- Lyft permanently bans driver accused of raping – Xinhuanet: U.S. ride-hailing company Lyft Inc. on Sunday announced a permanent ban on a driver accused of sexual …
- Tesla car catches fire after hitting tow truck in Moscow – Automotive News: The driver said he was in a drive assistance mode but still holding the steering wheel when the car crashed into the stationary tow truck that he had not noticed.
- PSA, Dongfeng to drop 2 China plants, halve workforce, report says – Automotive News: The moves are a final attempt by PSA and partner Dongfeng to curb mounting losses as the world’s largest auto market loses steam, Reuters reported.
- A delirious defence of Uber – FT: Uber Technologies, a $62.5bn minicab company, had a bad second quarter — registering a loss of $5bn. Izzy, in her inimitable style, compared it to the …
- Fear and Loathing in the Parking Lot – New York Times: “The woman hit your car when trying to park in the space next to you,” it … “Routine” and “surgery” are not words that work together seamlessly in my …
- GM, Volkswagen Say Goodbye to Hybrid Vehicles – Wall Street Journal: Two of the world’s largest auto makers say they see no future for hybrid vehicles in their U.S. lineups. Their view contrasts with Toyota and Ford, which are …
- Aston Martin Thought It Had Won the Lottery – Bloomberg: The carmaker booked 20 million pounds of profit for selling some IP to a Chinese startup, but it may never recover the money. There’s a lesson here.
- China July NEV sales down 4.7% year-on-year: industry association – Reuters: Sales of new energy vehicles (NEVs) in China fell 4.7% in July from a year earlier, the first drop in more two years, data from the country’s biggest auto industry association showed.
- China Car Sales Keep Shrinking, Intensifying Automakers` Woes – Bloomberg: China’s automobile deliveries continued to shrink last month, extending the market’s historic decline.
- Nissan, BMW in Talks to Pull South Africa Into Electric Car Era – Bloomberg: Nissan Motor Co., BMW AG and Volkswagen AG are among carmakers in talks to bring the electric-car revolution to South Africa, as the nation’s …
- Monthly Guessing Game – Automotive News: No U.S. automaker publicly reported their U.S. sales results for July – not General Motors, not Ford, not FCA US, and not Tesla. No U.S. automaker …
- Robot cars drive forward without clear direction from Washington – The Detroit News: Congress can”t agree on laws to allow large self-driving fleets. And NHTSA has resisted calls to force carmakers to disclose testing data.
- Ride-hailing could offset decline in sales – Automotive News: An estimated 2 million ride-hailing drivers are in business across the major *service* providers – Uber and Lyft – and beyond in the U.S. As that number grows, …
- Signs point to GM scrapping Jeep, Bronco rival – Automotive News: While the U.S. market could absorb another bona fide SUV, says LMC’s Jeff Schuster, the program could also be delayed or reworked.
- Nissan retreats on pickup strategy – Automotive News: Nissan has vowed for years to become a more serious contender in the U.S. full-size pickup market. But now it is stepping back from one of its cornerstone options by killing its V-8 diesel.
- McLaren races to the movies – Automotive News: Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, a spinoff of the wildly popular Fast & Furious franchise, stars the 720S supercar, alongside Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham and Idris Elba.
- Nissan adamant about its small cars – Automotive News: Nissan remains committed to both its Versa subcompact and its Sentra compact, despite the industry trend away from small sedans. And despite its plan to reduce fleet sales, Nissan says some fleet is still important.
- Auto assembly continues to fall in Canada, BMO report finds – Automotive News: Canada continues to lose out in the competition to attract new assembly plants as automakers focus investments in lower-cost jurisdictions, such as Mexico and …
- LMC Automotive Consulting’s Zeng Sees More Positive 2H for China Auto Sales – Bloomberg: John Zeng, managing director at LMC Automotive Consulting, discusses auto sales in China and his outlook for the sector. He speaks on “Bloomberg …
- Bugatti reckons Chiron could crack 500km/h as SUV finalised – Autocar: Bugatti’s boss, Stephan Winkelmann, told Automobile magazine that the Chiron’s performance is currently limited by its tyres. They’re simply not …
- At Lyft, Meeting After Meeting Keep the Wheels Turning – Wall Street Journal: The finance chief, who joined the San Francisco-based company in 2014 and in March of this year helped guide Lyft to its initial public offering, spoke …
- Honda”s new tactic for attracting first-time car buyers: esports – The Detroit News: It”s the official automaker of Riot Games” League of Legends Championship Series
- Tesla has a huge incentive to deploy self-driving tech – money – The Detroit News: The day Tesla puts driverless cars on the road, hundreds of millions of dollars” worth of stored-up revenue go straight to the bottom line