- 300bhp Mercedes-AMG A35 tests hard on the Nurburgring – on video – Autocar: Mercedes-AMG will launch a new entry-level model called the A35 in early 2019… Entry-level AMG hot hatch will use a reworked version of the new A-Class’s 2.0-litre powerplant; it”ll arrive in early 2019, ahead of the new A45 Mercedes-AMG will launch…
- Audi said to appoint former Rolls-Royce exec as Europe sales chief – Automotive News: Audi’s new European sales chief is former Rolls-Royce executive Fintan Knight, a source familiar with the matter said. Knight will be responsible for …
- BYD Builds Massive Car-Battery Plant to Boost Capacity Fourfold – Bloomberg: BYD Co. is building what would be the world’s largest vehicle-battery factory in an effort by the Chinese electric-car maker to increase capacity and …
- Faraday Future receives £1.5 billion investment ahead of FF 91 production – Autocar: US company headed by Chinese investor Jia Yueting also used equity funding last year Electric car company Faraday Future (FF) looks on course to launch its first model later this year after it received £1.5 billion worth of investment from a Hong Kong…
- Ghosn Refutes Possibility of Full Merger Between Renault, Nissan, Mitsubishi Motors – Japanautomotivedaily: Carlos Ghosn, chairman of the alliance between Renault SA, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. (TYO:7201) and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (TYO:7211), recently []
- How Driverless Cars Are Going to Change Cities – WSJ: Self-driving cars could mean better public transit, more green space and less congestion. But also: more urban sprawl and greater inequality.
- How Uber won the battle in one of its most important cities – CNBC: The battle between London’s regulators and Uber was a masterclass in political posturing.
- Is Tesla’s Elon Musk wrong about this key self-driving technology? – Freep: In Ypsilanti this month, companies like Velodyne, Ouster and Innoviz showed why they think lidar is crucial to developing safe self-driving cars.
- Jaguar Land Rover Promises a Made-in-China Electric Car Soon – Bloomberg: Jaguar Land Rover Promises a Made-in-China Electric Car Soon … Jaguar Land Rover is planning to build an electric vehicle in China as the iconic … its current capability in the Asian country to produce an EV such as the I-Pace, …
- MLIT to Run Autonomous Driving Tests at Japanese Airports – Japanautomotivedaily: Japan”s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) is gearing up to undertake verification tests on autonomous driving at []
- Race-ready Tesla Model S P100D shown ahead of Electric GT season – Autocar: Inaugural championship will field 20 race-spec Model S P100Ds, while race venues include Silverstone and Nürburgring The final version of the Tesla Model S P100D that will race in the long-awaited Electric GT championship has been revealed ahead of…
- Rolls-Royce boss rules out baby Cullinan despite success of first SUV – Autocar: Cullinan sales have surpassed the firm”s targets Torsten Mu?ller-O?tvo?s has no intention to grow the Rolls-Royce range at the moment in order to maintain the brand’s high market position Rolls-Royce boss Torsten Mu?ller-O?tvo?s has said the firm”s…
- Tariff Talk Has Slammed the IPO Window Shut for Car Makers – WSJ: Luxury car makers are in the eye of the trade storm unleashed by U.S. … Jaguar Land Rover public, having bought the British manufacturer in 2008.
- Tesla Model 3 Deliveries May Disappoint Again, Goldman Says – Bloomberg: Goldman Sachs’ David Tamberrino, who has had a sell rating on Tesla since February last year, said deliveries were tracking below consensus, and …
- Toyota Revamps Chauffeur-Driven Century for First Time in 21 Years – Japanautomotivedaily: Toyota Motor Corp. (TYO:7203) on June 22 launched the first full redesign of the Toyota Century, the company”s Japan-exclusive chauffeur []
- Toyota’s ‘connected’ Corolla and Crown signal shift to mobility – Nikkei:
- Volkswagen Wolfsburg to halt production for 1-2 days a week amid WLTP delays – Autocar: Authorities are taking longer than expected to certify cars under new, more realistic emissions procedure Volkswagen willl halt production one to two days per week at its Wolfsburg factory, starting in August and ending in late September, because…