- Fiat will remove 500 minicar from US market – Automotive News: As output of the 500 and 500 e winds down at a plant in Toluca, Mexico, remaining inventory will be sold into 2020, FCA said. The company, reducing exposure …
- Former Jaguar design chief Callum revives Aston Martin Vanquish – Automotive News: Callum, who was responsible for designing the original Vanquish, has reworked the design for his first project since setting up an independent design company.
- Hyundai workers in S. Korea agree wage deal – Automotive News: The labor pact, which includes the lowest bonus offered in nearly two decades, comes as trade disputes weigh on the auto industry.
- Kamala Harris releases $10-trillion plan to fight climate change – LATimes: Kamala Harris unveiled a $10-trillion plan to slash greenhouse gas emissions and avert the worst impacts of climate change, joining the chorus of …
- South Korean boycott of Japanese goods hits beer and carmakers – Guardian: Honda down 81% and beer sales fall 97% amid deepening spat over countries’ wartime legacy.
- An All-American Pickup Fight Is Revving Up – Wall Street Journal: Elon Musk has promised to unveil an all-electric pickup truck later this year. With his characteristic flair for product hype, the entrepreneur has already …
- SoftBank-backed Mapbox finds its way into Japanese smart industry – Nikkei: The company, which provides digital map services to the likes of … “With open-platform roots, Mapbox became the preferred mapping partner for …
- Honda e – Automotive News: Honda will debut its full-electric Honda e hatchback in production form at the Frankfurt auto show. The small EV is distinguished by its rounded retro …
- India’s economy suffers car crash, pain spreads to villages – Reuters: The narrow lanes in Aliyar and Kasan villages in Manesar, an automotive manufacturing hub on New Delhi’s southern outskirts, would usually be packed on …
- VW seeks to ‘significantly expand’ its EV aftersales business – Automotive News: VW seeks to ‘significantly expand’ its EV aftersales business … expand” its aftersales business amid a projected rise in electric-vehicle demand in the …
- Germany, land of the car, develops taste for electric cargo bikes – Reuters: Think tricycles for the age of global warming: A rising number of environmentally conscious Germans are buying electric cargo bikes, which last year outsold electric cars in a country known for its love of the combustion engine.
- Porsche Unveils Its First-Ever Electric Car – Bloomberg: Tesla chief Elon Musk has meanwhile stretched downmarket with the lower-priced Model 3, which started selling in Europe this year and is about to …
- New Renault Zoe: UK prices and specs announced – Autocar: Autocar
- TomTom Maps Out Revamp With Bet on Self-Driving Cars – Bloomberg: Once a household name for its satellite navigation for cars, TomTom NV has taken a backseat in recent years as smartphones, loaded with apps like Google …
- NTSB: Tesla on Autopilot when it hit California firetruck – The Detroit News: The National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday the driver never saw the parked firetruck and didn”t brake
- China’s CATL buys into beaten down Australian lithium miner Pilbara – Reuters: China electric vehicle battery maker CATL has taken a stake in Australia’s Pilbara Minerals, the lithium miner said on …
- Japanese automakers’ sales fall in S.Korea amid consumer boycott – Reuters: Japanese automakers posted sharper sales falls in South Korea in August, industry data showed on Wednesday, hit by a consumer boycott of Japanese vehicles amid a worsening diplomatic row between the countries.
- Tesla owners in China are asking for refunds after the company scored a 10% tax break – CNBC: That list includes Toyota and Daimler, which have local partners, along with domestic companies like Geely, Guangzhou Auto, NIO and SAIC Motor.
