- Ford offers free repairs as Explorer exhaust complaints grow – CBS News: In a major update about our ongoing CBS News investigation into reports of carbon monoxide seeping into Ford Explorers, the automaker is now…
- Opel puts dealer network under scrutiny – Automotive News: Opel wants to change the incentive system used by its European dealers as part of its new turnaround plan that foresees a…
- Aston Martin: no Brexit deal could be ‘semi-catastrophic’ for firm – Autocar: Aston Martin builds all its cars in the UK, and says uncertainty over type approval post-Brexit could force it to suspend production Aston’s chief financial officer says failure to reach agreement with EU could force company to…
- China’s Geely buys US flying car start-up – FT: Geely, one of China’s largest private automakers, announced this week it would buy all of US flying car start-up Terrafugia for an undisclosed amount,…
- Hyundai Packs More Into Accent – Wardsauto: Hyundai says relatively basic vehicles are an important entry point into a brand for many buyers, helping build loyalty as well as being an alternative to…
- PSA embraces digital car sales in its latest Push to Pass retail strategy – Autocar: The PSA Group is to focus on expanding its digital car sales operations, opening new retail centres and promoting its Free2Move car-sharing service
- ‘Hotbed of Misinformation’: Tesla Slams Lawsuit Accusing it of Widespread Racist Behavior – Fortune: Tesla (tsla, -2.06%) has responded to the lawsuit accusing the company of being a “hotbed for racist behavior” by calling it a “Hotbed of Misinformation”. The company began the response, released via blog post on its website, by stating…
- What Tesla’s Big Rig Must Do to Seduce Truckers – Bloomberg: Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk has promised to unveil an electric semi truck on Thursday that will drive like a sports car and beat its diesel counterpart in a tug of war. “This will blow your mind clear out of your skull and into an…
- Upcoming BMW X8 to rival Range Rover – Autocar: The X8 will major on rear-seat comfort despite its sloping roof The BMW X8 could share its architecture with the X7, which was previewed by the Concept X7 iPerformance
- Volkswagen says works council payments legal, after raids – Reuters: Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) said it had obeyed the law in the payment of its works council chief, Bernd Osterloh, whose office …
- Brexit Bulletin: Preparing for Failure – Bloomberg: Aston Martin at Risk | Carmakers in the U.K. could endure “semi-catastrophic” production interruptions if the EU stops automatically accepting the…
- I’m a pacifist, so why don’t I support the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots? – Guardian: Misuses of it can thus be as hard to control by fiat and bans – as with cyber warfare, for example. Consider the hypothetical “killer drones” depicted in…
- Kobe Steel plant loses remaining industrial quality badge – Reuters: Nissan said earlier on Wednesday it had been informed that the ISO 9001 certification of its plants and those of affiliate Nissan Shatai (7222.T) had …
- Volvo Trucks expects 15 pct sales growth in S. Korea this year – Yonhap: Volvo Trucks said Wednesday it expects to post 15 percent sales growth in South Korea this year due to growing local…
- Carmakers grapple with robot-car hacking fears – Detroitnews: Safety advocates say self-driving cars are vulnerable, and researchers have proven they can be…
- The $100 billion race to win the mobility game – CNBC: The growth in ride-hailing is expected to accelerate over the next decade as automakers and tech companies develop self-driving cars and robo-taxis.
- Toyota fuel cells: Next big thing or doomed to irrelevance? – Nikkei: Despite the faster, sportier and cheaper electric vehicles that dominated the Tokyo Motor Show earlier this month, Toyota Motor is steadfast…
- Apple leads way in tracing cobalt from Congo, Microsoft lags: Amnesty – Reuters: Apple is leading the way in tracing cobalt used in its … growth in demand for electric vehicles powered by lithium-ion batteries.
