Archives for December 2018

• Nissan says Ghosn representatives took documents from Rio apartment – Reuters: Nissan says Ghosn representatives took documents from Rio apartment Reuters UKNissan said on Friday that representatives of ousted chairman Carlos Ghosn had retrieved documents from a disputed corporate apartment in Rio de Janeiro
• Euro 6 diesels could be banned in three European cities – Autocar: European court overrules EU decision to relax nitrogen oxide limits on diesels in Madrid, Paris and Brussels Diesel cars registered before September 2018 can be banned from Madrid, Paris and Brussels, after European justices overturn an EU emissions…
• Renault board did not consider replacing Ghosn: interim chairman – Reuters: Renault’s board did not consider replacing Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn when it met on Thursday, interim chairman Philippe Lagayette said in a statement issued by the carmaker.
• Bosch reveals self-driving shuttle concept ahead of CES debut – Autocar: The Bosch concept knows when it needs cleaning Autonomous shuttle previews German supply firm”s plans for autonomous vehicle infrastructure and operation Automotive supplier Bosch has revealed a self-driving shuttle concept ahead of its debut at…

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• UK’s Nissan Brexit letter still too confidential to release two years on – FOI – Reuters: A British government letter to Nissan two years ago offering reassurances about Brexit, which helped secure a major investment from the Japanese carmaker, is still considered too sensitive to release, a Reuters freedom of information request revealed.
• Toyota advances plans to replace Takata airbags in 65,000 vehicles – Automotive News: Toyota said it is advancing by a year plans to replace Takata airbags in about 65,000 Toyota and Lexus vehicles in the United States it had previously replaced.
• Elon Musk, the say anything CEO – Washington Post: The most stunning thing Tesla CEO Elon Musk said in Sunday’s “60 Minutes” interview may have been that “I do not respect the SEC,” pointedly …
• China’s auto sales in 2019 to roughly match 2018: industry association – Reuters: China’s auto sales in 2019 to roughly match 2018: industry association ReutersChina, the world’s biggest car market, expects to sell 28 million vehicles in 2019, roughly level with 2018, its Association of Automobile Manufacturers said on …

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• VW expects new EV platform to give it an edge over rivals – Automotive News: Volkswagen says the MEB platform that will underpin its I.D. electric-vehicle family will be even more scalable than the MQB architecture used for 80 percent of the group’s combustion engine cars.
• Ghosn seen as liability as French president battles elitist image – Automotive News: As Renault’s largest shareholder, the French government might be expected to stand up for Carlos Ghosn as he fights charges in Japan that he underreported tens of millions of dollars.
• Daimler buys €20bn worth of battery cells for electric car onslaught – Autocar: Mercedes-Benz aims to have 130 electrified model variants on sale by 2022, alongside electric vans, buses and trucks Daimler has taken a major step forward in its electrification strategy by ordering “more than 20 billon euros” worth of battery cells…
• Nissan expands Ghosn probe to European affiliates – Automotive News: Nissan plans to widen its probe to investigate possible misconduct at its Alliance joint venture entity with Renault and a host of subsidiaries, people familiar with the matter said, in a move that could trigger more criminal charges after the…

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• BMW names new head of autonomous driving development – Automotive News: Alejandro Vukotich will replace Elmar Frickenstein, who has been in charge of the department since it was created in May 2016 and who will retire after a three-month handover phase in March.
• Daimler to buy $23 billion of battery cells in EV push – Automotive News: “We set another important milestone for the electrification of our future electric vehicles,” Wilko Stark, who oversees procurement and supplier quality on the board of Mercedes-Benz Cars, said.
• New 992-series Porsche 911: mild hybrid and plug-in hybrid versions detailed – Autocar: Porsche will add both mild hybrid and plug-in hybrid variants of the new 911 during the sports car’s seven-year lifecycle Porsche has futureproofed its new eighth-generation 911 with a series of engineering measures that will allow it to support both…
• Nissan to correct earnings to account for Ghosn’s unreported income – Automotive News: Nissan will file corrected earnings for past years in which Carlos Ghosn, the company’s ousted chairman, allegedly under-reported his compensation by tens of millions of dollars.

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