- China Mulls Target for 60% of Auto Sales to be Electric by 2035 – Bloomberg: China is exploring ambitious new plans for the future of its car industry, weighing a target for 60% of all automobiles sold in the country to run on electric motors …
- Making EVs attractive more important than getting into EV race: Maruti – Autocarindia: Maruti believes building scale is essential to reduce EV prices, which in turn will make them more attractive to consumers. Click for more.
- Renault To Discontinue Diesel Engines After BS-VI Kicks-In – Drivespark: Renault has announced plans to discontinue production of its diesel cars from 2020. Renault has joined the list of manufacturers intending to go the BS-VI way …
- Renault Kwid EV Specs Revealed; Coming to India by 2022! – Carblogindia: The Renault Kwid EV uses a 26.8kWh battery pack that drives a permanent magnet synchronous motor with specs of 44PS of power and 225Nm of torque.
- Own cell production starts: Battery project VW / Northvolt stands – Tellerreport: The 20-percent stake of the car maker in the Stockholm company is now. In the coming year, the two partners in Salzgitter want to build a factory for …
- Porsche increases stake in Rimac to 15.5 percent – Automobilsport: 06.09.2019: Strengthened strategic partnership Porsche has increased its stake in technology and sports car company Rimac Automobili to 15.5 percent.
- Elon Musk mocks Porsche for Taycan ‘Turbo’ badging – Aol: Elon Musk has mocked Porsche for giving its new all-electric Taycan ‘Turbo’ badging. The Tesla CEO took to Twitter to share his feelings about the …
- VW starting ID.3 EV output at Zwickau in November – Just-Auto: Volkswagen said series production of its first dedicated EV – the ID.3 – will start at the Zwickau vehicle plant in November following its Frankfurt show debut next week.
- Qualcomm says it’s waiting to hear from the US on its license to sell technology to Huawei – CNBC: Qualcomm has applied for licenses to continue selling its technology to Chinese tech giant Huawei, which has been placed on a U.S. entity list blocking it from doing business with American companies amid the U.S.-China trade war.
- Huawei unveils new chip for flagship phone it hopes will compete with Apple – CNBC: Huawei said the Kirin 990 processor will power its upcoming flagship smartphone called the Mate 30.
- How High Tech Is Transforming One of the Oldest Jobs: Farming – New York Times: “Autonomous operation will be a service in agriculture before it’s a product,” … may be nearby, also collecting data on the land to improve efficiency.
- Spotting a Fire Truck Ahead Is Easy for People, Not So for Cars – Bloomberg: To the human driver, it would have been an obvious obstacle: a police car and fire truck, emergency lights blazing, blocking the lane ahead.
- Government Subsidies Fueled China’s Electric Vehicle Boom. Now They’re Facing Intense Scrutiny – Fortune: However, the surge in electric vehicles (EVs) was propelled by government … been a rollback of the blanket subsidy support for Chinese EV makers.
- Germany mulls creation of new electric car battery consortium – Google: The German economy ministry said on Friday a second European battery cell production consortium was being discussed and …
- Tesla Model S will test at Nürburgring raceway next week – Teslarati: Tesla will be officially bringing its flagship Model S to Nürburgring in Western Germany sometime next week, said Tesla CEO Elon Musk in a recent …
- Second European EV battery consortium underway -Handelsblatt – Reuters: Second European EV battery consortium underway -Handelsblatt ReutersGermany has agreed in principle with eight other European nations to set up a second consortium for the production and recycling of battery cells for cars, daily …
- TomTom: Microsoft integrating our navigation in connected vehicles platform – Reuters: TomTom, the Dutch mapping and navigation company, said on Friday Microsoft is integrating TomTom’s navigation technology into its Connected Vehicle Platform.
- A 26,000-Mile Road Test Finds Palm Oil Biofuel ‘Safe’ for Cars – Bloomberg: Indonesia said it conducted the world’s longest road test using diesel blended with 30% palm oil, and the results showed that the biofuel is safe for cars.
- Daimler Faces Off With Green Groups at Heated Berlin Forum – Bloomberg: Daimler Faces Off With Green Groups at Heated Berlin Forum … Daimler AG’s head of sales, facing off with environmentalists at a heated meeting in … car’s role in global warming than to shop for a new VW, BMW or Mercedes-Benz.
- Deutsche Post’s StreetScooter signs China joint venture MoU – Reuters: Deutsche Post’s StreetScooter signs China joint venture MoU ReutersDeutsche Post said on Friday its subsidiary StreetScooter had signed a memorandum of understanding with Chinese carmaker Chery Holding Group to begin …
- German electric delivery van StreetScooter to enter Chinese market – Xinhuanet: German producer for electric light commercial vehicles (eLCV) StreetScooter and Chinese automobile manufacturer Chery Holding …
- German sales drop almost 1% in August despite big gains at Smart, Ford, Mercedes – Automotive News: Major brands had mixed sales results in Germany in August with Lexus, Ford and Mercedes among brands bucking the overall market’s 1% decline to post big …
- GM’s South Korean workers to stage full strike for first time over wage talks – Reuters: General Motors Co’s unionised workers in South Korea will strike Monday to Wednesday over stalled wage talks and concern of another plant shutdown, union officials said on Friday, the first full walkout since GM bought local factories in 2002.
- GM: We encourage employees, dealers to tattle after ignition switch crisis – Freep: Since the 2014 ignition switch crisis connected to 124 deaths, GM has implemented several ways to ensure a crisis like that never happens again.
- Japan’s Nissan mulls pulling out of South Korea as trade tensions rise: FT – Reuters: Nissan Motor Co is considering pulling out of South Korea, the Financial Times reported on Friday, as political and trade tensions between Japan and South Korea have caused sales of Japanese products in the neighboring country to plummet.
- Maruti Suzuki Asks Auto Components Industry To Make In India To Cut Imports – Bloomberg: Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. has asked auto component makers to start manufacturing vehicle electronics and certain key parts in India to cut imports of …
- Mazda reveals its first EV will be a crossover – Autocar: NZ Autocar
- Nissan not considering asking CEO Saikawa to resign at the moment – Reuters: Nissan Motor Co (7201.T) is not considering asking embattled Chief Executive Hiroto Saikawa to resign now, two people with …
- Nissan Overpaid Ghosn Whistle-Blower Hari Nada Along With CEO – Bloomberg: Nissan Motor Co. overpaid other executives along with its chief executive officer, according to people with knowledge of the matter, among them …
- PSA comes clean on rumoured Holden takeover – Autocar:
- Spotting a Fire Truck Ahead Is Easy for People, Not So for Cars – Bloomberg: The sensors on a Tesla and other cars are relatively good at following a vehicle in the same lane and adjusting speed to maintain a safe distance.
- Telenav says contract with GM intact after automaker signs Google deal – Reuters: Telenav Inc said on Thursday General Motors Co’s partnership with Alphabet’s Google to power its vehicles’ navigation and other infotainment functions does not alter its contract with the carmaker.
- UAW VP: GM negotiations ‘progressing slowly’ – The Detroit News: Terry Dittes, director of the UAW GM department, writes that negotiations are moving slowly because of GM’s responses to the union’s’ proposals.