- Smart: the tiny Daimler that refuses to die – Automotive News: From its inception, the Smart was a bold bet for Daimler that pushed the automaker out of its comfort zone of big, reliable sedans with no-nonsense styling.
- Jaguar Land Rover global executive Joe Eberhardt has a plan to make profits – CNBC: Best known for sleek sports cars, Jaguar has been struggling with changing market conditions, resulting in a loss of $372 million for Jaguar Land Rover in the …
- UK greenhouse gas emissions down 2.5 pct as renewables hit record – Reuters: Britain’s greenhouse gas emissions fell 2.5 percent in 2018, dropping for a sixth straight year but more slowly than before, as record output of renewable power ate away at coal-fired generation, government data showed on Thursday.
- Auto giants Daimler and Geely Holding team up to develop electric cars – CNBC: The joint venture will see cars assembled at a purpose built electric vehicle factory in China.
- Saikawa signed off on Ghosn’s retirement deal, panel says – Automotive News: Nissan CEO Hiroto Saikawa signed off on Carlos Ghosn’s retirement package, a corporate governance panel said, which could intensify scrutiny of his role in Ghosn’s alleged financial improprieties.
- Consumers increasingly see pickups as overpriced and underbuilt – Freep: The 2019 Truck Sentiment Survey says buyers believe pickups are overpriced and not built well. Many are switching to SUVs or sedans.
- 2019 Porsche Taycan: new official pics and details – Autocar: Porsche’s first EV is in the final stages of development – and Autocar was given in-depth access to an engineering test The Porsche Taycan, the firm’s first electric car, is in the final stages of an extensive test programme ahead of its launch later…
- VW will develop Amarok pickup successor with Ford – Automotive News: Ford bought Argo AI, a Pittsburgh-based self-driving startup, in 2017 but development costs for autonomous cars have spiraled in recent years, …
- VW updates status of Ford alliance talks – Automotive News: Volkswagen says it has signed a deal to develop a pickup truck with Ford and is in talks to extend its alliance to include autonomous driving and mobility services.
- VW says it signs deal to develop pickup with Ford – Automotive News: Volkswagen says it has signed a deal to develop a pickup truck with Ford and is in talks to extend its alliance to include autonomous driving and mobility services.
- GM could make more than $1 billion from its big stake in Lyft – Freep: General Motors will soon be in a position to potentially add at least $1 billion to its coffers. That’s because GM owns 18.6 million Class A shares of Lyft Inc., …
- Eyes on the Road! (Your Car Is Watching) – New York Times: At upstarts like the electric car company Byton and mainstream mainstays … The feature is part of the car’s Super Cruise system, the first hands-free …
- Lyft, the Perpetual No. 2, Gets Its Moment in the Spotlight – Bloomberg: Uber at the time was working with black-car drivers holding professional … Both let you book rides in SUVs, luxury cars, regular cars or carpools.
- Tech Stocks Morph Into a Three-Headed Monster – Bloomberg: The catch is the group of tech stocks Bank of America recommended didn’t include Facebook Inc., Netflix Inc. or Google parent Alphabet Inc., three of …
- Volkswagen in talks to buy stake in Ford’s Argo unit, to develop pickup truck – Reuters: Volkswagen has signed a deal to develop a pick-up truck with U.S. rival Ford and may extend its alliance to include autonomous driving and mobility services, …
- Daimler, Geely will relaunch Smart as China-based EV brand – Automotive News: The 50-50 joint venture will build a new generation of Smart models in a purpose-built electric-car factory in China with global sales due to begin in …
- Nissan considers sweeping reforms in wake of Ghosn scandal – Automotive News: The day also marked the 20th anniversary of the Franco-Japanese alliance Ghosn … Nissan said this month that newly appointed Renault Chairman …
- Daimler to develop Smart brand together with Geely – Reuters: Daimler on Thursday said it would develop its next generation of Smart electric vehicles in China through …
- PSA’s Opel to cut up to 400 jobs in Austria – works council – Reuters: PSA Group’s Opel plans to cut 350-400 of 1,200 jobs at its Austrian production site in Vienna due to the expiration of a …
- Daimler Joins With Geely to Recast Smart as China-Based EV Brand – Bloomberg: Daimler AG is deepening ties with Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, its largest shareholder, by forming a joint venture to transform its small-car division Smart into …
- Volkswagen not interested in any tie-up with Fiat Chrysler: CEO to Il Sole – Reuters: Volkswagen is not interested in a tie-up with rival Fiat Chrysler as the German carmaker’s efforts were all focused internally, Chief Executive Herbert Diess told Il …
- Lyft’s insurance problem – FT: Lyft, the “nice” ride-sharing company, is IPO’ing on Nasdaq Friday. … But to our surprise, one part of Lyft’s filing has gone largely unnoticed by the finance … how fundamental insurance is to its current operating model, and its future …
- Nissan production, sales and exports for February 2019 – Nissan-global: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. today announced production, sales and export figures for February 2019. 1. ProductionNissan”s global production in February declined from a year earlier.Production outside Japan declined from a year earlier.Production outside…
- Japan’s Honda, Hino join SoftBank-Toyota mobility venture – Washington Post: Japanese automakers Honda and Hino are joining a partnership between SoftBank and Toyota for mobility *service* innovation such as self-driving cars.
