- Indonesia aims to start electric vehicle production in 2022 – Reuters: Indonesia is aiming to start producing electric vehicles (EVs) in 2022, a senior official at the Industry Ministry told Reuters on …
- GM’s mid-engine Corvette gears up to take on Europeans – Reuters: General Motors Co was set on Thursday to unveil its newly designed mid-engine 2020 Corvette in a splashy tribute to its emblematic sports car, even as the No.
- Daimler investors oppose plan to make Zetsche chairman, report says – Automotive News: A German business newspaper said some Daimler investors are resisting the plan because they regard Dieter Zetsche as responsible for several ongoing problems at the automaker.
- Former Jaguar design chief Callum launches new company – Automotive News: Before joining Jaguar, Callum worked at Aston Martin where he was responsible for cars such as the Aston Martin Vanquish, Vantage and DB9.
- GM brake supplier Akebono to receive $185M for turnaround – Automotive News: Akebono said it would book a special loss of 7.8 billion yen ($72 million) in the April-June quarter for quality-related issues.
- How the Chevrolet Corvette has changed since 1953 – Freep: Moving the engine in the new Corvette Stingray, to be revealed Thursday night, led to new styling that builds on previous ‘Vettes.
- Key Daimler investors oppose plan to make Zetsche chairman, report says – Automotive News: Key Daimler investors oppose Dieter Zetsche’s elevation to … Daimler’s Mercedes-Benz vans unit has seen profitability plunge, with …
- BMW to pick new CEO, Zipse emerges as favorite – Reuters: BMW is set to name Oliver Zipse as its new chief executive, picking the manufacturing expert to help the German automaker make the shift to electric and self-driving cars and tackle new competition from technology giants.
- Cadillac reveals the price for its newest vehicle due out this fall – Freep: Cadillac’s new sedan coming to market this fall will be priced far below the sedan it replaces, and will offer added *content* and better performance.
- Corvette Courts Ferrari Fans With a Mid-Engine Sports Car – Bloomberg: As Baby Boomers have gotten older, they’ve been leaving sports cars for sport utility vehicles with more space and creature comforts. Corvette sales …
- Toyota builds a better golf cart for 2020 Olympics – Automotive News: Toyota spent three years studying ground vehicles at the past two Olympics so it could improve transport at the 2020 Tokyo games. Now, it has unveiled its vision: Build a better golf cart.
- Renault’s Senard expects Nissan’s new board to embrace alliance – Reuters: Renault (RENA.PA) is confident that alliance partner Nissan’s (7201.T) new board will work to reinforce the their partnership as it …
- SoftBank’s Son Shines a Spotlight on His Vision Fund Proteges – Bloomberg: The founders of Southeast Asian ride-hailing giant Grab, indoor farming startup Plenty, Indian hotel chain OYO Rooms and payments service Paytm …
- China’s Didi plans to relaunch Hitch service with new safety features – Reuters: Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing said on Thursday it was proposing to relaunch its Hitch carpooling service with added safety features, almost a year after suspending the service following the murder of a female passenger by her Didi driver.
- Lotus mulls second UK plant, could build SUV in China – Automotive News: … Automobili’s Concept One, as well as top-end conventional models from automakers such as Ferrari and Lamborghini, Popham said future cars will …
- Indonesia’s Astra bets on ride-hailing firm Go-Jek as car sales dive – Reuters: Launched in 2011, Go-Jek has evolved from ride-sharing to allowing its customers to make online payments and order everything from food to …
- Thai domestic car sales suffer first fall in 2-1/2 years in June – Reuters: Thailand’s domestic car sales declined for the first time in 30 months in June, as finance firms used stricter lending …
- Mercedes-AMG Updates GLC 43 SUV and Coupe for 2019 – Detroit Bureau: Mercedes-AMG Updates GLC 43 SUV and Coupe for 2019 … (Daimler Ups its Game with Second-Gen Mercedes-AMG CLA 45). “The new GLC 43 …
- Ghosn sues Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors for 15m euros – Nikkei: Ghosn sues Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors for 15m euros … Nissan Motor CEO Hiroto Saikawa and Mitsubishi Motors Chairman Osamu Masuko serve …
- Breakingviews – Stalling Didi scrabbles to rev its China engine – Reuters: Stalling Didi scrabbles to rev its China engine Reuters(Reuters Breakingviews) – China’s Didi Chuxing is revving up its sputtering engine. The ride-hailing app is trying to raise up to $2 billion in *fresh* funds, the Wall …
- Volvo’s SUV growth drives record sales – Autocar: Autocar
- Bentley Celebrates Its 100th Year After Barely Surviving Its 99th – Bloomberg: The fourth is adding a plug-in hybrid option to every vehicle in the lineup by 2023 to decrease the carbon footprint and broaden sales. The last is the …
- Volvo Cars launches cost cutting measures as trade war dents profit again – Reuters: Sweden’s Volvo announced new measures to cut fixed costs by 2 billion Swedish crowns ($214 million) on Thursday, as it became the latest carmaker to warn …
- Audi to debut two all-new RS models this year – Autocar:
- Uber glitch charges passengers 100 times the normal price, resulting in crosstown fares in the … – Washington Post: Uber passengers in multiple cities were startled Wednesday when they were charged 100 times their normal fare for short trips, a glitch that sparked …
