- German premium brands count on EVs, new niches to keep record momentum – Automotive News: As German premium brands brace themselves for the potentially treacherous transition to autonomous, electric and shared vehicles, Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz should enjoy the advantage of starting from a position of strength. Buoyant Chinese demand and…
- Facelifted Skoda Fabia revealed ahead of Geneva motor show – Autocar: A new look, no diesel engines and updated equipment lead the comprehensively updated supermini – it”s on sale in the later months of the year
- Nissan CEO sees China overtaking US as biggest market by 2022 – Reuters: Nissan Motor Co expects China to overtake the United States as the Japanese automaker’s biggest market in terms of vehicle … Earlier this week, Nissan and joint-venture partner Dongfeng Motor Group Co said they planned to boost annual sales in China…
- BMW M8: concept of 600bhp model will be shown at Geneva motor show – Autocar: Hot 8 Series was confirmed last year when an endurance-racing GTE variant was revealed for the Daytona 24 Hours
- GM executive meets mayor of South Korea’s biggest factory town on restructuring effort – Reuters: General Motors (GM.N) called for cooperation over its restructuring effort in South Korea as a top executive of the U.S. automaker met the mayor of the South Korean city of Incheon where it operates its biggest manufacturing plant in the country, a…
- Now There’s an App for Wealthy to Share Race Cars – Bloomberg: TEND aims to enable wealthy investors to share luxury goods such as race cars, paintings or vineyards, following the example of Uber Technologies Inc. and Airbnb Inc. Investors are to benefit from any value increases as a group and are also able to…
- GM exec meets mayor of S.Korea’s biggest factory town on restructuring effort – Reuters: General Motors called for cooperation over its restructuring effort in South Korea as a top executive of the U.S. automaker met the mayor of the South Korean city of Incheon where it operates its biggest manufacturing plant in the country, a city…
- 210bhp Ford Ranger Raptor under consideration for UK sale – Autocar: This is the 210bhp Ford Ranger Raptor Performance variant of the Ranger pick-up truck has a 2.0-litre twin-turbocharged diesel engine, upgraded suspension and six driving modes
- Polestar CEO’s challenge: embracing change – Automotive News: There is something that you probably don’t know about Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath – the man who has shaken up Volvo’s styling as head of design is slow to embrace change. “That certainly does not come naturally to me,” Ingenlath told me during a…
- Honda wins order for 16 jets from air taxi operator Wijet – Nikkei: The order is the largest Honda has ever received for its first aircraft, the company said at an air show in Singapore. Although Honda did not disclose the value of the order, the aircraft has a list price of about $5 million. Wijet will replace its…
- Nissan third-quarter profit drops on costs for improper inspection issue, US discounts – Reuters: Nissan Motor Co Ltd on Thursday reported a halving in third-quarter operating profit, weighed by costs stemming from … FILE PHOTO: A car with the Nissan logo badge is seen on display at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan,…
- GM’s January China vehicle sales climb 14.5 percent year-on-year – Reuters: General Motors Co’s (GM) sales in China last month increased 14.5 percent from a year earlier to 367,712 vehicles, the U.S. automaker said on Thursday. The results compare to a 13.1 percent year-on-year increase in volume GM achieved in December. GM’s…
- Electric Cars Threaten to Leave This European Nation Behind – Bloomberg: At the Jaguar Land Rover Automobile Plc plant, still under construction in Nitra, central Slovakia, the British company has applied for permission to add a new wing, chiefly for battery production. Ground-breaking for a plant by South Korean battery…
- Ford targets boomers with Transit wagon redesign – Detroitnews: Ford aims to keep the 2019 Transit Connect Wagon – which seats up to seven – affordablehttp://rssfeeds.detroitnews.com/~/i/524039420/0/detroit/autosinsider…
- Ford to launch ad campaigns for EcoSport crossover, Expedition SUV – Automotive News: Ford Motor Co. hopes to use the 2018 Winter Olympics as the coming-out party for its new EcoSport subcompact crossover and redesigned Expedition large SUV. The automaker on Thursday unveiled two ad campaigns for its smallest crossover and largest SUV,…
- Someone is wrong on the internet, Mercedes-Benz edition – FT: Mercedes’ Chinese-language apology specifically cited a “release of extremely wrong information” (the full statement in Mandarin is here), and pledged that it – including its overseas employees – would take action to better understand Chinese culture…
- Record profit for Geely’s Volvo in 2017 as China boosts sales – Reuters: Operating earnings at Sweden’s Volvo Car Group leapt 28 percent to a record high last year as the Chinese-owned automaker saw strong demand for a string of new models, above all in China. Volvo Cars, bought by Zhejiang Geely Holding Group in 2010, also…
- Toyota Bets on Future of Taxis With Ride-Hailing App Investment – Bloomberg: Toyota aims to have autonomous vehicles ready for highway conditions by 2020, and on city streets within the following five years. Japan Taxi’s app has been downloaded about 4 million time since its launch in 2011, and is registered with some 60,000…
- Infiniti”s new QX50 joins premium-crossover fray – Detroitnews: A lot is riding on Infiniti”s latest QX50http://rssfeeds.detroitnews.com/~/i/524017938/0/detroit/autosinsider https://www.gannett-cdn.com/media/2018/02/07/DetroitNews/B99626382Z.1_20180207221257_000_GO11RQ20R.1-0.jpg
- Citroen boss: China sales slump highlights need for global growth – Autocar: C-xperience concept previews brand’s future flagship saloon With just 27% of sales currently outside of Europe, Citroën CEO Linda Jackson hopes for 45% in the long-term
- Tesla Loses Head of Global Sales To Lyft – Fortune: O’Connell helped Tesla negotiate its most important deals, finding and negotiating an agreement to buy Tesla’s Fremont factory, the former Nummi plant jointly owned by Toyota and General Motors that produced nearly 430,000 vehicles at its peak. O …
- HK-Listed BYD Sells 7330 Electric Vehicles In January, Total Sales At 42338 – Nikkei: Hong Kong-listed BYD Company, a maker of electric vehicles, said it sold a total of 42,338 vehicles in January of which 7,330 were in the electric and hybrid-electric category. Sales of traditional, oil-fueled vehicles totaled 35,008 during the month,…
- Tesla Put a Car in Space But How About in Showrooms? – Bloomberg: If it can’t ramp up Model 3 production soon, it’s going to need to raise more cash. By. Liam Denning. @liamdenning More stories by Liam Denning. February 7, 2018, 3:45 PM PST. TESLA INC. +11.03. At Closing, February 7th. 345.00 USD. Let’s be clear…
- How Volkswagen plans to clean up after Dieselgate – Autocar: More than 50% of VWs are tipped to be electrified by 2025 Future petrol, diesel and electrified VWs will use a wide range of new, emissions-cutting tech, including fuel made from straw. Here”s how
