- Renault confirms Senard as new chairman, Bollore as CEO – Reuters: French carmaker Renault on Thursday confirmed the appointment of Michelin’s Jean-Dominique Senard as its new chairman and Thierry Bollore as new chief executive.
- Ford, Hackett feel Wall Street’s pain over slow-motion turnaround – Automotive News: Ford needed to stop the bleeding before it could start showing gains from herculean efforts to turn the company around.
- Bugatti CEO: There will be no SUV – Autocar: An Autocar car image of a possible Bugatti four-door saloon, based on the Galibier concept. Stephan Winkelmann has shut down rumours of an SUV from the hypercar maker Bugatti will not make an SUV, its CEO Stephan Winkelmann has stated, reacting to…
- Here’s what everyone will be talking about at Davos in 2020 and beyond – CNBC: These are the themes that will dominate the Davos gatherings of the future, says General Atlantic’s Bill Ford.
- Volvo says electric car unit Polestar could list one day – Reuters: Volvo Cars, which is owned by China’s Geely, could in future seek …
- Audi’s Hungarian plant closed by strike in blow to economy – Reuters: Audi’s Hungarian factory, one of the largest production plants in the Volkswagen group, shut on Thursday as workers began a one-week strike for higher wages.
- Nissan shareholders to meet in April following Ghosn’s resignation from Renault – Automotive News: Nissan has scheduled an extraordinary shareholders meeting to discharge indicted directors Carlos Ghosn and Greg Kelly as well as appoint a new Renault-nominated one.
- Analysis: what Ford and Volkswagen’s tie-up means – Autocar: Autocar
- Apple Self-Driving Car Layoffs Are a Nod to Reality – Bloomberg: It was never clear that Apple managed to develop the partnerships it needed. Now it should focus on the bets it can win.
- How Ghosn turned Renault into a global force – Automotive News: With his resignation as head of Renault after nearly 14 years, Carlos Ghosn is leaving behind a thriving global company that recorded record sales last year.
- General Motors gears up to ‘electrify’ GMC pickup trucks – CNBC: With its CEO setting a goal of going 100 percent electric, GM is taking a close look at how, if not when, to offer an all-electric SUV.
- 2019 Skoda Kamiq crossover name confirmed ahead of Geneva reveal – Autocar: Compact crossover to be based on Vision X concept, launching later this year Skoda’s upcoming compact SUV will be called the Kamiq. The company announced the name ahead of the upcoming Genva motor show, where the car is set to make its global debut….
- BP invests in Chinese electric vehicle charging platform – Reuters: BP said on Thursday it had invested in Chinese start-up PowerShare, which links electric vehicle drivers to charging points and helps power suppliers balance distribution.
- Davos: EU’s Malmstrom confident US auto tariffs won’t materialise – Reuters: European Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom said on Thursday she was confident that the United States would not follow through on its threat to slap tariffs on cars, but added that the EU was ready to respond if it did.
- Porsche doubles planned Taycan output – Automotive News: Porsche has doubled the planned volume for the Taycan, its first full-electric model, to meet the higher demand than expected, sources said. Audi is also
- Nissan mulls holding extraordinary shareholders meeting in April – Nikkei:
- Carmaker Opel to halve production at Ruesselsheim -German paper – Reuters: French carmaker PSA Group’s Opel will adjust production volume at its Ruesselsheim plant in Germany this year, it said on Thursday after a newspaper reported …
- The Latest: Japan prosecutors defend detention of Ghosn – Washington Post: Japan’s prosecutors are defending the continued detention of Nissan’s former Chairman Carlos Ghosn.
- New Range Rover Evoque designed for the ‘urban jungle’ – Automotive News: Land Rover calls the second-generation Range Rover Evoque a “sophisticated evolution” of its smallest model, which has accounted for 772,096 …
- Nissan plans April shareholders meeting to oust Ghosn from board – Reuters: Nissan Motor Co Ltd said on Thursday it was preparing to hold an extraordinary shareholders meeting in mid-April to vote on removing former Chairman Carlos Ghosn and director Greg Kelly from the automaker’s board.
