- Ride-hailing app Grab faces roadblocks to growth in Vietnam – Nikkei: Despite a deal with Uber that has opened Southeast Asia’s ride-hailing market, Singapore-based Grab is struggling to expand in …
- Backing Musk”s dream, option traders bet $430 on Tesla – Detroitnews: Options to buy Tesla”s shares at above suggested $420 take-private level were among the most heavily traded on Wednesday
- These sunflowers in Dearborn have personal meaning for Bill Ford Jr. – Freep: Sunflowers at Ford headquarters honor Bill Ford’s college friend from Puerto Rico.
- Lyft to Offer Free and Discounted Rides to Voters on Election Day – Fortune: Popular ride-hailing service Lyft said this week that it would provide discounted and free rides during this year’s U.S. midterm elections to encourage …
- Backing Elon Musk’s Dream, Option Traders Bet on Tesla at $430 – Bloomberg: Backing Elon Musk’s Dream, Option Traders Bet on Tesla at $430 … Not everyone is giving up on Elon Musk’s dream of transforming Tesla Inc. into a …
- Michigan mom says 911 refused to send help with 2-month-old trapped in hot car – CBS News:
- Volkswagen We digital strategy shapes up with car sharing scheme – Autocar: Volkswagen”s ‘digital ecosystem”, named We, will branch out into car sharing as the brand”s first car such scheme launches next year in Berlin Volkswagen will open its first car sharing scheme next year in Berlin, with a fleet of 1500 e-Golfs and,…
- Uber investor Lead Edge Capital closes $520 million fund – Reuters: Venture firm Lead Edge Capital, which has backed companies such as Uber [UBER.UL] and Spotify, has raised its largest fund to date in the latest sign of the rush of capital flowing into private tech companies.
- Ride-hailing firm Grab invests in fast-charging electric fleet – CNBC: Singapore-based ride-hailing business Grab has entered into a strategic partnership with the SP Group that will see 200 new, fast-charging electric …
- Volkswagen confirms 2019 launch of an all-electric car-share service – CNBC: Volkswagen has confirmed all-electric car-share service for Berlin, starting in 2019. The German auto giant said fleets will then be rolled out to other …
- The work Ford is quietly doing in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria – Freep: “The winds of Maria have gone. The direct hits are past. But the hurricane is still inside people, inside of families.”
- How a Ford dealership in Puerto Rico became a rescue site – Freep: Bronx-born Ford dealer focuses on helping families in Puerto Rico as he faces a drop in business after Hurricane Maria.
- VW will invest $4 billion to build digital businesses – Automotive News: VW will invest $4 billion by 2025 to build digital businesses and products including a cloud computing-based platform and a new software operating system. http:
- Lamborghini Aventador SVJ revealed ahead of Pebble Beach – Autocar: Instagram post of Nürburgring record-holding, flagship Aventador show’s the front end design ahead of official reveal at Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance tonight After a teaser campaign, Lamborghini’s new Aventador Superveloce Jota has been revealed…
- FCA recalls 209K vans, SUVs to fix brakes – Detroitnews: The recall covers the 2018 Dodge Journey, 2019 Jeep Cherokee and the 2018 and 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan and Jeep Compass
- Car Dealers Struggle to Recruit Younger Workers – WSJ: Car dealerships are facing a roadblock: convincing workers in their 20s and 30s to work and stay in an auto retail business defined by long shifts, weekends on the selling floor, haggling and commission-based pay.
- How Ford is helping with Hurricane Maria recovery – Freep: Taina Castro Cruz, 38, a former receptionist and mother of four children drives to her way to visit residents in Humacao, Puerto Rico. Cruz has been …
- Guinness Records flees messy Detroit fight over who sold the most cars – Freep: Guinness’ record-holding car salesman sued his challenger to keep the title set 44 year ago. The challenger countersued.
- Will Elon Musk’s 120-hour week stop us worshipping workaholism? – Guardian: So they look at what Elon Musk is doing, or whoever, and no matter what kind of organisation they have, they often copy what these other firms are …
- General Motors’ new trucks are trickling to consumers, selling fast – Freep: GMC and Chevrolet are shipping some models of the redesigned 2019 Sierra and Silverado pickups to dealers.
- U.S. supercars Corvette ZR1 vs. Acura NSX – Detroitnews: The Corvette ZR1, with its front-mounted, supercharged, push-rod V-8 vs. The Acura NSX with a 573-horse, hybrid-electric, mid-engine, twin-turbo V-6http://rssfeeds.detroitnews.com/~/i/565751772/0/detroit/autosinsider
- Volkswagen to invest $4 billion to build digital businesses, software – Reuters: Volkswagen will invest 3.5 billion euros ($4 billion) by 2025 to build digital businesses and products including a cloud computing-based platform to connect vehicles and customers to offer services such as car sharing.
