- 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 …
- Fiat Chrysler may review $5.7 bln plan if Italy taxes diesel, petrol cars – Reuters: Fiat Chrysler may review $5.7 bln plan if Italy taxes diesel, petrol cars ReutersFiat Chrysler (FCA) could review its 5 billion euro ($5.7 billion) Italian investment plan, which includes a shift to cleaner engines, if Rome raises taxes on petrol …
- Ex-Porsche CEO tries to save combustion engine from scrap heap – Automotive News: Using pulsed microwaves to ignite fuel rather than spark plugs or glow plugs, MWI Micro Wave Ignition engineers say they can cut consumption of gasoline and diesel by as much as 30 percent, and emissions by as much as 80 percent, because the fuel burns…
- BMW and Porsche Just Beat Tesla to Three-Minute Charge – Bloomberg: BMW AG and Porsche unveiled a charging station that can jolt electric vehicles with enough power to drive 100 kilometers (62 miles) in less than three …
- New Porsche 911 Cabriolet detailed in revealing shots – Autocar: Porsche’s 992-generation 911 will be joined by another drop-top version in the first half of next year Porsche revealed its eighth-generation 911 at last month’s Los Angeles motor show, and now the Cabriolet version has dropped all of its disguise in…
- Top German court rules Uber limousine service illegal – Reuters: Germany’s highest court ruled on Thursday that a defunct limousine service offered by Uber [UBER.UL] was illegal, in a setback for the U.S. ride-hailing company that has struggled to comply with the law in Europe’s largest economy.
- VW’s Skoda deliveries drop in November on China, January-November shipments up – Reuters: Czech carmaker Skoda Auto, part of the Volkswagen Group, delivered 1.149 million vehicles in the January-November period, a 5.1 percent rise from a year ago, it said on Thursday.
- Hard Brexiters are ill-informed about Britain’s car industry. – Automotive News: Hard Brexiters are ill-informed about Britain’s car industry. Automotive News EuropeJaguar Land Rover, BMW and Nissan are among automakers that have warned about the dangers of the UK leaving the EU without a trade deal. Nevertheless …
- EU court backs cities’ complaint on emissions, scraps higher NOx limits – Reuters: EU court backs cities’ complaint on emissions, scraps higher NOx limits ReutersA European Union court upheld on Thursday a complaint by the city authorities of Paris, Brussels and Madrid against an EU rule change on vehicle emissions …
- Uber’s Ride-Hailing Rival Grab Gets $150 Million Investment From Yamaha – Bloomberg: Grab is attracting more global backers as the Asian ride-hailing service fights Uber Technologies Inc., with a motorcycle maker becoming the latest …
- Vietnam’s newest ride-hailing app ‘be’ gets funding ahead of launch – Reuters: Vietnam’s newest ride-hailing player ‘be’ said on Thursday it secured “hundreds of millions U.S. dollars” of investments as it gets ready for launch next week to compete with regional players such as Grab.
- Nissan and Renault Face Leadership Crisis After C.E.O. Is Jailed – New York Times: Nissan and Renault Face Leadership Crisis After C.E.O. Is Jailed The New York TimesCarlos Ghosn’s arrest leaves the Franco-Japanese car alliance that revolved around him in limbo. There is no clear plan to fill the power vacuum.
- Hyundai Accent – Automotive News: Hyundai Accent Automotive NewsThe sixth-generation subcompact sedan hit the market last fall as a 2018 model. There’s speculation that the discontinued hatchback model could be replaced …
- ChargePoint to equip Daimler dealers with electric car chargers – Reuters: ChargePoint, one of the world’s biggest operators of charging equipment for electric vehicles, has struck a deal to supply Daimler retailers with slow and fast chargers.
- BMW and Bosch support Vietnam’s vision for homegrown cars – Nikkei: BMW and Bosch support Vietnam’s vision for homegrown cars Nikkei Asian ReviewHANOI/PARIS — As Vingroup prepares to become the first Vietnamese automaker next year, the country’s biggest private conglomerate has enlisted help f.
- Ex-Porsche CEO Backs Effort to Delay Death of Combustion Engine – Bloomberg: As tightening emissions rules force the car industry to embrace battery power, a German startup says it has the technology to give the dying …
- Musk, Tesla getting last laugh on Wall Street after wild 2018 – Automotive News: It was only a few months ago that Wall Street was bashing Elon Musk”s Tesla Inc. But an unexpected thing happened along the way: The company found its footing as an electric-car manufacturer.
- Chinese electric car start-ups like Xpeng make a run for potential Tesla buyers as competition hots up – Yahoo: Chinese electric car start-ups like Xpeng make a run for potential Tesla buyers as competition hots up Yahoo NewsChinese electric car start-ups are making a run for potential Tesla buyers in the country now that more of them have caught up with the…
- Nissan Said to Be Repatriating Cash as Renault Tensions Simmer – Bloomberg: Filling its coffers at home would give Yokohama-based Nissan financial flexibility in case the three-way alliance with Renault and Mitsubishi Motors …
- Editorial: Unplug electric car subsidies – Detroitnews: GM is the second largest beneficiary of the subsidies, behind Tesla. … If it isn’t, GM and Tesla will be competing next year with automakers such as …
- Australia’s carbon emissions highest on record, data shows – Guardian: Australia’s carbon emissions are again the highest on record, according to new data from the emissions-tracking organisation Ndevr Environmental.
- Hyundai Motor Group to provide suppliers with $1.5 billion in funding – Reuters: South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co plans to provide funding worth 1.7 trillion won ($1.5 billion) to stabilize management of its suppliers, the company said in a statement on Thursday.
- Fiat Chrysler to SCOTUS: Take Uconnect hacking case to resolve circuit split – Reuters: Fiat Chrysler to SCOTUS: Take Uconnect hacking case to resolve circuit split ReutersFiat Chrysler on Tuesday doubled down on its bid to decertify a $440 million class action by consumers who claim that some of its trucks are vulnerable to …
- SpaceX May Be New Barrier for Trump’s Border Wall – New York Times: On that windy September day, the trio smiled and dug shovels into a mound of dirt in front of a large sign: “Future home of SpaceX’s South Texas …