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Jan
11th

Tenneco to supply clean air solutions for new Daimler NRM engines

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Tenneco is supplying the complete hot-end aftertreatment system for diesel applications, which includes the Diesel Oxidation Catalyst (DOC), mixer and the SCR-Coated Diesel Particulate Filter (SDPF) with an SCR substrate in a module with sensors.
Jan
11th

PSA Group global sales grow 5.8% in 2016 to 3.1m units

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PSA Group sales grew 5.8%, to 3,146,000 units last year as the company continues its 'Push to Pass' plan, which provides for 121 regional launches by 2021.
Jan
11th

Nexteer/Continental jointly to develop advanced motion control systems

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Nexteer Automotive and Continental have announced their agreement to form a joint venture focused on the advancement of motion control systems and actuator components for automated driving.
Jan
11th

NEVS appoints new vice president of Product Strategy & Planning

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NEVS current senior director Electrical Engineering & Vehicle Motion, Hans-Martin Duringhof, has been appointed vice president of Product Strategy & Planning and member of the automaker's management team.
Jan
11th

Dana 2016 sales down 4% at US$5.8bn

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Dana has posted preliminary 2016 sales down 4% to US$5.8bn and adjusted EBITDA of US$660m, with the former primarily due to foreign-currency translation reducing sales by around US$170m.
Jan
11th

China passenger vehicle sales rise 16% in 2016

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Sales of passenger vehicles in China, including passenger cars, SUVs and MPVs, rose by 15.9% to 23.9 million units in 2016 - according to the China Passenger Car Association.
Jan
11th

Falken swoops on the European OE tyre market

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Falken Tyre recently formed an OE partnership with Czech car manufacturer Skoda, marking the latest in a series of manufacturer relationships. To find out more and how the OE side of its business is shaping up, we spoke to the tyre maker's European head of marketing, Stephan Cimbal.
Jan
11th

Tesla hires veteran Apple developer to lead Autopilot self-driving tech team

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Tesla Autopilot - no hands
News 11 Jan, 2017

Chris Lattner - responsible for the Swift programming language - joins electric car company Tesla after more than a decade at Apple.

Jan
11th

Volkswagen executives indicted by S. Korea prosecutors

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South Korean prosecutors indicted seven current and former executives and employees of Volkswagen Group's local unit for alleged violation of the Clean Air Conservation Act and other charges as part of a year-long investigation into emissions...
Jan
11th

PSA sales rise 6% in 2016 on European recovery, Iran

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PSA's global deliveries rose by nearly 6 percent last year, propelled by a European market recovery and strong sales of Peugeot cars in Iran. China and southeast Asia was a problem region for the automaker with sales falling 16 percent.
Jan
11th

The most important vehicles at the Detroit auto show

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The 2017 edition of the Detroit auto show won't go into the books for blockbuster introductions and eye-popping concepts. That said, a few vehicles in the show are important and significant.
Jan
10th

Head of Wells Fargo Dealer Services to retire

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Dawn Martin Harp, head of Wells Fargo Dealer Services, will retire April 1 after more than 20 years with the lender.
Jan
10th

Mercedes design ethic blends hot and cool

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Gorden Wagener, Mercedes-Benz design chief, says designers like him are always thinking in the future.
Jan
10th

How Waymo decided to go driverless

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John Krafcik, head of what used to be Google's self-driving project, said the company's approach to automation was determined after observing how drivers responded to advanced driver assist technologies.
Jan
10th

Despite global duties, Munoz stays focused on U.S.

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Jose Munoz's latest promotion gave Nissan's North America chairman the additional job of chief performance officer, giving him responsibility for every market in the world.
Jan
10th

Bentley plans wider adoption of plug-in hybrids

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Bentley plans to introduce a plug-in hybrid version of every model in its lineup in the next few years, giving the ultra-luxury automaker crucial alt-fuel options as global emission standards -- particularly in wealthy city centers -- grow tighter.
Jan
10th

Rising used-vehicle supply seen pushing prices down in 2017

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Used-vehicle prices could fall next year as the number of off-lease and other used vehicles is slated to increase, said Tom Webb, Cox Automotive's chief economist.
Jan
10th

Rosekind credits auto industry for collaboration on safety

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Mark Rosekind, looking back on his two-year tenure as head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, credited the auto industry for being open to the agency's aggressive efforts to create a more proactive approach to safety.
Jan
10th

Ford to pay $200 million extra cash on top of regular dividend

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Ford said it will pay an additional $200 million to shareholders beyond its regular first-quarter dividend and that its 2016 tax rate will be higher than previously forecast.
Jan
10th

NADA’S Welch tells automakers to end ‘unfair’ incentive programs

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National Automobile Dealers Association CEO Peter Welch called on automakers to end 'unfair' incentive programs and get parts to dealers faster to repair recalled vehicles.
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