- Magna International results beat estimates on BMW, Jaguar launches – Reuters: N), Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE), BMW (BMWG.DE) and Ford Motor Co (F.N) among its top customers. Sales at Magna’s vehicle assembly business in Graz, Austria, more than doubled during the reported quarter, helped by the 2017 launch of the BMW 5-Series and…
- Former Audi board members have homes searched in emissions probe – Automotive News: German prosecutors searched the homes of three new suspects in connection with Audi’s emissions scandal on Thursday, further widening their inquiry into the automaker’s test-cheating scandal to include former executives. Two of the three individuals…
- 2019 Mercedes GLB: first video of ‘road-biased’ G-Class sibling – Autocar: This is the upcoming Mercedes-Benz GLB, the new small SUV which will be based on the A-Class New compact SUV will mix old-school styling cues with contemporary design touches when it goes on sale in 2019
- Audi emissions probe widened by 3 new suspects in Germany – Automotive News: German prosecutors said they were searching the homes of three new suspects in connection with Audi’s diesel-emissions scandal. Two of the new suspects are former members of Audi’s executive board and all three are suspected of being partly responsible…
- South Korea to quickly discuss turnaround plan for GM’s South Korea unit – Reuters: South Korea said on Thursday that it plans to quickly conduct due diligence on the South Korean unit of General Motors Co and discuss … The government will quickly discuss GM Korea’s turnaround plan, including whether to offer government support…
- Peugeot gives new 508 a fastback design – Automotive News: Peugeot has given its new 508 with a “fastback” design to help the car compete better in Europe’s midsize segment where volume automakers are losing sales to premium rivals. Peugeot called the 508’s low coupe design “radical” and said it will break the…
- Americans Don’t Just Want SUVs Anymore. They Need Them – Bloomberg: Other carmakers have been less prescient. Executives who wrote utility vehicles off as a fad propagated by cheap fuel are still playing catch-up. So too are those who pandered to the SUV crowd by not doing much more than repackaging old-fashioned cars…
- GM presses S Korean government to join $2.8bn investment plan – FT: General Motors is pressing the South Korean government for cash to turn around its lossmaking business in Asia’s fourth-largest economy as the US carmaker continues to downsize unprofitable overseas operations. The move comes amid speculation the…
- Seat Tarraco images leaked ahead of Geneva reveal – Autocar: This is the first of two images leaked onto the internet of the new Tarraco Seat’s soon-to-arrive seven-seater, related to the Skoda Kodiaq, is named after UNESCO World Heritage Site
- German neo-Nazis trying to infiltrate Daimler, works council says – Automotive News: Daimler builds combustion engines and transmissions and axles at the Mercedes-Benz plant and has said it will add electric-car components and batteries. The works council’s statement did not specify which neo-Nazi groups were involved but named…
- Cupra Ateca: 300bhp SUV leaks onto internet – Autocar: This is one of two images that have leaked onto the internet Pepped-up Ateca is due on roads this year from new Seat performance division
- Congress May Seek New VW Emissions-Cheating Probe – Bloomberg: Volkswagen’s Audi recalled some 5,000 A8 diesel sedans in November to update the software built into vehicles as late at August 2017. Earlier last year, then-German Transport Minister Alexander Dobrindt accused Audi and Porsche of using a defeat device…
- HondaJet overtakes Cessna as top-selling small business jet in 2017 – Nikkei: Honda said its aircraft business improved mainly due to the strong North American market and Europe. It said about half of the aircraft it delivered went to individuals, and half to corporate clients. The HondaJet is priced at $4.5 million. That would…
- Distrust of unions, and GM, hangs over South Korean efforts to stem job losses – Reuters: Either he risks losing political capital and thousands of high-paying jobs if General Motors (GM.N) cuts its presence in South Korea, or he faces a public backlash if he uses taxpayer money as a lifeline for the U.S. automaker. Last week, GM announced…
- Cadillac and Jeep among safest vehicles in avoiding high-cost rear collisions – Freep: I feel comfortable, but not overly confident, that my chances are greatly reduced that something wrong could happen,” said Dave Sullivan, Infiniti driver and product analysis manager at AutoPacific Inc. “These automakers should be commended for adding…
- HondaJet overtakes Cessna as top-selling business jet in 2017 – Nikkei: Honda said its aircraft business improved mainly due to the strong North American market and Europe. It said about half of the aircraft it delivered went to individuals, and half to corporate clients. The HondaJet is priced at $4.5 million. That would…
- Uber CEO Touts ‘Great’ Talks With Toyota CEO on Autonomous Cars – Bloomberg: Having settled that case this month for about $245 million, Khosrowshahi’s meeting with Toyoda shows his commitment to continue developing the technology with partners. For Toyota, closer ties could help it keep up with rivals like Nissan Motor Corp.,…
- Peugeot take the wraps off the new 508 sedan – Autocar:
- India faces a rocky road to embracing electric vehicles – Nikkei: The government had been preparing a set of industry guidelines for electric vehicle adoption, which would help reduce India’s crude oil imports and curb carbon emissions in line with the Paris climate accord. But Road Transport and Highways Minister…
- Hyundai’s first US diesel to be in next-gen Santa Fe – Automotive News: The redesigned Hyundai Santa Fe will include the brand’s first diesel offering in the U.S. as it continues to rework its car-heavy lineup. The automaker has been touting its commitment to delivering more electrified vehicles, but a new diesel shows its…
- Hyundai E&C wins 414 bln won reclamation deal in Singapore – Yonhap: Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co., one of South Korea’s leading builders, said Thursday that it has won a 414 billion won (US$390 million) reclamation project in Singapore. For the Tuas Terminal Phase 2 project by the Maritime and Port Authority…
- 2018 Peugeot 508 revealed ahead of Geneva motor show – Autocar: Front-end styling is more aggressive than the outgoing 508 222bhp flagship sits a top a more petrol-friendly range, as Peugeot battles SUVs with a fastback saloon