- Apple car may be an electric van: Manager Magazin – Reuters: A long-speculated vehicle to be developed by Apple may turn out to be an electric van rather than a car, a German magazine reported on Thursday.
- Piech brand to launch with electric sports car at Geneva – Autocar: Piëch was founded by Anton Piëch and Rea Stark Rajcic Ferdinand Porsche’s great-grandson announces brand with Mark Zero, on modular platform with 311-mile WLTP range Piëch Automotive will announce itself to the world with an electric sports car, named…
- German car makers could lose billions if Trump backs a classified Commerce Department report – CNBC: German auto manufacturers are nervously waiting to see if President Donald Trump will act on a secret Commerce Department report on how …
- Toyota President to Trump: Be ‘Careful’ on Auto Probe Decision – Bloomberg: President Akio Toyoda called on U.S. President Donald Trump to make a “careful and appropriate decision” on whether car imports to the U.S. are a …
- Luxury Vehicles Are Eclipsed in Dependability by Workaday Brands – New York Times: For the first time, Porsche and the other German brands were all better than the industry average. BMW was seventh, Audi eighth, Volkswagen 12th …
- ‘Something told me to check the vehicle one more time’: How a state trooper saved an infant … – Washington Post: A pickup truck had flipped over, and the driver and her children were trapped inside. It was Valentine’s Day. Enloe raced over in the dark at about 6 …
- GM’s global gamble to fund a big bet on the future – Freep: In the summer of 2015, about a dozen of General Motors’ top brass flew to Silicon Valley for a series of not-your-father’s auto industry meetings.
- Canadian auto union faces Catch-22 in General Motors fight – Reuters: Jerry Dias, the leader of Canada’s auto union, is unsparing in his rhetorical attacks on General Motors Co’s decision to close its Oshawa, Ontario, assembly plant and lay off thousands of union workers by year-end.
- Is Tesla a cult? Sonic’s Dyke wonders as BMW takes hit – Automotive News: One of the largest U.S. auto dealers just had a rough quarter selling BMWs, and a top executive said Tesla played a major role.
- How more Michigan startups like Rivian are growing into rare unicorns – Freep: Electric vehicle maker Rivian’s $1-billion investment offers proof that the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Michigan is reaching new levels of maturity.
- The Auto Show of the Future Is Already Here – New York Times: [Carmakers no longer see auto shows as can’t-miss events.] … to clean windshields, cameras and sensors on self-driving and standard vehicles.
- Honda’s call to quit UK makes perfect sense as electric age looms – Yahoo: Honda’s announcement this week that it was shutting its Swindon UK factory as part of a move to “accelerate its commitment to electrified cars” and …
- Diess warns U.S. tariffs could cost VW up to $2.8 billion, report says – Automotive News: President Trump has said he will impose tariffs on cars imported from the European Union if U.S. talks with the bloc do not yield a new trade deal. The move could cost VW up to $2.8 billion.
- Volvo raises $215 million in bond issue after canceled IPO – Automotive News: Volvo, which is developing electrified performance brand Polestar and owns a stake in parent Geely’s stablemate Lynk & CO, is spending about 5 …
- Audi to cut management jobs, engine types to reduce costs – Automotive News: Audi plans to eliminate one layer of management or about 10 percent of the division’s executive positions in a cost cutting drive, CEO …
- BRIEF-China Zhengtong Auto Services Updates On Foreign Listing Of Shanghai Dongzheng … – Yahoo: China ZhengTong Auto Services Holdings Ltd: … OF FOREIGN LISTED SHARE OF SHANGHAI DONGZHENG AUTOMOTIVE …
- New 2019 Mazda 3 prices to start from £20,595 – Autocar: Fourth-generation Mazda 3 on sale now in UK; innovative compression ignition engine due later this year The new fourth-generation Mazda 3 hatchback is now available to order in the UK, with on-the-road prices starting from £20,595 and first deliveries…
- Kia to reveal performance EV concept in Geneva – Autocar: Taking styling cues from the Stinger, Kia’s Geneva concept aims to strike a balance between dynamic handling and usability Bold new model showcases firm”s aim to combine dynamism with class-leading efficiency Kia will unveil a new performance-focused…
- Porsche cars will now cost UK customers 10 percent more – Yahoo: Porsche has become the latest carmaker to join the chorus of concerns regarding Brexit. The German manufacturer of sports and luxury cars has …
- Volkswagen boss says U.S. tariffs could cost up to 2.5 billion euros: Financial Times – Reuters: The biggest threat to Volkswagen’s 2019 profit is potential tariffs from the United States, Chief Executive Herbert Diess told the Financial Times.