- Ghosn Resigned From Top Job at Renault Last Night, France’s Le Maire Says – Bloomberg: French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said Carlos Ghosn resigned as chairman and chief executive officer of Renault last night. Le Maire made the remarks …
- Hyundai’s Riding High on Hope Alone – Bloomberg: Hyundai”s Riding High on Hope Alone BloombergPromises can’t engineer a recovery for the South Korean automaker, whose stock is rising even as earnings plummet.
- Ghosn resigned from Renault last night: French finance minister – Reuters: Carlos Ghosn has resigned from French carmaker Renault , French finance minister Bruno Le Maire told Bloomberg Television in an interview at the World …
- U.S. copper projects gain steam thanks to electric vehicle trend – Reuters: Once seen as a laggard in the global mining industry, U.S. copper deposits have quietly drawn more than $1.1 billion in investments from small and large miners alike as Tesla and other electric carmakers scramble for more of the red metal.
- New 2020 Rolls-Royce Ghost seen in public for the first time – Autocar: Disguised prototype for Rolls-Royce’s Bentley Flying Spur rival caught ahead of expected debut next year Rolls-Royce is readying the next generation of its Ghost luxury saloon, and new spy images show the model’s design for the first time. The Ghost,…
- Apple just dismissed more than 200 employees from Project Titan, its autonomous vehicle group – CNBC: A former Apple and Tesla executive, Doug Field, returned to Apple in August to work on Project Titan, alongside Bob Mansfield. The Project Titan lay …
- Uber launches cab-hailing service in Osaka – Nikkei:
- Go-Jek in talks with Philippines, expects to be in market soon – Reuters: Indonesia’s Go-Jek is in talks with Philippine authorities to get its ride-hailing service application reconsidered, after it was rejected this month by regulators, and hopes to be in the market soon, co-founder Kevin Aluwi said on Thursday.
- Hyundai Motor swings to net loss in fourth quarter, misses consensus – Reuters: South Korea’s Hyundai Motor reported on Thursday it swung to a net loss for the October-December quarter, bucking analysts’ estimates for a profit, as its vehicle sales skidded in the key China market.
- Global auto deals doubled in 2018: PwC – Reuters: Global auto industry mergers more than doubled to an all-time high of $97.5 billion in 2018 from a year earlier, driven by mega-deals in the automotive parts …
- Rolls-Royce Cullinan: most luxurious, expensive SUV – Detroitnews: The Rolls-Royce Cullinan SUV is wonderful. But at $325,000, it should come with a driver.
- Editorial: No more delays for auto insurance reform – Detroitnews: We’re tired of Michigan’s highest-in-the-country auto insurance rates, and we’re pretty sure we’re not alone. The factors that drive rates — with Detroit’s …
- Ford Feels Wall Street’s Pain Over Slow Turnaround – Bloomberg: … weeks to explain to analysts why Ford has been struggling more than some of its peers to weather a host of headwinds hitting the auto industry.
- Flying ‘cars’: Boeing lifts off in race to revolutionise travel – Guardian: Boeing says its flying car prototype hovered briefly in the air during an inaugural test flight, part of the company’s bid to revolutionise urban …
- GM’s trucks boost profits ahead of EV push – Detroitnews: Profitable pickups like the redesigned GMC Sierra Heavy Duty that debuted Tuesday will fund GM’s transition to new technologies
- Jaguar Land Rover self-driving vehicle projects images on road ahead – Autocar: The technology trial is intended to address the lack of trust consumers have for autonomous vehicles Jaguar Land Rover has developed a system that projects the direction of travel onto the road ahead of a self-driving vehicle. The system has been…
- Boeing’s flying car lifts off in race to revolutionize urban travel – Reuters: Boeing Co said on Wednesday its flying car prototype hovered briefly in the air during an inaugural test flight, a small but significant step as the world’s largest planemaker bids to revolutionize urban transportation and parcel delivery services.
