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May
29th

EU emissions inquiry chief seeks rules revamp

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Kathleen Van Brempt, the head of an EU investigation panel set up after the VW scandal, says emissions loopholes need to be closed and enforcement established at a European level.
May
29th

The Belgian Socialist investigating the auto industry

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Kathleen Van Brempt, the head of an EU investigation panel set up after the VW scandal, says emissions loopholes need to be closed and enforcement established at a European level.
May
29th

Can Volvo play small ball?

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Volvo's first entry into the compact crossover segment, the XC40 arriving late next year, is meant to the Swedish brand to capitalize on the market's seeming unquenchable thirst for these vehicles.
May
29th

VW goal: 1 million electrified vehicles by 2025

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Volkswagen Group expects it will have to sell about 1 million battery electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles a year worldwide by 2025 to fulfill increasingly strict carbon dioxide emission limits in major markets.
May
29th

FCA’s sales streak rides on minivans

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If Fiat Chrysler ekes out its 74th consecutive year-over-year sales increase in May, as expected, it will likely do so with a big assist from a segment often dismissed as a has-been - minivans.
May
29th

Peugeot expects China boost from new 3008

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Peugeot expects to get a sales boost in China from the new 3008, which has been redesigned to look more like an SUV to capitalize on booming demand in the market for crossovers.
May
29th

Race cars are laps ahead on connectivity

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Although some might think the fuss about connected cars is a relatively recent phenomenon, it's not. Race cars have been transmitting fuel and performance data to pit crews for decades.
May
28th

VW weighs second EV platform

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Volkswagen is examining whether its modular architecture for electric cars under development, dubbed MEB, is flexible enough for a top-of-the-line Phaeton, or whether a second groupwide platform is needed.
May
28th

Toyota patent activity soaring

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EV-related technologies have triggered a boom in automotive patents, and they are streaming out of Toyota. And the gap between the number of new Toyota patents and those at the industry's second-place company, Robert Bosch, is enormous.
May
28th

Mazda ventures back into premium tier

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For more than a decade, Mazda has talked about occupying a quasi-premium space in the U.S. The redesigned CX-9 is a step in that direction.
May
28th

Renault-Nissan’s savior Ghosn turns his attention to Mitsubishi

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Carlos Ghosn turned around Renault and Nissan in the late 1990s. Now he must work his magic on scandal-hit Mitsubishi after Nissan took a controlling stake in the smaller company.
May
27th

GM may shift some pickup production from Mexico to Michigan, report says

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Some General Motors light-duty pickup production is going to shift to Flint, Mich., from Mexico, according to a report.
May
27th

Molinaroli will lead JCI-Tyco for 18 months; successor named

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Johnson Controls Inc. CEO Alex Molinaroli, who has steered his company away from the automotive seating and interiors businesses during his two-and-a-half-year tenure, will serve as CEO for the combined JCI-Tyco International for 18 months.
May
27th

FCA launches digital ad campaign for 2017 Chrysler Pacifica

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Fiat Chrysler's new digital campaign for the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica introduced the group of small experts in a video launched Thursday night.
May
27th

Brexit a risk to UK’s ‘wafer-thin’ car-industry profit margins

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A British exit from the EU risks subjecting the country's $100 billion car industry to export tariffs that would hurt profitability, according to the country's auto industry association.
May
27th

Former Texas dealer fails in bid to overturn U.S. money laundering sentence

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A suburban Dallas ex-dealer has failed to overturn his 188-month prison term in a money laundering conspiracy that enabled drug dealers, pimps and other criminals to pay cash for luxury vehicles without reporting the transactions to the IRS.
May
27th

just-auto takes a break

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We are off on Monday, May 30, as it's a public holiday here in Britain. Therefore, there will be no daily newsletter on Monday, normal service resumed on Tuesday, May 31.
May
27th

Grupo Antolin opens India interiors plant

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Grupo Antolin has opened a new manufacturing plant in Sanand (India) to reinforce its industrial presence.
May
27th

KSPG seals five-year ZF Friedrichshafen deal

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KSPG, a member of the Rheinmetall Technology Group, has deepened its cooperation with ZF Friedrichshafen, inking a five-year deal with a lifetime value of around EUR66m (US$74m).
May
27th

Indy 500 delivers speed, safety advances, innovation for 100 years

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Technological advancements first tested on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway's historic 2.5-mile oval have transitioned to everyday production models since the very first race.
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