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- CEO of Australia’s Atlassian says he’ll meet 7-day Tesla batteries deadline – Reuters: The co-founder of Australian software firm Atlassian Corp Plc said on Tuesday he was close to meeting a self-imposed one-week deadline of getting political and financial support for a plan to use batteries from Tesla Inc to bridge an electricity supply gap in South Australia.
- Trump won’t seek to roll back California vehicle authority – Reuters: President Donald Trump will announce the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will revive a review of the feasibility of strict fuel efficiency standards through 2025, but will not seek to withdraw California’s authority to set its own vehicle rules, a White House official said late on Tuesday.
- Kia Stonic – first pictures of upcoming Nissan Juke rival – Autocar: New crossover model will share underpinnings with the Rio and come in two or four-wheel-drive forms
- Your Next Car Will Be Delivered Like a Pizza – Bloomberg: On Wednesday, Carvana, an e-commerce platform for used cars, is opening a vehicle vending machine in San Antonio, which is exactly what it…
- As Trump Targets Nafta, Car Industry Aims to Roll With Changes – WSJ: Auto executives say they can adapt to taxes or other curbs on imports, even as industry advocates insist such moves will dent sales and eat into profit.
- Hyundai i30N hot hatch enters final stages of testing ahead of 2017 launch – Autocar: First N-badged Hyundai performance model will be based on the new i30 and will cost less than £30,000
- German prosecutors searching Audi offices in Germany – Reuters: German prosecutors searched Audi’s two biggest plants and several other sites on Wednesday in connection with an emissions cheating scandal, adding to pressure on Volkswagen’s luxury division and its Chief Executive Rupert Stadler.
- German Prosecutors Raid Audi HQ, Private Homes – Forbes: An Audi spokesman confirmed the raid to the magazine. Volkswagen’s premium brand has been repeatedly implicated in the dieselgate scandal.
- Up to six Ginetta LMP1 cars may race at 2018 Le Mans – Autocar: Ginetta previewed its LMP1 car with this image Yorkshire racing firm will produce World Endurance Championship (WEC) prototype as part of wider expansion plans
- Munich prosecutors investigate emissions cheating in Audi cars – Reuters: Munich prosecutors said they have launched an investigation of unknown persons in connection with the sale of around 80,000 Audi diesel vehicles in the United States on suspicion that they were fitted with devices to cheat on emissions tests.
- Police Raid Audi Offices in Continuing Volkswagen Emissions Investigation – WSJ: BERLIN–German police raided the offices and homes of Audi AG executives in two southern German cities in connection with a criminal investigation…
- German Prosecutors Raiding Audi Offices Amid VW Diesel Scandal – Bloomberg: Volkswagen AG’s Audi luxury-car unit was raided by German prosecutors as investigations into the manipulation of diesel engines continue to weigh…
- Cities Across the US Will Splurge on Electric Vehicles After Automakers Said There Wasn’t Enough … – Fortune: Thirty U.S. cities, including New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, are looking to spend $10 billion on electric cars and trucks in a bid to prove to…
- BRIEF-Avtovaz, Yandex to cooperate in integration of internet services into vehicles – Reuters: * Signs memorandum of intent with Yandex LLC to jointly develop multimedia systems, including information and entertainment and navigation services
- Trump will offer boost for carmakers today – Detroitnews: Detroit’s Big Three to bus workers to Ypsilanti Twp. event
- RENAULT PRESS RELEASE – Yahoo: Groupe Renault has acknowledged the publication of an unbalanced national newspaper article related to the “emission” case. This article alleges to…
- Grab, Uber’s Southeast Asia rival, to add two R&D centers and 800 developers – Reuters: Ride-hailing firm Grab, the main rival of Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] in Southeast Asia, on Wednesday announced two new research and development (R&D) centers and said it planned to add 800 developers over the coming two years.
- Intel bets on selling Mobileye data, with maps a first test – Reuters: To understand Intel’s $15.3 billion proposed acquisition of Israel’s Mobileye, imagine the data created and compiled by a self-driving car scanning the road and objects around it as a potential source of revenue.