- Toyota Offers Special Toyota Vios Promo for OFWs – Yahoo: To make it easier for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) to achieve their dream of getting a car for their families, Toyota Motor Philippines has …
- Nissan Debt Rating Cut by S&P on Weaker Earnings Prospects – Bloomberg: Sales in U.S. are waning amid an industrywide slump, intensifying the pressures on Chief Executive Officer Hiroto Saikawa who is trying to ease …
- Remain or leave? Carmakers confront hard Brexit choices – Reuters: In three cavernous former … For Aston Martin, which sells sports cars at prices well above 100,000 …
- Exclusive: SpaceX, Boeing design risks threaten new delays for U.S. space program – Reuters: NASA has warned SpaceX and Boeing Co of design and safety concerns for their competing astronaut launch systems, according to industry sources and a new government report, threatening the U.S. bid to revive its human spaceflight program later this year.
- BMW X1’s pedestrian detection system sent crash test dummies ‘airborne’ – Freep: The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety gave four of 11 small SUVs top marks in its pedestrian crash prevention test, but BMW got no credit.
- Pedestrian crash avoidance systems pass tests, with one notable exception – CNBC: In recent years automakers have been adding pedestrian crash avoidance technology to the safety packages offered in many vehicles, but as of now, these systems are not mandatory in all vehicles.
- BRIEF-Dongfeng Motor Group Posts Jan Total Production Volume Of 249176 Units – Yahoo: Dongfeng Motor Group Co Ltd: * JAN TOTAL PRODUCTION VOLUME 249,176 UNITS. * JAN TOTAL SALES VOLUME 247,674 …
- Lyft Plans to List Shares on Nasdaq – WSJ: The ride-hailing company is expected to make its IPO filing public as early as next week.
- Nissan Armada returns for 2019 with a few updates – Detroitnews: Nissan Armada returns for 2019 with a few updates The Detroit NewsThe Nissan Armada full-size sport utility, now in its second generation, returns for 2019 with a few updates, including new standard safety technology.
- Would you let your insurer track your driving habits? – Detroitnews: The auto insurance arm of AAA wants customers to download a smartphone app and let it track their driving habits
- Trump warns EU of car tariffs if no trade deal – Detroitnews: President”s latest threat came after receiving findings of a probe into the national-security risks of auto imports
- Tesla lawyer exits as Musk misfires tweet – Detroitnews: Tesla chief sends tweets reminiscent of those that put him and the company in legal jeopardy last year
- Departures ensure Elon Musk keeps control of Tesla steering wheel – FT: A little stress in a job is a good thing. But how much stress can one person – or one company – take? Elon Musk, whose appetite for living on the …
- Lyft is said to plan to file for IPO as soon as next week – Latimes: Lyft Inc. could file as soon as next week for an initial public offering and plans to target a valuation of $20 billion to $25 billion, a person familiar with …
- Bentley chief eyes record recovery – Autocar: Luxury car maker expects to overcome challenges and post record sales, with new models planned through to 2025 Bentley, recently hit by what chairman and CEO Adrian Hallmark describes as “a perfect storm” of loss-inducing business reverses, believes…
- Uber to cut food delivery fees in battle with Deliveroo and Just Eat – FT: Uber will cut fees for food delivery in the UK and Ireland and allow restaurants to use its app but carry out their own deliveries as competition …