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- Nissan to expand bi-directional charging scheme with UK project – Autocar:
- New Nissan Leaf to cost £26,490 at launch – Autocar: The new Nissan Leaf Revamped version of world’s best-selling electric car goes on sale, with 80-mile range boost from new 40kWh battery
- Nissan Leaf Nismo confirmed with concept reveal – Autocar: Nissan will launch at “racier” version of EV in a bid to attract younger audience; concept previews look
- How the EU Is Pitting Apple Against Qualcomm – Fortune: … a car versus a bicycle. This is discriminatory based on price of the end product, both within and outside of a particular product category,” Apple said…
- Exclusive – Uber’s UK boss quits as firm battles to keep London licence – email – Reuters: Uber’s top boss in Britain will quit the taxi hailing app just as the firm battles to overturn a decision to strip it of its licence in London, according to an email seen by .
- Automakers Plan Electric Car Blitz Even as Tesla Burns Billions – Bloomberg: Almost 50 new pure electric-car models will come to market globally between now and 2022, including vehicles from Daimler AG and Volkswagen AG.
- China’s Geely in $300 million deal to control Denmark’s Saxo Bank – Reuters: Chinese carmaker Zhejiang Geely Holding Group will increase its stake in Denmark’s Saxo Bank to above 50 percent in a …
- Nissan to recall 1.2 million cars in Japan over unauthorised checks – Reuters: Nissan Motor Co Ltd plans to recall 1.2 million cars in Japan after it discovered final vehicle inspections were not performed by authorised technicians, it said on Monday.
- French sales rise 1% in September – Automotive News: Hyundai Group led Asian automakers with a gain of 5.2 percent, including 7.1 percent at Kia and 2.7 percent at Hyundai. Toyota was up 2.1 percent,…
- Nissan recalls 1.2m vehicles sold in Japan – FT: About 1.21m registered vehicles produced between October 2014 and September 2017, including the company’s new Leaf electric vehicle, will be…
- Porsche 911 interior sighting shows new digital cluster of 2019 car – Autocar: Latest photos reveal mix of analogue and digital instruments in cabin; next 911 will be first available with hybrid powertrain
- Puerto Rico’s Very American Love of Cars Is Jamming Its Recovery – Bloomberg: Lacking in widespread public transportation, Puerto Ricans have traditionally turned to their own vehicles, said Hani Mahmassani, director of the…
- BRIEF-BlackBerry QNX selected by Yanfeng Visteon for digital instrument cluster project – Reuters: * BlackBerry QNX selected by Yanfeng Visteon for digital instrument cluster project
- Sampo Group to buy almost 20% of Denmark’s Saxo Bank – FT: Chinese industrial company Geely Group is increasing its stake in Denmark’s Saxo Bank, while Nordic financial services company Sampo Group is…
- Wall Street Awaits Big Bang Out of Ford Boss’s Coming-Out Party – Bloomberg: Hackett, 62, will get a chance to sell his vision of a new Ford when goes before investors Tuesday, and he has some explaining to do. Foremost in…
- US Car Sales Stabilize as Hurricane Insurance Checks Roll In – Bloomberg: Once he saw the pickup’s soaking-wet interior and center console full of … The insurer took Rodriguez’s word the truck was totaled and approved his…
- Slowdown in UK manufacturing as weak pound raises costs – Guardian: The German-owned company’s plant will be able to paint about 3.5m seats a year for UK customers, including those of Jaguar Land Rover, Nissan…
- Uber board to consider vote to cut Kalanick influence – Reuters: Directors at Uber Technologies Inc plan to vote on board reforms and whether to pursue a major stock deal with SoftBank Group Corp on Tuesday, reported on Monday, citing sources familiar with the matter.
- 2017 Kia Stinger priced from £31,995 in the UK – Autocar: Diesel engine joins two petrol units; top of the pile is a turbocharged 3.3-litre that packs 360bhp and can accelerate to 62mph in 5.1sec
- China’s Geely group to take majority stake in Denmark’s Saxo Bank – Reuters: Chinese automotive group Geely will increase its stake in Denmark’s Saxo Bank to 51.5 percent while Finland’s Sampo …
- Audi resolves dispute with former engineer in diesel-emissions case – Automotive News: Audi said it had resolved a legal dispute with former engineer Ulrich Weiss, who sued the carmaker for wrongful dismissal and…
- BRIEF-Toyota Motor completes private placement of treasury stock – Reuters: … * Says it distributed 8.3 million shares of its treasury common stock at 6,029 yen per share through private placement to Mazda Motor Corporation, …
- BRIEF- Mazda Motor completes new share issue through private placement – Reuters: … * Says it issued 31.9 million new shares through private placement to TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION, at the price of 50 billion yen in total, on Oct.
- Faulty safety inspections at Nissan could spark massive recall – Nikkei: It was discovered that unqualified personnel were carrying out final inspections on Nissan’s flagship Leaf at its Oppama plant in Kanagawa Prefecture.
