- Korean brands top JD Power quality; Ford, GM and FCA make strides – Freep: Korean brands Genesis, Kia and Hyundai held the top three spots, respectively, in the J.D. Power 2018 U.S. Initial Quality Study, while Fiat Chrysler …
- Volkswagen Truck & Bus to be renamed Traton – Reuters: * VW rebranding comes as company explores JV with Ford (Adds CEO comment, timing of name change)
- Tesla’s Musk says Germany a front runner for Europe Gigafactory – Reuters: U.S. electric carmaker Tesla favors Germany as the location for its first European Gigafactory, its chief executive said, in what would be the latest move by an outside firm into the European battery market.
- New Volvo S60 to be revealed today – Autocar: Russian doll styling means the no-diesel Volvo S60 looks like a downsized S90; the V60 estate has already been shown The Volvo S60, the brand’s new sports saloon and rival to the BMW 3 Series, Mercedes-Benz C-Class and Audi A4, will be revealed later…
- Porsche Buys Stake in Electric Ferrari Rival to Push Tech Shift – Bloomberg: The investment is indication that Porsche’s electric car plans extends beyond … Rimac’s C Two rivals elite cars like Ferrari’s top-of-the-line La Ferrari in …
- Volvo opens first US factory ahead of S60 reveal – Autocar: Upcoming S60 will be built at 1600-acre facility in Charleston, South Carolina Volvo has officially opened its first factory in the US ahead of the launch of the new S60 sports saloon, which will be unveiled at the new plant in Charleston, South…
- California and Eight Other States Ready Plan to Boost Zero-Emission Vehicles – WSJ:
- Toyota captures data goldmine in $1 billion Grab bet – Reuters: By pumping $1 billion into ride-hailing firm Grab, Toyota Motor Corp stands to gain a passenger-side view of tens of thousands of cars across Southeast Asia, tracking how fast they drive, how far they travel and the time they spend stuck in traffic.
- Volvo Opens US Plant in Timely Hedge Against Trade Spat – Bloomberg:
- Suzuki keeps Jimny’s gritty look for new generation – Automotive News: Suzuki is gearing up to launch the fourth generation of its long-running Jimny small SUV 20 years after the third-generation model went on sale.
- Audi, Hyundai to Join Forces to Push Fuel-Cell Technology – Bloomberg: Hyundai Motor Co. and Volkswagen AG’s Audi unit plan to team up on vehicle development and share patent licenses to “lead industry standards” on …
- Choose hydrogen over electric cars to save jobs, says Hyundai – FT: But Hyundai, one of the companies backing hydrogen power as an alternative to battery technology, says switching to hydrogen also prevents the …
- Porsche takes stake in Croatian electric sports car firm Rimac – Reuters: Porsche, the sports car division of Germany’s … Company founder Mate Rimac recently presented his C Two model, which …
- Hyundai and Audi join forces – but who’s the winner? – Autocar: Audi A5 The news that the two sides will collaborate on hydrogen fuel cell technology raises important questions On paper and perhaps in practice, it is a partnership of equals, but it”s hard not to raise a smidgen of an eyebrow at the news that…
- Hyundai teams up with Volkswagen’s Audi to boost hydrogen cars – Reuters: Hyundai (005380.KS) agreed a deal with Audi (NSUG.DE) on Wednesday to collaborate on hydrogen car technology, hoping to …
- Hyundai inks patent cross-licensing deal with Audi – Yonhap: Hyundai Motor Group, the world’s fifth-largest auto-making conglomerate by sales, said Wednesday that it has signed a …
- Autocar names Top 100 British women working in the car industry – Autocar: Linda Jackson is the Global CEO of Citroen Citroen’s Global CEO Linda Jackson tops Great British Women in the Car Industry list; full list of winners revealed Autocar has revealed the top 100 most influential and inspirational women working in the car…
- Hyundai starts sales of Veloster in S. Korea – Yonhap: Hyundai Motor Co. released the high-performance Veloster N hatchback in South Korea on Wednesday, which is the first …
- Suzuki’s future in China loses shine as compacts struggle – Nikkei: Suzuki Motor’s slump in the Chinese market raises questions about its continued presence amid strong performance elsewhere.
- Why Citroen CEO Linda Jackson won Autocar’s Great British Women Award – Autocar: Jackson”s approach makes colleagues feel more like friends Steve Cropley shadows Citroen”s Global CEO for the day to find out how she leads from the top In the four years since Linda Jackson became CEO of Citroën, lots of water has flowed under the…
- Citroen boss Linda Jackson calls for more diversity in car industry – Autocar: Citroen CEO Linda Jackson Jackson wants the industry to lead the way on equality for other sectors Citroen boss Linda Jackson has called on the automotive industry to set an example to other sectors on the need for diversity in the workplace. Talking…
- Tohoku Electric Power Tests V2G System Leveraging EV Batteries – Japanautomotivedaily: Tohoku Electric Power Co. Inc. (TYO:9506) recently announced that it is carrying out demonstration testing in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on []
- Toyota Unveils GR Super Sport Concept at Le Mans – Japanautomotivedaily: Toyota Motor Corp. (TYO:7203) unveiled its GR Super Sport Concept at the 24 Hours of Le Mans on June 15, []
- Tesla sinks after Elon Musk says an employee conducted ‘sabotage’ and Trump ramps up fears of a trade war (TSLA) – Yahoo: “I was dismayed to learn this weekend about a Tesla employee who had conducted quite extensive and damaging sabotage to our operations,” Musk said in an email obtained by CNBC. “This included making direct code changes to the Tesl