- Uber drivers strike across the UK in protest over workers’ rights – CNBC: Uber drives around the U.K. will take part in a 24-hour strike on Tuesday in an effort to secure better pay and working conditions.
- Can Detroit’s new Flex-N-Gate plant be replicated? – Automotive News: That the mammoth manufacturing plant, which supplies the Ford Ranger, could come together from concept in 2016 to completion is a testament to a new approach to doing business in Detroit.
- Daimler Keeps Family Jewels Close in Dance With China – Bloomberg: That investment created a predicament for Daimler, which has been developing self-driving vehicle technology with automotive supplier Robert Bosch GmbH. Away from the bluster of Silicon Valley, the two Stuttgart-based companies have quietly developed …
- Jaguar Land Rover to shut its Solihull plant for two weeks as Chinese sales slump – CNBC: Britain’s biggest carmaker Jaguar Land Rover will close its Solihull plant for two weeks later this month after it reported a nearly 50 percent fall in sales to China as import duties and a trade war with the United States hurt demand. China’s …
- In NAFTA update, Trump rebuilt what he wrecked in TPP – Automotive News: Most of what’s in the trilateral trade agreement was already accomplished in the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement with 11 other nations.
- Ford (F) to Cut Salaried Workforce for Better Efficiency – Yahoo: Per Bloomberg, Ford Motor Company F has announced that it is mulling over downsizing its workforce in a bid to reorganize according to the company’s plans. The move is in sync with this Dearborn, MI-based auto giant’s strategy to lower costs for …
- Delphi’s Butterworth to join Melrose’s automotive division – Automotive News: Liam Butterworth, who stepped down as head of Delphi last week, has been named CEO of the automotive division of Melrose Industries.
- General Motors will soon use wind power to build pickups and SUVs – Freep: General Motors’ largest gasoline-burning vehicles – pickups and full-size SUVs – will soon be built, ironically, at plants powered by wind, not fuel. GM wants to power all its global facilities with 100-percent renewable energy by 2050. GM will be at …
- BRIEF-Chongqing Changan Automobile’s Sept Sales Down – Yahoo: Oct 9 (Reuters) – Chongqing Changan Automobile : * SAYS IT SOLD 177,284 VEHICLES IN SEPT, DOWN FROM 262,070 VEHICLES YEAR EARLIER Source text in Chinese:
- WPP Loses Key Ad Account From Ford in Blow to New CEO Read – Bloomberg: The U.S. carmaker chose Omnicom’s BBDO as its lead creative agency after “a rigorous five-month process,” it said in an emailed statement Monday, meaning Ford’s review started after Sorrell quit the company he built from scratch in April after facing …
- VW car deliveries plummet on back of new emissions tests and tariff woes – FT: Sales of Volkswagen passenger brand car dropped nearly a fifth last month as the marque struggled with new emissions standards in Europe and consumer uncertainty in China owing to the trade war with the US. VW deliveries dropped 42.6 per cent from a …
- Skoda Rapid successor teased for first time – Yahoo: Skoda is being coy on details for the time being, but it does mention it will be the company’s first production model to ride on the Volkswagen Group’s MQB A0 platform. The full reveal is scheduled to take place before the end of the year, with an auto …
- Toyota and Nissan to seek EU certification outside UK as Brexit looms – Nikkei: TOKYO — Japanese automakers are making concrete preparations for Brexit, with Toyota Motor and Nissan Motor planning to obtain vehicle certification in other EU countries to ensure they remain eligible for sale in the rest of the bloc after U.K.’s …
- BRIEF-Daimler To Work With Geely On Ride-Hailing Service In China- Bloomberg – Yahoo: Oct 9 (Reuters) – Daimler AG: * DAIMLER TO WORK WITH GEELY ON RIDE-HAILING SERVICE IN CHINA- BLOOMBERG, CITING SOURCES Source text:
- Daimler to Work With Geely on Ride-Hailing Service in China – Bloomberg:
- Tesla Stock Boomed After the SEC Deal. Then Elon Musk Tweeted. Now the Company Is Worth $10 Billion Less – Fortune: The stock rebounded in after-hours trading, recovering about 1%, after Macquarie initiated coverage of Tesla (tsla, -13.84%) with an outperform rating. Investors continue to punish Tesla even as its Model 3 is becoming one of the best-selling sedans in …
- Richard Branson gives Elon Musk some advice: Learn to delegate and get some sleep – CNBC:
- EV grant success could bring it to an early end – Yahoo: In the UK, those that want to buy an electric car can do so with financial help in the form of a government grant. The idea is that it’ll persuade people to go green by giving them money off an alternative-energy vehicle. For buyers it’s a no-brainer …
- Skoda to reveal new Ford Focus rival by end of year – Autocar: Skoda has released a sketch of the upcoming hatchback Skoda has released a sketch of the model which will be an indirect replacement for the outgoing Rapid Skoda will reveal its new compact hatchback, an indirect replacement for the Rapid, by the end…
- Shutdown of UK Jaguar Plant Spurs Selloff in Tata Motors Stock – Bloomberg: Jaguar Land Rover’s owner Tata Motors Ltd. fell to the lowest level in more than six years in Mumbai trading after the luxury carmaker said it was shuttering production because of weak demand in China. Production at Solihull plant in the U.K. will be …
- The race is on for a deal on EU car emissions – FT:
- BMW X1 2019 facelift spotted as hybrid prototype – Autocar: BMW is likely to offer plug-in hybrid version of updated X1 in UK as part of plans to electrify every model series BMW is readying a midlife update for the X1 small SUV, and new spy shots capture a facelifted plug-in hybrid prototype testing on German…
- Reveal’s Tesla investigation receives Third Coast radio impact award – Revealnews: An investigation of Tesla’s workplace injuries by Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting and PRX has received an impact award from the Third Coast International Audio Festival. The Third Coast Richard/Richard H. Driehaus Foundation …
- Volkswagen, Stanford Develop New Tech for Fuel Cell Power – Yahoo: In a race to come up with eco-friendlier cars, Volkswagen has teamed up with Stanford University to find out how fuel cell powertrain can be more efficient. The collaboration resulted into developing a new triple-power fuel cell catalyst, which is said …
- How much BMW is in the new Supra? – Autocar: The Supra and the new BMW Z4 share DNA. Now a leaked parts catalogue reveals that the Supra actually uses quite a few German parts. Engines, for example, are similar. The main Supra mill will be a 3.0-litre turbocharged straight six and the catalogue …
- Nissan Qashqai delivers a new level of performance in Europe – Nissan-global: Nissan is providing a new level of performance for drivers seeking the ultimate urban crossover.The Qashqai, Europe’s best-selling crossover, is now more appealing than ever with a new range of highly efficient gas powertrains, plus an all-new…
- EU nations divided on 2030 CO2 curbs for cars, vans – Reuters: European Union environment ministers will seek a compromise on Tuesday over how tough to be on curbing carbon dioxide emissions from cars and vans, with Germany warning too tough targets could harm industry and cost jobs.
- 2018 Ford Aspire First-Drive Review: Worthy Dzire & Amaze Rival – Yahoo: The 2018 Ford Aspire ups the fun-to-drive factor considerably. It gets a new petrol motor and a few added features. But is that enough to be considered a worthy opponent to the popular Maruti Dzire and the rising-challenger Honda Amaze? The compact …
- Trump to move to allow year-round E15 gas sales – Detroitnews: The EPA is moving to allow the sale of fuel containing 15-percent ethanol year-round in a move to appeal to Midwestern farmers
