- VW Finance Chief Outlines Road Map for $222 Billion Ambition – Bloomberg: The company has been weighing options for the Lamborghini unit, including a sale or a stock listing, people familiar with the matter said this month.
- Hope Springs Eternal for Lyft and Uber Investors – Wall Street Journal: Rough public waters seem to have ride-hailers and their investors reaching for virtually any kind of flotation device-even one riddled with holes.
- Skoda boss plays down plans to reposition maker as budget brand – Autocar: Skoda boss Bernhard Maier has played down reports that Volkswagen Group bosses want the Czech brand …
- Symbio to equip Renault electric utility vehicles with hydrogen range-extender – Just-Auto: Symbio to equip Renault electric utility vehicles with hydrogen range-extender
- Volvo Cars reports third quarter 2019 results | Automotive Industry News – Just-Auto: Volvo Cars reports third quarter 2019 results | Automotive Industry News
- Porsche and SAP announce strategic partnership – Just-Auto: Porsche and SAP say they have sealed a new strategic partnership.
- World premiere for the new Volkswagen Golf | Automotive Industry News – Just-Auto: World premiere for the new Volkswagen Golf | Automotive Industry News
- VW revs up efforts to take on driverless vehicle rivals – FT: VW revs up efforts to take on driverless vehicle rivals … the ID Buzz, developed in conjunction with the Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles brand.
- Lincoln future models for China and North America – Just-Auto: In the USA, Lincoln (78,849) is neck and neck with Volvo (77,432), both brands ending the first three quarters of 2019 with rising sales, albeit neither …
- Fisker to show electric SUV prototype in January 2020 – Autocar: Fisker’s SUV will slot into the same price and performance band as the recently revealed Tesla Mo…
- VW may opt for Slovakia instead of Turkey for Passat production – Automotive News: The factory’s production includes the VW Touareg and Audi Q7 large, SUVs and the VW Up, Seat Mii and Skoda Citigo minicars. Minicar production at …
- The Impact of Your Online Shopping Habits – New York Times: While the rise of ride-hailing services like Uber has unquestionably caused more traffic, the proliferation of trucks has worsened the problem. The main …
- 40 Days, Thousands of Jobs: The GM Strike From the Picket Lines – New York Times: G.M. was contending with a sales slowdown in the United States and China, and the need for big investments in electric vehicles and self-driving cars.
- UAW-GM strike won’t cause recession, but costs fall unevenly – The Detroit News: Thousands of UAW-GM employees nationally are returning to work for the first time Monday after the longest national strike against GM since 1970
- Ford CEO Jim Hackett takes the fall for underpromising and underdelivering – Automotive News: Ford CEO Jim Hackett takes the fall for underpromising and underdelivering Automotive News
- For Mitsu, a change of scenery — and mindset – Automotive News: Mitsubishi Motors isn’t relocating its North American headquarters from beachy Southern California to suburban Nashville just to save money and cozy up to alliance partner Nissan.
- GM dealers eager to load more vendors for websites – Automotive News: GM ended its exclusivity deal with software giant CDK Global Inc. to host dealers’ websites, giving dealers the option to contract with one of four providers — CDK, Dealer Inspire, Dealer.com and Dealer On — starting in 2020.
- Nissan Titan gets strategy shift – Automotive News: The bright red Nissan badge that will appear on the front grille of the 2020 Titan XD PRO-4X pickup next year is more than a fashion statement. It’s a signal that Nissan’s strategy in the full-size pickup market is shifting.
- Volvo has clear vision for its EV strategy – Automotive News: Volvo has clear vision for its EV strategy Automotive News
- Lexus exec sees long road to EVs – Automotive News: Lexus exec sees long road to EVs Automotive News
- Ford Credit CEO on sale of Canvas – Automotive News: After years of working with used-vehicle subscription startup Canvas, Ford Credit sold the … And outside Ford and Lincoln, I wasn’t that interested.
- Focus on VW’s strides after scandal – Automotive News: Volkswagen’s fine from the U.S. government was the largest against any automaker, including for the Takata airbag and General Motors ignition switch …
- Higher truck incentives dim Ford’s outlook – Automotive News: Ford Motor Co. has had to offer more incentives on its pickups and a recently freshened crossover than planned, taking a bite into profits …
