Top News:
- Mercedes mulls PHEV battery plant in Thailand – Just-auto: Mercedes-Benz is considering investing in a battery plant in Thailand to meet growing demand for plug-in- hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) in the country.
- Elon Musk outlines Mars colonization plan – Automotive News: SpaceX is developing a massive rocket and capsule to transport large numbers of people and cargo to Mars with the ultimate goal of colonizing the planet, company chief and Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Tuesday.
- Will car drivers ever learn to share the road with bikes? – Guardian: In car-centric countries cycling is often viewed as a sport for young-ish, …. In a city where less than 50% of households own a car Bloomberg tried to…
- NextEV electric hypercar revealed in sketch – Autocar: An image of the 1340bhp, £1 million Chinese EV has surfaced online
- Renault leaks Bolt-rivalling Zoe EV’s longer range – Just-auto: Renault reportedly is about to announce a longer range EV that will give the upcoming Chevrolet Bolt-based Opel Ampera-e a run for its money.
- VW’s plant in Tenn. becomes epicenter of challenge to ‘micro-unions’ – Automotive News: Volkswagen has joined other large companies and a chorus of business groups and Republican lawmakers in challenging a union strategy of organizing splinter groups of workers, but experts say recent court decisions approving the tactic suggest it is…
- Look beyond the SUVs and EVs for potential sleeper hits of the Paris motor show – Autocar: High-rise vehicles and electrified cars are all the rage, but car makers aren’t giving up on more traditional market segments just yet
- PSA launches next-generation mobility and technology brand – Autocar: Free 2 Move is PSA’s new brand in charge of car sharing, connected technology, corporate fleet servicing and leasing
- Takata selling interiors unit to Detroit based supplier – Just-auto: The Piston Group, a Detroit auto parts maker, reportedly will buy a Takata interiors subsidiary, Irvin Automotive though the deal is not connected with the sellers’ airbag recall woes.
- Honda Driver Death in Malaysia Adds to Takata Air Bag Fatalities – Bloomberg: Honda Motor Co. said a driver died after a Takata Corp. air bag ruptured during a crash last week in Malaysia, lifting the number of fatalities tied to the…
- BRIEF-Nvidia and TomTom develop mapping system for Self-Driving Cars – Reuters: … * Isoray, Inc. announces launch of newly redesigned patient and clinician focused corporate website Source text for Eikon: Further company …
- Autonomous What? Americans Aren’t Sure What Self-Driving Cars Are All About – WSJ: Kelley Blue Book, the vehicle-buying guide, recently surveyed Americans to gauge their attitudes toward autonomous cars. First, though, it had to tell…
- New MIT app: check if your car meets climate targets – Guardian: The MIT team compared emissions from 125 electric, hybrid, and gasoline cars to the levels we need to achieve from the transportation sector in 2030,…
- The absent Sergio Marchionne and what it means for the Paris motor show – Autocar: Fiat Chrysler Automobiles boss Sergio Marchionne has pulled out of appearing at the Paris motor show. Does it signpost something bigger?
- Uber to Launch Food-Delivery Service in Tokyo – WSJ: Uber plans to launch its UberEats food-delivery business in Tokyo on Thursday, preparing for a gradual rollout across Japan-a country where its main ride-hailing business is barred.
- UK car success under threat from Brexit, says industry – Autocar: Promising car production statistics hide a longer-term worry for the British car industry post-Brexit, says SMMT boss Mike Hawes
- VW Trucks Unit Allocates Development Projects Within Scania, MAN – Bloomberg: Volkswagen AG’s heavy-truck business assigned development of components for its largest vehicles to Swedish brand Scania while MAN will be in…
- Baidu Again Promises Its Driverless Cars Are Coming Soon – Fortune: Baidu, the Chinese search engine, today repeated the company’s goal of producing a driverless vehicle by 2018, and putting one into mass…
- South Korea expands Takata inflator recall – Just-auto: In 2013, South Korea started recalls of 50,000 vehicles with defective … Reuters earlier this week reported a plan to sell Takata to a rescuer, slated by…
- Mercedes-Benz E-Class and Peugeot 3008 score top marks in Euro NCAP tests – Autocar: Euro NCAP awards two more cars its highest safety rating but Thatcham Research says more standard safety kit needs to be offered
- 2017 Land Rover Discovery will be revealed tonight – Autocar: Land Rover has revealed the nose of its new Discovery
- DRB to sell majority stake in Proton, investors shortlisted – Just-auto: DRB-Hicom, the parent company of Proton Holdings, is preparing to sell a 51% stake in Malaysia’s first national car company to a foreign strategic investor, according to local reports citing industry insiders.
- 2017 Renault Zoe early details accidentally published online ahead of Paris – Autocar: Dutch information says refreshed all-electric hatchback will offer a 248-mile range with a new 41kWh battery
- Renault Trezor offers glimpse at future design direction – Autocar: Renault has offered a glimpse of its future design direction with a teaser image of its new concept car, the Trezor, which heralds a new look for the…
- MG’s Chinese owners fail to revive UK brand – Automotive News: “We do it for a brand point of view because this way the car is built in the UK, it rolls off a production line here,” Guy Jones, who was then MG sales and…