- Ford knew Focus, Fiesta models had flawed transmission, sold them anyway – Freep: Instead, the company kept trying to find a fix for the faulty transmission for five years while complaints and costs piled up. In the interim, Ford officials …
- Among Ford cars with flawed transmission, the 2012 Focus had the most complaints – Freep: An analysis of consumer complaints to U.S. regulators about the Ford Fiesta and Focus dual-clutch transmission found at least 4,377 complaints.
- Top Tesla Investor Tries Again to Get Musk to Fine-Tune Strategy – Bloomberg: For the third time in the past year, Tesla Inc.’s largest outside shareholder is openly advocating for Elon Musk to fine-tune his approach to communicating with …
- Faurecia will stick by 2019 goals despite China slide, report says – Automotive News: Faurecia, which is 46.3 percent owned by PSA Group, has pledged to increase operating profit this year while delivering an operating margin of at least 7 percent.
- Why Did Volkswagen Stop Making the Beetle? Blame Light Trucks. – Barrons: Volkswagen is ending the production of its Beetle. That decision tells a story about America’s insatiable demand for bigger vehicles.
- LG Chem considering 2nd EV battery plant in U.S., report says – Automotive News: The South Korean EV battery maker is weighing an investment of $1.7 billion in the plant that could begin production in 2022, with Kentucky and Tennessee among the candidates for a location, sources told Reuters.
- Aptiv CEO sees big gains from consolidating the vehicle`s ‘brain’ – Automotive News: Aptiv, created from Delphi Automotive in 2015, is seeking new business opportunities in the car’s “brain and nervous system.” CEO Kevin Clark spoke to Automotive News Europe about the challenges of staying ahead of the technology curve.
- FCA to invest 700 million euros for new electric 500 model production – Reuters: Fiat Chrysler (FCHA.MI) will invest an overall amount of 700 million euros ($788 million) to build a production line for the new …
- Bleak China autos outlook triggers raft of profit warnings – Reuters: Auto suppliers Johnson Electric Holdings and Sensirion slashed their earnings forecasts on Thursday, blaming a slowdown in car sales and pessimism about …
- Mercedes Thieves Showed Just How Vulnerable Car-Sharing Can Be – Bloomberg: April 15, a Monday, should have been sleepy this year for the Chicago team at Car2Go, a car-sharing *service* that automaker Daimler AG introduced more than a …
- Volkswagen sales drop slightly in China in H1 – Xinhuanet: Volkswagen Group China reported a small … The company, along with two joint ventures — SAIC Volkswagen and …
- FAW’s Hongqi-brand SUV rolls off production line – Xinhuanet: The first Hongqi-brand C-Class sport utility vehicle (SUV) of China’s automaker FAW Group rolled off the production …
- M’bishi takes plug-in hybrid Outlander to Indonesia, 1st ASEAN market – Mainichi: Mitsubishi Motors Corp. will this year launch its flagship Outlander plug-in hybrid sport utility vehicle in Indonesia, marking its debut in …
- Modi Wants Global Warship Makers to Build $6.6 Billion in New Submarines – Bloomberg: … Swedish Saab Kockums, Spanish Navantia SA and Russian Rosoboronexport OJSC were asked to show if they can transfer technology to build the …
- Thai Siam Commercial Bank invests in Indonesia’s Go-Jek – Reuters: Thailand’s largest lender Siam Commercial Bank said on Thursday it had invested in Indonesian ride-hailing app Go-Jek.
- Zero to 60 on 250 Kilowatts (in a Zippy 2.8 Seconds) – New York Times: In fact, some Formula E technology was lifted directly from production electric vehicles, and some will undoubtedly find its way into tomorrow’s electric …
- Exclusive – LG Chem considering building 2nd U.S. EV battery plant – Reuters: South Korean electric vehicle (EV) battery maker LG Chem is considering building a second U.S. factory, three people familiar with the matter said, accelerating a race to add capacity to meet growing global demand for green vehicles.
- Swiss watchdog fines car leasing companies $30 mln for collusion – Reuters: Swiss competition watchdog WEKO has fined eight car leasing companies a total of 30 million Swiss francs ($30.4 million) for swapping information on rates for years, it said on Thursday.
- Analysis: What happens to stranded EVs? – Autocar:
- China steel, iron ore futures slip on slowing demand – Reuters: Steel and iron ore futures in China edged … the country’s biggest auto industry association said on Wednesday, after its …
- Didi Eyes Global Expansion, Battles Uber Again in Latin America – Bloomberg: Didi’s international expansion comes as its home market of China slows. Earlier this year, Bloomberg News reported the company would eliminate …
- European startups navigate long, winding road to self-driving future – Reuters: Far from the sunny, wide streets of Phoenix, …. Its long-term objective is to operate an autonomous vehicle fleet to …
- Uber and Lyft drivers swarm Sacramento as lawmakers advance gig workers’ rights bill – Latimes: On many mornings, Minda Aguhob, a Harvard-educated data scientist who started driving for Uber and Lyft five years ago as she struggled to find a …
- Toyota to build new SUV, not Corolla, at plant in Alabama – Washington Post: Toyota says it will scrap plans to build the Corolla compact car at a new factory under construction in Alabama. Instead, it will build a new SUV at the …
- Last Volkswagen Beetle drives into the sunset – Reuters: Volkswagen rolled the last Beetle off the assembly line on Wednesday, the end of the road for a car that ran from Nazi Germany through hippie counterculture but failed to navigate a swerve in consumer tastes toward SUVs.
- Volkswagen ends Beetle production – Automotive News: Despite its place in popular culture, sales of the Beetle have been lackluster in recent years. The German automaker announced in September that the …
- Hydrogen Poised to Play Key Role in UK Heating and Transport – Bloomberg: Using hydrogen to heat homes and power vehicles will play a vital part in Britain’s efforts to meet stringent climate targets and can’t be dismissed as an …