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- Nissan’s premium brand Infiniti global sales up 8 percent in September – Reuters: Nissan Motor Co’s premium brand Infiniti sold 21,523 vehicles globally in September, up 8 percent from a year earlier and pushing the brand’s worldwide sales in the first nine months of this year to 182,884 vehicles, up 11 percent.
- Toyota Century enters 21st century with hybrid upgrade – Automotive News: When it comes to regal resonance in Japan, no nameplate rules like the Toyota Century, the official car of the emperor, prime ministers and…
- Boeing-backed, electric-hybrid airliner set to hit market in 2022 – Reuters: A Seattle-area startup backed by the venture arms of … Airbus, are working on intra-urban electric-powered self-flying cars.
- Mitsubishi e-Evolution greener and smarter, thanks to AI – Automotive News: Mitsubishi Motors Corp.’s upcoming e-Evolution Concept not only sports a three-motor, four-wheel drive powertrain, it gets an AI personal assistant to…
- Hybrid electric plane company outlines its first e-plane – CNBC: Forget the electric car, are you ready to fly in an electric plane? … believes millions of people will be comfortable flying on the hybrid electric planes it…
- London mayor welcomes Uber boss’ humility after licence loss – Reuters: London Mayor Sadiq Khan welcomed the humility shown by Uber’s chief executive after the city stripped the taxi app of its licence to operate, but once again criticised the company’s London management on Thursday.
- Car trouble: Zooming auto stocks may soon top out – CNBC: Shares of auto stocks such as General Motors and Ford are on a tear, but some say the stocks are set to take a pause. General Motors shares hit an…
- Germany, UK lead Western European car sales lower -LMC data – Reuters: New Land Rover cars are seen in a parking lot at the Jaguar Land Rover plant at Halewood in Liverpool, northern England, September …
- Brexit Chills UK Car Sales in First September Drop Since 2011 – Bloomberg: Even with a 41 percent jump in alternative-fuel vehicles, the diesel sales trend means average new-car CO2 levels could rise this year for the first time…
- Nissan Qashqai overtakes Ford Fiesta as most-registered car of September – Autocar: The Qashqai has been in the top five for years, but the SUV best-seller has now taken the top spot from Ford
- Ford will move new Focus upmarket – Automotive News: Ford will move the Focus upmarket when it launches the new model in Europe next year, the company’s head of global markets, Jim Farley, told…
- UK car sales set for first annual decline since 2011 after September slump – Reuters: British new car registrations on Thursday appeared on course for their first annual fall since 2011 after a 9.3 percent tumble in September, a month which normally accounts for around 15 percent of demand.
- UK car market in decline as diesel registrations tumble by 21.7% – Autocar: This is the first time the September car market has sunk in six years; overall registrations were down 9.3%
- Amazon Alexa can now be used to unlock a Nissan car remotely – CNBC: The car is seen as a major battleground for players like Amazon, Google and Apple.
- Exclusive: Volkswagen seeks to curb competition from Skoda – sources – Reuters: Volkswagen managers and unions are seeking to curb competition from lower-cost stablemate Skoda, move some of its production to Germany and make the Czech brand pay more for shared technology, company sources told .
- UK Energy Users Have a Taste of Brexit and They Don’t Like It – Bloomberg: … making its own version of Britain’s iconic Land Rover Defender car in Germany, where industrial power rates are 24 percent cheaper than in Britain.
- UK new car sales fell 9 percent in key month of September – data – Reuters: New car registrations in Britain fell by 9.2 percent in September, making it highly likely that sales this year will be down for the first time since 2011, according to preliminary numbers from an industry body.
