- Tesla picks a fight with Detroit by going after the pickup market – Reuters: Tesla picks a fight with Detroit by going after the pickup market
- Germany fines BMW, Daimler, Volkswagen for forming steel cartel – Reuters: Germany’s cartel authority said on Thursday it was fining the country’s three major carmakers – BMW (BMWG.DE), Volkswagen …
- Strong deliveries for Volkswagen Group in October | Automotive Industry News – Just-Auto: Strong deliveries for Volkswagen Group in October | Automotive Industry News
- BMW, Samsung SDI sign battery supply deal worth about $3.2 bln – Reuters: German carmaker BMW said on Thursday it has signed a supply contract with South Korea’s Samsung SDI to secure electric vehicle (EV) …
- Volkswagen making new software organisation independent – Just-Auto: Volkswagen’s new Car.Software organisation will operate as an independent business unit from 1 January, 2020, the automaker said.
- Mercedes-Maybach GLS 600 arrives to rival Bentley Bentayga – Autocar: Super-luxury SUV makes debut at Guangzhou with mild-hybrid V8 power Mercedes-Benz has extended it…
- UAW workers look at $60,000 bonus and reasons to retire – Freep: GM hourly workers have up until Dec. 14 to decide if they’ll take advantage of retirement incentives in the UAW-GM contract, ratified on Oct. 25.
- Fraud and bribery? OK, but that doesn’t win the case for General Motors – Freep: While General Motors has a record of success with RICO law, legal experts say the company will have a hard time proving injury caused by Fiat Chrysler.
- General Motors Declares Corporate War on Chrysler – Bloomberg: General Motors Declares Corporate War on Chrysler
- VW sees mild growth for China auto market over next three to four years – Reuters: Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE), the top foreign automaker in China, said on Thursday it expects the …
- Uber Accused of Cheating the Public in Driver’s Suit Over Pay – Bloomberg: Uber Technologies Inc. faces a new legal attack on its refusal to treat drivers as employees that depicts the company as mistreating not just them but …
- Selling a Truck to Detroit’s Loyal Owners May Be Tesla’s Toughest Challenge Yet – Bloomberg: A year before Elon Musk was ready to unveil Tesla’s first pickup model, the chief executive officer was setting a low bar for the amount of demand it will …
- Jaguar Land Rover chief wants alliances, not a merger – Reuters: Luxury automaker Jaguar Land Rover’s chief executive told Reuters he is open to more alliances to lower the costs of developing technology, but is not looking for a full-blown corporate merger.
- Nissan redesigns its best-selling Sentra with a sexy new look – Just-Auto: Nissan redesigns its best-selling Sentra with a sexy new look
- Tesla Aims to Deliver Made-in-China Cars Before Late January – Bloomberg: Tesla Inc. said it’s planning to start delivering made-in-China Model 3 cars before late January, another sign that the company is nearing mass …
- Prototype rocket ruptures during SpaceX pressure test – Reuters: SpaceX’s Starship rocket prototype ruptured during pressure testing at the space company’s Texas facility on Wednesday. ? Hide Transcript.
- Vietnam Tells Importers to Reject Items With Disputed South China Sea Map – Bloomberg: Earlier this month, Vietnam said it will fine Volkswagen AG’s local distributor and a car importer over a navigation app reflecting China’s nine-dash-line …
- Fiat Chrysler says Peugeot talks progressing despite GM lawsuit – Reuters: Fiat Chrysler (FCA) said on Thursday talks with Peugeot owner PSA Group to create a $50 billion carmaking group were going well, despite FCA being sued for “substantial damages” by General Motors late on Wednesday.
- Next-gen Corsa will be all-electric, says Vauxhall boss – Autocar: MD Stephan Norman says next crop of Vauxhall superminis will be fully electric, including the Cors…
- BMW orders more than 10 billion euros’ worth of battery cells – Reuters: German carmaker BMW (BMWG.DE) on Thursday said it had ordered more than 10 billion euros’ ($11.07 billion) worth of battery …
- Marchionne’s One-Time Protege De Meo Leads Renault CEO Race – Bloomberg: Marchionne”s One-Time Protege De Meo Leads Renault CEO Race
- Self-driving cars may not be a widespread reality for years, but its potential is ‘great’ – CNBC: But she said the industry had “big potential,” with companies like Alphabet’s self-driving car company Waymo already able to provide such services …
- Audi A7 a study in advanced (mind-blowing) technology – The Detroit News: Audi updates the A7 for 2020 with dazzling technology and impressive power boost
- GM sues Fiat Chrysler, alleging union bribes cost it billions – Reuters: General Motors Co on Wednesday filed a racketeering lawsuit against Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV , alleging that its rival bribed United Auto Workers (UAW) union officials over many years to corrupt the bargaining process and gain advantages, costing GM billions of dollars.
- Carole Ghosn Wants Husband Sent to France After ‘Hardest Year’ – Bloomberg: A year after the dramatic arrest of Carlos Ghosn, his wife said the fallen auto titan should face trial in France because he won’t be given a fair hearing …
