Top News:
- Uber lost at least $1.27 billion in first half of 2016: Bloomberg – Reuters:
- Amazon launches Amazon Vehicles to help car buyers – Reuters: The platform will include specifications, images and reviews on Amazon.com for a large number of car models, ranging from Tesla Motors’ 2014 Model …
- Ford Leads Funding in Zoomcar – WSJ: A Ford Motor investment arm is among the companies pouring $24 million into a vehicle-rental startup in India, the latest development in the race to use technology in new ways to target consumers in the world’s second-most-populous country.
- Hyundai Motor reaches tentative wage deal with union – Automotive News: Hyundai Motor reached a tentative wage pact with its South Korean labor union, potentially avoiding more strikes and production losses at its biggest manufacturing base.
- McLaren P1 LM guns for Nurburgring lap record – Autocar: Creator of the road-legal McLaren P1 GTR hints at a production car lap record attempt when final set-up testing gets under way
- California passes toughest greenhouse gas emission curbs – Automotive News: California is poised to make the nation’s strictest carbon emission controls even tougher, with a bill to cut greenhouse-gas discharges to 40 percent less than 1990 levels by 2030 now headed to Gov. Jerry Brown.
- Volvo Truck breaks two land-speed records – Autocar: Volvo Trucks’ Iron Knight has beaten two land-speed records from standing starts of 500 and 1000-metres
- Renault Kwid 800cc will also get AMT – Ibtimes: It looks like Renault is leaving no stone unturned to grab a neat pie in the Indian auto market. While all this while we only talked about the automated…
- First driverless taxi hits the streets of Singapore – Automotive News: The first driverless taxi began work today in a limited public trial on the streets of Singapore.
- Autonomous Cars Need ‘Telematics’ Accident Insurance – Forbes: Schwartz was obviously referring to connected cars, smart autos, driverless … The connected car market is currently said to be growing at a five-year…
- Valmet says Uusikaupunki ready for Mercedes GLC contract build – Just-auto: Contract vehicle assembler Valmet Automotive said paint process and the assembly shop changes needed to build the Mercedes Benz GLC SUV at its Uusikaupunki plant had been completed.
- Lear appoints cyber security vice president – Just-auto: Lear Corporation has announced that Dr. Andre Weimerskirch has been appointed vice president, cyber security for e-systems, effective immediately. The announcement comes as cyber-security is emerging as a major challenge for the auto industry as connectivity systemsin the vehicles proliferate.
- Brexit yet to dent UK car production – Autocar: More than one million cars have been produced in the UK so far this year, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT)
- UK car production rises nearly 8% in July, but growth slows – Automotive News: UK car production rose in July but at a slower pace than in June, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT),…
- UK car output continues to grow – Just-auto: The latest data of UK car manufacturing shows that output is continuing to grow in 2016. According to SMMT data, July marks the 12th consecutive month of growth for UK car makers, with output up 7.6% to 126,566 units.
- Honda Looks to the Revamped Acura NSX to Fire Up Its Brand – Fortune: With its aggressive design and six-figure price tag, Honda Motor’s revamped NSX is a far cry from its “cheap and cheerful” Civic sedans, but the…
- British car output up in July but growth slows – Reuters: LONDON British car production rose in July but at a slower pace than in June, according to an industry group which urged the government to make …
- Self-Driving Taxis Hit the Road in Singapore – WSJ: Singapore became the first country to launch a self-driving taxi service, beating ride-hailing giant Uber Technologies to public road tests by mere days.