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- Proterra Counters Tesla’s ‘Beast’ Of A Semi With 1100-Mile Range Electric Bus – Forbes: The private company, which is led and staffed by ex-Tesla employees, says the long-range test of a 40-foot Proterra Catalyst transit bus at truckmaker Navistar’s proving grounds in New Carlisle, Indiana, is the farthest any electric vehicle has ever …
- Billionaire Ratcliffe seeks British backing for Defender-style 4×4 – Reuters: An off-roader modelled on Land Rover’s classic Defender could be rolling off British production lines if the owner of petrochemicals giant Ineos can win government backing for it.
- Japan’s Pioneer teams up with digital mapping company HERE – Reuters: Pioneer and digital mapping group HERE said on Tuesday they had agreed to invest in one another so the companies can develop maps for autonomous driving services.
- Audi SQ8 due as super-hybrid SUV with 470bhp – Autocar: New model was first previewed by the Q8 Sport Concept and has now been seen in prototype guise
- Tesla will lose a quarter of its value after production falls short of Street expectations: Jefferies – CNBC: “Achievements to-date and vision are impressive, but we don’t think Tesla’s vertically integrated business model can be scaled up as profitably and…
- Life with a used Renaultsport Clio 182 – getting strapped in, finally – Autocar: Harnesses are in, reducing the risk of a severe facial injury and, more importantly, adding to the enjoyment factor
- Tata seeks to protect Jaguar Land Rover from potential takeover bids, report says – Automotive News: Tata Sons is buying as much as 20 billion rupees ($312 million) of Tata Motors shares, as India’s biggest conglomerate…
- Tencent and Guangzhou team up to develop smart cars – FT: Alibaba, the ecommerce group and Tencent’s rival, has developed a car operating system through a joint venture with SAIC Motor, another top…
- China Considers Lifting Foreign EV Cap in Free Trade Zones – Bloomberg: China is discussing a plan to allow foreign carmakers to set up wholly owned electric-vehicle businesses in its free-trade zones in a major revision of a…
- Citroen’s Jackson says C5 will return in 2020 – Automotive News: Jackson said only Citroen models will have this feature within the PSA Group and it will not be used in Opel cars. Jackson said the recent acquisition…
- What You Get When You Pay $72000 for a Sedan – Bloomberg: Here’s what the $72,100 BMW M550i has going for it: It’s the quickest 5-Series ever, it’s the only V8 5-Series the band is selling at the moment, and it…
- Honda spends $267m to crank up new Accord production in US – Nikkei: Honda Motor announced Monday that it has spent $267 million to begin turning out its new midsize Accord sedan at two plants in the U.S….
- Germany must not end combustion engine era like UK: Foreign Minister – Reuters: Germany must not phase out combustion engine cars as Britain is doing, Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said on Tuesday in …
- BRIEF-Moody’s says sputtering US auto sales keep global auto sector outlook negative into 2018 – Reuters: … * Moody’s says Chinese auto sales growth will cool into 2018 as a tax cut on purchases of small engine passenger vehicles comes to an end
- Toyota president says will continue to make variety of vehicle types – Reuters: Toyota Motor Corp President Akio Toyoda on Tuesday said his company would continue to make a variety of vehicle types available to customers, even as tighter global regulations are prompting automakers to develop more electric vehicles.
- Toyota Offers Souped-Up Prius as Part of High-Performance Line – Bloomberg: President Akio Toyoda has been working to reinvigorate the Toyota and Lexus brands after lamenting that consumers perceived the cars to be…
- Tencent, Guangzhou Auto agree to collaborate on internet-connected cars – Reuters: FILE PHOTO: Logo of Tencent is displayed at a news conference in Hong Kong, China March 22, 2017. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo.
- Mahindra & Mahindra & Ford Too – Bloomberg: The renewed alliance of Ford Motor Co. and Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. makes sense for a host of reasons. As Gadfly has argued before, the car…
- Breakingviews – Foreign automakers will pay for Chinese EV drive – Reuters: Homegrown heroes like BYD already specialize in EVs. A quota system will earn them truckloads of credits without any tweaks to their business model …
- Mazda Bringing New Rotary Concept to Tokyo – Detroit Bureau: Actually, Mazda’s production of the rotary may have ended in 2012, the Japanese automaker has kicked around several in-house concepts of the…
- Ratan Tata’s Child Lock for Jaguar – Bloomberg: Ratan Tata is adding a new security feature to Jaguar — not the car, but the Jaguar Land Rover brand. On the face of it, the change he’s pushing for at…
- New Zealand’s fuel shortage hits more flights and petrol stations – Reuters: New Zealand’s jet fuel shortage on Tuesday … in the country’s largest city Auckland cut high octane fuel for high-end cars.
