- PSA promotes Germany boss Chopelin to lead global sales and marketing – Automotive News: PSA Group promoted Alberic Chopelin to head its sales and marketing operations, including its newly acquired Opel and Vauxhall brands. Chopelin, 41, will take up the post on Feb. 1, reporting to CEO Carlos Tavares, PSA said in a statement. He is…
- CES 2018 report: how technology is disrupting the automotive world – Autocar: Ford’s star attraction of the show was this self-driving Ford Fusion, designed to deliver pizza to your house Autonomy, connectivity and electrification dominated the auto tech area at the Consumer Electronics Show
- BMW Group and Codelco agree on cooperation to establish the Responsible Copper Initiative. – Bmw: Transparency in the copper supply chain will increase through the cooperation with Codelco Sustainability from copper mining to installation in the automobile will be ensured Together with many stakeholders, the Responsible Copper Initiative will…
- Nissan to reveal new autonomous concept at Detroit motor show – Autocar: Little more than the front wing can be seen in the video preview Japanese brand releases first preview video but gives few details away
- 2018 Honda Insight hybrid prototype revealed ahead of Detroit motor show – Autocar: Honda”s latest Insight won’t be sold in Europe, but it”s the latest in the brand”s renewed push for electrification
- That Giant New Toyota-Mazda Car Plant in Alabama Could End Up Even Bigger Than Expected – Fortune: The prized $1.6 billion car factory awarded to Alabama by Toyota Motor and Mazda Motor could be an even bigger win than expected, as the site’s size leaves plenty of room for future expansions. The 2,500-acre Huntsville location announced Wednesday is…
- PSA should sell UK Vauxhall plant to Jaguar Land Rover – Automotive News: There is an obvious solution: sell it to Jaguar Land Rover. The reason? PSA has excess capacity and JLR the opposite. The factory near Liverpool predominantly makes the Vauxhall//Opel Sport Tourer station wagon, but weak sales and the high cost of…
- Porsche to develop EV supercar platform – Automotive News: Porsche will develop a platform for electric sports cars and supercars that may also be used by Audi and Lamborghini. Called SPE, the architecture will be parent Volkswagen Group’s third purpose-built architecture for full-electric cars. Besides…
- Strike threat looms as labor talks get under way in Germany – Reuters: UL] and Porsche (VOWG_p.DE) are based. Daimler AG74.15. DAIGn.DEXetra. –(–%). DAIGn.DE; VOWG_p.DE. In remarks released on Thursday, Hofmann also said the union’s wage demand was adequate given dividend payouts rose by 10 to 15 percent and that…
- GS Yuasa to set up Hungary plant for automotive lithium ion batteries – Reuters: Japanese battery maker GS Yuasa Corp said on Thursday it would set up a factory in Hungary that would assemble … Electric vehicles have gotten a boost as a greener alternative to conventional cars as European governments move to ban the sale of…
- Hyundai invests in Grab to gain ‘foothold’ in Southeast Asia ride-hailing market – Reuters: South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co (005380.KS) said on Thursday it had invested in … Singapore-based Grab, the biggest operator in the region’s third-party taxi hailing and private-vehicle hailing sector, has expanded to eight Southeast Asian countries….
