Top News:
- VW hit by keyless entry hack – Just-auto: Researchers appear to have uncovered a security glitch affecting as many as 100m vehicles sold by Volkswagen Group over the past twenty years. Potentially, vehicles are vulnerable to theft because keyless entry systems can be hacked via radio devices.
- U.S. Retail Sales Stall as Auto Dealers’ Gain Is Others’ Pain – Bloomberg: The median forecast in a Bloomberg survey called for a 0.4 percent rise in July. Excluding cars, sales retreated 0.3 percent, the most since the start of…
- 2017 BMW X2 to make debut at Paris motor show – Autocar: The BMW X2 will go on sale late next year for around £30,000; it’ll share many parts with the X1 but has a more sporting character
- Volkswagen Group appoints China chief for VW brand – Automotive News: The Volkswagen Group appointed veteran China manager Stephan Wollenstein to the newly created position of CEO for the Volkswagen brand in the…
- Jaguar XJ13 name trademarked – Autocar: The Jaguar XJ13 name has been trademarked this week, but Jaguar denies speculation the firm’s heritage division may reproduce the car
- VW hit by cyber-security scare – Just-auto: Researchers appear to have uncovered a security glitch affecting as many as 100m vehicles sold by Volkswagen Group over the past twenty years. Potentially, vehicles are vulnerable to theft because keyless entry systems can be hacked via radio devices.
- Iran Khodro to start Azerbaijan production next year – Just-auto: Iran Khodro says it has inked a deal to start production in Azerbaijan next year, producing Dena, Runna, Samand and Soren vehicles at a site in Naft Chaleh, triggering the creation of at least 300 jobs.
- Uber’s Cash Service Fuels Tensions in South Africa – WSJ: A new service by Uber Technologies that allows riders to pay for their trips in cash has heightened tensions with traditional metered taxis in South Africa, and some drivers for the car-service app say they fear for their safety after a spate of violent attacks.
- Volkswagen investors cleared to pursue PS3.4 billion in compensation – Autocar: Reports say German court has allowed 170 investors to take legal action following dieselgate
- Toyota US changes fix for RAV4/ Lexus models recalled in 2013 – Just-auto: Toyota in the US has announced that it is changing the fix for approximately 337,000 model year 2006, 2011 Toyota RAV4 and model year 2010 Lexus HS 250h vehicles involved in a 2013 recall.
- Here’s How China Hopes to Boost Electric Car Numbers – Fortune: Domestic makers and importers of fossil-fuel cars will have to participate in the scheme if they meet a minimum production or sales threshold,…
- China proposing California-like mandates for EVs – Automotive News: China will consider mandates that carmakers produce more electric vehicles or purchase carbon credits from their peers, potentially emulating California’s system and transitioning from a subsidy-driven approach to catalyzing cleaner cars.
- Russia sales “nowhere near” enough says downbeat AEB – Just-auto: Russia’s Association of European Businesses has delivered a gloomy assessment of the country’s automotive sales just days before next week’s Moscow International Automobile Salon.
- Deutsche Post to start sale of electric vehicles in 2017 – Reuters: “We want to start sales to third parties from next year,” a spokesman told Reuters. The market for electric cars has been shaken up by California …
- India’s top court gives diesel vehicles reprieve in Delhi – Reuters: The news was welcomed by the auto industry after a series of lower court … an official from Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers told Reuters.
- 2017 Karma Revero revealed with solar roof that can power car – Autocar: Hybrid-electric sports car is claimed to run with help from the sun’s energy; due for full unveiling next month
- Datsun returns to Sri Lanka with redi-GO – Just-auto: Datsun continues to expand its global presence with the brand’s return to Sri Lanka, where it was first introduced in 1957. This comes just a few weeks after the brand was brought back to Lebanon.
- China Car Sales Accelerate in July – WSJ: SHANGHAI-China’s car market grew at its fastest pace in 31/2 years in July, driven by a tax break and on comparative weakness in the year-earlier…
- Tesla Autopilot 2.0 uses new triple camera and more radar – Ibtimes: A major update to Tesla’s autonomous driving feature, Autopilot, is almost ready to be revealed. The new system, which remains a secret for now, uses…
- Millions of cars at risk as keyless entry systems can be hacked, report says – Guardian: The report co-author Flavio Garcia said they believe some of the hackable cars are still on the market. He told Reuters: “There are still some VW car…
- BRIEF-Volkswagen July group sales down 0.6 percent – Reuters: BRIEF-China Jialing Industrial Co., Ltd. Group says China South Industries Group cancels stake transfer. Aug 12 China Jialing Industrial Co., Ltd.
- Cars that cost the most and least to maintain – CBS News: The Toyota (TM) brand and its gas-electric hybrid Prius are the winners in keeping maintenance costs low in the long run, according to data published…
- China to use carbon scheme to boost electric car numbers: draft rules – Reuters: Electric cars are seen at a parking lot of an automobile factory in Xingtai, Hebei province, China April 26, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo.
- China July vehicle sales grow at fastest rate in 3-1/2 years – Nikkei: Vehicle sales in China for July rose at the fastest monthly rate in three-and-a-half years, data from an industry association…