- Why Ford is stalling in China while Toyota succeeds – FT: As Chinese workers returned to duty following a Lunar New Year break, the Changan Ford plant in the northeastern city of Harbin remained empty, …
- Millennials and premium models help lift Geely in China – Nikkei: Auto sales in China shrank in 2018 for the first time in 28 years, but … Renault and Japanese partners Nissan Motor and Mitsubishi Motors slightly …
- Nissan ex-chair Ghosn hoping for his release – Detroitnews: Ghosn, who says he is innocent, faces charges of falsifying financial reports and breach of trust
- Dacia targets premium segment with new range-topping trim – Autocar: Techroad-specced models are marked out by red trim and exclusive wheel designs Techroad package brings interior tech and exclusive styling to Duster, Logan MCV Stepway and Sandero Stepway models Dacia has added a new range-topping trim level, with a…
- Was Honda on the brink of committing to Swindon when it pulled the plug? – Autocar: New revelations suggest that equipment to upgrade the factory to make hybrid cars was already en route to Swindon when it was announced the factory would close New revelations today regarding Honda”s decision to close down its Swindon factory from…
- Here are some of the fastest cars set to star at the Geneva International Motor Show – CNBC: Radical cars with price tags in the millions of dollars are on show at the annual event.
- Lyft’s Creators Used to Hand Out Flyers in Animal Costumes. Soon They’ll Ring the Nasdaq – Bloomberg: … of local bus service and bring the car-sharing service Zipcar to campus. … It was these cars, with the pink, fuzzy mustaches attached to the front grille that … This article also ran in Bloomberg Technology’s Fully Charged newsletter.
- Musk touts March 14 Model Y event as demand questions linger – Automotive News: CEO Elon Musk said in January Tesla had completed the engineering and design of the Model Y and that “three-quarters of the Model Y is common with the Model 3.”
- Automakers Find It’s Hard to Make Money on Mobility, Not Cars – Bloomberg: Automakers Find It’s Hard to Make Money on Mobility, Not Cars … Jim Hackett’s first job at Ford Motor Co. was to figure out ways to make money … percent more than in 2017, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance research.
- Volvo Cars to End Limitless Autobahn Thrills by Capping Speeds – Bloomberg: “There is no reason why you should be able to drive a Volvo faster than 180,” Samuelsson said in a phone interview. “When you look at German …
- Volvo to cut top speed on vehicles – CNBC: At a time when automakers are pushing speed and acceleration to make their vehicles more appealing, Volvo is taking a different approach.
- Indonesia’s Halodoc raises $65m to expand hi-tech healthcare app – Nikkei: … as of last December, plans to enter Southeast Asian markets this year through its partnership with Grab, a Singapore-based ride-hailing company.
- Volvo to limit all cars to 112mph top speed by 2020 – Autocar: Volvo will limit the top speed of all of its cars to 112mph (180km/h) from 2020. The move is motivated by the company’s intention that no one should be …
- China’s Geely not interested in CNH Industrial’s Iveco: spokesman – Reuters: China’s Geely Automobile Holdings has no plans to invest in Italian truck maker Iveco, a company’s spokesman told …
- French sales rebound in February on gains at Volvo, Opel, Citroen – Automotive News: Premium brand DS gained 26 percent, Opel sales rose 25 percent and Citroen gained 20 percent. Peugeot sales increased 2.5 percent. Renault …
- Elon Musk: Tesla Model Y Will Be Unveiled on March 14 – Fortune: Elon Musk announced on Twitter Sunday that Tesla would unveil its long-awaited Model Y on March 14. The event will take place at the company’s …
- Armoured Range Rover Sentinel gets 375bhp supercharged V8 engine – Autocar: Bullet- and blast-resistant Land Rover is updated with more power and greater interior refinement Land Rover has upgraded the armour-plated Range Rover Sentinel for 2019 with a 5.0-litre supercharged V8 petrol engine. The 375bhp V8 delivers 39bhp more…
- China’s Car Slump Has Dealers Slashing Prices, Giving Cheap Loans – Yahoo: China”s Car Slump Has Dealers Slashing Prices, Giving Cheap Loans Yahoo Finance(Bloomberg) — China’s worst car-market slump in a generation is forcing manufacturers and dealers to resort to generous discounts and loan offers to lure …
- UK auto industry under siege as Brexit pressure escalates – Washington Post: So Goodfish, a nine-year-old company with three plants in England, … Investment in Britain’s car industry fell 46 percent last year and is down 80 …
- Carlos Ghosn’s Lawyer Steps Up Calls for His Release – Bloomberg: … automotive executives raised concerns about the future of the largest car alliance — forged by Nissan, Renault SA and Mitsubishi Motors Corp.
