- Mazda MX-5 Z-Sport limited edition model revealed – Autocar: Mazda has revealed a new special-edition MX-5, the Z-Sport. 300-unit special edition is based on Sport Nav trim and gets a red soft-top roof and contrasting interior upholstery
- Hong Kong stocks fall 2nd straight week despite Friday’s gains – Nikkei: Geely Automobile Holdings was among the other top losers for the week, dropping 6.5%. Sunny Optical and Geely still rank among the Hang Seng Index’s best performers this year, having more than tripled in value. On Friday, Sunny Optical climbed 3.9% and…
- Sogefi sees Opel, turbocharging boost despite diesel slump – Automotive News: Sogefi will leverage PSA Group’s acquisition of Opel to improve its market share in Europe in the diesel filtration business, the Italian’s supplier’s CEO, Laurent Hebenstreit, said. Opel will shift its entire model lineup onto PSA’s architecture,…
- Volkswagen T-Roc R: 306bhp SUV to be ‘most agile in class’ – Autocar: Volkswagen chassis boss tells Autocar T-Roc platform is already well set for a performance model
- Bugatti recalls Chiron on faulty welds – Automotive News: Bugatti makes some of the world’s most exclusive cars, yet even owners of the $2.99 million Chiron hypercar aren’t immune from the nuisance of an occasional recall. But the French manufacturer does what it can to soften the inconvenience. It recently…
- Volvo appoints construction equipment chief Weissburg to head Mack Trucks – Reuters: Truck and construction equipment maker AB Volvo said on Friday it had appointed Martin Weissburg, currently head of Volvo’s construction equipment arm, to lead its Mack Trucks brand. Weissburg has had a very successful four-year tenure as head of Volvo …
- Volkswagen recalls 30777 cars in Russia: standards agency – Reuters: Russia’s standards agency Rosstandart said on Friday it had been informed about the recall of 30,777 Volkswagen Polo cars sold in Russia in 2015-2017. A Volkswagen logo is pictured at the International Auto Show in Mexico City, Mexico November 23,…
- Elon Musk says Tesla is making AI hardware that could be ‘the best in the world’ – Yahoo: Tesla CEO Elon Musk talked up the company’s custom hardware for artificial intelligence on Thursday during a talk at a company party for academic and industry researchers. For the event in Long Beach, Calif., Musk brought with him Tesla’s vice…
- Hyundai overseas salespeople discuss ways to boost sales next year – Yonhap: Hyundai Motor Group on Friday held a meeting with representatives from its overseas sales operations in Seoul to discuss ways to boost sales, the company said Friday. On Friday, some 50 representatives of Hyundai Motor Group’s overseas sales offices…
- China November Auto Sales Rise 3.2% Before Tax-Cut Expiration – Bloomberg: China’s passenger-vehicle sales climbed for the seventh straight month in November as General Motors Co. and Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd. attracted more … “December sales are usually high relative to other months due to seasonality,” said Steve…
- Britain needs smart EV chargers to prevent overloading the grid – Autocar: A rise in EVs could put a strain on electricity supply Managed electric car recharging will ensure our lights stay on, a study has found
- Suzuki shifts gears on electric cars in India – Nikkei: But the potential to make further inroads into India’s auto market, a profitable sector for Suzuki, has prompted the company to shift course. Suzuki and Toyota signed an agreement last month to help “the Indian government fulfill its ‘Make in India’…
- Mazda RX-9 test mule spotted? – Autocar:
- (LEAD) Hyundai Rotem wins 390.7 bln-won wheeled armored vehicle order – Yonhap: Hyundai Rotem Co., the rolling stock and arms manufacturing unit of Hyundai Motor Group, said Friday it will build two kinds of wheeled armored vehicles for the South Korean Army by 2020. Hyundai Rotem inked the 390.7 billion-won (US$357 million) order…
- Hyundai Rotem wins 390.7 bln-won wheeled armored vehicle order – Yonhap: Hyundai Rotem Co., the rolling stock and arms manufacturing unit of Hyundai Motor Group, said Friday it will build two wheeled armored vehicles for the South Korean Army by 2020. Hyundai Rotem inked the 390.7 billion-won (US$357 million) order with the…
- Ford Will Build Electric Cars in Mexico, Shifting Its Plan – New York Times: Almost a year ago, after heavy criticism from President-elect Donald J. Trump, Ford Motor Company canceled plans to build a $1.6 billion car plant in Mexico and announced that it would instead equip a Michigan factory to make electric and hybrid…
- Opinion: ‘Singling out diesels is a facile solution to a complex problem’ – Autocar: Sometimes, what”s good for the environment is bad for people liking the government This week, we discuss the Government’s rather bonkers response to dieselgate and why motorists want better public transport
- Platinum’s discount to palladium hits 16-year-high – Reuters: Platinum’s discount to fellow precious metal palladium reached its highest level since 2001 on Thursday, as the latter soared on … U.S. automakers said vehicle sales rose 1.3 percent for November versus the year prior, while China, the world’s…
