- Mazda CX-9 sales surge as its closest competition slides – Automotive News: Sales in the intermediate sport utility vehicle segment have dipped so far this year but Mazda’s CX-9 three-row sport utility vehicle has been among …
- 4 takeaways on the new USMCA trade deal from a NAFTA expert – Freep: Former White House Chief of Staff Mack McLarty said the new trade deal with Canada and Mexico has some benefits, but also did some damage.
- Why Cadillac edged Tesla in Consumer Reports’ semi-automated driving test – Automotive News: Cadillac outscored Tesla in a new ranking of partially automated driving systems tested by Consumer Reports. The organization has been testing several automated driving systems in recent years.
- Brussels approves Slovakia’s investment in Jaguar Land Rover plant – FT: Brussels has approved Slovakia’s €125m investment in a new Jaguar Land Rover plant in the city of Nitra, concluding it was in line with the bloc’s rules on state-aid. The funds will go towards a new €1.4bn facility being built by Tata Motors, JLR’s …
- Aston Martin and Funding Circle still stumbling after IPOs – FT: The teething troubles for London’s high-profile new IPOs continue, with shares in Aston Martin and Funding Circle still on the slide. The luxury carmaker hit the market on Wednesday with the largest UK listing of the year. But the shares fell 4.7 per …
- GM Super Cruise tops Tesla in Consumer Reports’ automated driving tech tests – CNBC: Live TV …
- Cadillac-Not Tesla-Wins Top Honors in New Test of Driver Assistance Systems – Fortune: If you want your car to do some of the driving for you, consider a Cadillac. Consumer Reports ranked the brand’s SuperCruise system first of the four driver assistance systems it evaluated, including Tesla’s Autopilot, Nissan’s ProPilot Assist and …
- The 10 best-selling cars in Britain – Autocar: A total of 886,400 cars have been registered so far in 2018. We run down the top 10 best-selling models The figures are in – which cars have you been buying more than anything else? Established brands and models dominate the top 10 list of…
- Mercedes team orders will not take shine off F1 title, says Lewis Hamilton – Guardian: However he has no chance to win the championship and Mercedes wanted to ensure that Hamilton maximised his points gain against title rival …
- Toyota, SoftBank Join Forces to Build Self-Driving Cars That Deliver Meals, Health Care – WSJ: The companies hope to deliver robot-cooked meals or provide medical checkups to an ageing populace in Japan using Toyota electric vehicles by the latter half the 2020s
- Bumper to slumper: New emissions tests choke UK car sales – Guardian: Volkswagen appeared to be the hardest hit manufacturer in September, with new car sales more than halving to 16,283 from 36,332 in September last year. While the Volkswagen Golf and Volkswagen Polo make it into the top 10 best sellers in 2018 so far, …
- How GM got ahead of Waymo in deal with Honda – Automotive News: Honda spent two years checking out the technology belonging to Google’s Waymo. But then it surprised the industry and went another route, investing $2.75 billion with GM’s self-driving unit.
- India cuts gasoline, diesel prices to offset oil rise, rupee losses- finance minister – Reuters: India cut the retail prices of gasoline and diesel fuel by 2.50 rupees ($0.034) per litre, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Thursday, the government’s latest step to tackle a sharp hike in crude oil prices and the impact of a weak Indian rupee.
- Lego unveils Bugatti replica at Paris show – Reuters: Toy maker Lego is taking the idea to a whole new level by building a full scale replica of the Bugatti Chiron supercar, complete with a working Lego …
- Polestar 1 prototypes enter production – Autocar: The first model from the newly spun-off performance hybrid and EV arm of Volvo will cost from €155,000 (about £135,500 at current rates) in Europe when it goes on sale in the middle of 2019, although customers will purchase the car through a monthly …
- GM tops Tesla in ranking of automated driving systems – CNBC: Consumer Reports ranks Tesla’s Autopilot as the second most effective automated driving system, criticizing it for not doing enough to keep the driver engaged when the vehicle is in Autopilot mode. “Autopilot is a strong system, but it doesn’t have …
- Cadillac edges Tesla in semi-automated driving test – Reuters: General Motors Co’s Cadillac outscored Tesla Inc in a new ranking of partially automated driving systems tested by Consumer Reports and released on Thursday.
