- Mahindra profit beats estimates with 50% jump, powered by tractor business – Nikkei:
- 1180bhp Schaeffler 4ePerformance uses Formula E tech to out-accelerate 488 Pista – Autocar: Engineering firm produces four-motor version of super-saloon to showcase its tech German engineering firm Schaeffler has produced a 1180bhp electric concept that”s based on the Audi RS3 but uses four Fomula E motors. Described by Schaeffler as a…
- CEO of Daimler’s Smart compact car brand steps down – FT: Annette Winkler, a veteran of Mercedes-Benz parent Daimler for 23 years, will step down on September 30, the company said, adding that it will name …
- Ballistic blast-resistant Skoda Superb Estate launched – Autocar: Armoured version of Czech estate costs from £118,688 and was co-engineered in Britain Skoda is offering a ballistic blast and bullet-resistant version of the Superb Estate in a co-engineering project with a British-based team. Based on the 187bhp 2.0…
- Drawing the Future of Supercars With Lamborghini’s Maurizio Reggiani – WSJ: A fully electric supercar without a traditional battery? Lamborghini CTO Maurizio Reggiani sketches his vision of the Third Millennium Lamborghini.
- Uber’s Fatal Crash Revealed a Self-Driving Blind Spot: Night Vision – Bloomberg: … costly, with thermal sensing units going for $5,000 each. That’s a reason auto and tech companies creating robot rides are taking a pass on the tech.
- European commissioner: ‘Diesel cars are finished’ – Autocar: Outspoken EU commissioner Elzbieta Biekowska describes diesel cars as ‘the technology of the past’ European commissioner Elzbieta Bienkowska has branded diesel cars “the technology of the past”, and has predicted that they will “completely disappear”…
- Nissan to cut North American output by 20% to shore up US profitability: Nikkei – CNBC: Nissan Motor is slashing vehicle production by as much as 20 percent in North America to cope with falling profitability in the United States, its biggest …
- DS 4 and 5 production ends as part of drastic line-up changes – Autocar: DS has ended production of its 4 (pictured) and 5 hatchbacks PSA”s premium brand clears space for new compact models including all-electric version of upcoming 3 Crossback DS has ended production of its slow-selling 4 and 5 hatchbacks as part of an…
- VW begins production of Sol electric crossover in China – Automotive News: VW begins production of Sol electric crossover in China … has established in China, following partnerships with China FAW Group and SAIC Motor.
- Why BMW will move cautiously with over the air updates – Automotive News: A connected car offers the advantage of over the air (OTA) vehicle software … The BMW Connected Drive app is available for Apple’s CarPlay and …
- Steady rise in supermarket fuel prices – Autocar: Prices have gone up every day since late March – the longest run in three and a half years Supermarket fuel prices have risen every day since the end of March, with average prices at the big four retailers going up by more than eight pence per litre….
- Germany’s Grammer in talks with Chinese ‘white knight’ over takeover bid – Automotive News: In February, Li Shufu, the chairman and main owner of China Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, revealed he had amassed a stake of 9.69 percent in …
- Sensor technology can prevent toddlers from dying in hot cars – CBS News: Just as vehicles now come equipped with systems to alert drivers of an … the heat after being unintentionally left in the back of her father’s pickup truck.
- Chinese auto supplier in €772m takeover bid for German rival – FT: But several China-backed acquisitions in Germany have sparked debate, the latest of which involved Chinese carmaker Geely stealthily building up a …
- Merkel Envoy Ridicules Trump Concerns About German Car Threat – Bloomberg: News that President Donald Trump was investigating tariffs on car and truck imports — a move that would hit German manufacturers the hardest …
- Mahindra & Mahindra fourth-quarter profit jumps 70 percent – Reuters: Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd on Tuesday said fourth-quarter profit surged over 70 percent, slightly above estimates.
- Volkswagen to recall 132605 cars in Russia: standards agency – Reuters: Russia’s standards agency said it had been informed about a voluntary recall of 132,605 (VOWG_p.DE) Polo sedan and Skoda …
- Ningbo Jifeng offers job guarantees in Grammer deal: sources – Reuters: China’s Ningbo Jifeng Auto Parts Co Ltd (603997.SS) is offering to guarantee jobs for 7-1/2 years as part of its proposed takeover …
- Uber in talks to resume Abu Dhabi services: Abu Dhabi official – Reuters: Uber Technologies [UBER. … General Manager of The Center for Regulation of Transport by Hire Cars (Transad), told reporters he …
- China’s Battery Ace Can Run on Reduced Power – Bloomberg: China’s electric-car battery champion has had its wings clipped, or so it seems. … That’s on a par with what Tesla spends on batteries and cars.
- Jaguar I-Pace SVR would prioritise handling, not 0-60mph time – Autocar: I-Pace SVR, imagined here by Autocar, would not just be about straight-line pace Jaguar product planning boss Hanno Kirner says the I-Pace’s 50/50 weight distribution would be key in a hotter version A high-performance Jaguar I-Pace SVR – and any…
- Autocar confidential: Honda Urban EV, Ford Focus RS, Volkswagen board members on Twitter & more – Autocar: Honda Sports EV Our reporters empty their notebooks to round up this week’s gossip from across the automotive industry This week’s snippets of automotive news include news on Alfa Romeo, Honda”s Urban EV, Ford Focus RS production and Volkswagen board…
- Workers Are Winning War on Low Wages in EU’s Most Stable Economy – Bloomberg: Skoda Auto AS, a unit of Volkswagen AG and the biggest Czech manufacturer and exporter, last month agreed to increase salaries, including bonuses …
- Hitachi, Penske Team up on IoT Endeavor to Boost Automotive Performance – Japanautomotivedaily: Hitachi Ltd. (TYO:6501) recently announced that it is collaborating with U.S.-based general logistics company Penske Corp. in an effort to []
- Valeo Japan Gets on Board Government-Led Dynamic Mapping Project for Autonomous Driving – Japanautomotivedaily: Valeo Japan Co. Ltd. has announced that it will be partaking in the “Dynamic Map” field operational tests of the []
- Nissan to cut N.American output by 20 pct to shore up U.S. profitability – Nikkei – Reuters: Nissan Motor Co Ltd is slashing vehicle production by as much as 20 percent in North America to cope with falling profitability in the United States, its biggest sales market, Japan’s Nikkei business daily reported on Monday.
- AI Tools Help the Blind Tackle Everyday Tasks – WSJ: Seeing AI is just one of the artificial-intelligence-powered products that are …. Waymo-Alphabet Inc.’s self-driving-car unit, which plans to launch a …
- World’s Biggest Electric-Car Battery Maker Curbs IPO Ambitions – Bloomberg:
- Tesla releases New Zealand Supercharger Network plans – Autocar: Tesla’s Destination Charging Network is another part of the growth, which uses the company’s high-power wall connector that has been installed in over 75 destinations nationally including hotels, resorts and shopping centres. Tesla says this extended …
- Virginia Republican, Seeking Alcohol Treatment, Won’t Run Again for House Seat – New York Times: . By Emily Baumgaertner and Jonathan Martin. May 28, 2018.
- Ningbo Jifeng in Talks to Buy Out German Auto Supplier Grammer – Bloomberg: Chinese supplier Ningbo Jifeng Auto Parts Co. is in talks to buy out its partner Grammer AG … Even so, a takeover could be endorsed by automakers.