- Tesla crash gets US scrutiny as police confirm autopilot use – Automotive News: Tesla Inc. confirmed to police that another of its vehicles crashed with a driver using Autopilot, and the incident …
- Volkswagen’s biggest brand to by-pass Paris auto show – Reuters: PA) Opel and Volvo Cars, owned by China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group GEELY.UL, spokespeople for the three carmakers said. VW’s luxury …
- VW, Toyota, Dacia notch big gains as Europe sales rise 10% in April – Automotive News: VW brand, Toyota, Seat and Dacia all saw their European sales rise sharply in April, outpacing a market that grew 9.6 percent on increased demand in …
- Hyundai Motor chief pleads for investor support in proxy fight – FT: Hyundai Motor’s executives are appealing for support for a restructuring aimed at strengthening the founding family’s control over key units, after two …
- Factbox: Company deals at risk from US sanctions on Iran – Reuters: A.P. Moller-Maersk, the world’s biggest container shipper, said on …. PSA said in January it sold 444,600 vehicles in Iran lastyear.
- China Won’t Dominate Lithium Forever – WSJ: China Inc. wants to lock up supply of lithium, a critical battery component, and is reportedly closing in on a key mine in Chile. Electric-vehicle investors shouldn”t panic.
- Musk Empire Converges as Boring Tunnel to Link LA With SpaceX – Bloomberg: Closely held SpaceX is going to build its next rocket, known as BFR, at the Port of Los Angeles, an area Musk envisions people getting to using a …
- Japan Display aims to double automotive sales to cut Apple dependence: executive – Reuters: Japan Display Inc (6740.T) aims to nearly double its automotive display sales in five years to lessen its dependence on Apple Inc …
- China drafts rules to track electric car battery output, use – Yahoo: China aims to launch a system to track the production, sale, use and recycling of electric car batteries by August, according to …
- Power Play: How China-Owned Volvo Avoids Beijing’s Battery Rules – WSJ: A Geely spokesman confirmed that it struck a deal late last year to license LG battery technology, and that LG Chem has helped Hengyuan set up a …
- EU sets 30 percent CO2 reduction target for trucks by 2030 – Reuters: New large trucks in the European Union will … Thursday’s proposal follows new draft rules on CO2 standards for cars.
- Apple and Its Rivals Bet Their Futures on These Men’s Dreams – Bloomberg: That’s fueled the perception that AI has come out of nowhere, what with Tesla’s self-driving cars and Alexa chatting up your child. But this was no …
- Demand for used diesel cars grows in Britain amid market decline – Autocar: British motorists bought two million second-hand cars in the first quarter of 2018 The number of used diesel cars bought in Britain went up by 2% in the first quarter of 2018, in contrast to the 10.5% fall in demand for new oil-burning cars in the…
- Tesla Strikes Lithium Deal From Plant That’s Not Yet Built – Bloomberg: Car and battery manufacturers, including Elon Musk’s Tesla, are on a global hunt for sources of lithium, cobalt and other raw materials, with BMW AG …
- VW brand pulls out of Paris auto show – Automotive News: A spokesman for VW’s French operations said that Audi, sports car brand Porsche, Czech division Skoda and Spanish unit Seat are still due to attend …
- Volkswagen’s core brand pulls out of Paris auto show – Reuters: Volkswagen’s core brand pulls out of Paris auto show … Audi will also skip the 2019 Detroit show, where the Volkswagen group attended … that Audi, sports car brand Porsche, Czech division Skoda and Spanish unit Seat are still …
- New rules on ship emissions herald sea change for oil market – Reuters: New rules coming into force from 2020 to curb pollution produced by the world’s ships are worrying everyone from OPEC oil producers to bunker fuel sellers and shipping companies.
- Tesla signs lithium supply deal with Australia’s Kidman Resources – FT: Elon Musk’s Tesla Motors has signed a three-year lithium supply deal with Australian miner Kidman Resources. The fixed price deal for the key battery …
- Mobileye gets self-driving tech deal for 8 million cars – Automotive News: Mobileye gets self-driving tech deal for 8 million cars … In a test witnessed by Reuters reporters, these cars are able to drive on Jerusalem highways in …
- BMW Has Some Production Tips for Musk as E-Car Rivalry Ramps Up – Bloomberg: “Producing cars in cycles of 60 seconds: That is the deciding factor,” Oliver Zipse, who oversees BMW’s production network that makes Tesla’s entire …
- Exclusive: Intel’s Mobileye gets self-driving tech deal for 8 million cars – Reuters: Mobileye, Intel Corp’s Israel-based autonomous driving unit, has signed a contract to supply eight million cars at a European …
- Toyota, Hyundai, Ford lead 9.6 percent European car sales gain – Reuters: European car sales rose 9.6 percent in April, led by Toyota (7203.T), Hyundai (005380.KS) and Ford (F.N), and boosted by an …
- How to lease a $50,000 BMW for $54 a month – Detroitnews: Carmakers pile some of the highest incentive offers onto electric models
- Australia’s Kidman Resources to supply lithium for Tesla cars – Reuters: Australia’s Kidman Resources said on Thursday it will supply lithium for Tesla Inc’s electric car batteries, the latest in a string of deals by …
- Isuzu Unveils New Medium-Term Management Plan – Japanautomotivedaily: Isuzu Motors Ltd. (TYO:7202) on May 14 announced its new medium-term business plan to run through to the end of []
- Auto Parts Manufacturers Target Electrification Trends – Part 2: Competing Against Mega-Suppliers – Japanautomotivedaily: As the shift toward electric-powered vehicles becomes an increasingly important issue to the automotive industry, a large number of auto []
- Continental to Bolster Japanese Business With Local OEMs, Ramp up Engineer Numbers – Japanautomotivedaily: Continental Automotive Japan KK is looking to roughly double sales between 2014 and 2019 in its Japanese OEM-directed business, raising []
- Hybrid vs. hybrid: Honda Clarity and Toyota Camry – Detroitnews: The Toyota Prius became a sales sensation after it was introduced in the U.S. in 2000, provoking media predictions that hybrid cars would soon take …
- A Tesla Crash In Utah Is Under Investigation By US Safety Regulators – Fortune: The National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration confirmed Wednesday that it has sent a team of special crash investigators to look into a Tesla …
- Honda Clarity Plug-in vs. Toyota Camry Hybrid – Detroitnews: http://rssfeeds.detroitnews.com/~/i/546277434/0/detroit/autosinsider
- Chinese Firms Eye Frankfurt Listings to Boost European Fortunes – Bloomberg: Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co.’s purchase of a 7.3 billion euros stake in Daimler AG this year also caused a stir locally, and sparked questions …