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- Is Jaguar Land Rover looking to an all-electric future? – Autocar: Here’s what we think the 2019 Jaguar XF might look like… Names suggest this British brand is thinking very seriously about electrification across its whole range
- Uber Robocar Project at Risk as Engineer May Face Charges – Bloomberg: A judge said he’s inclined to slap an order on Uber Technologies Inc. that may impede its self-driving car program after being told its director won’t…
- Renault counts on SUVs to maintain sales growth – Automotive News: Renault is counting on SUVs to maintain sales momentum in Europe, Thierry Koskas, the automaker’s sales and marketing chief, said.
- Suzuki rookie Rins suffers ankle fracture – Reuters: Paginas Amarillas HP Moto2 rider Alex Rins of Spain rides on his way to winning the Australian Grand Prix on Phillip Island, October 18, 2015.
- VW has fixed fewer than half of UK cars hit by diesel scandal – Reuters: Volkswagen said it has so far fixed fewer than half of the 1.2 million cars affected by the diesel emissions scandal in Britain, 18 months after the revelations first came to light.
- VW Is About To Supercharge The Electric Car Market. So Why Is California Complaining? – Forbes: Part of Volkswagen AG’s punishment for cheating on U.S. vehicle emissions tests — a scandal that has already cost the German automaker at least…
- Chery to open second China EV plant in May, report says – Automotive News: Chery Automobile Co. will launch production at its second electric vehicle assembly plant in China in May to significantly expand its EV output,…
- Aston Martin Seeks $660 Million to Add More Gas to Overhaul – Bloomberg: Aston Martin Holdings Ltd’s cars have featured in James Bond movies and its latest DB11 grand tourer sells for more than 155,000 pounds ($192,432)…
- Re-Evaluating The Stylish Volvo S90 And Finding Out Just How Good It Is – Forbes: As someone who writes about the car industry, it is extremely rare to have to or want to re-evaluate a new car. In the last month, however, I was…
- Operations halted at SK Innovation’s China electric vehicle battery plant – FT: An electric vehicle battery plant in China jointly-owned by South Korean conglomerate SK Innovation has been closed since January, the company…
- Volvo dealers get crash course on conquests – Automotive News: Volvo’s head of Europe says that his dealers have had to get used to something new: knowing how to cash in on conquest sales. “Two to three years…
- Borg Warner sees hybrid, electric car parts growth despite U.S. uncertainty – Reuters: U.S. auto parts supplier Borg Warner on Friday said it expects to see sales grow for its global hybrid and electric vehicle parts, even as a U.S. review of fuel economy standards threatens to slow emissions improvements in the world’s No. 2 auto market.
- BRIEF-Maruti Suzuki India to sell midsize sedan Ciaz exclusively through Nexa outlets – Reuters: March 31 The following are the top stories in the . has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
- Mitsubishi hits Nigerian market with free check-up, diagnosis – Guardian: Mitsubishi, through its Nigerian authorised dealer, Massilia Motors, is offering free professional check-up and diagnosis for all Mitsubishi vehicles from…
- Waymo-Uber judge says may grant injunction if key witness doesn’t testify – Reuters: The U.S. judge overseeing a blockbuster case over self-driving car technology suggested Uber could face an injunction if a key Uber executive does not testify for fear of exposing himself to criminal prosecution, according to a transcript seen by .
- Howes: Third time a charm for GM’s Opel, headed to PSA – Detroitnews: Opel, Vauxhall to join team gaining share, boosting profitability and amassing scale in the cutthroat European market
- Tesla Needs Help in China – Bloomberg: The $1.8 billion that Tesla Inc. is receiving from Tencent Holdings Ltd. will go a long way toward shoring up its ugly balance sheet. It should also help boost production of the Model 3, Tesla’s heavily hyped mass-market car due out this summer. But it …
- Uber faces prospect of further barrier in Waymo court showdown – FT: The judge hearing the Waymo-Uber lawsuit over self-driving technology has said there is “a good chance” he will grant Waymo’s request for a…
- New York defeats taxi owners, lenders in lawsuit over rules, Uber – Reuters: A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit by taxi owners and lenders accusing New York City and its Taxi and Limousine Commission of jeopardizing their survival by imposing burdensome regulations and letting the Uber ride-sharing service take passengers away.
- Huracan force: Italian police get new Lamborghini to catch speeding drivers – Guardian: It might make speeding drivers think twice about trying to outrun Italy’s traffic police: the force has been presented with a new Lamborghini Huracan.
- Volkswagen to Pay 10 States Over Environmental Claims – New York Times: An e-Golf at a Volkswagen factory in Germany. The automaker plans to have three all-electric models for sale here by 2020. Credit Fabrizio Bensch/…
- Elon Musk’s Real Moonshot: Five Things We Learned This Week – Bloomberg: Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk says he can make 500,000 cars next year. That’s a dramatic increase for the electric-car company, which…
- The Cost of a Tesla Is About to Rocket in Hong Kong – Bloomberg: Hong Kong will start levying the new-car tax on private electric vehicles starting April 1 … EV owners also get a break on their annual registration fee.
- Car companies must react to pivotal change or face extinction, says BMW boss – Autocar:
- Lexus Announces Lane Valet, The Feature That Will Make You Want V2V Communications – Forbes: We’ve all been there. Stuck behind someone trundling along in the left lane of the highway, at 5 or 10 mph below the speed limit. At some point, even…