- Elon Musk’s Tunnel Vision for Los Angeles – Bloomberg: Elon Musk’s promise to whisk travelers by tunnel from Dodger Stadium to Los Angeles International Airport in 10 minutes seems like the Holy Grail for …
- German auto stocks suffer as Trump’s tariff plan hits Daimler forecast – CNBC: The Mercedes maker is expected to move more production to China.
- Thyssenkrupp workers still see open issues in Tata Steel talks – Reuters: Thyssenkrupp workers on Thursday urged management to solve outstanding issues in talks with Tata Steel to create a European joint venture, cautioning that a good deal was better than a rushed job.
- Aston Martin to open Silverstone test center – Reuters: Aston Martin will open a test and development center at Silverstone, the home of British Formula One racing, as the luxury carmaker continues to expand ahead of a possible stock market flotation.
- Trade tensions build as Daimler warns on sales – Reuters: Mercedes-Benz maker Daimler shocked investors on Thursday with a warning that trade tensions were hitting sales, while fears of a “tit-for-tat” trade war grew as Europe readied retaliatory tariffs against the United States.
- Aston Martin to use Silverstone’s Stowe Circuit for high-speed testing – Autocar: Aston Martin’s most recent new model is the Vantage New permanent facility at the Northants venue will be the company’s second circuit site, alongside its Nürburgring Performance Centre Aston Martin has secured the rights to use Silverstone”s Stowe…
- Fiat slams EU regulators for acting as supranational tax body – Reuters: Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV on Thursday accused EU competition regulators of over-reaching their powers and acting as a supranational tax authority for the bloc when they ruled against its tax deal with Luxembourg three years ago.
- Toyota bets on Camry hybrid to boost fleet sales in Europe – Automotive News: Toyota will launch sales of its Camry midsize sedan in Europe early next year to replace the discontinued Avensis. The Camry will be sold only with a …
- Throwback Thursday 1971: British Leyland Special Tuning – Autocar: Special Tuning MG Midget Many manufacturers now have performance divisions and packs; the Special Tuning department started upgrading to sport spec 50 years ago It’s increasingly common for manufacturers to have performance divisions – think Audi…
- Toyota Camry to return to Britain as Mondeo Hybrid rival – Autocar: Electrified saloon will fill void left by departing Avensis in early 2019 Toyota will reintroduce its Camry saloon to Britain in 2019 after a 14-year absence, filling the void left by the soon-to-depart Avensis and presenting a new rival to the Ford…
- European autos sink on Daimler tariff hit while markets wilt – Reuters: Autos stocks slammed the brakes on a relief bounce in European shares on Thursday, sinking after German carmaker Daimler …
- Cruise-Control Glitch Makes Fiat Chrysler No. 1 in Recalls – WSJ: Fiat Chrysler”s recall in May of more than five million vehicles, because of a flaw that could prevent drivers from canceling cruise control, has made it the car maker with the most recalls in the U.S.
- Volkswagen Truck & Bus to list 25 percent stake in summer 2019: Manager Magazin – Reuters: Volkswagen’s Truck & Bus division plans an initial public offering in summer 2019 and could raise more than 6 billion euros ($6.9 billion) by listing a stake of around 25 percent, the division’s chief executive told Manager Magazin.
- EU Courts Take on Billion-Dollar Tax Cases, Starting With Fiat – Bloomberg: Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV and Luxembourg will return to the European Union’s courts Thursday, appealing a demand for 30 million euros ($35 …
- Volvo CEO says auto tariffs threaten jobs at new US plant – Automotive News: The Lynk brand is co-owned by Zhejiang Geely Holding Group and its two automakers, Volvo and Geely Auto. Volvo has hired about 900 workers at …
- Volvo Cars opens first plant in US as auto tariffs loom – Nikkei:
- Stepping on the gas: China’s home-built fracking boom – Reuters: On a flattened mountaintop a two-and-half-hour drive south of Chongqing in southwest China, a fleet of towering, red fracking trucks pumps chemicals and sand into a 1,500-metre horizontal well deep under the ground.
- China-U.S. trade war hits Daimler profit, may sweep sector – Reuters: * Shares in Daimler, BMW, VW slide pre-market (Adds pre-market share prices, BMW comment, details about WLTP)
- Asia’s traffic woes looking up as flying taxis prep for take off – Nikkei: In what may seem more science fiction than fact, U.S. helicopter maker Bell is combining drones, autonomous driving and ride-hailing to …
- Novel imagines self-driving cars as weapons of terror – Detroitnews: “Civil Terror: Gridlock” imagines a terrorist attack in which 175,000 self-driving cars and trucks are turned into out-of-control ramming devices.
- Mitsubishi Motors Targets Additional Factory Automation in Thailand – Japanautomotivedaily: Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (TYO:7211) is looking to get up to full speed with factory automation efforts for its Thai operations. []
- Nissan, NSSMC Team up to Develop New Ultrastrong Steel With High Formability – Japanautomotivedaily: Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. (TYO:7201) announced on June 19 that it has worked with Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. []
- Suzuki Reveals New Jimny for First Time in 20 Years – Japanautomotivedaily: Suzuki Motor Corp. (TYO:7269) launched a new official webpage on June 18 showing the all-new Suzuki Jimny and its Sierra []
- Dongfeng Nissan’s first X-Trail rolls off the line in China – Nissan-global: As a Nissan X-Trail vehicle rolled off the production line recently in May, Dongfeng Nissan’s Xiangyang plant officially achieved production of 1.6 million units.As China’s best-selling SUV, the X-Trail has officially entered into production at the…
- Renault Megane RS Trophy 300 to go for for FWD Nurburgring record – Autocar: Hotter version of the new hot hatch produces 296bhp and gets the Cup chassis as standard Renault will launch an even faster version of its new Megane RS hot hatch, the Trophy 300, later this year, with the intention of stealing the front-wheel-drive…