- BMW to cease production of the i3 Range Extender – Autocar: The i3 REx is forced into extinction due to the longer range possible from the latest pure-electric variant of BMW’s hatchback The BMW i3 is now an electric-only model, as the range extender versions have been deleted from the line-up. The range…
- EU clears Slovakia aid for Jaguar Land Rover plant – Reuters: The European Commission said on Thursday it had concluded that Slovakia’s 125 million euros ($143.7 million) of investment aid to Jaguar Land Rover was in line with EU State aid rules.
- Toyota, SoftBank to team up on automated driving, new mobility – Automotive News: Toyota and Japanese tech conglomerate Softbank will jointly fund a new mobility company that combines autonomous driving and …
- LG Chem to supply EV batteries to Volkswagen from late 2019 – Reuters: South Korea’s LG Chem said on Thursday that it has secured orders to supply electric vehicle batteries for Volkswagen starting late 2019.
- UK new car market hit by new emissions standards – SMMT – Reuters: British car registrations dropped 20.5 percent in September compared with the same month a year earlier following the introduction of new emissions standards, industry figures showed on Thursday.
- Why Honda Made a $2.75 Billion Bet on General Motors’ Self-Driving Plan – Yahoo: General Motors’ (NYSE: GM) self-driving subsidiary has a new investor: Honda Motor Company (NYSE: HMC) is investing $750 million in Cruise, giving the San Francisco-based GM subsidiary a post-funding valuation of $14.6 billion. Under the terms of the …
- GM Cuts in Front of Waymo to Seal Self-Driving Deal With Honda – Yahoo: In April, Waymo Chief Executive Officer John Krafcik said he was nearing a deal with the Tokyo-based carmaker. He told Bloomberg News that the partnership would focus on the delivery and logistics market, rather than human passengers. The vehicle he …
- Trump Plan Is Said to Drop 10 US Self-Driving Car Test Sites – Bloomberg: Ten sites picked by the Obama administration to be nation’s hotbeds of self-driving car testing will soon have to compete with the rest of the country as …
- ‘A tale of two hurricanes’ for September US new car sales – Yahoo: 2 U.S. automaker Ford Motor Co (F.N) for the month of September. Hurricane Florence flooded large parts of North Carolina and South Carolina last month, leaving residents to deal with the deluge instead of shopping for new cars. Sales in September 2017 …
- Nissan warns no-deal Brexit will damage British industry – Reuters: Japanese carmaker Nissan said on Thursday a no-deal Brexit will have “serious implications” for British industry and urged Britain and the European Union to reach a deal on their future trading relationship.
- Thursday briefing: Brexit divorce bill could rise – Guardian: The Japanese carmaker Nissan has warned the government that serious disruption will be caused to its huge car manufacturing operation in the north-east of England if there is a hard Brexit. Carlos Ghosn, the chair of Nissan, has described its British …
- Honda Joins Forces With GM To Create A New Self-Driving Car – Yahoo: Honda plans to invest $2 billion over a period of 12 years into self-driving initiatives with General Motors. Watch TV shows, movies and more on Yahoo View. About Newsy. Be informed. Not influenced. Get honest, in-depth context on stories that matter …
- Carmakers Throw Money at the Future of Driving – Bloomberg: Carmakers Throw Money at the Future of Driving … s self-driving subsidiary Cruise, a departure from the Japanese carmaker’s tight-fisted … into Grab and Uber Technologies Inc., autonomous-vehicle technologies and research.
- Japan’s Toyota and SoftBank to form joint venture for new mobility services – CNBC: Japanese automaker Toyota and tech giant SoftBank announced Thursday that the companies will create a joint venture, Monet Technologies, by April 2019.
- Will Nissan stay once Britain leaves? How one factory explains the Brexit business dilemma – Guardian: Ghosn, who became known as “le cost killer” after he restored the fortunes of Renault in the 1990s with his relentless efficiency drives, is not only chairman of Nissan, but also chairman of Renault and Mitsubishi, and of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi …
- How Audi is ramping up for full e-tron production – Automotive News: Production of the Audi e-tron started in September as planned and on time in Brussels, with hopes of reaching maximum output this year if the supply chain does not tear.
- VW forms task force with battery cell supplier LG Chem ahead of EV launch – Automotive News: LG and its suppliers may be used to producing cells for consumer electronics, but VW’s top-ranking EV executive says they have little experience with the demanding requirements and exact processes needed for automotive applications.
