- Maruti Suzuki, Hero MotoCorp shares slump after tax proposals in India budget – Nikkei:
- Why Fiat’s classic Italian cars are struggling in the US – CNBC: The diminutive but stylish Fiat 500 car has been called an “unpretentious masterpiece,” and the brand has a cult following around the world. But its vehicles have …
- FCA signs deal with ZF for hybrid-ready 8-speed transmissions – Automotive News: ZF will supply eight-speed automatic transmissions to Fiat Chrysler for use in rear-wheel-drive and four-wheel-drive vehicles.
- Japan-Korea Spat Threatens to Upend the Global Technology Chain – Bloomberg: JSR is a major resist producer, while the global hydrogen fluoride market is dominated by Kanto Denka Kogyo Co., Showa Denko KK and Daikin …
- Waymo tests Wi-Fi in driverless taxis hoping perks can route it past rivals – Reuters: Chatty or sketchy drivers, and vehicles that vary in size and cleanliness, are top gripes among fans of ride-hailing apps. When I push the Waymo …
- Go-Jek receives backing from Mitsubishi companies – Nikkei:
- Continental targets small cars for new fuel-saving 48-volt hybrid drive – Automotive News: In a brief test, the car started in full electric mode and remained there in urban driving conditions. Pressing firmly on the accelerator activated the …
- Elon Musk’s Satellites Dot the Heavens, Leaving Stargazers Upset – Bloomberg: Two days after Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched 60 satellites in May as part of a mission to bring quick internet service to people worldwide, astronomers …
- Germany’s Weber Automotive files for insolvency, investor fights family owners – Reuters: German engine block and cylinder head maker Weber Automotive has filed for insolvency, following a spat between its family …
- The True Price of Electric Cars – Washington Post: Millions of European workers are anxious about their prospects as combustion engines start to be phased out. Politicians need to get a grip.
- China Car Sales Rise for First Time in Year, Helped by Discounts – Bloomberg: China’s passenger-car sales showed signs of recovery from a historic rut as dealers offered discounts to clear inventory before new emissions rules kicked in.
- Two Big UK Utilities Pledge to Adopt All-Electric Fleets – Bloomberg: Two of Britain’s six biggest utilities pledged to switch their entire vehicle fleet to run on electricity by 2030, adding momentum to the shift away from …
- Mitsubishi Motors to invest in Indonesian ride-hailing startup Gojek – Mainichi: Japan’s Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said Monday it will invest in Indonesian ride-hailing and on-demand delivery service startup …
- VW to deepen alliances with battery suppliers for electric push – Reuters: Volkswagen will create joint ventures and help finance battery production to persuade sceptical cell suppliers to back its aggressive push for mass producing …
- China tech giant Baidu partners with Geely, Toyota – Reuters: This July 4 story corrects to remove reference to self-driving push in headline)
- Grab takes on Cambodia’s PassApp for ride-hailing supremacy – Nikkei:
- The US and Europe Are Getting More Anxious About EV Battery Shortages – Bloomberg: Cobalt prices have tumbled since early 2018 on new supply from incumbent producers in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and as some battery …
- China’s Venture Capital Boom Shows Signs of Turning Into a Bust – Bloomberg: China went through a five-year surge in venture capital investment that fostered a new generation of startups from ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing to …
- Renault-Nissan: how long can the fractured alliance last? – FT: The partnership has suffered since the downfall of Ghosn, but a break-up would reverberate across an already struggling industry.
- Lexus keeps No. 1 rating on NADA report card – Automotive News: Toyota, Subaru, Honda and Porsche followed Lexus, rounding out the top five in NADA’s winter 2019 survey.
- How an English duke brings patronage to technology – FT: Yet I wonder if the UK has quite the power and acceleration to pull this off in the world of Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos. Ahead of the festival, I went at the …
- As EVs evolve, automakers will ditch boring hatchback looks – Detroitnews: Call it the Tesla effect, or call it technology catching up with the times. Either way, analysts and experts say the next electric vehicle wave won’t be the …
- As Europe orders recall, EPA into Mercedes emissions drags on – Detroitnews: The EPA began investigating alleged diesel emission cheating in Mercedes-Benz cars three years ago