- Volkswagen, Uber to Deploy Nvidia’s Technology for Self Driving – Bloomberg: Uber, the largest ride-hailing company, will use Nvidia processors and software for its forthcoming fleet of self-driving vehicles, the chipmaker’s Chief Executive Officer Jen-Hsun Huang said at the CES consumer electronics show Sunday in Las Vegas….
- Jaguar Land Rover reports record 2017 sales, warns on UK outlook – Reuters: Britain’s biggest automaker Jaguar Land Rover said sales rose 7 percent to a record 621,109 vehicles in 2017 but warned it faces … A Jaguar Land Rover logo is seen on the building inside the Chery Jaguar Land Rover plant in Changshu, Jiangsu…
- GAC to reveal production saloon and EV concept at Detroit motor show – Autocar: GAC GA4 saloon Production saloon and concept EV forecast Chinese manufacturer’s targeting of the US and European markets
- Mitsubishi Shogun Sport on sale this April priced from £36,905 – Autocar: Already on sale in Asian markets, the new seven-seat 4×4 brings moniker back to the UK after eight years
- Chinese start-up unveils plan for ‘smart device’ car – FT: Byton is competing in a crowded field. More than 200 Chinese companies have announced plans to make electric vehicles in China – some, like Byton, inspired by the example set by US-based Tesla. Already some have run into trouble. Faraday Future…
- German industrial workers stage strikes in pay dispute – Reuters: 11 for workers in the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg, home to Volkswagen’s Porsche, Mercedes-Benz maker Daimler and automotive suppliers including Bosch . In Bavaria, where major companies such as premium carmaker BMW and engineering group Siemens are…
- Geely Auto Expects Sales Volume To Increase 27% In 2018, Record Sales In Dec – Nikkei: Geely Automobile Holdings, the Hong Kong-listed carmaker, said Monday it targets a 27% increase in sales volume in 2018 to 1.58 million units after it touched another record high sales level in December. December sales volume grew 42% on year thanks to…
- Hyundai Motor vice chair says partnerships with 2 US firms ‘under way’ – Yonhap: Hyundai Motor Co.’s vice chairman confirmed that a business partnership with two U.S. companies is “under way” in the area of autonomous driving technology, the carmaker said Monday. After attending U.S. chipmaker Nvidia’s press conference held in Las…
- Uber’s Rivals Muscle In to Lure Passengers and Regulators in Europe – Bloomberg: Other rivals are looking at M&A opportunities. A few days before Christmas, Daimler — the German maker of Mercedes and Smart automobiles — bought a majority stake in French private-hire limousine operator Chauffeur Prive. Daimler already owns Mytaxi…
- Malaysia’s DRB-HICOM Says Proton Vehicle Sales Slipped 1.8% In 2017 – Nikkei: “Counterpart from Geely performed a stringent quality audit and within three months, we were able to improve our quality points threefold,” Proton said. “We are looking at 2018 more positively and we hope to intensify our efforts to do better this…
- Nvidia partners with Uber, Volkswagen and Baidu on driverless cars – CNBC: Nvidia’s graphics computing technology was used in the first test fleet of Volvo XC90 SUVs that Uber was using. Uber is also using the technology in its current fleet of self-driving cars and freight trucks. At CES, Nvidia also announced a partnership…
- Drugmaker Celltrion surpasses Hyundai Motor in market value – Yonhap: Drugmaker Celltrion Inc.’s stock has made significant gains in recent days, surpassing Hyundai Motor Co. in terms of market value, data showed Monday. Celltrion shares jumped 55.12 percent over the past 7 trading sessions to 302,500 won (US$283.29) on…
- A $45000 SUV You Can Unlock With a Face Scan Shows China’s Car Ambitions – Bloomberg: Breitfeld was a leading engineer for BMW’s i8 electric car and worked at the German maker for about 20 years, while Kirchert was in charge of marketing at BMW’s local venture in China, with stints at Nissan’s Infiniti as well. Some of the features…
- Nvidia’s self-driving processors ready for prime time – Automotive News: At a press conference at CES on Sunday, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said the chipmaker’s first autonomous machine processors are ready for sampling within the next three months. The development marks the transition of massive processing capability from…
- Nvidia is bringing AI-powered co-pilots to future vehicles – Yahoo: Nvidia (NVDA) drove into CES 2018 riding high as the go-to chip maker for the up and coming self-driving car industry. And the company is going to roll out in even better position, thanks to the introduction of its new artificial intelligence-powered…
- Detroit auto show preview: From GMC to Lincoln – Automotive News: Hyundai will make up for a quiet 2017 with a fast start to a product-packed 2018. Its new hydrogen fuel cell crossover debuts this week at CES in Las Vegas; Hyundai has promised greater horsepower, range and efficiency from this vehicle, which will…
- Automakers have a waterfall of new products coming in ’18 – Automotive News: Infiniti’s redesigned QX50, also scheduled to reach dealerships in the first quarter, is the first production vehicle with a variable-compression engine. The 2.0-liter, four-cylinder turbo increases the vehicle’s fuel economy to a combined rating of 27…