- Ghosn lawyer pokes at ‘peculiar’ case as children tout dad’s love of Japan – Automotive News: As the former Renault-Nissan chairman awaits a ruling on his third bail request, his defense team spins a conspiracy plot that touches on broken governance at Nissan, national economic policy concerns and tensions with Renault.
- New Tesla Model Y: electric SUV to launch on 14 March – Autocar: Tesla’s upcoming Model Y compact SUV, as imagined by Autocar Upcoming compact SUV will prove crucial for firm in fight against increasing number of EV rivals Tesla will unveil its crucial Model Y SUV on 14 March – and the company is hoping lessons…
- Google rejects Australian regulator’s call for scrutiny, denies market power – Reuters: Alphabet Inc’s Google has rejected calls by Australia’s competition regulator for tougher scrutiny of its operations, denying that it enjoys market power in online searches and advertising, documents published on Monday showed.
- VW Straddles Old and New With Electric Buggy, Passat Face-off – Bloomberg: The German manufacturer isn’t alone in injecting past pizzazz into its future lineup as automakers seek to draw in consumers skeptical of the high …
- Honda’s F1 engine packaging is ‘a bit too aggressive’ for 2019 – Yahoo: The packaging of Honda’s Formula 1 engine was a “little bit too aggressive” in pre-season testing and the manufacturer is planning fixes in time for the …
- Manila tries to fix its notorious traffic – bad news for jeepneys and trolley boys – Latimes: The next frontier for innovative transportation in the Philippines could be ride-hailing motorbikes, which can zip past idling cars. But the government …
- Mercedes-AMG S65 Final Edition could be Stuttgart’s last V12 – Autocar: Mercedes-AMG S65 Final Edition could be Stuttgart’s last V12 … which has been assembled at Mercedes-Benz parent company Daimler’s truck and …
- Geneva show: Why ‘best ever’ car is always yet to come – Autocar: Are cars getting better? Or is technology dulling their verve? It would take a particularly cold heart not to get excited about this week”s Geneva motor show, hype and all, as it points towards some of the hottest new launches of the next 18 months…
- Car finance industry overcharges customers says UK regulator – FT: Car finance industry overcharges customers says UK regulator Financial TimesDealers seek higher interest charges to generate more commission, FCA finds.
