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- 2018 Porsche Panamera 4 E-Hybrid: A Masterful Synthesis Of Innovation And Opulence – Forbes: A stupefying level of technical wizardry is buried within Porsche’s new …. Panamera competes with the Mercedes-Benz S-Class, Audi A8, and BMW 7…
- RPT-INSIGHT-How Toyota, Target, Best Buy are fighting back against Republican border tax push – Reuters: Days before a group of Republican lawmakers were due to discuss their party’s controversial proposal to tax all imports, Toyota Motor Corp sent an urgent message to its U.S. dealers – tell the politicians the tax would seriously hurt car buyers.
- Toyota is the most Googled car brand worldwide – Autocar: The Japanese manufacturer is the most popular car brand on Google globally, followed by BMW and Hyundai
- Mitsubishi Motors expects smaller full-year loss on weaker yen – Reuters: Mitsubishi Motors Corp on Tuesday said it expects a smaller full-year net loss than previously forecast due to lower costs and the impact of a weaker yen, after swinging to an operating profit for the third quarter.
- Saab owner NEVs cleared to build EVs in China – Automotive News: National Electric Vehicle Sweden, which acquired the assets of bankrupt … 150,000 EVs to Panda New Energy, an EV leasing company in China.
- Honda, GM to jointly produce fuel cell power systems in U.S. from 2020 – Reuters: Honda Motor Co Ltd and General Motors Co (GM) will jointly produce pollution-free hydrogen fuel cell power systems in the United States from around 2020, the companies said Monday, despite President Donald Trump’s promises to dismantle U.S. environmental regulations intended to spur green car demand.
- With More Cars Competing Than Any Other Brand, Lamborghini Strives To Leave An Impression At … – Forbes: The winners, who go home with an engraved Rolex, battled it out in cars by Cadillac, Ford, and Porsche. Cadillac won the prototype class in a Dpi-V.R…
- Last Rolls-Royce Phantom VII produced as one-off special – Autocar: Final VII is a long-wheelbase car that’s been produced for a ‘connoisseur collector’ of Rolls-Royce models
- Exclusive: Japan eyes US job, investment initiative ahead of Abe-Trump summit – Reuters: The document, which was read to , did not mention automotive … In addition to singling out cars, he has also lumped Japan with China and …
- Toyota to close Australian manufacturing unit in October – Reuters: Toyota announced in February 2014 that it would close its Australian … “Toyota Australia has today announced that Tuesday 3 October 2017 will be its …
- Howes: VW shouldn’t feel entitled in taking auto crown – Detroitnews: Recurring industry malady knows no national boundaries, and it too often culminates in a crisis fueled by arrogance.
- GM, Honda to jointly build hydrogen fuel cells at Michigan factory in 2020 – Automotive News: The JV’s goal is a lighter, smaller, more powerful and less costly stack that uses hydrogen as the fuel to produce electricity to power cars. Pictured at Monday’s announcement: GM Executive Vice President Mark Reuss, Michigan Lt. Gov. Brian Calley and…
- GM Korea to begin local sales of Volt EV this week – Yonhap: GM Korea Co., the South Korean unit of U.S. automaker General Motors Co., will begin to sell the Chevrolet Volt electric vehicle in the…
- Thailand’s auto sales seen up 4 pct in 2017 – Toyota – Reuters: Toyota, which commands about a third of the Thai market, predicts its own 2017 auto sales in the Southeast Asian nation at 265,000 vehicles, up 8.1 …
- MEDIA-Jaguar Land Rover shelves India small SUV project – Economic Times – Reuters: is the news and media division of Thomson . Thomson is the world’s largest international multimedia news agency, providing …
- How We Branded BIOHM, The Tesla Of Probiotics – Forbes: readers a front row seat to what goes into turning a breakthrough technology in probiotics, into an actual product. You can start the journey HERE]. With manufacturing lined up, and the overall supply chain …
- Poor performance by Hyundai Motor spells trouble for affiliated suppliers – Yonhap: Hyundai Motor Group saw its overall profit dwindle in 2016 from a year earlier as a sluggish performance by its largest…
- 70% of Drivers Put Off Electric and Hybrid Cars by High Insurance Costs – Yahoo: Higher insurance premiums for electric and hybrid cars is the biggest factor putting off most drivers from making the switch from diesel to low emission…
- Japan to explain facts about its auto market to Trump: Seko – Reuters: Newly manufactured cars of the automobile maker Honda await export at port in Yokohama, Japan January 16, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai.
- Corporate Criticism of Trump’s Travel Ban Moves Beyond Tech – WSJ: Criticism of President Trump’s immigration order moved beyond Silicon Valley on Monday, with the heads of business giants including Ford, Coca-Cola and Goldman Sachs weighing in on travel restrictions.
- Honda “Upgrade” Offers Tasty Treats During the Big Game – Yahoo: Honda is teaming up with Tasty, BuzzFeed’s global food network, and Amazon to offer fans “The Upgrade,” an opportunity to…
- Would You Pay $10000 Extra For That New Audi To Pay For Trump’s Wall? – Forbes: That’s certainly what drew luxury makers like BMW, Mercedes and Infiniti to Mexico. All three plan to start shipping premium cars from Mexico within…
- Ford, Goldman CEOs criticize Trump travel curbs – Reuters: Jan 30 The chief executives of Goldman Sachs Group and Ford Motor Co joined the criticism of President Donald Trump’s order to halt arrivals from …
- You can now rent a Mercedes-Benz on Car2Go in DC, US cities – Yahoo: It’s part of an investment – officials declined to say how much – from parent company Daimler AG, which owns the automaker, and it comes as a…
- BRIEF-Teamsters says O’Reilly Auto Parts drivers reject Co’s contract offer – Reuters: … is the news and media division of Thomson . Thomson .