- Lawyers seek $26 million in Volkswagen U.S. fuel economy settlement – Reuters: Lawyers for owners of 98,000 Volkswagen AG U.S. vehicles that had fuel economy labels that overstated efficiency will ask a U.S. judge for $26 million in attorney’s fees and costs, court documents show.
- Volkswagen retains access to U.S. public sector in, gets second monitor at headquarters – Handelsblatt – Reuters: Volkswagen retains access to U.S. public sector in, gets second monitor at headquarters – Handelsblatt Reuters UKVolkswagen will not be excluded from public sector contracts in the United States but will instead install a second U.S. monitor at its German headquarters, …
- The World’s Factories Are Stalling as Tariff Pain Spreads – Bloomberg: Tesla tax break | During a visit last week to China, Tesla’s billionaire chief executive officer Elon Musk won a tax exemption for the electric-car maker.
- Ian Callum revives Aston Martin Vanquish for debut project – Autocar: Each reworked Vanquish will be built in Warwickshire and sold for around £400,000 Ex-Jaguar and Aston designer”s new firm is “fixing” his original Vanquish design and re-engineering the car Former Jaguar design boss Ian Callum and his new Callum design group are planning to build a batch of comprehensively rethought and re-engineered Aston Martin Vanquish V12s as their new business”s first bespoke car project. The Vanquish 25 project forms part of a series of R-Reforged edition cars fully endors
- Bugatti Chiron goes 304mph to set hypercar record – Autocar: Bugatti’s decision to introduce the Chiron with a 261mph speed limiter left the question of what it was truly capable of. Now the company has revealed …
- Volkswagen ID R establishes record on Chinese hillclimb – Autocar: Autocar
- Elon Musk’s Charm Offensive in China Pays Off Amid Trade War – Bloomberg: Elon Musk’s charm offensive in China appears to have paid off. During a visit last week to the country, the billionaire chief executive officer of Tesla Inc.
- China’s BYD and CATL eye Japanese storage battery market – Nikkei: Chinese energy companies are making a push into Japan’s storage battery market, expanding their reach in the renewable energy sector …
- Maruti Suzuki’s Car Sales Slide 33% In August – Bloomberg: Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.’s car sales stood at 1,06,413 units in August, a 32.70 percent decline from the year-ago period, India’s largest carmaker said in a …
- BMW X3 and X4 M Competition here now – Autocar:
- Is Mazda prepping a four-door coupe for Tokyo? – Autocar:
- Musk moves into insurance to cut premiums for Tesla owners – Ft: Tesla is in the early stages of becoming a fully-fledged motor insurer, in a rare move by a carmaker to break into the insurance market as it attempts to bring …
- Opinion: why the Volkswagen ID R is tackling a ‘crazy’ Chinese hill – Autocar: The Volkswagen ID R at Tianmen Mountain Tianmen Shan Big Gate Road packs 99 turns into 6.776 miles – and local bus drivers attack all of them with commitment Romain Dumas has conquered the Pikes Peak International Hillclimb, and won 24-hour races at the Nürburgring, Le Mans and Spa. Yet even he describes the Tianmen Shan Big Gate Road as “completely crazy”. The road was built in 2006 to improve access to the 999-step climb to Heaven”s Gate, a huge rock arch at the summit of Tianmen Mountain in C
- August Auto Sales Live: Tata Motors Car Sales Fall 58%, Maruti Suzuki’s Dip 33% – Bloomberg: India’s auto slowdown continued in August as well, data of several companies show. Here’s a look at the August auto sales data of Maruti Suzuki, Mahindra, Tata …