- His keyless car killed him while he slept. New legislation could save others – Freep: The PARK IT Act looks to mandate that all automakers install technology that automatically shuts off or parks keyless cars.
- Elon Musk’s tweets prompt SEC official to call for guidelines on CEOs’ social media use – Latimes: Robert Jackson, one of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s four commissioners, said the agency should consider publishing new guidance on …
- Opel expects to meet CO2 target with new EVs – Automotive News: Opel will meet its EU-mandated target for CO2 emissions reductions, helped by its upcoming electrified cars, CEO Michael Lohscheller said.
- Volkswagen’s $17 Billion Change of Direction – Bloomberg: The car giant is finally putting its faith in the wonders of the capital markets with its Traton trucks IPO. If only Germany’s citizens would do the same.
- Tennessee Volkswagen plant to finish unionization vote – Washington Post: Workers at Volkswagen’s plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee are finishing a key vote over whether to unionize.
- Awake at the wheel: Automakers tap VR to banish boredom in autonomous cars – Reuters: Audi, Nissan and other car makers are banking on talking cartoon characters and other virtual reality experiences to …
- How Renault Got Run Over by a Shareholder Called the French Government – Barrons: The proposed tie-up between French car maker Renault and Fiat Chrysler had been discussed for weeks. Its collapse stemmed from the French government’s …
- New Aston Martin factory in Wales gives hope to workers at Ford engine plant – Automotive News: This month, Ford announced it would shut its Bridgend gasoline-engine plant late next year after losing Jaguar Land Rover as a customer for its six- …
- Hydrogen Is the Fuel of the Future. For Real This Time, IEA Says – Bloomberg: Hydrogen, which has been touted as the fuel of the future much of the past five decades, may finally be on the verge of converting its potential to reality …
- $17000 Hatchback From Vietnam Rolls Out to Take on Ford and Toyota – Bloomberg: Xuan Kien Automobile, known as Vinaxuki, failed to win over brand-conscious Vietnamese with its local car models before folding in 2015.
- Fiat Chrysler signs EV charge point deals with Enel, Engie – Reuters: Carmaker Fiat Chrysler (FCA) has signed an agreement with European utilities Enel and Engie to help offer its customers charging points for electric vehicles …
- VW aims to raise 1.9 billion euros from truck unit IPO – Reuters: Volkswagen said on Friday that it aims to raise up to 1.9 billion euros (£1.7 billion) by floating a stake of at least 10% in its Traton trucks unit later this month, …
- Volkswagen aims to raise 1.9 billion euros from truck unit IPO – Reuters: Volkswagen said on Friday that it aims to raise up to 1.9 billion euros ($2.1 billion) by floating a stake of at least 10% in its Traton trucks unit later this month, its second attempt to bring the business to market.
- Uber’s IPO Was Just a Bump in the Road, Top Executive Says – WSJ: Uber shares closed Thursday at $44.31, below its IPO price of $45. “Clearly you watch the stock price, you watch the markets. We’re trying to get our …
- Chinese Tesla rival Xpeng Motors eyes roughly $600 million in fresh funds this year – CNBC: Chinese electric vehicle start-up Xpeng Motors is hoping to close a funding round this year which could be around the $600 million mark, the …
- Next China: The Mood on the Street – Bloomberg: For Wan Gang, dubbed the father of China’s electric car industry, that’s hydrogen fuel-cells. The technology, backed by auto giants such as Toyota, …
- Musk talks in-Tesla gaming, startup struggles – Reuters: .comTechnology entrepreneur Elon Musk, the founder of Tesla, SpaceX and The Boring Company, gives a rapt audience a preview of gaming in Tesla cars, and …
- Uber considers run at Japan’s self-drive car market with Toyota – Nikkei:
- Cocaine, cars, Alec Baldwin: The story of ‘Framing John DeLorean’ – Detroitnews: ‘Framing John DeLorean,’ which opens in theaters June 14, tells the story of the Detroit auto maverick’s unethical pursuit of his ethical car