- Elon Musk and Tesla Might Not Have to Worry About the SEC – Bloomberg: Elon Musk’s tweet about taking Tesla Inc. private has brought intense scrutiny, mostly of Musk, but also of U.S. securities regulators. The Securities …
- The best “green” car deals you can get now – CBS News:
- Talking Sex With Dad (in the Ford Taurus) – New York Times: Talking Sex With Dad (in the Ford Taurus) … the radio and I changed the station to avoid seeming gay (which I very much was): “What are you doing?
- Proton therapy company IBA disappoints with first-half loss – Reuters: Belgian proton therapy company Ion Beam Applications on Thursday reported a bigger than expected loss for the first half of the year, but said revenue from installations of proton therapy machines would help to boost its performance in the second half.
- 2019 Aston Martin DBS Superleggera Volante spotted in UK – Autocar: Aston’s 715bhp Vanquish successor will be released in drop-top form next year; prototypes are testing in Britain and Germany Aston Martin will launch a convertible version of the new DBS Superleggera next year, and prototypes are now testing on…
- Data dump: China sees surge in personal information up for sale – Reuters: When William Zhang’s car insurance was about to expire in March, he didn’t need to look far for renewal options. In the two months before the policy was up Zhang received calls almost daily from insurers trying to sell him a new one.
- Aramco IPO Deferred? Elon Musk Can Sympathize – Bloomberg: I’ve long thought that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s life overlaps in curious but important ways with one Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Inc. And …
- Throwback Thursday 1964: the excellent Glas 1700 and its maker’s story – Autocar: The Glas 1700 received a lot of praise from Autocar German agricultural business Glas found postwar success with its Goggomobil microcar. It quickly got grand ideas, but things didn’t quite work out One of BMW’s main factories today is Dingolfing,…
- Wednesday’s Vital Data: Tesla, Micron Technology and Electronic Arts – Yahoo: The 10-day moving average, however, ticked lower to 0.63. Options traders continued to target Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) amid the ongoing saga of CEO Elon Musk’s bid to take the company private. Meanwhile, Micron (NASDAQ:MU) is seeing building call …
- Tesla: ladies, liquor and leverage – FT: “There’s only three ways that a smart person can go broke”, Charlie Munger, Warren Buffett’s acerbic right-hand man, jokes: “ladies, liquor and …
- Car Culture: Highways driven to the saturation point – Detroitnews: Feeling trapped by increased travel time, congestion and driver fatigue are changing how we think of car travel
- NSX and ZR1: Made in the USA supercars – Detroitnews: The Corvette ZR1 and Acura NSX are future classics, the alpha and omega of gas-powered supercars
- ‘We don’t like the trade war,’ says one of China’s biggest carmakers – CNBC: Geely Automobile, the third-largest carmaker in China, has been largely shielded from the ongoing trade tensions between Beijing and Washington.
- 2019 Ford Mustang Bullitt revisits Frisco – Detroitnews: Detroit News auto critic Henry Payne followed Steve McQueen’s Bullitt tire tracks around San Francisco in a new, 2019 Ford Mustang Bullitt.http://rssfeeds.detroitnews.com/~/i/565711154/0/detroit/autosinsider
- Trump Auto Tariff Threats Hinder Push for Nafta Deal – Bloomberg: President Donald Trump’s plans to punish carmakers who produce vehicles outside the U.S. and sell them to Americans are hindering his …
- ‘Nobody’s coming to help me’: Mom accidentally locked baby in car and 911 refused to send police – Yahoo: Lacey Guyton smashed the back window of her car to save her 2-month-old baby after … “I’m like, grandma, we don’t have time to call a tow company.
- Mitsubishi to Increase Production of Mitsubishi Xpander by 20% – Yahoo: It seems that the Mitsubishi Xpander has managed to catch the appeal of the automotive market as Mitsubishi Motors decided to boost its production …
- Driverless startup Zoox removes CEO – Automotive News: Zoox, an autonomous driving startup, dismissed its CEO, Tim Kentley-Klay, after closing a massive financing round in July. http:
- Alleged street racing crash in Ypsilanti Twp. leaves 1 dead – Detroitnews: … at the same time witnesses reported an Audi and Chrysler 300 speeding to pass each other on the road, sheriff’s spokesman Derrick Jackson said.
- Ex-Ford Heights mayor charged with stealing from village, keeping almost $150K in secret accounts – Chicago Tribune: The former mayor of Ford Heights was arrested Wednesday on felony theft and misconduct charges, a Cook County sheriff’s office spokesman said.
- As college football world waits, Ohio State trustees mull Urban Meyer’s fate – Yahoo: But his black Audi was parked behind the building and he entered through a service entrance. From there, the rest of the afternoon was filled with …
- Wanted in China: Detailed Maps for 30 Million Self-Driving Cars – Bloomberg: Wanted in China: Detailed Maps for 30 Million Self-Driving Cars …. SAIC Motor Corp., the country’s biggest carmaker, bought shares in license holder …