- Honda joins Toyota-SoftBank mobility alliance – Nikkei: Japanese automakers Honda Motor and Hino Motors have signed on to a joint venture between SoftBank Corp. and Toyota Motor, the companies …
- Google, GM and other corporate giants form alliance to create a boom in US clean energy – CNBC: The Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance launches Thursday to help companies take advantage of new ways to purchase renewable energy.
- Renault and Nissan take slow road to consolidation – FT: Three weeks ago, the heads of Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi pledged the … The alliance has its eyes on acquiring another partner, potentially Fiat …
- Honda, Hino hitch ride with self-driving car service venture of SoftBank, Toyota – Reuters: Honda Motor and Hino Motors are joining a venture of SoftBank Corp and Toyota Motor that will develop self-driving car services in Japan, as alliances between …
- Honda, Hino to join SoftBank, Toyota’s self-driving car service venture – Reuters: Honda Motor Co and Japanese truck maker Hino Motors Ltd will join a joint venture of SoftBank Group Corp and Toyota …
- Second Chinese rocket startup fails to put satellite into orbit: state media – Reuters: The push by private Chinese firms to send a payload into orbit is partly inspired by the recent technological success of U.S. firms, such as SpaceX and …
- Nissan panel says facts point to legal violations by ousted chairman Ghosn – Reuters: An external committee reviewing governance at Nissan Motor Co said on Wednesday there were enough facts to suspect violations of laws and the private use of company funds by ousted chairman Carlos Ghosn.
- New Nissan Dayz with ProPILOT technology goes on sale – Nissan-global: The all-new Nissan Dayz, the first minivehicle to offer ProPILOT semiautonomous driving assistance technology1, goes on sale in Japan today.The completely refreshed model makes an array of Nissan Intelligent Mobility technologies available in a kei car…
- Nissan CEO says he has not heard about possible bid for FCA – Reuters: Nissan Motor Co CEO Hiroto Saikawa said on Thursday he was not aware of discussions about the possibility that its French partner Renault SA was considering a bid for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles.
- British car manufacturing falls for ninth straight month in February – Autocar: Uncertainty and falling export demands – particularly in China – cited as key factors British car manufacturing fell by 15.3% year-on-year in February, the ninth consecutive month of decline due a continued fall in demand from both Britain and key…
- ‘Wake-up call for UK’ after nine months of falling car production – Guardian: Industry warns of ‘fever pitch’ of anxiety over fears of damage caused by Brexit.
- UK car output falls 15 percent in February – Reuters: British car production slumped by an annual 15.3 percent last month as demand in important European and Asian markets fell, …
- Britain risks stalling in electric car race – FT: Peter Campbell (“Global rivals gain lead in electric car race”, March 25) is right to emphasise that the auto market is changing rapidly and the UK risks …
- Detroit Could Be Next Victim of a Tech Cold War – Bloomberg: These are testing times for Detroit’s big automakers as they puzzle over where to place their bets. Pickup trucks or driverless cars? Internal combustion …
