- Cars.com to add Starboard’s nominee to board – Reuters: Online automotive marketplace Cars.com Inc on Friday decided to add activist investor Starboard Value LP nominee Michael Kelly to its board.
- Brabham Automotive BT62: first video of track-focused V8 hypercar – Autocar: New British model could signal motorsport interests for the future; footage suggests it uses a race-spec V8
- BMW, VW and Renault warn on new EU emissions testing regime – Automotive News: BMW has said it will temporarily stop production of some models starting in May because of modifications that have to be done so their vehicles comply with RDE (real-driving emissions) exhaust gas measurement processes. Last week, Volkswagen Group…
- Nissan sees electric car sales surging to 1 million annually by 2022 – Reuters: Such vehicles use gasoline to power the car’s motor, requiring a much smaller battery than EVs and therefore are less expensive to produce. The heart of our strategy in terms of electrification is battery EVs and e-Power technology, Nissan Chief…
- Small SUVs Will Hog the Spotlight at the New York Auto Show – Bloomberg: It’s fitting, therefore, that next week’s New York International Auto Show will host the brand’s biggest effort to shine this year. Cadillac will unveil the XT4 Tuesday, March 27 at an exclusive pre-show party. The tiny crossover will share the same…
- After Uber Crash, Florida Still Welcomes Free-Range Robot Cars – Bloomberg: Lax oversight of self-driving vehicles came under new scrutiny on March 18 after an autonomous car being tested in Tempe, Arizona, by Uber Technologies Inc. stuck and killed a pedestrian. As a result, Uber, Toyota Motor Corp. and self-drive startup…
- UK autonomy project in partnership with JLR could slash urban traffic – Autocar: Jaguar Land Rover showed a more sophisticated technology which enables a prototype autonomous Range Rover Sport to drive to an available parking slot and self-park. The level four autonomous vehicle is equipped with two LIDAR sensors and a long-range…
- Volkswagen to launch 12 China-only SUVs by 2020 – Autocar: VW has revealed China only models, including this ‘mid-size’ SUV Asian market’s scale has encouraged production of bespoke models
- ZF’s EV, self-driving plans get boost from transmission sales – Automotive News: ZF said research and development costs for electric- and autonomous- car technologies would remain at high levels after it posted a 4.5 percent rise in adjusted earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) for 2017 to 2.3 billion euros ($2.8 billion),…
- Nissan Revs Up Electric Vehicle Sales Target – WSJ: NSANY -1.79% aims to sharply increase its electric vehicle sales over the next five years, leaning on the expected explosion of sales of battery-powered vehicles in China. In an ambitious bet on future demand, the Japanese auto maker said Friday that…
- Nissan will introduce 8 new EVs, sell 1 million electrified vehicles – Automotive News: 2 carmaker said it will also bring 20 models with autonomous driving technology to 20 markets by then and reach 100 percent connectivity in all new Nissan and Infiniti models. The new targets flesh out the M.O.V.E to 2022 midterm plan unveiled by CEO…
- Volkswagen: The Touareg is designed to mix Chinese and European tastes – Autocar: Our James Attwood (left) with Frank Bruse, Volkswagen Touareg exterior designer With the 2018 Volkswagen Touareg upon us, we discuss its design with the man in charge
- Flagship Volkswagen Touareg gets bold new styling – Autocar: Third-gen SUV is longer and wider but lighter than before Third-generation SUV gets new technology and road-biased styling as firm targets affluent buyers in Europe and China
- New VW Touareg: should the people’s car be a premium car? – Autocar: Chinese demand for upmarket SUVs has convinced VW to make its new Touareg more premium, although it could hinder its chances in the US
- Nissan Wants to Sell One Million Electric Vehicles a Year by 2022 – Bloomberg: “Our strong China offensive will start this year, led by a Nissan EV in the C-segment, deriving from the Leaf technology, with a body type adapted to the Chinese customers’ taste,” Chief Planning Officer Philippe Klein told reporters in Tokyo Friday….
- Dana lands Jaguar Land Rover contracts amid efforts to merge with GKN unit – Automotive News: Auto components maker Dana said on Thursday it would supply front and rear axles for next-generation Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles under a contract worth $423.27 million. The company said it has also been selected as the driveline supplier for certain…
- BRIEF-Nissan Exec: No Plans To Stop Testing Self-Driving Cars – Reuters: * EXEC SAYS EXPECTS E-POWER VEHICLES TO COMPRISE MAJORITY OF TOTAL ELECTRIC VEHICLE SALES BY 2022
- RPT-UPDATE 2-China gives Baidu go-ahead for self-driving tests after U.S. crash – Reuters: China’s capital city has given the green light to tech giant Baidu Inc to test self-driving cars on city streets, indicating strong support for the budding sector even as the industry reels from a fatal accident in the United States.
- Nissan says aims to sell 1 mln electric vehicles annually by 2022 – Reuters: Nissan Motor Co on Friday said it planned to sell 1 million electric vehicles annually by 2022, including all-battery EVs and cars powered by its e-Power gasoline hybrid technology. During that period, the Japanese automaker said it would develop eight…
- It Pays to Be Loved by Tesla. Ask Elon Musk. – Bloomberg: Yesterday Tesla Inc. shareholders approved a comically large pay package designed to keep Musk employed as Tesla’s chief executive officer. When we last talked about this pay package I mentioned how superfluous it seems to be. If Musk hits all of his…
- The Hydrogen-Powered Car’s Big Setback – Bloomberg: A KPMG survey last year found most senior automotive executives believe battery-powered cars will ultimately fail, with hydrogen offering the true breakthrough for electric mobility. That’s what Japan is banking on- Toyota Motor Corp. is making a big…
- Tata Steel selected as successful applicant to buy Bhushan Steel – Reuters: India’s Tata Steel Ltd said on Friday it had been selected as the successful resolution applicant for buying debt-laden Bhushan Steel Ltd.
- Sales abroad buoys Buick as it tries to change identity – Detroitnews: The premium brand has room to experiment and take risks that many of its competitors don”t
- Nissan Emphasizes LCVs – Part 2: Boosting Sales of Body-on-Frame Cars – Japanautomotivedaily: In looking to grow its business for light commercial vehicles (LCVs), Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. (TYO:7201) is touting a focus []
- China gives Baidu go-ahead for self-driving tests after US crash – Reuters: Baidu’s Apollo autonomous cars are seen during a public road test for self-driving vehicles in Beijing, China March 22, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer. China issued licenses to auto makers allowing self-driving vehicles to be road tested in Shanghai earlier…
- Toxic waste found at old Chrysler site on Detroit River – Detroitnews: Contractors discovered the toxic materials while building a wildlife refuge welcome center at the site
- Robocar critics emboldened by Uber crash – Detroitnews: Congress has been pushing to give automakers wide latitude to test and sell self-driving cars
- Fair aims to offer simple, phone-based car purchases – Automotive News: Speaking at the J.D. Power Automotive Summit here, Painter said his company wants to push the boundaries of traditional car ownership the same way as other alternatives, … Once returned, Fair will offer the vehicles back to the dealership at…