- Big new renewable projects planned across Australia as Tesla effect hits – Guardian: Australia’s renewable energy sector responds to the success of South Australia’s Tesla lithium ion battery. South Australia will build the world’s largest solar thermal plant, and a Queensland wind farm may be the site of a new record-breaking battery …
- Denso expanding auto component capacity in India by 50% – Nikkei: The Haryana plant produces injectors, which are used alongside engines, and electronic control systems for automakers, primarily Maruti Suzuki. Denso also plans to build a new facility next to the existing one at the plant. Construction is to start…
- Billionaire Ofer Reaps $200 Million Gain With Sale of Carmaker – Bloomberg: Qoros, founded in 2007 as a 50-50 joint venture with Chery Automobile Co. targeting the country’s growing number of first-time car buyers, struggled to overcome entrenched skepticism of Chinese-made autos. Shoppers balked at its premium pricing. It…
- Ford Rolls Out a Hot Rod SUV as Drivers Abandon Performance Cars – Bloomberg: Car demand is waning now but the need for speed isn’t, so the automaker is rolling out a fresh hot rod that’s a sign of the times: its first race-ready SUV. … As U.S. car buyers continue their mass migration into utility vehicles, some are bringing…
- Ford debuts new Edge ST ahead of Detroit auto show – Detroitnews: The sport trim accompanies a refresh of Ford”s mid-size SUVhttp://rssfeeds.detroitnews.com/~/i/516597078/0/detroit/autosinsiderhttps://www.gannett-cdn.com/media/2018/01/10/DetroitNews/B99617714Z.1_20180110192325_000_GNA1QGNCR.2-0.jpg
- Ford introduces new Edge ST – Detroitnews: http://rssfeeds.detroitnews.com/~/i/516597158/0/detroit/autosinsiderhttp://karkontent.com/
- Lagging industry, Ford puts auto emergency brakes on two 2019 models – Reuters: Ford Motor Co (F.N) said on Thursday it will make automatic emergency brakes standard on two key 2019 models, an effort by the No. 2 U.S. automaker to catch up with rivals in offering the new technology designed to help vehicles avoid collisions. FILE…
- Infiniti continues to evolve its Q line – Detroitnews: An upgraded QX80 will be joined by the mid-size QX50 SUVhttp://rssfeeds.detroitnews.com/~/i/516595952/0/detroit/autosinsiderhttps://www.gannett-cdn.com/media/2018/01/10/DetroitNews/B99617365Z.1_20180110160354_000_GL81QFB1K.1-0.jpg
- Facelifted Ford Edge revealed to American market – Autocar: its largest SUV sold in Europe – with a hot ST version for the US too
- Trump looms large as auto show revs up – Detroitnews: The president has stirred uncertainty over trade and tailpipe emission rules in his first…
- German union boss confident “decent” pay rise can be agreed on – Reuters: He added that he was sceptical about whether much progress would be made in talks scheduled on Thursday in the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg, where Daimler, Bosch and Porsche are based. In neighbouring Bavaria negotiations resume on Jan. 15 and to the…
- Rio Is Said to Drop Pursuit of $5 Billion Stake in Lithium Miner – Bloomberg: Lithium is a key element used in electric-vehicle batteries, and prices have tripled since 2015. BHP Billiton Ltd., the world’s largest mining company, in September approved a $43 million project to start producing nickel sulfate, a product needed for…
- Toyota C-HR leads the pack as the top-selling new SUV in 2017 – Toyota: Toyota Motor Corporation today revealed strong results for its C-HR model in 2017(Jan.-Dec.), with sales topping 117,299 units, earning the top spot among all automakers in the number of new SUVs sold in Japan in 2017.
- Uber’s Chinese rival Didi Chuxing recruits in Mexico ahead of launch – Reuters: Chinese ride-hailing company Didi Chuxing has advertised online for a range of jobs in Mexico as it prepares to break into the … would include being an advocate for the future of urban mobility and how Mexico could benefit from new technologies…
- Toyota sees US auto industry 2018 sales at 16.8 mln units -exec – Reuters: Toyota Motor Corp sees U.S. auto industry new vehicle sales at 16.8 million units in 2018, Jim Lentz, the Japanese automaker’s top executive in North America told Reuters on Wednesday. U.S. new vehicle sales fell 2 percent in 2017 to around 17.23…
- Hype Meets Reality as Electric Car Dreams Run Into Metal Crunch – Bloomberg: Only 16 months later, the price tag is approaching $1,700 and climbing by the day. For carmakers vying to fill their fleets with electric vehicles, the spike has been a rude awakening as to how much their success is riding on the scarce silvery-blue…
- Facebook, Apple, GM Leaders Urge Congress to Protect Dreamers – Bloomberg: Those signing the letter included Apple CEO Tim Cook, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and General Motors CEO Mary Barra. The letter, organized by the Coalition for the American Dream, is set to run as a full-page advertisement in the Wall Street…
- Toyota and Mazda’s $1.6 Billion Alabama Plant Leaves Room to Expand – Bloomberg: The shared factory set to open in 2021 is the only new auto assembly plant to be announced under Trump, who has pressured Toyota and other carmakers to make more of their vehicles in the U.S. It will be Toyota’s 11th assembly plant in the U.S. — its…
- India’s Had Enough of Second-Rate Cars – Bloomberg: While analysts told P R Sanjai of Bloomberg News that adding features such as airbags and anti-lock brakes could kill the market for cars costing 400,000 rupees or less and raise … s locally built Creta SUV have the full complement of safety features…