- Aston Martin CEO launches new apprentice scheme – Yahoo: Aston Martin CEO Andy Palmer has announced plans to create a charitable foundation to help industrial apprentices. The privately-funded programme will be supported by Palmer, who began his career as an apprentice, his wife Hitomi, and shareholders and …
- Mazda loses 44000 units of output in Japan due to torrential rains – Automotive News: TOKYO — Mazda Motor Corp. says it has lost 44,000 units of production, including some output of vehicles bound for the United States, because of interruption from heavy rain this summer. The Hiroshima-based carmaker suspended output in July due to …
- Uber and Deliveroo Pick a Food Fight With Just Eat – Bloomberg: Just Eat Plc’s advertising exhorts potential customers to gorge on all kinds of delicious takeaways, from Balti to burgers. But with Uber Techologies Inc.
- PSA Group “ready” for massive EV expansion across its brands – Autocar: that all brands are “technologically ready to play our part in the coming energy transition.
- Lincoln’s answer to Cadillac’s Super Cruise technology – Automotive News: Lincoln’s new lane-centering technology, when combined with adaptive cruise control, is a similar, more affordable version of Cadillac’s Super Cruise — and should be marketed as such.
- Tesla reaches lithium deal with Chinese supplier – Automotive News: China’s top producer of lithium, a metal used in electric-vehicle batteries, said it reached a deal with Tesla to supply the vehicle maker, highlighting the push for supply pacts.
- Ford told to pay Thai customers for transmission woes – Detroitnews: Ford Motor Co. was ordered to pay 291 customers $720K in compensation for selling cars with faulty transmissions
- Axios Autonomous Vehicles – Axios: “Driving is the most complex activity that most adults engage in on a regular basis,” says Carnegie Mellon University’s Raj Rajkumar, a pioneer in developing self-driving car technology. “Just because we do it doesn’t mean we can teach computers to …
- Kicking EV drivers out of carpool lanes is exactly what California shouldn’t be doing – Latimes: Instead, they were intended to encourage drivers to carpool and, later, to buy high-mileage vehicles. Given that California strives to be a leader in battling climate change, it seems counterproductive to discourage people from buying electric or low …
- Summer rains in Japan cost Mazda 44,000 units, $249 million – Automotive News: Mazda said it lost 44,000 units of production, including some output of vehicles bound for the U.S., because of interruption from heavy rain this summer. The disruption will cost Mazda $249 million.
- The 2019 Nautilus: Lincoln’s Cadillac Super Cruise fighter? – Automotive News: Lincoln’s new lane-centering technology, when combined with adaptive cruise control, is a similar, more affordable version of Cadillac’s Super Cruise — and should be marketed as such.
- The fuzzy numbers for tracking AV progress – Axios: But in aggregate, the lack of reliable baseline numbers for human driving makes … Autonomous vehicles have the potential to remake older drivers’ golden …. The big picture: Once self-driving cars come to market, this issue will only …
- Revealed: The drivers of this car are most likely to commit motoring offences – Yahoo: It’s long been the source of debate among motorists and now it’s been confirmed: BMW drivers are officially more likely to pick up motoring convictions than anyone else on the road.According to analysis of more than six million car insurance quotes …
- French minister optimistic over buyer for Ford Blanquefort plant – Reuters: French Economy minister Bruno Le Maire said on Friday that talks with Belgian transmissions supplier Punch Powerglide over the purchase of Ford’s Blanquefort gearbox plant in southwestern France should be concluded next month.
- Google Parent Alphabet Backs Trucking Technology Startup Convoy – Bloomberg: Convoy said it raised $185 million in a Series C financing led by CapitalG, Alphabet Inc.’s growth equity fund. CapitalG partner David Lawee will join …
- The Choreographer Kyle Abraham Mixes Things Up at City Ballet – New York Times: It’s not every day that New York City Ballet dancers rehearse to Aaliyah, Jay-Z and Kanye West. But on a recent evening, these voices set the mood in a Lincoln Center studio as the choreographer Kyle Abraham stitched together steps for a new ballet.
