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Jul
31st

VW names purchasing chief Brandstaetter as COO

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Volkswagen Group said company veteran Ralf Brandstaetter will be chief operating officer of its core VW passenger cars brand.
Jul
31st

No deal Brexit is not an option, Britain’s car industry warns

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A no-deal Brexit is not an option for Britain's car industry, given the costs and disruption that automakers and consumers would suffer, the head of the country's automobile industry group said.
Jul
31st

‘Perfect storm’ fuels sharp decline in domestic UK car manufacturing

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Nissan factory building a car
News 31 Jul, 2018

June 2018 saw a 5.5 per cent overall decline in UK car manufacturing, but 47.2 per cent fewer cars were made for the domestic market

Jul
31st

British racing icon Cosworth tests self-driving market

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Cosworth, the racing icon that has worked with every major automaker on engine projects, will now delve into autonomous driving.
Jul
31st

Traverse City conference: Automakers must protect against hackers in self-driving world

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If automakers don't take control of vehicle software, self-driving cars could be riddled with bugs that leave them vulnerable to hackers, said Ami Dotan, CEO of Karamba Security.
Jul
31st

The great fade-out: CD players in the dash

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New cars and light trucks don't feature single-disc or multidisc CD players in the numbers available even five years ago.
Jul
31st

What millennials want from automakers

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For automakers, millennials are a "market pressure that is creating the need to change," says Pom Malhotra, director of connected vehicles and data at Audi of America.
Jul
31st

Inside Kuka, the future is cells

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Tooling supplier Kuka has reimagined traditional manufacturing from an assembly line to an automated matrix of cells.
Jul
31st

Conti sees trend to faster product development

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The breakneck speed at which self-driving and connected-car technology is evolving is forcing the industry to change how products will be developed, a Continental executive said.
Jul
30th

Uber to stop developing self-driving trucks

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Uber will stop developing self-driving trucks that have been hauling cargo on U.S. highways, the ride-hailing company said on Monday, seeking to focus its autonomous-vehicle technology solely on cars.
Jul
30th

Inside Kuka, the future is cells

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Tooling supplier Kuka has reimagined traditional manufacturing from an assembly line to an automated matrix of cells.
Jul
30th

U.S. new-car sales on pace to dip, remain flat in July, forecasts show

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U.S. car and light-truck deliveries are projected to be flat or down in July, forecasts from J.D. Power/LMC, Edmunds and Cox Automotive show, with one less day and weekend of sales. It would be only the third monthly year-over-year drop in 2018.
Jul
30th

Tesla fills chief accounting post with Seagate’s CFO

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Tesla is filling a significant void in its finance team with a former chief financial officer of computer-drive maker Seagate Technology.
Jul
30th

GM’s smart manufacturing means more robots

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General Motors is growing its use of connected robots that can help the automaker identify maintenance problems before they occur.
Jul
30th

Toyota moves to new level on second-generation fuel-cell semi-truck

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Toyota unveiled a second-generation of its proposed hydrogen fuel cell semi-truck, which it hopes can bring zero-emission to commercial vehicles.
Jul
30th

What millennials want from automakers

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For automakers, millennials are a "market pressure that is creating the need to change," Pom Malhotra, director of connected vehicles and data at Audi of America, said Monday at the CAR Management Briefing Seminars.
Jul
30th

Dana agrees to $600 million acquisition

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Dana has reached an agreement to acquire Oerlikon's drive systems business in a transaction valued at $600 million.
Jul
30th

Dana agrees to $600 million acquisition

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Dana has reached an agreement to acquire Oerlikon's drive systems business in a transaction valued at $600 million.
Jul
30th

Conti sees trend to faster product development

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The breakneck speed at which self-driving and connected-car technology is evolving is forcing the industry to change how products will be developed, a Continental executive said.
Jul
30th

Voltage rising on EV technology

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One challenge facing the auto industry is that recharging and operating systems for EVs are trending strongly toward higher voltage, said Eaton executive Scott Adams.
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