- GM China vehicle sales in February up 7.8 percent year-on-year – Reuters: General Motor Co’s sales in China last month grew 7.8 percent from a year earlier to 265,994 vehicles, the U.S. automaker said on … inspect Baojun E100 all-electric battery cars at a final assembly plant operated by General Motors Co and its local…
- Volkswagen Leasing announces German auto ABS VCL 26 – Reuters: Originator & Servicer: Volkswagen Leasing GmbH (Germany) Arranger: BAML Joint Lead Managers: BAML/Commerzbank Joint Bookrunners: BAML/Commerzbank Co-Managers: Credit Agricole/Scotiabank/RBC CL Size(€mm) C/M/S* CE WAL BMK LFM STATUS A 940.0 …
- BMW will develop and produce electric Mini in China – Automotive News: Research and development of the new electric Mini will take place in China, BMW board member Peter Schwarzenbauer said, as the British brand awaits a new alliance with China’s Great Wall Motor. BMW announced last month that it had signed a letter of…
- Jaguar Land Rover global sales fall 2.6% in February – Yahoo: Tata Motors-owned Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) today reported 2.6 per cent decline in global sales at 39,911 units in February. Sales of Jaguar brand of vehicles in February were at 11,565 units, a fall of 5.2 per cent, the company said in a statement. Land…
- KDDI and Sony invest in self-driving startup – Nikkei: With autonomous-driving technology looking like the next big thing in the automotive industry, major companies in fields from technology to electronics and telecommunications have been teaming up with self-driving startups, investing aggressively and…
- BMW Mulls Offering Motorcycle Ride-Sharing in Congested Cities – Bloomberg: BMW already offers car sharing via its DriveNow brand, where customers can rent vehicles like the Mini Countryman by the minute. As a first step to bring motorcycles to a broader audience, the Munich-based carmaker will start a pilot in May allowing…
- German automakers gain ground in S.Korea, outselling GM for first time – Reuters: Mercedes and BMW both sold more cars in South Korea than General Motors for the first time last month, helped by the growing popularity of German premium brands and as consumers shied away from GM after it announced a major restructuring. While…
- Chinese Stocks Offer Hint at Innovation Prowess – Bloomberg: With the world’s largest cashless transaction volume, fastest big-data computing capability, largest electric-car market share, most advanced high-speed rail network, the stereotype of China as a copycat is outdated. In certain areas, China is a…
- Honda NZ confirms NSX is coming – Autocar:
- Bugatti Gave Its Classic Chiron Hypercar A Sporty Makeover – Fortune: Bugatti wasn’t content to leave the Chiron alone. The French hypercar company tinkered with the original 1,500-horsepower sports car to come up with the Bugatti Chiron Sport, a lighter version that’s supposed to be more agile and take corners even…
- Land Rover Defender V8 driven – Autocar: Brand’s Classic division has transformed off-roader into 399bhp luxury proposition