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- Stuttgart prosecutors probe Porsche, Bosch about diesel emissions – Reuters: Prosecutors in Stuttgart have launched a preliminary probe against employees at German sportscar maker Porsche AG to see whether they were involved in designing engine management software to cheat emissions tests.
- Nornickel bets on battery materials as electric car sales rise – Reuters: Nornickel and BASF’s talks cover cooperation to set the foundation to supply battery cell producers for electric vehicles in Europe with regionally produced cathode materials, they said on Tuesday. Meurer said the project with BASF would be developed …
- Alpine A110 makes Goodwood Festival of Speed dynamic debut – Autocar: New 247bhp sports car weighs in at 1080kg and its power-to-weight eclipses that of the Cayman; launch editions almost sold out
- RPT-High-tech dashboards signal big changes for auto parts suppliers – Reuters: Peer at the instrument panel on your new car and you may find sleek digital gauges and multicolored screens. But a glimpse behind the dashboard could reveal what U.S. auto supplier Visteon Corp found: a mess.
- This iPhone Designer Says No More Screens – Bloomberg: You recently joined a technology advisory council of Magna International Inc., a Canadian car manufacturer. How far off are self-driving cars?
- First electric Audi Sport cars likely to be SUVs – Autocar: Audi Sport currently produces an RS version of the Q3 compact crossover. … Audi Sport boss Stephan Winkelmann says the division’s first electrified cars, due to … “Between 2020 and 2025 we have to start electrification,” said Winkelmann, the former boss of Lamborghini. … Skoda Citigo 2017 review.
- London Taxi Company’s electrified cab makes dynamic debut at Goodwood – Autocar: LTC’s next model will be a range-extended electric vehicle; latest pictures show it’s into the latter stage of development as hot weather testing nears completion
- BRIEF-Carmaker PSA signs advertising deal with MediaCom – Reuters: * French carmaker PSA has signed a deal with Mediacom over the purchase of advertising space
- Jaguar XE SV Project 8 – brand’s quickest road-car to run at Goodwood – Autocar: Front end shows the tuned V8’s need for extra cooling Limited-run £150k saloon is claimed to hit 200mph and cover 0-60mph in 3.3sec; it’ll run at the Goodwood Festival of Speed
- McLaren 570S Spider makes public debut at Goodwood – Autocar: New 570S Spider gets same supercar pace as coupe sibling with a £19,445 premium
- Jaguar XJR to break cover with 567bhp at Goodwood Festival of Speed – Autocar: New high performance saloon will take to the hill with a supercharged V8
- Three Bosch Managers Targeted as German Diesel Probe Expands – Bloomberg: … Volkswagen AG cheat on emissions tests role intensified as Stuttgart prosecutors say they are focusing on three managers at the car parts maker.
- Hardcore Aston Martin Vulcan AMR Pro unveiled – updated with Goodwood launch video – Autocar: All 24 Vulcan owners can opt to upgrade to the AMR Pro package, which delivers improved downforce and shortened gear ratios
- FAW Toyota’s new production line will be accomplished in the next year to produce small-size SUV … – Automotive News: Shanghai June 29th, 2017 Gasgoo-Toyota announced its new TNGA structure on the 2017 Shanghai Auto show and introduced that more models…
- BRIEF- Suzuki Motor lowers conversion price for 2021 due and 2023 due euro-yen denominated … – Reuters: WASHINGTON, June 29 President Donald Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-in may present a unified front over North Korea at the White …
- Automakers, analysts trim 2017 auto sales forecasts – Detroitnews: June sales expected to be down, but a relatively good year is still expected
- Aston Martin to build all-electric Rapide – Autocar: Aston Martin have confirmed that they will build 155 examples of the … Whether or not Aston Martin is explicitly looking to beat Tesla isn’t entirely clear,…
- Nissan, Infiniti shuffle finance unit executives – Automotive News: Mark Kaczynski, after six years as president of Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp., is leaving his post to become vice president of administration and…
- Group Think: Toyota’s CH-R Cute Ute Challenges Assumptions About Reluctant Millennials – Forbes: What Toyota has done in launching the new CH-R subcompact utility vehicle represents a vote of confidence in the American millennial as much as it…
- UK Car Output Falls 10 Percent in May Ahead of New Models – New York Times: Jaguar Land Rover is rolling out its new Velar sport utility vehicle, Honda’s Civic Type R hatchback will be exported to more markets and a range of…
- Jaguar officially unveil XE SV Project 8 – Autocar:
- Electric Car Breakthrough Imminent, Driven By Thrilling New Models – Forbes: Electric cars are about to be transformed into must-have, desirable and practical vehicles … that the company claims to be the world’s largest electric vehicle charging network. … Electric car sales forecasts are very impressive though.
- Auto industry groups urge caution in changing NAFTA origin rules – Reuters: Newly assembled vehicles are seen at a stockyard of the automobile plant Toyota Motor Manufacturing of Baja California in Tijuana, …
- BMW reportedly plans to introduce an all-electric 3-Series sedan later this year – CNBC: Handelsblatt said sources inside BMW said the company will unveil the car at the Munich Auto Show. A BMW spokesman told the company…
- The market is crying out for an affordable electric sports car – Autocar: A recent stint in a Mazda MX-5 convinced me that an EV sports car makes sense Urban dwellers need a guilt-free way to enjoy drop-top motoring and this is the answer
- China’s SAIC plans to build MG cars in India – Automotive News: SAIC Motor, China’s largest automaker by sales volume, plans to set up its first car manufacturing plant in India as Chinese carmakers…
- BMW to streamline car equipment levels to pay for R&D – Reuters: REUTERS/Michael Dalder/File Photo … The group is developing electric, autonomous and connected cars in addition to vehicles with combustion …