- The exec at the center of Alphabet’s Uber lawsuit consulted for Uber before launching own company – CNBC: Anthony Levandowski, who launched self-driving company Otto publicly in May, was consulting Uber’s self-driving arm weeks before that, Recode reports.
- BRIEF-Uber names Zoubin Ghahramani as Uber’s Chief Scientist – Reuters: names Zoubin Ghahramani as new chief scientist; Ghahramani will oversee Uber’s AI labs and lead AI/machine learning strategy across company Source text:
- Launch Of The Honda Rebel + Aviator Nation Motorcycle At SXSW – Yahoo: The iconic Honda Rebel has gotten a complete refresh for 2017, both inside and out. It’s a modern motorcycle with a classic and minimalist attitude,…
- Trump’s world view and the Volvo SUV – Detroitnews: The story of Volvo reflects Sweden’s love affair with globalization
- Hitachi Starts UK Project to Mix Clean Power and Electric Cars – Bloomberg: Hitachi Ltd. will work on a smart-grid project in Southwest England that seeks to combine renewable energy, battery storage and electric vehicles to…
- Jaguar I-Pace: first drive of electric SUV concept – Autocar:
- Nissan (NSANY) Recalls 54000 Vehicles with Faulty Airbags – Yahoo: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. NSANY announced that it will recall over 54,000 vehicles due to an air bag issue. It has been detected that the curtain and…
- Cities shop for $10B of electric vehicles to defy Trump – Detroitnews: … “Combined, those models were all outsold by a single model of pickup truck,” Newton said.
- Hundreds of autoworkers to attend Trump speech – Detroitnews: It also will showcase its 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV, a pure electric car, and the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid electric that’s made at Detroit-Hamtramck,…
- Tesla’s Autopilot Has Caused One Insurer To Slash Rates – Fortune: The results of six-month federal investigation into a fatal accident involving a Tesla has prompted at least one car insurance company to offer a…
- BRIEF-Mitsubishi Motors to unify personnel, organizational structures with those of Nissan – Reuters: SANTIAGO, March 14 The Escondida copper mine in Chile plans to restart operations after striking workers again rejected an invitation by controlling …
- The 2017 Chevrolet Bolt and the Affordable Electric Car Future – Yahoo: More and more electric vehicles are dotting highways and parking lots, yet they still remain an unattainable future machine for most people.
- Mitsubishi Motors to borrow from Nissan’s personnel playbook – Nikkei: Mitsubishi Motors will unify its personnel and organizational structures with those of capital-tie-up partner Nissan, with the aim of boosting…
- BRIEF-Nissan announces US senior management changes – Reuters: NEW YORK/BOSTON, March 14 A blizzard swept through the heavily populated northeastern United States on Tuesday, grounding thousands of …
- Tesla: Few Historical Precedents? – Barrons: Shares of Tesla have gained 1.1% to $248.76 at 11:34 a.m. today, while General Motors has ticked up 0.1% to $36.91, and Ford Motor is little changed…
- Intel’s Mobileye Deal Marks Israel as Autonomous Tech Hub – Bloomberg: Israel is not renowned for its car-making industry, once turning out fiberglass-shelled cars that were briefly popular in Israel in the 1960s and 1970s.
- Don’t Just Roll Back Back Fuel Standards. End Them. – Bloomberg: And, of course, CAFE standards affect only new vehicles, a tiny percentage of the total. Higher mandates don’t get old ones off the road and, in fact,…
- Nissan boosts management presence at Mitsubishi Motors – Reuters: The announcement is part of Mitsubishi Motor’s efforts to rebuild its … This would hike the number of Nissan executives on Mitsubishi Motors’ …
- Volkswagen says German prosecutors search its headquarters – Reuters: A Volkswagen logo is pictured at Volkswagen’s headquarters in Wolfsburg, Germany, April 22, 2016. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke/File Photo.