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- Model 3’s Buzz Belies US Market Barely Getting a Lift From EVs – Bloomberg: When automakers report monthly U.S. vehicle sales on Tuesday, they’ll … light-vehicle sales slowed to 17 million in July, according to a …
- Car servicing costs to rise by 10% if no Brexit deal is made – Autocar: Research reveals that the UK’s collective annual car repair bill could rise by more than £2 billion if tariffs are implemented
- Germany open to class action lawsuits in emissions scandal – Reuters: Germany is open in principle to class action lawsuits … The car industry hopes it can reduce polluting nitrogen oxide emissions …
- Ford CEO Hackett reviewing future products, plants, countries – sources – Reuters: Ford Motor Co Chief Executive Jim Hackett is reviewing the automaker’s operations in India and other markets, as well as Ford’s future product programs including plans to build a self-driving commercial vehicle in 2021, according to company officials and other sources familiar with that review.
- Why India’s ban on self-driving cars is misguided – Washington Post: India may ban self-driving cars even before they become fully operational. Its transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari told the Hindustan Times…
- BMW Z4 Concept to be revealed at Pebble Beach on 17 August – Autocar: BMW has previewed its upcoming Z4 concept Future production Z4 will be inspired by this concept; the final model has been co-developed by Toyota
- All Maserati models to use electric drive from 2019 – Autocar: The Alfieri concept will likely influence Maserati’s first all-new electric car Italian luxury car maker will spearhead Fiat Chrysler Automobiles’ push for electrification, starting with the Alfieri
- Alphabet Wants to Fix Renewable Energy’s Storage Problem — With Salt – Bloomberg: The research lab, which hatched Google’s driverless car almost a decade ago, is developing a system for storing renewable energy that would…
- Electric vehicle demand fuels Umicore profit rise – Reuters: () – Strong demand for materials used in electric vehicles helped Belgian group Umicore (UMI.BR) to report first-half operating income (EBIT) above analysts’ estimates on Monday. Umicore has positioned itself to take advantage of rising demand …
- Driving Tesla’s Model 3 Changes Everything – Bloomberg: After taking one of the first drives of Tesla’s new Model 3 last week, I came away thinking that CEO Elon Musk has finally delivered an electric car for the everyday road tripper like me. The Model 3 still has plenty of pickup, effortlessly jumping …
- Volkswagen sale of Ducati, Renk units lacks board support – Reuters: Volkswagen’s planned sale of motorcycle brand Ducati and transmissions maker Renk has currently no majority backing on the carmaker’s supervisory board, with opponents to asset sales feeling invigorated by the group’s strong results.
- Audi targets 10 billion euros in cost cuts to fund electric-car push: sources – Reuters: Audi aims to cut costs by 10 billion euros ($12 billion) by 2022 to help fund a shift to electric cars as it seeks to move on after the emissions scandal, sources close to the carmaker said.
- Swapping cars for bikes, not diesel for electric, is the best route to clean air – Guardian: At the heart of the plan is a move to ban all new diesel and petrol vans and cars from 2040, alongside a range of measures to support the electric car market and retrofit existing vehicles. It remains to be seen if the plan will be an effective measure …
- How charities must transform for the digital age – Guardian: From self-driving cars to Hyperloop and using AI to prevent suicide, technology is transforming the world around us. Isn’t it time we asked what the…
- Travis Kalanick is telling Uber CEO candidates he is ‘Steve Jobs-ing’ it, and will return – CNBC: Sources with knowledge of Uber’s CEO search say the final four candidates under consideration are all men, the Recode reports.
- Paris accord: Ghosn and Macron achieve detente – Automotive News: New French President Emmanuel Macron and Renault-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn have tangled, but appear to be working out a somewhat peaceful coexistence.
- Mercedes says bye-bye to B-class Electric Drive – Automotive News: Mercedes is discontinuing production of the B-class Electric Drive during the third quarter.
- Mobileye lets cars keep eyes on the road – Automotive News: As the auto industry wonders what Silicon Valley chip supplier might dominate the market for self-driving cars – giant Intel or colossal Nvidia – the…
- In self-driving age, digital maps are crucial – Automotive News: For the coming generation of self-driving vehicles, digital maps are critically important. Mapping is no longer a convenience feature, but must be…
- Lexus undergoes its own transformation – Automotive News: Lexus is undergoing its own transformation with the move to a new modular platform known as GA-L, for Global Architecture-Luxury. The transition of…
- Infiniti queues up restyled crossovers – Automotive News: Key parts of Infiniti’s portfolio are now new or refreshed, but the brand will enter 2018 with two updated products that represent the brand’s highest…
- Honda prepares for electrifying lineup – Automotive News: In the meantime, the fruits of Honda’s fuel cell partnership with General Motors could show up in a revised Clarity powertrain for the car’s midcycle freshening around 2020. HR-V:? New for 2016, this tidy crossover based on the Fit should get a …
- Japan’s Big 3 tend to their cars – Automotive News: … marques will see an infusion of fresh crossovers, including a new nameplate at Lexus and restyled versions of key models at Acura and Infiniti.
- Nissan workers don’t want UAW – Automotive News: From day one, the UAW has been trying to get their greedy hands in the door
- BMW i8 will drop the top – Automotive News: BMW officials won’t answer questions about the vehicle yet, but the company essentially confirmed the i8 roadster this month with two actions.
- Toyota plans long-range, fast-charging EVs, paper says – Automotive News: TOKYO – Toyota is working on an electric vehicle powered by a solid-state battery that increases driving range and allows recharging in a few…
- FCA-UAW scandal: More to come – Automotive News: At least eight unnamed people described in the indictment could face charges, putting FCA and the UAW in the middle of a scandal that could eclipse most others in recent automotive history.
- Hyundai’s Genesis brand grounded in Louisiana amid licensing flap – Automotive News: Dealers balked at a plan to scale back the number of Genesis outlets in the state. A month later, they were told to stop selling and servicing cars altogether.
- Toyota and Nissan diverge on road to autonomy – Automotive News: Nissan’s self-driving strategy includes offering its ProPilot system, right, on mass-market vehicles such as the Serena family van, right. Lexus, in…
- Uncertainty grips rental-car agencies – Automotive News: Rental-car companies, the industry’s largest buyers and sellers of light vehicles, face a slew of challenges that threaten their earnings in the short term…
- EV? bodies: ‘Part of the power source’ – Automotive News: “It is the EV market,” he said. “For vehicles to carry electric batteries, they will be designed with aluminum structures to hold them. And those structures…
- More Aluminum Cars? Not So Fast – WSJ: Aluminum may not be the new steel, according to a new study, as auto makers’ use of a single predominant lightweight material such as aluminum in vehicles like Ford’s F-150 pickup is giving way to a patchwork of materials replacing heavier sheet metal.
- BMW tease new targa top on Facebook, coming August – Autocar: BMW have something super-duper secret in the wings that is set to be unveiled on August 17. It’s a targa top, looks like a roadster, and BMW say “the…
- Tesla, Porsche And Mercedes’ Developments Signal Sizeable Switch To Electric – Forbes: … the Model 3 at prices starting from $35,000 for a car with a 220-mile range. … The company will of course continue to run its successful F1 team in its…
- Daimler finance arm expects record year after first-half gains – Reuters: Daimler’s finance arm expects a significant increase in new