- Will the new Aston Martin Vantage justify its price? – Autocar: Starting at £120k, we consider whether the new Aston Martin Vantage will be worth the cost
- Scania ethanol truck brings triple benefits for French haulier – Volkswagenag: With the motto “The environment lies at the heart of our concerns”, the family has taken the bold decision to become France”s first haulage company to deploy a Scania…
- Porsche to unleash GT3-powered Boxster? – Autocar:
- Autumn Budget 2017: diesel tax hike confirmed – Autocar: How the Budget will affect motorists: tax penalties for new diesel cars, plans to revamp autonomous driving laws, investment in electric vehicle infrastructure and more
- Aston Martin posts first year of profit for a decade – FT: Aston Martin has reported four consecutive quarters of profitability for the first time since it was sold by Ford in 2008, paving the way for a potential stock market listing in 2019. The carmaker famed for its association with James Bond reported a…
- Britain to hike levy on most polluting diesel cars – Reuters: Britain will increase the tax paid by those driving new diesel cars that do not meet the latest emissions standards from …
- 2017 Mustang Shelby GT350 – the legend gets even better – Yahoo: The Shelby Mustang bloodline is legendary. When Ford (F) teamed up with Carroll Shelby in 1965 to build the GT350R, it was basically for “homologation” purposes so Ford could race the car under SCCA rules. This was basically a race-spec car for the…
- Toyota open to the idea of a fast Camry – Autocar:
- Mercedes cars will text you if they get hit when parked – Autocar: Mercedes-Benz has developed a system that can send a notification to your mobile phone if someone hits your car or attempts to steal it while it’s parked. The new feature has been developed as part of the firm’s Mercedes me connected services….
- VW Hunts for Critical Element Needed in Electric Cars – Bloomberg: Volkswagen AG is stepping up its hunt for long-term supplies of battery metals it will need to help power electric cars across its entire range. The top … The electric car boom could see cobalt demand jump as much as 47-fold by 2030, according to…
- Volkswagen reveals plans for mild hybrid powertrains – Autocar: Volkswagen has revealed future powertrain plans which include 48v mild hybrids and advanced petrol engines. Bio and synthetic fuels are also on the way and are expected to “revolutionise the environmental balance sheet for internal combustion engines,”…
- Indonesia’s top car seller fights competitors with bigger SUVs – Nikkei: Astra, which controls more than 50% of the Indonesian car sales market, is under fresh pressure from Japan’s Mitsubishi Motor and China’s Wuling Motors, which are ramping up production of new compact minivan models after building new factories in the…
- 2019 Porsche 911: range-topping Turbo S to get 630bhp – Autocar: Next 911 will be first available with hybrid powertrain, but the Turbo will retain a pure combustion powertrain
- Tesla Delivers the World’s Biggest Battery-and Wins a Bet – Wall Street Journal – WSJ: JAMESTOWN, Australia-Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Elon Musk may have overpromised on production of the company’s latest electric car, but he is delivering on his audacious Australian battery bet. An enormous Tesla-built battery system-storing …
- India Is Discussing Investments in Lotte and Peugeot Worth $6 Billion – Bloomberg: Separately, PSA Group, the maker of Peugeot and Citroen cars, plans to spend about 1 billion euros ($1.2 billion) to build a car factory and an engine …
- Tesla Just Finished Building the World’s Biggest Battery on a Wind Farm in South Australia – Fortune: Tesla (tsla, -1.66%) has completed construction of the world’s largest lithium ion battery in Australia, putting it on track to meet a 100-day deadline for …
- Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell long-term test: an attention-grabbing eco car – Autocar: How kind of a BMW M3 driver to give his opinion at traffic lights
- Car production rises as exports make up for falling UK demand – Guardian: Car production rises as exports make up for falling UK demand … An Aston Martin car at the company’s manufacturing site in Warwick, England.
