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- Chinese copycat Range Rover Evoque distances from inspiration with facelift – Autocar:
- Opinion: the biggest news from Tokyo – and why you might have missed it – Autocar: Perhaps Toyota is more prepared for an electrified future than we thought…
- Daimler Steps Up Electric-Truck Rollout as Tesla Rivalry Looms – Bloomberg: … out electric-powered trucks as the world’s largest make of commercial vehicles seeks to fend off newcomers like Tesla Inc. and Deutsche Post AG.
- Continental in talks to buy Israel’s Argus Cyber Security: media – Reuters: Germany’s Continental AG is in advanced talks to buy Israel’s Argus Cyber Security, which has developed technology to protect …
- Customers Asked, Buick Listened, and Now We Have the Enclave Avenir – Bloomberg: This is exactly what it needs to do to survive and thrive in the current car market. Someone high up at Buick knows that the brand doesn’t need to be…
- LMEWEEK-Electric cars yet to turn cobalt market into gold mine – Nornickel – Reuters: Demand for cobalt used to make rechargeable batteries that power electric cars has not yet translated into a tighter …
- Toyota’s Talking Car Wants to Be Your Clingy BFF – WSJ: TOKYO-If you love your car, Toyota Motor Corp. thinks your car should love you back. That’s the reasoning behind the company’s…
- It’s Been 10 Years Since Robots Proved They Could Drive – Bloomberg: Boss, a self-driving SUV from Carnegie Mellon University’s Tartan Racing team, on display during the 10th anniversary celebrations of Tartan Racing’s…
- Hyundai E&C wins 470.24 bln-won order in Qatar – Yonhap: Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. (Hyundai E&C) has won a road expansion project in Qatar worth 470.24 billion…
- No violations reported at 23 makers after Subaru, Nissan scandal – Nikkei: Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism conducted on-site investigations at Subaru’s two plants on Monday, after it…
- Mercedes And Ferrari “Control The F1 Championship” Said Ecclestone – Forbes: Bernie Ecclestone caused a stir over the weekend when he said that Mercedes, which won Formula One’s drivers’ championship yesterday, had…
- Audi Expects New Model Costs to Hit Fourth Quarter After Third Quarter Profit Rise – New York Times: BERLIN – Volkswagen’s luxury division Audi said growing costs for upcoming model launches will weigh on fourth-quarter earnings after third-quarter…
- Audi expects new model costs to hit Q4 after Q3 profit rise – Reuters: Volkswagen’s luxury division Audi said growing costs for … (Reporting by Andreas Cremer; Editing by Maria Sheahan).
- VW Brand Expects Growth in Fourth Quarter After Third Quarter Earnings Double – New York Times: BERLIN – Volkswagen expects profit and sales at its main autos division to keep growing in the fourth quarter after core earnings doubled in the three…
- Continental in talks to buy Israeli autos cyber firm Argus: reports – Reuters: Germany’s Continental AG (CONG. … Argus Cyber Security, whose technology guards connected cars from hacking, …
- Tesla Model 3 in-depth video review answers all your questions – Yahoo: There’s no shortage of Tesla Model 3 clips out there, but a detailed video review has been sorely missing — until now, that is. The arrival of a…
- Somalia Fires Police Commissioner and Head of Intelligence – Bloomberg: The two officials were fired a day after al-Shabaab militia detonated two car bombs in the capital, Mogadishu, killing 26 people. The al-Qaeda-linked…
- Toyota Explores Airless Tires to Build Lighter Electric Vehicles – Bloomberg: Toyota Motor Corp. is eyeing airless tires to help reduce the weight of battery-electric and fuel-cell vehicles and boost performance, even though the…
- Japanese car makers see global sales lift but bumpy road ahead – FT: … At the end of September, the company announced it had been investigated by…
- Nippon Steel president says to support Kobe Steel if any request comes – Reuters: Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp, Japan’s biggest … Kobe Steel, which sell steel products to manufacturers of cars, planes, …
- A look inside Dacia’s Tangier factory – Autocar: Tangier plant opened in 2012 and makes 340,000 units per year We travel to Morocco to visit the plant of Renault’s Romanian division, where Britain’s cheapest cars are born
- Dacia Sandero road trip: 1500 miles from Tangier to Twickenham – Autocar: 4.5 million Total number of Dacias sold since its ‘new era’ started in 2004 Just how far can you push a Dacia Sandero before its budget origins show? We fly to Tangier, where the car is made, and drive one back to the UK