- Ducati to keep building V-twins – Autocar: Ducati CEO, Claudio Domenicali, said: “We won’t see middleweight versions of the V4 for bikes like the 959 Panigale,” on account of cost. The new V4 is expensive to produce compared with a twin, and in the more price-sensitive middleweight segment it…
- For Owners of $3 Million Bugattis, Recalls Come With House Calls – Bloomberg: A total of 47 vehicles worldwide are affected, about 12 of which are in North America, Davy said. If an improper weld is found, Bugatti will replace the entire seating assembly, Bugatti said in its recall notice. The Chiron gets 1,500 horsepower from…
- Hyundai, Subaru Lead in New IIHS Safety Ratings – Detroit Bureau: Overall, Hyundai posted six vehicles and Subaru four in the “Top Pick Plus” category. In addition to the 15 “Top Pick Plus” designees, there were 47 “Top Pick” vehicles. Toyota led the pack with 11 vehicles in the “Top Pick Plus” and “Top Pick”…
- IIHS top safety picks dwindle under new criteria – Automotive News: Toyota is an exception, the institute said, having equipped “all but a handful of Toyota and Lexus models with standard autobrake and other advanced … The Toyota Camry, Corolla, Prius, Prius Prime and Highlander and the Lexus IS and NX qualified for…
- The Chinese are much more positive about autonomous vehicles than Americans – CNBC: People in China, India and Brazil are considerably more positive about autonomous cars than people in the United States and parts of Europe. … The Nio EP9 self-driving concept electric vehicle (EV) is displayed during the media day of 17th Shanghai…
- Morgan Stanley fires Harold Ford Jr for alleged misconduct – FT: Morgan Stanley has fired one of its managing directors for alleged misconduct after a former business contact complained he subjected her to harassment, intimidation and physical assault. The Wall Street bank said on Thursday that it had terminated the…
- Anheuser-Busch preorders 40 Tesla Semis – CNBC: Anheuser-Busch says the trucks will be fully electric and equipped with Tesla’s semi-autonomous pilot system. The brewer says its preorder is one of the largest placed for the long-awaited model that Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveiled last month. The move is…
- Self-driving finance could turn into a runaway train – FT: The mysteries of bitcoin are turning heads yet again this week. At the start of the year, the digital token was worth $1,000; on Thursday, it breached $16,000. This is eye-popping, particularly given that so few investors actually understand how…
- Boeing CEO: We’re Going to Beat Elon Musk to Mars – Fortune: On CNBC Thursday morning, host Jim Cramer asked Muilenburg whether he or Musk would “get a man on Mars first.” “Eventually we’re going to go Mars and I firmly believe the first person that sets foot on Mars will get there on a Boeing rocket,”…
- Using the Lyft app in this city could get you picked up by a self-driving car – Washington Post: Autonomous vehicles won’t arrive overnight, but almost every week they seem to inch a bit closer to becoming an everyday reality. The latest example of that incremental progress occurred in Boston on Wednesday when Lyft announced that the ride-sharing…
- Porsche’s Hybrid Panamera Is a Hit – Bloomberg: The California-based electric-car pioneer, the early success of its Model S a thorn in the side of incumbent manufacturers, is burning through more than $1 billion a quarter. Porsche, unveiling its all-electric Mission E in 2019, competes in the same…
- Ford Now Plans to Move Production of Electric SUVs From Michigan to Mexico – Bloomberg: Sending the electric vehicle to Mexico, where labor costs are lower, will help the business case for the costly model. It also risks raising the ire of President Donald Trump, who had been sharply critical of an earlier plan by Ford to build a small…
- BlackBerry and Qualcomm Want to Power Your Self-Driving Car Someday – Fortune: BlackBerry and Qualcomm are expanding their partnership to tap the fast-growing connected automotive market, the companies said on Thursday. BlackBerry (bbry, +0.00%), which has developed software QNX Hypervisor 2.0 to run complex computer systems in…
- You Can Now Hail a Self-Driving Lyft in This US City – Fortune: From Wednesday, some passengers in Boston were able to hail a self-driving car through their Lyft rideshare app as part of a highly anticipated trial of autonomous vehicles in the city. The pilot in Boston’s Seaport area is the product of a…
- Hyundai, Kia and Subaru stand out in annual IIHS safety awards – Freep: Hyundai, Kia and Subaru accounted for 10 of the 15 vehicles to earn a Top Safety Pick + citation from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The other five were Mercedes-Benz E-Class and GLC, Lincoln Continental, Toyota Camry and BMW 5-series….
- New BMW M3 to lead 26-car BMW M division onslaught – Autocar: New M3: tipped to be rear-wheel drive with 465bhp six-pot. This is our image of how it might look The sixth-generation of the hot 3 Series, due in 2019, will be spearhead a major expansion of the firm’s performance brand line-up