Toyota said all production lines at its factories in Japan would operate between May 30 and June 4, after output was partially suspended following earthquakes in southern Japan last month.
- Apple acquires patent for advanced car control via iPhone – Ibtimes: Apple’s highly-anticipated electric car project aka ‘Project Titan’ gets a major boost with the company’s recent acquisition of a new patent for Advanced…
- Toyota-Uber places automakers in rival ride-sharing alliances – Automotive News: Toyota Motor Corp.’s investment in Uber Technologies Inc. has drawn the battle lines between the world’s largest automakers,…
- Beijing Seeks to Legislate Car Quotas as It Mulls Congestion Fee – Bloomberg: As part of the steps to promote electric cars, these vehicles were placed in a special category where the odds of winning a license plate are much…
- Hertz and Avis Learn From Airlines in Fight for Drivers – Bloomberg: While those carriers consolidated in huge takeovers, out in the parking lot the sleepy car-rental industry began to take notice. They took a page from…
- Gran Turismo Sport: Sony’s plan to blur the lines between real and virtual racing – Guardian: “From there on, it’s up to the automobile clubs to decide on how they’re … But the five-track, 20-car demo experience at the unveil event remained…
- Florence road collapses, burying cars and cutting water supply – Reuters: A stretch of street collapsed in central Florence early Wednesday, dropping a row of parked cars into an underground pipeline and …
- Mitsubishi Motors brings in new R&D chief, restates results after scandal – Reuters: Appoints Nissan exec as new R&D chief. * Restates past year’s net profit to 72.6 bln yen from 89 bln yen. * Nissan preparing to take controlling stake …
- Datsun redi-Go reaches dealerships ahead of launch in June first week – Ibtimes: Unlike the previous two vehicles from Datsun, the redi-Go is based on the CMF-A platform developed by Renault and Nissan. This is the same…
- Hackers turn stock advisers as Anonymous targets China Inc. – Nikkei:
- Fitch Downgrades BAIC Group to ‘BBB+’; Outlook Stable – Reuters: This will be achieved by rapidly growing sales from one of its joint ventures, Beijing Benz Automotive Co., Ltd. (Beijing Benz), while narrowing its …
- Mitsubishi Motors’ Testing Scandal Charge Cuts Profit by 19% – Bloomberg: A former executive for Nissan Motor Co., which signed an agreement Wednesday to buy a 34 percent stake in Mitsubishi Motors, will head the…
- Mitsubishi Motors new head of R&D to hail from Nissan – Reuters: Mitsuhiko Yamashita, currently a senior technology adviser at Nissan, will take on the role from June 24. Mitsubishi Motors Chairman and CEO Osamu …
- Drive a Lamborghini Huracan Up the Coast of Monaco – Bloomberg: And the extraordinary Historic Monaco Grand Prix (from $1,760 for weekend passes), May 13-15, pits classic F1 cars such as the Ferrari 312B, which…
- Volkswagen (VOW) Invests $300 Million In Gett Ride-Hailing Service – Ibtimes: Volkswagen has invested $300 million in ride hailing service Gett. Here, a Volkswagen Golf VI car is pictured at the “CarTowers” in the theme park…
- Big automakers teaming up with ride-hailing apps – Nikkei: Toyota announced an investment in Uber, the leading car-hailing app in the U.S., as consumers’ buying and riding habits are changing.
- 2017 Maserati Quattroporte to get subtle facelift – Autocar: Bumper tweaks will refresh the look of Maserati’s four-door; the smaller Ghibli is expected to get similar changes