- Ford, Nissan among winners as Russia sales rise 17% – Automotive News: Sales rose to 148,597, the Association of European Businesses (AEB) said in a statement on Thursday. Through October, registrations are up 11…
- BMW 6 Series Gran Turismo – Autocar: The high-rised 5 Series GT was a troubled car. Has BMW sorted it this time round with the 6 Series Gran Turismo? Any expanding company is likely to launch at least a couple of slow-selling product ‘flops” for every successful model…
- Swiss court rejects BMW appeal against $158 million fine – Reuters: Switzerland’s highest court on Friday said it had rejected BMW’s (BMWG.DE) appeal against a 157 million Swiss franc (120.14 …
- Investors Are Celebrating the Tech Revolution – Bloomberg: There are major technological changes on the way — Waymo, the autonomous car unit of Google parent Alphabet Inc., premiered this week in Arizona…
- Utilities Push for Electric Car Tax Credit as Ford Stays Neutral – Bloomberg: Ford sold about 25,000 plug-in hybrid or pure-electric vehicles last year, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance, including versions of its Focus,…
- Tax penalties for diesel cars to be unveiled in Autumn Budget statement – Autocar: Chancellor plans tax hike on diesels as air quality plans develop and the market continues to move toward petrols and AFVs
- Finnish nickel producer aims to tap electric vehicle boom – Reuters: Finland’s Terrafame nickel mine is planning to start producing material for electric vehicle batteries by 2020, the company said …
- Russia is having its best-ever relationship with China right now, the country’s wealth fund says – CNBC: Russia is having its best-ever relationship with China right now, the … we are announcing our participation in NIO,” a China-based electric vehicle joint…
- India to spray capital from on high amid deepening smog emergency – Reuters: India plans to spray water over its capital, New … Illegal crop burning in farm states surrounding New Delhi, vehicle exhaust in …
- China October vehicle sales up 2 pct y/y -industry association – Reuters: China’s vehicle sales rose in October for a fifth consecutive month, though will struggle to hit the 5 percent annual growth …
- Indian shares little changed; Reliance, Tata Motors fall – Reuters: Tata Motors Ltd dropped as much as 3.2 pct after it said it expects sales for its flagship British unit Jaguar Land Rover to soften in the United Kingdom …
- Peugeot Chief Says Brexit Adds Pressure on UK Vauxhall Plants – Bloomberg: The chief of the maker of Peugeot, Citroen and DS cars disagrees, arguing there’s value in developing the marque around its long heritage to…
- Motherson Sumi Systems posts 21 pct rise in Q2 profit – Reuters: Auto parts maker Motherson Sumi Systems Ltd reported a 21 percent rise in quarterly profit, missing analysts’ estimate. Net profit for …
- Opel’s global expansion has China, Russia in its sights – Automotive News: Opel’s global export push could mean production of its cars in PSA’s plants in China, Russia and Iran, and even sales in…
- Google’s Waymo launches driverless cars into the wild – FT: An air of unreality hung in the air two weeks ago as Waymo – the company that began life as Google’s driverless car project – lifted the lid on its…
- Volkswagen Beetle set to go all-electric and rear-wheel drive – Autocar: The Beetle EV would act as a sister model to the upcoming Microbus that was previewed as the ID Buzz Concept earlier this year
- Tax Breaks for Oil, Wind, Electric Cars Survive in Senate Bill – Bloomberg: Tax breaks cherished by both the fossil fuel and renewable energy industries emerged unscathed in a tax plan unveiled in the U.S. Senate, according…
- China to Test Easing Curbs on Foreign Electric Vehicle Firms – Bloomberg: China’s government said it will carry out a trial by June that would allow foreign carmakers to set up wholly owned electric-vehicle businesses in its…
- Hyundai considers adding SUVs, pickup to US factory: Seoul Economic Daily – Reuters: South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co (005380.KS) is considering building its Tucson and Kona sport utility vehicles and its pickup truck …
- US proposes to reverse Obama rules on heavy duty vehicle ‘gliders’ – Reuters: Volvo Group North America, Cummins Inc and Navistar International Corp in September opposed Pruitt’s move and said the Obama rule should …
- Ford, Ekso team up for ‘bionic’ auto workers – Reuters: Robots have replaced many U.S. manufacturing workers, but new mechanical exoskeletons being tested by Ford Motor Co …
- Hertz Has First Profit in a Year After Revamped Fleet Boosts Prices – Bloomberg: Adjusted profit was $1.42 per share in the third quarter, better than analysts’ average estimate. Daily U.S. rental-car rates improved by 2 percent during…
- New Plan for Opel/Vauxhall Revival May Cost Jobs – Detroit Bureau: Opel/Vauxhall officials laid out the plans for the newly separated-from-GM company to be profitable by 2020 while implementing plans to electrify its…
- Nissan Leaf top local reliability survey – Autocar:
- Chipmaker Nvidia tops estimates on gaming, data center gains – Reuters: Nvidia Corp (NVDA. … Nvidia’s growth, however, hinges on newer areas such as artificial intelligence, self driving cars – for which it …
- Ford CEO wants to make the iPhone of self-driving cars – Detroitnews: Ford CEO Jim Hackett said Thursday he wants Ford to produce a self-driving car people will love to…
- Opel’s New Owner Vows to Make What General Motors Couldn’t: Money – New York Times: PSA, the maker of Peugeot and Citroën vehicles, is taking ownership of Opel at a difficult time for the industry. A rebound in the European car market…
- Revised House GOP Tax Bill Calls for Higher Repatriation Rates – Bloomberg: The amendment says companies that use loans to finance their high-cost inventory — such as car dealers — will be given the ability to completely write…
- Ford CEO Says Dumb Cars Will Disappear But Smart Ones Won’t – Bloomberg: Ford Motor Co.’s top executive says cars aren’t going to disappear on tomorrow’s connected roadways — as long as their brainpower can keep up.
- Ford tries out exoskeletal vests to lessen strain for assembly line workers – Freep: Paul Collins is getting some extra help on the line at Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant, thanks to a special vest. Collins and other workers at the plant in…
- Peugeot speeds Opel technology shift – Reuters: As part of its reinvention Opel plans to put four electrified cars on the market by 2020 and will use it’s Ruesselsheim engineering centre to focus on …
- Lamborghini Urus four-wheel steering demonstrated on video – Autocar: Lamborghini’s upcoming SUV will be the only plug-in hybrid across the company’s range
- Tesla risks being overtaken by the competition – Financial Times – FT: This was supposed to be Tesla’s moment of triumph. The California electric car company had confidently predicted it would be pumping out 5,000 of its mass market Model 3 vehicles each week by the end of 2017. That volume would allow it…
- Honda says it could not absorb 10 pct tariff after Brexit – Reuters: Japanese carmaker Honda (7267.T) cannot afford the 10 percent export tariff that would be imposed on its British-built cars if …
- Tata Motors’ second quarter profits boosted by rise in Jaguar Land Rover sales – Reuters: India’s Tata Motors (TAMO. … helped by higher sales of its Jaguar and Land Rover cars, but warned of challenges …
- Honda at fault in complaint over Pakistan gasoline, oil cos say – Reuters: A body representing oil companies in … Honda Motor Co’s Pakistan subsidiary, Honda Atlas Cars (Pakistan) Ltd., filed .
