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- Toyota Gazoo Yaris WRC officially launched – Autocar: After a 17-year absence from the World Rally Championship, Toyota has launched its Yaris WRC challenger – with Microsoft as major sponsor
- Zetsche sees Mercedes’ late arrival to EV race as an advantage – Automotive News: Mercedes’ future EV lineup will include the production version of the … By comparison, Tesla aims to build up to 90,000 full-electric vehicles this year,…
- Limited-edition Ferrari J50 revealed in Japan – Autocar: Just 10 J50 models will make production; the car celebrates 50 years of the brand in Japan
- Europe’s large premium SUV segment heads for record year – Automotive News: The segment’s strongest performer has been Volvo’s new XC90, which ended the first nine months in second place just behind the BMW X5.
- Renault and Nissan will use common platform for EVs – Automotive News: PARIS – Renault and Nissan will build the next Zoe and Leaf electric cars on a new common platform. The cars will have different exterior styling but…
- Hertz Is Teaming Up With an Online Used Car Marketplace – Fortune: In 2015, Lyft announced a deal with the company to provide its drivers with lower daily, weekly, or monthly car rental rates. Rival ride-hailing company…
- Velodyne Unveils Lower-Cost LiDAR In Race For Robo-Car Vision Leadship – Forbes: Velodyne’s devices up to this point, resembling large emergency vehicle … Elon Musk is equipping Tesla electric vehicles with a vision system that…
- Hertz retails retired rental fleet on Shift’s platform – Automotive News: Hertz is selling retired rental vehicles on a platform owned by Shift, a startup used-car marketplace.
- Mind the Shock as Auto Investing Turns Electric – WSJ: The car of the future will be electric, connected and, eventually, self-driving. But where does that leave the car industry of the future? In a series of…
- Porsche investigated in Dieselgate probe – Autocar: Porsche is being investigated by German officials to determine its involvement in the ongoing emissions scandal
- Faraday Future acceleration tests against Bentley, Ferrari and Tesla – Autocar: The Tesla-rivalling electric car maker has revealed its production model participating in a drag race against quick-accelerating rivals, both electric and petrol-powered
- BRIEF-Zhejiang Wanliyang to set up auto tech JV in Zhejiang – Reuters: NAIROBI, Dec 13 Kenya’s Mobius Motors, which pioneered production of a stripped down car model for African roads, the Mobius, plans to boost …
- Honda to unveil AI-driven electric car at CES – Nikkei: TOKYO — Honda Motor is set to unveil an electric concept car piloted by artificial intelligence at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January, marking the Japanese automaker’s first appearance at the show since 2007. Described …
- Google Not Working On Fully Autonomous Cars – Yahoo: Google Inc. announced in 2015 its self-driving car, without a steering wheel or pedals, would be ready by 2020. The company, which ushered in the…
- Delphi V2X technology – Detroitnews: Scott LaForest, Engineering Assistant, Delphi Electronics & Safety, talks about the V2X (vehicle-to-everything) technology. The V2X car can talk to everything from other vehicles equipped with the technology to technology in roadways.
- Delphi plans self-driving leaps at CES in Las Vegas – Detroitnews: … showcase a fleet of advanced vehicles, including four Audi SQ5 self-driving … Two years ago it demonstrated such a system in a coast-to-coast drive…
- Ford Shelby FP350S Mustang launched as track-only US model – Autocar: Track-only Mustang uses a Ford Performance-built 5.2-litre V8
- Audi, Mercedes-Benz, Volvo to recall over 2600 cars sold in S. Korea – Yonhap: Audi will recall some 2,000 cars sold in South Korea for issues related to the vehicles’ airbag control unit, while Mercedes…