- Turkish February automotive sales slide 47.1 percent – association – Reuters: Sales of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles in Turkey tumbled 47.1 percent in February from a year earlier …
- How Zetsche, Ghosn, Marchionne successors can thrive despite industry upheaval – Automotive News: Ghosn was ousted from Nissan and later resigned from Renault after his arrest … He said of Ghosn, who drew criticism from alliance partner Nissan for …
- Ghosn lawyer says he’s optimistic former Nissan head could soon win bail – Reuters: The lawyer for former Nissan Motor Co Ltd Chairman Carlos Ghosn on Monday said he was optimistic the ousted …
- ‘Disgraceful’: Two men booted out of Uber for ‘being gay’ – Yahoo: A Sydney man claims he and a friend were kicked out of an Uber for ‘being gay’. Ryan Ottey uploaded video on Facebook on Sunday of he and his …
- UK watchdog may ban some practices in car finance market – Reuters: Britain’s markets watchdog said it may ban some methods used by brokers to reward car dealers that end up costing an estimated 560000 customers about …
- VW recycling project targets spent batteries – Automotive News: The auto industry’s big push into electric vehicles will lead to a big problem down the road: What to do with all those lithium ion batteries once they’ve …
- Piech hyper-car inspired by Atlantic? – Automotive News: Here’s an update of an item that appeared on this page two weeks ago – the $18 million, made-for-Ferdinand-Piech hypercar that Bugatti is expected …
- FCA’s Detroit plant project hinges on land deal – Automotive News: The most impactful piece would be a revamp of FCA’s Mack Avenue Engine Complex – including the idled Mack II engine plant – into a hub for the …
- Volvo’s EV takes on Tesla – Automotive News: Volvo is elbowing into an increasingly crowded EV market, once dominated by Nissan and Tesla. Trade tensions between China and the U.S. and the …
- Sales off to weakest start in 5 years – Automotive News: U.S. light-vehicle sales fell 2.9 percent in February. Affordability concerns weighed on consumers still riding a generally healthy economy.
- Ghosn’s product plan zooms forward – Automotive News: Carlos Ghosn is gone, but a new generation of Nissan vehicles initiated under his watch will debut as early as next year.
- Big Oil taps into electric era – Automotive News: Automakers are trumpeting their long-term intentions to forsake gasoline engines for electric motors. Big Oil hears the message.
- Dealers seen challenging Tesla shift to online sales – Automotive News: Tesla will close most of its 120 factory-owned stores and move to online sales only. But there are questions. Among them: How will states respond to an automaker selling vehicles direct to consumers, without local stores or service centers?
- Toyota Mirai offers vehicle service lesson – Automotive News: Longo Toyota in El Monte, Calif., is one of nine dealerships authorized to sell the Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel cell vehicle. It sold about 100 Mirais before seeing a …
- Rivian’s electric truck aims to be Michigan’s Tesla-fighter – Detroitnews: The startup car company that got a $700 million investment led by Amazon.com – a move characterized as the “most significant …
- Call for government to oversee introduction of vehicle charging zones – FT: Call for government to oversee introduction of vehicle charging zones Financial TimesVehicle hire lobby group says drivers of petrol and diesel cars face being taxed twice.
- Families split, children left behind amid GM job moves – Detroitnews: Families split, children left behind amid GM job moves The Detroit NewsToledo, Ohio – Hundreds of workers at four General Motors plants slated to close by January are facing a painful choice: Take the company’s offer to work at …
- Hyundai, Kia shares fall after latest car recall in US – FT: Hyundai, Kia shares fall after latest car recall in US … Shares in Hyundai Motor dropped 4 per cent on Monday while affiliate companies Kia Motors …
- Tesla to unveil Model Y on March 14, says Musk – Reuters: Tesla Inc will unveil its Model Y on March 14 at an event in LA … based in eastern China, aims to manufacture Model 3 and Model Y cars, …
- Next-Generation Porsche Macan to be Fully Electric – Yahoo: Porsche’s drive for electromobility continues. Following the production of the Porsche Taycan, its first purely-electric electric sports car which will be …
- General Motors workers follow jobs, leaving families – Freep: Hundreds of workers at four General Motors plants slated to close …. “We know that no matter happens we will have to follow GM.”.
- Dutch give French a taste of their own medicine – FT: A case in point is the Renault-Nissan alliance, where Nissan had to agree to make its 15 per cent stake in Renault non-voting. We know how fraught …
- Musk tweets he plans to unveil long-awaited Tesla Model Y crossover this month at LA event – Latimes: When it comes to cash, Tesla is running out of range. And a recharge in the form of deposits on a new-model introduction just might be the way to add …
- Analysis: the worldwide car industry in numbers – Autocar: Brexit, the rise of EVs, China’s market slump – 2018 was a rollercoaster for new car sales The latest figures are in and they offer a fascinating insight into the future of the industry Last year was tumultuous for the global car industry, with its…