Top News:
- NextEV hypercar previewed one week ahead of debut – Autocar: New official image lands a week before NextEV’s hypercar is revealed; it was spotted testing in the UK earlier this autumn
- MG images reveal new small SUV – Autocar: MG’s upcoming small SUV has been revealed in design renders; it’ll share at least one engine with the larger GS and will also introduce new units to the range
- Samsung Turns Up the Volume on Cars – Bloomberg: Samsung Electronics Inc. really has a thing for cars. While Apple Inc. is reported to have scaled back its auto ambitions, the South Korean company is…
- BMW Needs an Electric Jump-Start – Bloomberg: Manfred Schoch, who’s also the German auto giant’s deputy chairman, told Bloomberg News last week that to stay competitive, it must build more…
- Jaguar electric SUV to be revealed tomorrow – Autocar: Jaguar has released a preview clip of its LA motor show bound all-electric SUV ahead of the model’s official reveal early tomorrow morning
- Volkswagen’s Audi in talks for second China tie-up, dealers uneasy – Reuters: Volkswagen’s Audi AG said on Monday that it was in talks with China’s SAIC Motor Corp Ltd for a long-term collaboration, which dealers for its existing joint venture say would cause them “potentially fatal damage.”
- Here’s How Many Electric Cars BMW Aims to Sell Next Year – Fortune: BMW wants to boost sales of electric cars by two-thirds next year to 100,000 vehicles as the luxury automaker is offering more battery-powered models…
- Samsung to buy Harman for $8 billion in car electronics push – Reuters: A man walks behind a logo of Samsung Electronics at the company’s headquarters in Seoul April 30, 2010. REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak/Files.
- Samsung to Buy Harman for $8 Billion Cash in Automotive Push – Bloomberg: … agreed to buy Harman International Industries Inc. for about $8 billion in cash to expand in high-end car audio and connected automobiles. The offer…
- Chevy Bolt’s charging challenge – Detroitnews: The 2017 Chevrolet Bolt five-door hatchback, the first electric vehicle under $40,000 to get 200-plus miles on a charge, is a milestone in addressing…
- Toyota’s French connection – Automotive News: Didier Leroy, Toyota’s first non-Japanese executive vice president, left Renault to become one of Toyota’s most powerful leaders.
- Toyota warming to the idea of electric vehicles – Automotive News: Longtime electric-car skeptic Toyota Motor Corp. is cracking the door for battery-powered vehicles to join its lineup — at least for compliance purposes.
- Incentives, currency sap Nissan’s N.A. earnings – Automotive News: Rising incentives, stagnating sales and swinging foreign exchange rates savaged Nissan Motor Co.’s North American…
- BMW rushes next X5 into hot segment – Automotive News: The redesigned BMW X5 is expected in late 2017 or early 2018, two years earlier than expected, because of intense competition in the midsize…
- Hyundai plans long-range Ioniq – Automotive News: Hyundai plans to launch a battery-powered version of its Ioniq compact sedan in 2018 with a driving range of at least 200 miles per charge.
- Ford, FCA, GM cut fleet sales – Automotive News: In a rare alignment, all of the Detroit 3 slashed fleet sales in October while Nissan’s jumped 29 percent and Hyundai-Kia’s soared 24 percent.
- Slow to keep up with truck demand, Toyota takes dive – Automotive News: Inadequate truck supplies, combined with big foreign exchange losses, sent Toyota Motor Corp.’s operating profit tumbling 43 percent in the latest…
- Kia seizes on new Google ad function – Automotive News: While Baby Boomers and Generation Xers are more likely to place a phone call to a dealership to inquire about a vehicle, Kia believes texting modernizes the shopping experience for millennials by offering them a connection point they’re more…
- L.A.’s star rises again – Automotive News: After several years of C-list debuts at the Los Angeles Auto Show, the 2016 iteration is back with a vengeance — and some relevance. L.A.