- Shares in China’s lithium producer Ganfeng surge 10% on Tesla deal – FT: Shares in one of China’s largest lithium producers Ganfeng Lithium jumped by 10 per cent on Friday, after it revealed it had signed a three-year supply deal with Tesla. The company said it had an agreement to supply lithium to Tesla for its batteries …
- In London, Electric Trucks Are Helping UPS Make ‘Eco-Friendly’ Deliveries – New York Times: Cities in Europe are plagued by poor air quality partly because of vehicle traffic emitting noxious gases. Some, including London, impose a daily charge on diesel and gasoline vehicles entering city centers that exempt electric vehicles. UPS customers …
- Reaching for a Zero-Emission Goal – New York Times: Members in Coopedota, which in 2011 became the first zero emission coffee … The number of electric cars the Costa Rican government hopes will be on its … To meet this goal, authorities plan to increase the electric car charging …
- Chinese Lithium Giant Agrees Three-Year Pact to Supply Tesla – Bloomberg: Tesla will designate its battery suppliers to buy lithium-hydroxide products from Ganfeng Lithium Co. and its unit, the Jiangxi-based company said in a filing to the Shenzhen exchange on Friday. The agreement runs from 2018 to 2020 and could be …
- Next-gen Renault Captur caught testing before 2019 release – Autocar: Renault is readying a replacement for its ever-popular Captur, and new spy shots give a glimpse of the upcoming crossover’s design for the first time. The Nissan Juke and Peugeot 2008 rival is due to arrive in the middle of next year, a few months …
- Carmakers on the Trade-War Front Line as Europe Factories Suffer – Bloomberg: targeted by U.S. President Donald Trump — is taking the brunt of the slowdown in demand, according to IHS Markit’s latest monthly …
- GM suspends work on Chevrolet Niva replacement in Russia – Automotive News: General Motors has suspended work on a planned replacement of its last remaining Russian-built vehicle, the Chevrolet Niva SUV, the company said.
- Opel to further scale back production at Ruesselsheim, report says – Automotive News: Opel is planning to further scale back production at its Ruesselsheim plant in Germany, a local newspaper group reported.
- Magna selling fluid pressure, controls unit to S. Korean supplier for $1.23 billion – Automotive News: … marks one of the biggest acquisitions of an overseas supplier by a South Korean company, and aims to boost its product lineup for electric vehicles.
- Jaguar I-Pace – Autocar: It looks the part, promises 0-60mph in 4.5sec, has a near-300 mile range, and is among the first luxury EVs to arrive from an established brand. Can the I-Pace topple Tesla? Could this week”s road test subject be the most significant new car to leave…
- Another One Out the Door: Now It’s Tesla’s Supply Chain Chief Who’s Leaving – Fortune: Another Tesla vice president is leaving the company, according to people familiar with the matter, as Elon Musk struggles to contain an exodus of …
- China Races to Get Toys and Car Parts to US Before Tariffs Bite – Bloomberg: The race is on to get Chinese goods into the U.S. before President Donald Trump’s tariffs bite. The U.S. president’s trade war with China has ignited a …
- Sales of Renault Samsung’s QM6 GDe SUV top 20000 – Yonhap: SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) — Renault Samsung Motors Corp. said Friday that sales of its QM6 GDe SUV have surpassed the 20,000-unit mark. The milestone was reached about a year after the model made its debut here in September 2017, the carmaker …
- Porsche and Hyundai have invested in holographic technology – Autocar: Back in the real world, the equipment could be used for things like finding a free parking space quickly. It can also be adapted to side windows, and be customised for individual drivers and passengers. Both Hyundai and Porsche aim to implement the …
- Japan uneasy over Trump pressure on auto as summit, trade talks loom – Reuters: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will meet U.S. President Donald Trump next week as fears grow in Tokyo that Washington could demand that Japan curb its car exports to the United States.
- ‘Marketing can’t be made up’: Volvo’s brand chief wants communications to mean something – CNBC: We’ve all seen glossy advertising campaigns that seem a world away from the reality of the product. But for Volvo, marketing must reflect what is actually happening inside the company. “I think one of the major things is marketing cannot be about …
- BMW reveals trick boxer engine for 2019 – Autocar: For model year 2019, BMW is introducing a refreshed four-valve boxer twin engine with increased capacity, out to 1250cc, and for the first time variable valve timing and lift dubbed “Shiftcam”. The new engine will initially power the R 1250 GS and RT …
- 2019 Suzuki Jimny Scores 3 out of 5 Stars in Euro NCAP Crash Tests (with VIDEO) – Yahoo: Planning to buy the next-generation 2019 Suzuki Jimny soon once it becomes available locally? You might want to hold off on that, particularly if you value safety over everything else when it comes to buying a car. That’s because according to the …
- Tesla loses another exec: VP of supply chain management Liam O’Connor – CNBC: Tesla is losing another exec, making this the 42nd to leave the firm in 2108.
- Tesla loses supply management chief as executive exodus worsens – Latimes: The flight of top managers has rattled investors because it’s coincided with a series of missteps by Musk, 47. Tesla is facing probes by the U.S. Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission and investor lawsuits related to his short …