- Renault Samsung’s sales nearly double in Sept. – Yonhap: Renault Samsung Motors Corp., the South Korean unit of French carmaker Renault S.A., saw its September sales nearly…
- Nissan shares drop after botched safety checks on cars for Japan market – Reuters: Nissan Motor Co Ltd (7201.T) saw its share price hit its lowest in five months on Monday after the automaker said it produced tens …
- At least 20 dead, more than 100 hurt in Las Vegas shooting – Reuters: A gunman killed at least 20 people and … Police were also searching for two cars that belonged to the suspect.
- GM Korea posts 10.7 pct drop in Sept. sales – Yonhap: GM Korea Co., the local unit of General Motors Co., said Monday its September sales retreated 10.7 percent from a year…
- Mercedes-AMG Project One could be built in the UK – Autocar: Mercedes-AMG mulls manufacturing hypercar alongside its Formula 1 cars
- Facelifted Mercedes-Benz C-Class caught almost undisguised on video – Autocar: New headlights and mild changes to the bumpers will be joined by improved infotainment; a new 2.0-litre diesel is also due
- Uber’s path to win back London – data, fines and fees – Reuters: If history is a guide, Uber Technologies new Chief Executive Dara Khosrowshahi is likely to dangle data sharing and a promise to pay fines and fees when he sits down with London officials to negotiate the ride service’s future in one of its most important markets.
- Lyft deal clarifies Ford’s mobility path – Automotive News: … Ford Motor Co. tying itself to a company part-owned by General Motors … GM also is partnering with Lyft to explore deploying self-driving Chevrolet…
- Retiring Ford powertrain boss: Electric motors are coming – Automotive News: DETROIT – Bob Fascetti, one of the architects of Ford Motor Co.’s EcoBoost engine line, announced his retirement for Oct. 1 as vice president of…
- Toyota gets help to play EV catch-up – Automotive News: TOKYO – In a bid to make haste in catching up on electric vehicles, Toyota Motor Corp. is forming a three-way partnership with Mazda Motor Corp.
- Hackett’s vision for Ford must be truly visionary – Automotive News: What will he say and do differently as CEO of Ford Motor Co. than his predecessor, Mark Fields? He’ll begin spelling out the details at an investor…
- Randy Mott built GM’s IT engine – Automotive News: General Motors has accomplished more with its information technology … In that context, what GM Global Chief Information Officer Randy Mott did is…
- Autoliv partners up for self-driving safety – Automotive News: 14 that it may spin off its electronics division into a stand-alone maker of electronics for self-driving vehicles. The Swedish supplier also formed a…
- EV momentum has been building for decades – Automotive News: The Renault-Nissan Alliance sells a number of electric vehicles, including the e-NV200, and will introduce even more. “It’s not going to be a one-model…
- BMW seeks critical mass for autonomous alliance – Automotive News: That year-end timing is necessary to keep the project on track to produce BMW’s self-driving iNEXT electric vehicle by 2021, Frickenstein said.
- Daimler to ramp up battery production – Automotive News: Battery capacity is a big issue for automakers as the industry transitions to electric powertrains from internal combustion engines. Mercedes has not…
- MB’s ‘crazy’ idea revived Alabama – Automotive News: Daimler’s Schaefer said, “This plant changed Mercedes.” It also changed his life. Like Daimler r&d chief Ola Kaellenius, Schaefer went on to bigger…
- Mercedes: No need for mega-plant like BMW’s – Automotive News: Mercedes-Benz? underlined the strategic importance of its plant in Vance, Ala., by adding the factory to a very short list of sites that will build both its…
- Hyundai, JLR contenders for FCA? – Automotive News: South Korean press reports have it that Hyundai is looking to acquire FCA. Meanwhile, says Jaguar Land Rover is scouting for acquisitions…
- A car for every plug and purpose – Automotive News: Tesla Model 3: After its launch in July, the Model 3 will begin deliveries in … Ford Escape/Lincoln MKC: A late 2019 redesign of Ford Motor Co.
- 2018 Honda Accord: Honda Launches An SUV Counterpunch With Its All-New Accord Sedan – Forbes: And these numbers don’t reflect the impact of having three major players in the sedan category, including the Honda Accord, Nissan Altima and…
- Nissan Motor shares down 5% on faulty vehicle checks – Nikkei: Nissan Motor shares continued their slide into a fourth straight day on Monday, after the Japanese automaker said after the closing bell on…
- What you need to know about the Honda Accord – Freep: … August this year, including Chrysler, Dodge, VW, Buick, Mazda, Infiniti, Mitsubishi, Acura, and Cadillac, according to figures from Urban Science.
- Nissan Shares Fall 5 Percent After Safety Inspection Failures – New York Times: TOKYO – Shares in Nissan Motor Co fell sharply on Monday after the Japanese automaker said tens of thousands of vehicles had been produced…
- Nissan falls 5.4% on suspension of new vehicle registrations in Japan – FT: Nissan slipped on Monday after the company told dealers in Japan it was temporarily suspending new registrations for vehicles after domestic…
- The return of Zenos: the Brit sports car maker is back on track – Autocar: A helmet to drown out the noise is no longer necessary It’s only months since Zenos was rescued from the abyss, but the brand’s reconfigured E10 sports car is already well on the way. Have the new owners learned from past lessons?