- Hyundai Motor ties up with Michelin for EV tires – Yonhap: South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. said Wednesday that it has tied up with French tiremaker Michelin to…
- Advertisers Delete Tweets Around Calls to Boycott Sean Hannity – New York Times: Volvo Car USA apparently responded to a tweet from a consumer on Monday to say, “We have spoken with our media agency and have advised them…
- Chanos says Tesla ‘ticks all the boxes’ for being the perfect stock to bet against – CNBC: Noted short-seller Jim Chanos of Kynikos Associates continued to add to his short position in electric car maker Tesla throughout the year even as the company’s shares rallied, he said at the Reuters Global Investment 2018 Outlook…
- Tesla factory workers have filed a lawsuit claiming widespread racism, unsafe conditions – CNBC: Shares of Tesla closed down 2.1 percent on Tuesday afternoon following news of a civil rights lawsuit against the automakers. The proposed class-action suit alleges a racist culture at Tesla, unsafe factory conditions, and failure on…
- Alabama, North Carolina Finalists for New Toyota/Mazda Plant – Detroit Bureau: Though Detroit is known as the Motor City, that designation doesn’t appear to be enough to entice Toyota and Mazda to build its new jointly owned…
- UM study factors EV production into overall greenness – Detroitnews: In the U.S., a gasoline car that gets 55.4 mpg is as good or better than an EV for greenhouse gas…
- Honda, Aston Martin Outline ‘Stark’ Brexit Car-Certificate Limbo – Bloomberg: EU regulators have indicated that approvals from the U.K. Vehicle Certification Authority “will either no longer hold validity, or not be able to be…
- The ‘Taxi Prince’ Fighting to Make Sure Uber Won’t Win in Japan – Bloomberg: Drivers have to obtain a commercial license by passing an exam and a road test. Unlicensed, privately operated vehicles and drivers are forbidden.
- Study: Ride-hailing, automation will hurt car sales – Detroitnews: The growing popularity of ride-hailing services, coupled with the rise of electric and self-driving cars, will eventually put a dent in new car sales,…
- Commerce chief says ‘some sort’ of NAFTA deal will reach Trump – Reuters: U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said on … rule for automotive products and far higher regional automotive content.
- Exec: Ford brand will carry company in future – Detroitnews: Joe Hinrichs, Ford president of global operations, said consumer confidence in the company will help drive it…
- Aston Martin warns of car production halts if UK crashes out of EU – FT: The luxury British carmaker Aston Martin has warned it might have to pause production of its vehicles if there is no Brexit deal in place when the UK…
- Hyundai’s skid in China opens lane for Japanese automakers – Nikkei: “We can lower the price by 30,000 yuan” ($4,500) on an Elantra sedan, a saleswoman offered at a Hyundai dealership here in early November.
- Honda UK warns MPs of consequences of leaving EU customs union – Guardian: More than a third of the 690 cars a day produced by Honda in Swindon are sold elsewhere in Europe, which is also the source of 40% of its parts.
- The 2018 Corvette Grand Sport Is a Giant Middle Finger to Self-Driving Cars – Fortune: Whether you realize it on your daily drive to and from the office or not, we’re in the midst of an automotive revolution. It’s happening on two fronts. First…
- BMW Dumps Coal in Pledge for 100% Renewable Power – Bloomberg: BMW AG ‘s plan to switch exclusively to green electricity finds it tapping some unusual power sources — including a South African biomass plant that…
- PSA boss Tavares: “strong intention” to keep all plants open – Autocar: The new boss of Vauxhall and Opel has restated his intentions to keep UK plants running so long as the car maker is profitable
- The BMW i8 Roadster is coming: time for the next look. – Bmw: The ultimate progressive sports car in its final testing phase in Plant Leipzig.
- Chips for Electric Cars Put Infineon in Fast Lane – WSJ: Such comparisons, together with takeover rumors, could keep electric-vehicle supplier Infineon ‘s IFNNY 2.63% stock buoyant for some time. A spinoff…
- VW likely to back electric car assembly at east German plant: sources – Reuters: DE) leaders will on Friday probably approve more investment in a plant in eastern Germany to ramp up production of electric cars there, sources said, …
- As car-share fleets grow, Stratim targets managing them – CNBC: With Waymo making plans to roll out self-driving minivans to give paying customers rides and GM planning to announce its strategy for…
- VW likely to back electric car assembly at east German plant – sources – Reuters: Volkswagen’s leaders will on Friday probably approve more investment in a plant in eastern Germany to ramp up …
- STRATIM details its platform to manage fleets for share car services – Reuters: Software startup STRATIM is tracking more than 1 million vehicles in car- or ride-sharing services for around 50 …