- Honda invests $267 million, to add 300 jobs for new Accord model – Reuters: Honda Motor Co Ltd (7267.T) said on … A visitor and the logo of Honda Motor Co are reflected on a Honda car at the company’s …
- Dacia uses social media to help develop new Duster – Autocar: Feedback from its claimed four million Facebook followers enabled Dacia to fast-track development of the Duster
- Tencent, Guangzhou Auto agree to collaborate on internet-connected cars – Reuters: FILE PHOTO: Logo of Tencent is displayed at a news conference in Hong Kong, China March 22, 2017. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo.
- Hyundai E&C set to win 492 bln-won project from Qatar – Yonhap: Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. said Tuesday it is set to clinch a 492 billion-won (US$434 million) deal to…
- Uber Sues Mobile Agency Alleging Ad Fraud – WSJ: Uber has filed a lawsuit against Fetch Media, alleging the agency misrepresented the effectiveness of its mobile ads, failed to prevent ad fraud and didn’t return rebates.
- confidential: Audi e-Tron, Bentley Continental GT, MPVs and Seat – Autocar: Our reporters empty their notebooks to round up this week’s gossip from across the automotive industry
- Rotary-powered Mazda concept confirmed for Tokyo Auto Show – Autocar:
- In the market for a Chevy Equinox? Strike could limit your choices – Freep: Workers at the General Motors Cami Assembly plant in Ontario say they … More: GM workers who make Chevy Equinox want ‘fair and reasonable’…
- Americans are right not to trust self-driving cars – Washington Post: Self-driving cars potentially represent the greatest step toward automotive and pedestrian safety since universal installation of the air bag. Yet the…
- Here’s What Tesla’s Model 3 Needs Before It Changes the Way We Drive – Fortune: Rather than hybrids and electric vehicles, history shows that consumers in the U.S, the world’s largest auto market, prefer pickup trucks and large…
- Why GM and Unifor won’t budge in negotiations – Automotive News: Unifor President Jerry Dias said the strike at General Motors’ Ingersoll, … Dias said “major philosophical differences” between the union and GM have…
- GKN climbs on speculation over automotive division sale – FT: GKN climbed 2.7 per cent to 347.6p on a revival of talk that it might spin off its automotive division to a buyer such as SAIC Motor Corporation. China’s…
- Tesla hits an all-time high – Yahoo: Tesla hit an all-time high on Monday. The stock jumped 2.03% to $389.57 in mid-day trading, but it’s now trading fractionally lower at $383.77. Tesla’s…
- 2017 Porsche Panamera is quick and nice for a steep steep price – Chicago Tribune: Porsche expects this of its customers, and while the Audi RS7 or the Tesla Model S P100D may provide more bang for not as much bucks (the…
- Ford patents retractable table for autonomous cars – Automotive News: Ford Motor Co. thinks the interior of autonomous vehicles could resemble a kitchen or office conference room. The automaker earlier this…
- GM Workers Strike in Canada as Mexico Jobs Raise Tension – New York Times: OTTAWA – Workers at a General Motors assembly plant in Ontario went on strike late Sunday as union leaders reported an impasse in talks to keep…
- Ford to Collaborate With Mahindra & Mahindra on Sales, Technologies – WSJ: Ford Motor Co. again is distancing itself from crosstown rival General Motors Co., saying it will work with an Indian auto maker on boosting its…
- Intel Chips Help Waymo’s Self-Driving Minivans Make Decisions in Real Time – Fortune: Waymo-the Google self-driving project that spun out to become a business under Alphabet-said Monday it’s using Intel chips as part of a compute…
- Can Tesla Disrupt The Trucking Market With Its Electric Semi Truck? – Forbes: Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the company would unveil an electric semi-truck at an event to be held on October 26. The unveiling will be very closely…
- Justice Department barred from sharing Volkswagen documents: judge – Reuters: A VW logo is seen in front of the main building of the Volkswagen brand at the Volkswagen headquarters during a media tour to present Volkswagen’s …
- Unifor strike at GM result of ‘major philosophical differences’ – Automotive News: Canadian workers striking a key General Motors assembly plant could … In a statement, GM Canada urged Unifor to “resume negotiations” to secure a…
- This 25-Year-Old Just Launched A University-Focused VC Firm Out Of A Rental Car – Forbes: … Just Launched A University-Focused VC Firm Out Of A Rental Car … Dorm Room Fund, two programs affiliated with name-brand VC firms, do not.
- Apple iPhone Owners Drive Hondas and Shop at H&M – Fortune: That might not seem like much, but it’s by far the biggest car brand difference between Android and iPhone owners. BMW came in the second spot,…