- Nissan becomes latest manufacturer to warn against hard Brexit – Guardian: The Japanese carmaker Nissan has warned the government that serious disruption will be caused to its huge manufacturing operation in the north-east of England if the UK fails to secure a deal with the EU that avoids a hard Brexit. Carlos Ghosn, the …
- 600bhp-plus BMW X6 M due in 2019 – Autocar: Performance SUV will feature a 4.4-litre V8 borrowed from the M5; X6 range will also include 400bhp M50d BMW”s new X6 M performance SUV-coupe has been spotted, with the M5″s 4.4-litre V8 under the bonnet for an anticipated output of 600bhp or more. It…
- Megane-sized electric car crucial to Renault’s EV plans – Autocar: According to electric boss Gilles Normand, a Megane-sized electric car will be crucial to Renault”s electric growth plans in Europe A Megane-sized electric car will be crucial to Renault”s electric growth plans in Europe, according to the company’s…
- Toyota, SoftBank form autonomous vehicle joint venture – FT: Toyota will form a joint venture with SoftBank in new mobility services as Japan’s largest carmaker expands tie-ups with technology groups to survive the new era of autonomous driving. The Japanese group, led by Akio Toyoda, has recently broken away …
- Toyota and SoftBank Agreed on Strategic Partnership To Establish Joint Venture for New Mobility Services – Toyota: Toyota Motor Corporation (“Toyota”) and SoftBank Corp. (“SoftBank”) have agreed to form a strategic partnership to facilitate the creation of new mobility services, and plan to establish a joint venture company, MONET Technologies Corporation…
- UK car sales fall around 20 percent in September – preliminary data – Reuters: British new car sales fell by roughly 20 percent in September, according to preliminary data from an industry body on Thursday, as carmakers struggled to adjust to stricter emissions standards.
- GM’s self-driving car business gives up going out on its own – FT: In the race to develop autonomous cars, winning does not necessarily mean coming first. General Motors has bolstered its claim to be the leading carmaker developing self-driving systems after Honda invested $750m into its Cruise division, with the …
- Who’s the fastest police vehicle now? Ford SUV reaches 150 mph – Freep: The new Ford Explorer-based law enforcement vehicle will be the fastest cop car on the street, according to new preliminary test data.
- Canada relieved trade deal done, won’t forget Trump attacks – Washington Post: Canada avoided auto tariffs and maintained access to the all-important American … Canada could have lost 60,000 jobs in a trade war and taken a 1 … Canada, for instance, will allow tax- and duty-free shipments worth up to 40 …
- GM’s Ammann Discusses Honda Cruise Investment – Bloomberg: Markets.” (Source: …
- Goodbye MK, hello Nautilus: Lincoln names its children by proper names – Detroitnews: Santa Barbara, California – Premium autos these days are an alphabet soup of confusing vehicles names. There’s the QX60, XC90, RX450 and RDX from Infiniti, Volvo, Lexus and Acura respectively. Cadillac is changing its alphanumeric lineup from ATS, …
- Nissan Australia wants one-third of its volume electrified – Autocar: The expected spike in interest and sales of electrified vehicles will be headed by the Leaf, and Nissan Australia managing director, Stephen Lester, reckons introducing more electric alternatives will help the company going forward. “Electrified …
- GM and Honda team up, Nike downgraded, Facebook hack questions – Yahoo: General Motors and Honda are driving into the future together. Honda is buying a stake in Cruise Holdings, which is developing an autonomous car. The investment is worth almost $3B. The self driving car will be built at a General Motors plant but no …
- Mercedes-AMG A45 details revealed – Autocar: Mercedes-AMG introduced the warm A35 hatchback yesterday at the Paris Motor Show, and already has its sights on its next big-little thing, being the …
- Toyota and SoftBank tie up to offer new mobility services – Nikkei: They will hold a press conference in Tokyo today to announce the plan. The partnership will likely intensify competition involving new automotive and mobility-related technologies and services. Toyota President Akio Toyoda and SoftBank CEO Masayoshi …
- Toyota, softbank to announce partnership in self-driving, other technologi – Reuters: Toyota Motor Corp and SoftBank Group Corp will announce partnerships on automated driving and other technologies on Thursday, a source with knowledge of the issue told Reuters.
- Honda Hops $2.75 Billion Driverless Ride With GM – Bloomberg: The battle to lead the self-driving automobile space revs into high gear as Honda Motor commits $2.75 billion to General Motors’ self-driving unit, …