- Mercedes-Benz showcases new A-Class’s ‘luxury’ interior – Autocar: This is the interior of the new Mercedes A-Class First official images of fourth-generation compact car, due to be launched in 2018, highlight revamped interior
- For buyers on a budget, Toyota’s whimsical wagon might fit the bill – Washington Post: It is inexpensive by today’s standards, certainly less costly than the popular Toyota RAV-4 compact sport-utility vehicle. Toyota’s marketers call this one …
- Seat Leon wins What Car? Used Car of the Year – Autocar: Seat Leon Spanish family hatch tops awards handled by Autocar’s sister title; Audi, Ford, BMW and Renault also win awards
- Volvo begins production of XC40 – Autocar:
- Is your city ready for the switch to electric vehicles? – CBS News: How prepared is your hometown for the electric vehicle revolution? Atlanta this week became the latest city to pass an ordinance that requires 20 …
- Norway’s minority government wins backing for 2018 fiscal budget – Reuters: Norway’s right-wing minority government … a budget proposal to trim lavish tax breaks for Tesla and other electric cars, …
- The Biggest Takeaway From Apple’s First Public Research on Self-Driving Cars – Fortune: Apple hadn’t said much about its foray into self-driving cars until this week when it posted its first public research about the project. The paper was …
- Opinion: Why the new diesel tax rules are a farce – Autocar: Today”s Budget confirmed new taxation for diesel cars, but it has left the industry bewildered thanks to a lack of details
- Treasury backs electric cars but makes limited moves on diesel – Guardian: Electric cars have received a funding boost with the government earmarking £340m for a national charging network and subsidies for vehicle purchases. However, further budget backing for greener vehicles was limited to a small rise in vehicle excise…
- There’s Only One Prediction About Tesla You Can Count On: Gadfly – Washington Post: It’s hard to predict the future, especially when it keeps changing so quickly. Take Tesla Inc., for example. Earlier this week, Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas published a report titled “Tesla 2018: $400 then $200?” — which, as you might expect,…
- The One Prediction About Tesla You Can Count On – Bloomberg: Take Tesla Inc., for example. Earlier this week, Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas published a report titled “Tesla 2018: $400 then $200?” — which, as you might expect, predicts a volatile time for the stock next year. As prognosticating goes, this …
- Aston Martin’s New $150000 Vantage Has Sold Out Its First Year – Bloomberg: Aston Martin began selling the hand-built car, equipped with a 4-liter V8 engine, to private customers over the past few days, and 80 percent of them have already bought it, Chief Executive Officer Andy Palmer said in an interview Tuesday, a day before…
- Opinion: diesel is dying – get over it – Autocar: Are the days of diesel cars numbered? We hear the views of a reporter for The ENDS Report, the environmental business and policy journal
- Electric Cars Make Inroads in Europe – Bloomberg: Diesel car sales are tumbling and electric vehicles are reaping some of the benefits, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance’s Aleksandra …
- Uber Hacks and Bitcoin Futures – Bloomberg: I assume that when Khosrowshahi types an “n” on his phone it auto-fills “_one of this should have happened, and I will not make excuses for it.
- New legislation to allow driverless cars on UK roads by 2021 – Autocar: Jaguar has started self-driving trials on public roads Government uses Autumn Budget to unveil plans to make the UK a world leader in self-driving adoption
- Intelligent dialogue technology combined with augmented reality: Ask Mercedes: the virtual assistant for immediate help – Daimler: What is this button in the centre console for? How can I link my mobile phone with my car? What is “Sport+”?
- Uber’s Big Problem Is a Culture of Dishonesty – Bloomberg: If it owns the cars and the technology needed to operate them, it’s very clearly in the transportation business. And, in some parts of the world, Uber has already bought cars. In Singapore, this practice, combined with the company’s trademark contempt…
- Toyota bullish on hydrogen despite electric car buzz – Detroitnews: Fuel cells bypass one of the EVs” main drawbacks: limited rangehttp://rssfeeds.detroitnews.com/~/i/497290026/0/detroit/autosinsiderhttps://www.gannett-cdn.com/media/2017/11/22/DetroitNews/B99599957Z.1_20171122091856_000_GDL1O82Q5.2-0.jpg
- A Dashboard Gadget That Will Totally Change How You Drive – Bloomberg: The 2018 Lincoln Navigator, which uses a “digital light projection” technology frequently used in movie theaters, creates what they say is the largest, brightest automotive display in its category. Because your line of sight needs to be just so to see…
- Hyundai plots SUV push to win U.S. buyers – Detroitnews: Compact Kona SUV is among new Hyundai models to be sold in U.S.http://rssfeeds.detroitnews.com/~/i/497287616/0/detroit/autosinsiderhttps://www.gannett-cdn.com/media/2017/11/22/DetroitNews/B99599964Z.1_20171122091443_000_GNN1OF1DI.1-0.jpg
- Toyota to re-enter Chinese EV market – Detroitnews: Move comes as Chinese government tightens environmental regulationshttp://rssfeeds.detroitnews.com/~/i/497286256/0/detroit/autosinsiderhttps://www.gannett-cdn.com/media/2017/11/22/DetroitNews/B99599966Z.1_20171122090921_000_G471OHH9J.1-0.jpg
- Autumn Budget: diesel tax hike confirmed – Autocar: Diesel tax and new autonomous car legislation predicted as top motoring related changes