- Does Every Car Need a Steering Wheel and Seat Belts? A Tech Lawyer Says No – Bloomberg: After Lyft, he moved to Kitty Hawk, Larry Page’s secretive flying car company, and then became the head of legal and policy at Bird Rides Inc., nudging …
- GM UAW workers ponder the point of the strike in light of Ford’s deal – Freep: GM UAW workers ponder the point of the strike in light of Ford’s deal
- Nissan upgrades NV300 and NV400 vans with improvements to comfort, safety and style alongside lower emissions – Just-Auto: Nissan upgrades NV300 and NV400 vans with improvements to comfort, safety and style alongside lower emissions
- Maruti Suzuki, Toyota Tsusho To Set Up Vehicle Recycling Units In India – Bloomberg: Maruti Suzuki, Toyota Tsusho To Set Up Vehicle Recycling Units In India
- Mitsubishi Motors Slashes Profit Outlook by $550 Million – Bloomberg: Mitsubishi Motors is the smallest member of a global automaking alliance with Nissan and Renault SA, having joined just three years ago. While it has …
- Volvo Buses secures largest Europe EV order | Automotive Industry News – Just-Auto: Volvo Buses secures largest Europe EV order | Automotive Industry News
- BMW’s higher margin SUV sales help drive 33% profit rise – Reuters: BMW’s third-quarter operating profit rose 33% on stronger sales of sports utility vehicles as well as the absence of one-off factors which had depressed earnings a year earlier, the German luxury car maker said on Wednesday.
- Tesla plans after-sales network expansion in China as Shanghai factory spins up – Reuters: Tesla Inc plans to double the number of repair and maintenance shops, add about 100 charging stations and revamp showrooms in China as the electric vehicle maker gears up to open its Shanghai plant.
- Audi taps ad agency for global marketing campaign – Automotive News: Audi has tapped ad agency 72andSunny for a global marketing campaign. The Volkswagen Group-owned luxury brand on Tuesday announced that …
- Aston Martin prices DBX in line with rivals from Lamborghini, Bentley – Automotive News: Aston Martin’s SUV, the DBX, will be priced right alongside most of its competitors, a growing group of models that started with the Bentley Bentayga in …
- Former Zipcar CEO joins Ford autonomous subsidiary – Automotive News: Former Zipcar CEO Scott Griffith, auto industry veteran, is joining Ford Motor in advancing the automaker’s autonomous vehicle …
- China’s Uber Rival Didi Restarts Carpool Service Halted After Passenger Deaths – Wall Street Journal: BEIJING-Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing Technology Co. is resuming its “Hitch” carpool service, which it halted in 2018 after two female …
- BMW Earnings Top Estimates on Cost Cutting, Upscale Car Demand – Bloomberg: The Munich-based carmaker sold 1.7% more vehicles through September than in the year before, while overall auto sales across Europe fell 1.6% in …
- BMW Q3 operating profit up 33% as higher margin SUV sales take off – Reuters: BMW’s third-quarter operating profit rose 33% thanks to stronger sales of sports utility vehicles and the absence of …
- Europe has a problem with its SUV habit – FT: The late Sergio Marchionne believed in getting bigger. Under him, Fiat supersized the Fiat 500 and acquired Jeep by taking over Chrysler. Now, the …
- Subaru cuts annual profit outlook on yen, typhoon impact; shares drop – Reuters: Subaru cuts annual profit outlook on yen, typhoon impact; shares drop
- Chinese EV maker NIO to collaborate with Intel’s Mobileye on autonomous vehicles – Xinhuanet: NIO Inc., a leading Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer, saw its shares surge 36.84 percent on Tuesday, after it …
- NIO Jumps 37% After Pact With Intel on Driverless Car Technology – Bloomberg: NIO Jumps 37% After Pact With Intel on Driverless Car Technology