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Jun
8th

Fiat Chrysler said to be in talks with Uber as Marchionne seeks tech ventures

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Fiat Chrysler has started discussions on a self-driving partnership with Uber, Bloomberg reported. FCA is seeking to cooperate with tech firms and last month agreed to develop driverless cars with Google.
Jun
8th

BMW’s Robertson warns industry to brace for change

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BMW sales chief Ian Robertson says transportation is evolving at a far faster pace than expected. The auto industry will see more change in the next 10 years than in the last 100, he said.
Jun
8th

Diesel cars could face tax hike to cut air pollution

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Diesel smog, haze, pollution
News 8 Jun, 2016

Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin has hinted towards a tax hike for diesel cars to curb rising pollution in city centres

Jun
8th

“Still room to grow” in China – Daimler

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Daimler insists the relative slowdown in the formerly exponential growth rate of China's economy is still powering the automotive sector to achieve sustainable sales increases.
Jun
8th

Suzuki chairman will step down as CEO over false fuel-economy tests

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Suzuki Chairman Osamu Suzuki will give up his CEO title and Executive Vice President Osamu Honda will retire, the automaker said today, after the company revealed using false fuel-economy tests last month.
Jun
8th

China stabilising at 6% growth: auto committee

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China's Council for the Promotion of International Trade, Automotive Committee, says recent growth rates of around 6% will become the established benchmark for the near future as previous runaway increases start to occur more sparsely.
Jun
8th

“Lead or be knocked out” – Changan president

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Changan says it still needs to focus on providing Chinese consumers with good value products as the plethora of new technologies poised to potentially enter the market gathers pace.
Jun
8th

Personally-owned cars still important despite new environment – GM

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General Motors insists individual purchases will still dominate for some time to come despite the advent of new ways of acquiring the use of automobiles.
Jun
8th

Tests show Fiat engines comply with emissions rules, Italian minister says

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Fiat Chrysler diesel engines have been tested and they comply with emissions regulations, Italy's Transport Minister Graziano Delrio said, after German media reported that irregularities had been found.
Jun
8th

Toyota retains title as most valuable car brand; Tesla enters top 10

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Toyota retained its title as the world's most valuable car brand in a new ranking, holding off BMW and Mercedes.
Jun
7th

Lexus seeks fix for software glitch in navigation system

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Toyota is working to repair a software problem that can disable navigation systems in its Lexus vehicles and that may require a return trip to dealerships to complete repairs.
Jun
7th

Toyota says Lexus vehicles need computer reboot at dealer

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Toyota is working to repair a software problem that can disable navigation systems in its Lexus vehicles and that may require a return trip to dealerships to complete repairs.
Jun
7th

GM criticized by Trump for Mexico investments

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U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump rebuked General Motors on Tuesday, widening his criticism of American companies that have invested in Mexico.
Jun
7th

Judge rules against Tammy Darvish in succession case

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A Maryland judge summarily dismissed the lawsuit Tamara Darvish filed in 2015 against her father and the company he founded, DARCARS Automotive Group, after she was ousted from the dealership group.
Jun
7th

Ford, Fiat Chrysler truck plants to keep humming this summer

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Ford and Fiat Chrysler are cutting production of smaller cars and idling workers at some North American factories, while boosting output of crossovers and SUVs in reaction to a long-term shift toward larger vehicles. U.S.
Jun
7th

Supply puts a drag on used prices, but Manheim index rises

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An increase in used-vehicle supply has put a drag on used-vehicle prices. But dealers' skills and efficiencies lifted Manheim's monthly Used Vehicle Value Index despite that supply pressure.
Jun
7th

Jeep launches summer campaign for special-edition lineup

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The Jeep brand paired with USA Olympic men's basketball team finalist Paul George and Sony/ATV Music Publishing for its three new summer spots, now airing in the U.S., focusing on the brand's special-edition lineup.
Jun
7th

NADA names Fong to head dealership operations

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The National Automobile Dealers Association today named Peter Fong, 52, as senior vice president of dealership operations. He replaces John Lyboldt, who left NADA to become president of the Truckload Carriers Association.
Jun
7th

Automotive News Europe honors the 2016 Rising Stars winners

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Fifteen young and talented automotive executives have been honored as Rising Stars within the automotive industry by Automotive News Europe.
Jun
7th

Marc Stepp, head of UAW’s Chrysler department in rocky 1970s, dies at 93

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Marc Stepp, who as head of the UAW's Chrysler department negotiated steep cuts in pay and other benefits for thousands of factory workers as the ailing automaker teetered near bankruptcy and angled for a historic U.S.
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