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- Irish Monthly Retail Sales Rise on New Car Registrations – New York Times: By REUTERS AUG. … However with new car sales down 10 percent so far this year as some motorists prefer to import cars from Britain due to the…
- Forward Motion – Why Jaguar Land Rover Is Investing In Technology Startups – Forbes: Owned since 2008 by Tata Motors of India, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is one of UK manufacturing’s undoubted success stories . In 2016, the luxury car…
- Aston Martin trying to mitigate Brexit risk with US sales drive – Automotive News: LONDON– Aston Martin is trying to boost its market share in the United States and Japan to mitigate against any risks from Brexit which could add…
- How 5G Will Juice Up Your Phone and Your Fridge – Bloomberg: Speedy 5G networks could send commands to a driverless car faster than a human could react. And vehicle-to-vehicle communications could allow…
- Riding in the £1m Rimac Concept One – Autocar: One of seven remaining Concept Ones We take a ride with Rimac’s test driver to see what all the fuss is about
- ‘Why Nigeria may phase out diesel, petrol vehicles’ – Guardian: Considering the poor state of electricity supply in Nigeria, Singh expected the country’s journey to green vehicles to begin from the point of stable power supply. Electric vehicles such as the Nissan Leaf and BMW have been introduced in South Africa.
- Uber picks Expedia’s Dara Khosrowshahi as new CEO – sources – Reuters: Uber Technologies Inc chose Dara Khosrowshahi, the chief executive of travel company Expedia Inc, as its chief executive on Sunday, according to two sources with knowledge of the matter, handing him the challenge of leading the ride-services company out of a nearly year-long crisis.
- Ford will ease into EVs – Automotive News: Ford sees hybrids, plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles playing a central role in a future shaped by autonomous cars and shared transportation.
- Audi Sport in no race for a halo – Automotive News: Winkelmann, who led Audi’s Lamborghini unit from 2005 to 2016, left to … other Volkswagen Group entities but would need to maintain Audi’s DNA.
- Relief for midsize sedans? Not much – Automotive News: This year’s launches of the new-generation Toyota Camry and Honda Accord and the redesigned Nissan Altima early next year are set to give the…
- Toyota sizes up N. American suppliers for EVs – Automotive News: Except for efforts such as the Scion iQ, Toyota largely has been on the EV … Toyota Motor Corp., a late convert to the electric-vehicle movement,…
- Volvo hopes to change thinking about EVs – Automotive News: DENVER – Volvo’s electric-vehicle strategy may not be as dramatic as some initial headlines suggested, but the plan could change decades-old…
- Chevy’s rival to Ford Edge, Nissan Murano takes shape – Automotive News: The new Chevrolet that will be slotted between the Equinox and Traverse has been spotted testing alongside a Nissan Murano – a sign that the…
- Get your calculator: Audi names add up – Automotive News: “Clarity”: The names of the Audi Q7 and other models will get more … week announced that beginning next summer, Audi will add two more digits to…
- CPO streak may be ending – Automotive News: Take Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., the leader in CPO sales with 17.5 percent of the market as of July. It sold 274,534 vehicles through July this year,…
- Hyundai confirms pickup for US in shift from sedans – Automotive News: Michael O’Brien, head of corporate and product planning at Hyundai’s U.S. unit, told that Hyundai’s top management has given the green light…
- Volvo, take the wheel – Automotive News: I was test driving a 2018 Volvo XC60. As a juror for the North American Car, Truck and Utility Vehicle of the Year awards, I get behind the wheel of…
- China on rise in auto world order – Automotive News: 21 report about Honda’s reordering of priorities in favor of China is a sterling example. Twenty years ago there were insistent rumors that the U.S. was…
- Dealers will be disrupted, too – Automotive News: There has been a lot of conversation lately about autonomous vehicles, driving services and electric vehicles. Some of it has been civil and even…
- End is near for Ford’s product drought – Automotive News: After watching General Motors roll out midsize pickups, subcompact crossovers and an electric car with a 200-mile range in recent years, Ford Motor is…
- Aston Martin vows to put hybrid technology in every car – FT: Aston Martin’s pledge bears similarities to that of Volvo, the Swedish carmaker, which recently said every car sold by the company would either be…
- China’s quest to catch up with the west – FT: Rare earths, 17 elements that are used in magnets for wind turbines and electric-vehicle motors, as well as in military lasers and missiles, are core to…
- Land Rover races a Discovery Sport against some dogs – Autocar:
- Operator retirements fuel buy-sell deals – Automotive News: Rooney, a former marketing manager for Toyota, came on to run the store in 1997, buying a 25 percent stake. Desert Lexus sold about 1,500 new and…
- Ford, Argo eye new possibilities for autonomous cars – Detroitnews: Ford’s Jim Hackett and Argo AI’s Bryan Salesky say there different ways their first autonomous fleet could operate
- MARKET BUZZ: Public IB Raises DRB-Hicom To Outperform; Ups Target After 1Q Performance – Nikkei: … and delivery of AV8 in its defense project” and “more meaningful contributions” from Proton’s partnership with Geely, says house in investor note.
- Uber Chooses Expedia’s Chief as CEO, Ending Contentious Search – New York Times: … a self-driving car rival. While Uber’s business continued to grow, Mr. Kalanick’s management style faced scrutiny and investors mutinied against him.
- BRIEF-Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi will be Uber’s new CEO- Recode,citing sources – Reuters: * Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi will be Uber’s new CEO- Recode,citing sources Source
- Uber chooses Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi to be new chief – CNBC: As Uber’s new leader, Khosrowshahi will walk into a situation that would test even the most seasoned CEO.
- Uber board votes to pick a new CEO – Reuters: The Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] board of directors said on Sunday it had voted on its pick for a new chief executive officer, but declined to disclose its choice publicly until informing employees.
- Merkel Reproached on German Cars as Election Challenger Attacks – Bloomberg: Responding to pressure from her opponent, Merkel said she could envisage legislation to enable vehicle owners to file collective lawsuits against…