- Nissan to present electric city car at Tokyo show – Automotive News: Nissan has pulled the wraps off a full-electric city-car concept that showcases the automaker”s latest electrification and autonomous driving technologies.
- Nissan to review Sunderland production in no-deal Brexit – FT: Nissan to review Sunderland production in no-deal Brexit Financial Times
- Uber, Lyft should treat drivers like real workers — and California law is a start – Freep: Uber, Lyft should treat drivers like real workers – and California law is a start Detroit Free Press
- Nissan Hikes Price Of Datsun GO, GO+ By Up To 5% – Bloomberg: Nissan Hikes Price Of Datsun GO, GO+ By Up To 5% BloombergQuint
- Ford Gives Up Control in India After Struggling to Make Inroads – Bloomberg: Ford Gives Up Control in India After Struggling to Make Inroads Bloomberg
- Strike hits Fiat Chrysler plant in Italy after death of worker – Reuters: A Fiat Chrysler worker died overnight in an accident at the group’s factory in Cassino, central Italy, prompting unions to launch a strike at the plant to demand tighter safety measures, officials said on Tuesday.
- PSA appoints Xavier Peugeot as LCV Business Unit SVP – Just-Auto: PSA has appointed Xavier Peugeot as Light Commercial Vehicles Business Unit SVP.
- Opel’s home plant to have short-time shifts for six months – Automotive News: Opel’s home plant to have short-time shifts for six months Automotive News Europe
- Didi Chuxing and Volkswagen in China strike partnership – Just-Auto: Chinese transportation and online mobility specialist Didi Chuxing has formed a ‘strategic partnership’ with Volkswagen in China.
- Nexteer opens plant in Morocco – Just-Auto: Nexteer has opened a steering systems plant in Morocco. The plant will manufacture electric power steering systems for PSA Group, as well as driveline systems for FCA, PSA Group and the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance, Nexteer says in a news release.
- PSA’s Opel starts short-time work shifts at Ruesselsheim plant in Germany – Reuters: PSA’s Opel starts short-time work shifts at Ruesselsheim plant in Germany Reuters
- Hyundai has developed a robotic exosuit for production line workers – Just-Auto: The car maker says the exo vest can help alleviate the burden of manual … The Hyundai Motor Group claims its looking into developing a diverse …
- SAIC Motor opens new energy vehicle plant in Fujian – Just-Auto: SAIC Motor has launched production at its newly built vehicle assembly plant in the city of Ningde in China’s eastern Fujian province.
- Suzuki launches the new mini SUV S-PRESSO in India – Just-Auto: Suzuki launches the new mini SUV S-PRESSO in India just-auto.com
- China’s SAIC launches MG output for export – Automotive News: SAIC Motor has started producing MG cars, mainly for export, at a new plant in Ningde, a city in east China coastal province of Fujian. The first vehicle …
- Congo mine deploys digital weapons in fight against conflict minerals – Reuters: Whether the new digital approach to tracing metals such as tantalum and … is of keen interest to companies, especially carmakers like Tesla (TSLA.
- Ford cuts about 25 white collar workers from mobility team, effective immediately – Freep: The job cuts, all in metro Detroit, trim 1% of the Mobility Platforms and Products team that develops and implements technology and software.
