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Apr
21st

Volvo sets goal to sell 1 million electrified cars by 2025

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Following a global sales record in 2015, Volvo plans to sell 1 million electrified cars by 2025, the company said today. "It is a deliberately ambitious target," Volvo CEO Hakan Samuelsson said in a statement.
Apr
20th

IAC promotes two execs to head N.A., Europe operations

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International Automotive Components today named Maurice Sessel and Kelli Carney to run its North American and European operations, respectively.
Apr
20th

Former CEO of Larry H. Miller Group buys his own store

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The former CEO of Larry H. Miller Group of Cos., Greg Miller, has purchased his own dealership, the former Bob Baker Toyota in Lemon Grove, Calif., outside San Diego.
Apr
20th

VW expected to offer to buy back nearly 500,000 U.S. diesel vehicles

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Volkswagen AG and U.S. officials have reached a framework deal under which the automaker would offer to buy back almost 500,000 diesel cars that used sophisticated software to evade U.S. emissions rules, two people briefed on the matter said.
Apr
20th

Elio Motors sets up suburban Detroit center to assemble test vehicles

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Elio Motors, the Arizona startup planning to begin commercial production of its oft-delayed three-wheeled vehicles next year, said today it will assemble test vehicles in suburban Detroit.
Apr
20th

GM cites progress in ignition-switch case settlement talks

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A lawyer for General Motors said today the company has made "significant progress" toward resolving lawsuits involving injuries and deaths allegedly linked to a faulty ignition switch that prompted the recall of 2.6 million vehicles.
Apr
20th

Former supplier executive to serve 18 months in U.S. for price fixing

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A former high-ranking executive with Japanese supplier Nishikawa Rubber has pleaded guilty and will serve 18 months in a U.S. prison for his role in fixing the prices of automotive body sealing products, the U.S. Department of Justice said today.
Apr
20th

VW to hike diesel scandal provisions to double-digit billions of euros, report says

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Volkswagen will raise its provisions to pay for an emissions cheating scandal to a double-digit billion euros amount, from 6.7 billion euros ($7.6 billion) at present, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters today.
Apr
20th

P3 unveils randd center in suburban Detroit, plans to add 100 jobs

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Global consulting firm P3 unveiled a Mobility Innovation Center near Detroit today and said it plans to hire 100 employees in its automotive division by the end of this year.
Apr
20th

Independent tests reveal best and worst diesel cars for NOx emissions

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Emissions tests questioned
News 21 Apr, 2016

Independent testing by Emissions Analytics mirrors the official RDE regulations scheduled for 2017 and grades models based on NOx

Apr
20th

This 1968 Ferrari 275 GTS/4 NART Spider could sell for £15m

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Ferrari 275 GTS/4 NART Spider - front three quarter
News 20 Apr, 2016

RM Sotheby’s will be offering a ‘last of the line’ Ferrari 275 GTS/4 NART Spider for auction on May 14

Apr
20th

1968 Ferrari 275 goes to auction – pictures

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Apr
20th

NSK confident of future PSA bearings relationship despite civil claim

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NSK says it wants to continue its relationship with PSA Groupe, despite the French automaker pursuing a civil claim related to bearings cartel activity in tandem with several other suppliers.
Apr
20th

Ford pays $199,950 before taxes for Tesla’s 64th Model X SUV

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Ford paid $199,950 -- $55,000 more than the sticker price -- to buy one of the first SUVs made by Tesla Motors, according to vehicle registration documents obtained by Bloomberg.
Apr
20th

Ford pays $200,000 to check out a Tesla Model X

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Ford paid $199,950 -- $55,000 more than the sticker price -- to buy one of the first SUVs made by Tesla Motors, according to vehicle registration documents obtained by Bloomberg.
Apr
20th

Mitsubishi admits to falsifying fuel economy tests

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Shares in Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) fell 15% today after the automaker admitted to falsifying fuel economy tests affecting about 625,000 mini-cars it built for its own brand and, on an OEM basis, for Nissan Motor (NM).
Apr
20th

NSK moots out of Court bearings settlement with PSA

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PSA Groupe supplier, NSK, says it is "absolutely possible" it could reach an out of Court settlement with the French automaker, which is seeking US$577m from several bearings manufacturers involved in price fixing activities.
Apr
20th

VW fooled state DMVs too, prompting calls for tougher air tests

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Each year, millions of American motorists trudge to state inspection stations to make sure their vehicles aren't violating pollution limits. At least, that's what they think they're doing.
Apr
20th

Indonesia vehicle sales fall by over 5% in March

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New vehicle sales in Indonesia fell by 5.5% to 93,990 units in March, from 99,400 units a year earlier, according to local reports citing Astra International - the country's largest vehicle distributor.
Apr
20th

Malaysia sales plunge 28% in March

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New vehicle sales in Malaysia fell sharply March, by 27.6% to 48,800 units from 67,387 units in the same month of last year, according to the monthly automotive industry report released by the Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA).
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