- Ghosn’s new Renault plan expected to address big market shifts – Automotive News: Renault has met its financial objectives under the current plan, called Drive the Change. Revenues for the group increased to 51.2 billion euros last…
- New lane-keep technology makes me eat my words – Detroitnews: Lane-departure alerts do reduce accidents, Phil Berg writes
- If you’re spending $200K for an SUV, try this one – Detroitnews: For those who desire the best of British engineering in SUV form, the Bentley Bentayga is the obvious choice
- Suzuki targets 20% sales growth after launch of retro Jimny – Autocar: Suzuki believes its positioning as a maker of small, fun and innovative models, chiefly SUVs, can help it boost sales by 20% in Europe and continue its…
- General Motors Just Made a Lot More Self-Driving Cars – Fortune: General Motors Co’s (GM, +0.76%) self-driving unit, Cruise Automation, has more than doubled the size of its test fleet of robot cars in California during…
- GM more than doubles self-driving car test fleet in California – Reuters: General Motors Co’s self-driving unit, Cruise Automation, has more than doubled the size of its test fleet of robot cars in California during the past three months, a GM spokesman said on Wednesday.
- Samsung racks up another Shonky Award – Yahoo: While the 70 models of cars in Australia affected were sold by 14 manufacturers, only Honda, Toyota, Lexus, BMW and Mazda failed to tell customers…
- Howes: Self-driving ‘Wild West’ tests century-old autos – Detroitnews: Survival seemed so much simpler then. Now, the relentless forward march of self-driving technology, the steady encroachment of Silicon Valley’s…
- Carlos Ghosn’s Protege Faces First Crisis With Nissan Japan Recall – Bloomberg: Ghosn, a Brazilian-born French national, revived Boulogne-Billancourt, France-based Renault SA as executive vice president from 1996 to 1999.
- Toyota plans modern take on ancient nameplate – Automotive News: Toyota Motor Corp. will unveil a future look for one of its oldest nameplates at this month’s Tokyo Motor Show with a tech-savvy take on the…
- Peugeot bets on utility cars, premium SUVs to boost Brazil sales – Reuters: Raindrops cover the logo of French car manufacturer Peugeot on a automobile seen in Nantes, France, July 20, 2017. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe.
- Honda Jazz RS vs Suzuki Swift RS – Japanese Rennsports – Autocar: Honda took the unusual step of resiting the petrol tank under the front seats in Jazz, freeing up an extra 100L of boot space. The company went a step…
- Electric Vehicle News Delivers Investor Hype But Still Few Answers – Forbes: A Tesla car charges at a Tesla charging station outside a shopping mall in Beijing on September 12, 2017. China is gearing up to ban petrol and…
- Land Rover Is Turning Its Popular Range Rover Sport Into a Plug-In Hybrid – Fortune: The new offering follows the company’s announcement last month that all new Jaguar Land Rover cars will be available in electric or hybrid versions…
- Honda Shutting Japanese Plant, Focusing on EV Production – Detroit Bureau: Japanese automaker Honda is shuttering its Sayama plant, north of Tokyo, in 2022 as the company shifts its focus to the production of electric vehicles…
- GM’s self-driving cars involved in six accidents in September – Reuters: General Motors Co’s self-driving unit, Cruise Automation, told California regulators its vehicles were involved in six crashes …
- US Senate panel puts self-driving cars in fast lane – Canada – Reuters: A U.S. Senate panel on Wednesday unanimously gave the green light to a bill aimed at speeding the use of self-driving …
- Electrek faces criticism for giving readers Tesla discount codes – Automotive News: A website that covers Tesla-related news may have violated Tesla’s terms of service by getting readers to use referral codes to get a $1,000 discount…
- Senate panel approves self-driving car legislation – CNBC: A U.S. Senate panel on Wednesday unanimously gave the green light to a bill aimed at speeding the use of self-driving cars without human controls.
- Hackett’s recovery plan for Ford raises doubts – FT: … traditional engines to electric cars and saloon cars to sport utility vehicles, … “We are looking to build a sustainably profitable battery electric vehicle…
- Divided Uber board reaches peace with SoftBank, governance deal – Reuters: Uber Technologies Inc’s fractured board declared peace on Tuesday, attempting to put months of strife behind it by unanimously passing a series of measures to shore up corporate governance, bring in major investor SoftBank and diminish the power of former Chief Executive Travis Kalanick