- Self-driving startup teams with VW, Hyundai – Automotive News: Volkswagen’s collaboration with the Palo Alto, Calif., startup began six months ago, with specialists from both companies working to integrate Aurora’s self-driving system – including sensors, hardware and software – into products such as Sedric,…
- Better on-road ride for G class – Automotive News: a double-wishbone front axle combined with a rigid rear axle – is the product of a collaboration between engineers at Mercedes-Benz and Mercedes-AMG. It provides more ground clearance between axles, increases the vehicle’s maximum fording depth and …
- Nissan’s Rogue an ongoing surprise – Automotive News: The RAV4, along with the Honda CR-V, appeared to have the segment locked up. But in 2011, Nissan decided it could be more … produce 100,000 Rogues a year for its U.S. retailers. That was roughly the number Nissan was selling in the U.S., and still…
- Ford adds diesel engine to F-150 for the first time – Washington Post: Ford Motor Co. is offering a diesel engine in its F-150 pickup for the first time. Heavy duty trucks like the F-250 or F-350 have always had diesel engines, but full-size trucks like the F-150 have not. Ford is hoping to gain some customers from rivals…
- A boom in the Bajio – Automotive News: Malagon, nicknamed “Fair-Skinned Charly,” has served heavy-equipment operators leveling out the 1,500-acre plot and electricians installing the high-tension power line that will feed Toyota and its suppliers when they begin operations in about two…
- Hyundai’s next-gen fuel cell showcase – Automotive News: Hyundai said last week that the fuel cell vehicle will feature its latest driver-assistance technology. It will also be the next test vehicle for advanced autonomous-driving systems being developed under a new partnership with Aurora, a Silicon Valley…
- A test of patience for Tesla’s wait-listers – Automotive News: The predicament for Silicon Valley’s darling automaker is a stark contrast from its largest Detroit rival, General Motors, which just completed its first limited full year of sales of the Chevy Bolt EV. GM sold 23,297 Bolt EVs in 2017 – making it the…
- Orkney project shows potential of hydrogen as a fuel source – FT: Why, then, are more places not rushing to embrace hydrogen in the way that Orkney has? Elon Musk, founder of Tesla, the electric vehicle (EV) company, has dismissed fuel cell technology as a “scam” and “mind-bogglingly stupid” because separating…
- NVIDIA unveils its powerful Xavier SOC for self-driving cars – Yahoo: As the need for more powerful processors in the emerging self-driving and semi-autonomous car grows, NVIDIA is making sure it stays ahead of the trend. At CES, the GPU-building powerhouse unveiled the Xavier SOC for AI car systems the company announced…
- Ford to launch diesel truck to grab fuel economy edge – Reuters: Fiat Chrysler jarred its rivals in 2013 by offering a diesel engine in its light duty Ram pickup models and claiming best-in-class fuel economy. But last year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Justice Department charged that Fiat…
- First Ford F-150 diesel has targeted 30 mpg, best towing – Freep: With America’s top-selling truck as close to a cult vehicle as a pickup truck can get, the company is announcing the debut of a diesel F-150 that targets 30 miles per gallon on the highway while retaining the most powerful towing and hauling…
- Aptiv puts its self-driving system to work in Vegas – Detroitnews: Technology company formed by Delphi split stakes its position with self-driving Lyft…
- The Future Is Here: Byton’s New Electric Car Could Replace Your Smartphone – Fortune: Byton, a new China-based company founded by automotive veterans of BMW (bmwyy, +1.17%) and Infiniti, unveiled Sunday an all-electric SUV loaded with technology that aims to supersize the experience and functionality of a smartphone. If the founders…
- China’s Electric Car Market Has Grown Up – WSJ: Even though Beijing cut subsidies for electric-vehicle makers by as much as 40% during last year and imposed tougher technological standards, Chinese electric-car sales rose more than 80% from a year earlier in November. Both production and sales of…
- How Chinese car makers can succeed in Europe – Autocar: China’s car makers are hoping for big success in Europe China’s manufacturers are serious about expanding into Europe, with the likes of Borgward, Geely and Lynk&Co all lining up to tempt buyers
- Detroit-outfitted self-driving cars featured at CES tech show in Las Vegas – Freep: The self-driving car is getting closer to deployment in the real world for everyday passengers. It is already here – more or less – for the nearly 200,000 trade industry folks expected to attend this week’s consumer electronics extravaganza in Las…
- Hyundai to unveil all-new Veloster at Detroit auto show – Yonhap: South Korean carmaker Hyundai Motor Co. said Monday it will unveil the fully revamped Veloster hatchback at the Detroit motor show, which opens this month. The 2018 Detroit Auto Show, also known as the North American International Auto Show, will open…
- Chinese EV startup Byton unveils first concept at CES – Automotive News: The automaker expects to install Level 4 capability — which requires no human supervision under defined conditions — some time in the next decade through a partnership with an unnamed manufacturer, and has designed the concept’s interior with…