- Next Jaguar XJ will outrank J-Pace SUV as flagship model – Autocar: Design boss Ian Callum said an SUV won’t over take the long-standing luxury saloon because it’s ‘more sophisticated’
- Intel hails self-driving cars to wary public – Automotive News: And how will motorists react when a self-driving vehicle pulls up next to them? Now that automated fleets are hitting the streets, computer-chip giant…
- Outside the box – Automotive News: Nissan’s Serena e-POWER is a van not sold in the U.S. that uses a powertrain not available in the U.S. E-POWER is Nissan’s new variation on the…
- Is there more to job shift at Infiniti? – Automotive News: Meunier, Nissan’s former head of U.S. sales and marketing, suddenly moved this month to Infiniti to lead worldwide sales and marketing. But company…
- The latest in e-racing buzz: Nissan’s in – Automotive News: In the course of unveiling Nissan’s next wave of electrified vehicles at the Tokyo Motor Show last week, global sales boss Daniele Schillaci also…
- Where will all these EVs recharge? – Automotive News: The U.S. Alternative Fuels Data Center’s most recent numbers show 16,457 EV charging stations, with 44,999 outlets in operation, mostly on the coasts, but also including Tesla’s network of Superchargers along major intercity corridors and other …
- BMW Spartanburg finds its calling – Automotive News: BMW CEO Harald Krueger touts the Spartanburg plant as a testament to free … In 2015, Spartanburg passed BMW’s plant in Dingolfing, Germany,…
- Nissan’s IMx concept checks off the boxes – Automotive News: It’s an electric vehicle endowed with artificial intelligence and connectivity that enables autonomous driving mode. It also gets the crossover packaging…
- Success at Lincoln puts Galhotra on fast track – Automotive News: CEO Jim Hackett last week appointed Galhotra as Ford’s chief marketing officer amid a management shake-up that included the departure of four top…
- Renault-Nissan tech program is a big win for Conti – Automotive News: Nissan said the connected system will appear in 2018 and be used in 90 percent of vehicles built by Nissan, Renault and Mitsubishi. The three…
- Lexus gets dibs on Toyota’s self-driving features – Automotive News: TOKYO – When it comes to autonomous driving, Toyota Motor Corp. says it’s Lexus-first and safety-first. The Japanese carmaker plans to start selling…
- Marketing the self-driving car – Automotive News: Sure, there is a built-in market for self-driving cars among elderly and disabled people. Owner-operators of semis are another natural for these…
- Concept crazed in Tokyo – Automotive News: What’s cool: The IMx, a fully autonomous electric crossover, is the template for Nissan’s vision of post-2020 autonomous driving. Inside are four…
- Japan’s cool new design vibe – Automotive News: Honda clarified its vision for electric cars with a Sports EV Concept, a funky futuristic counterpart to the Urban EV Concept that debuted last month in…
- Toyota lagging on technology? No, just quiet. – Automotive News: “The electrified car started 20 years ago here when we started to introduce the Prius,” Didier Leroy, executive vice president of Toyota Motor Corp.,…
- Connected-car tech is here, so let’s use it – Automotive News: I read Keith Crain’s “Don’t wait with self-driving” (Oct. 23) and thought it was a great challenge to the automakers and software companies developing…
- Porsche’s Zellmer to speak at World Congress – Automotive News: Klaus Zellmer, CEO of Porsche Cars North America, who is at work on a grand plan to transform customer experience inside Porsche dealerships, will…
- Metals markets looks to electric vehicles for fresh zip – FT: … The metal is already emerging as one of the favoured ways to play the EV supply chain,…
- Hyundai’s new i30 N wins TCR Europe Trophy – Yonhap: The i30 N TCR, Hyundai Motor Co.’s purpose-built circuit car, beat rivals at the TCR Europe Trophy race held in Italy, the…
- China automaker BYD sees 2017 profit down as much as 20 percent, shares fall – Reuters: Chinese automaker BYD Co Ltd, backed by Warren … FILE PHOTO – The logo of BYD is seen on a car presented at the Auto …
- Azerbaijan to Open Railway Planned as New Europe-China Corridor – Bloomberg: … according to the Azeri government. Passenger services are also planned to start along the route next year, including sleeper-car services between…
- China’s tech titans set sights on car innovation – FT: … Banma chief executive, says the company’s plan was to “empower the [manufacturer] and end-user…
- GM settles Calif. suit over alleged defects concealment – Detroitnews: GM has agreed to a $13.9M settlement for allegedly concealing safety flaws to avoid costly recalls and part replacements