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Jan
10th

How ZF, assisted by TRW, aims to win with autonomous cars

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Peter Lake is the sales chief at the newly merged operations of TRW and ZF and has been instrumental in bringing the two suppliers together.
Jan
10th

Citroen will keep focus on quirky designs

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Citroen's reinvention hinges on offering unconventionally designed cars such as the C4 Cactus, the automaker's Citroen Strategy Director, Mathieu Bellamy, told Automotive News Europe.
Jan
10th

Ioniq fights Prius, point by point

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Hyundai is challenging the hybrid-car leader by touting the low center of gravity, rigid body, sporty suspension and fuel-saving lithium ion battery in its new Ioniq green car -- all points that Toyota has trumpeted regarding the redesigned Prius.
Jan
10th

Autonomous vehicles will be safer, not perfect

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The self-driving car is likely to make mistakes from time to time, just as humans do, says the head of Toyota's new research institute. But overall, autonomous vehicles will be significantly safer than cars controlled by humans.
Jan
10th

GM sees Bolt as proof of its forward thinking

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General Motors says the Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicle -- designed for a ride-sharing world -- shows the automaker has been thinking for a long time about how changes in personal mobility will affect its future business model.
Jan
9th

VW proposes catalytic converter to fix U.S. test-cheating cars, report says

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Volkswagen engineers have come up with a catalytic converter that could be fitted to around 430,000 cars in the United States as a fix for vehicles capable of cheating emissions tests, German daily Bild am Sonntag reported.
Jan
9th

Cadillac appoints BMW’s Creed to top North America sales post

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Cadillac appointed long-time BMW executive Dan Creed to sales chief for North America, reporting to Cadillac President Johan de Nysschen.
Jan
9th

Honda plans new Acura crossover for China, report says

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Honda plans to launch a new small Acura crossover vehicle this year in China to compete with BMW and Audi in the world's biggest car market, two individuals closely involved in the effort told Reuters.
Jan
9th

Obama plans to attend Detroit auto show, touts bailout’s success

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President Barack Obama, who has taken several victory laps to celebrate the successful U.S. bailout of GM and Chrysler in 2009, said today he is planning to attend the 2016 Detroit auto show.
Jan
9th

Fiat Chrysler poised to add two more ad agencies to roster, report says

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Fiat Chrysler is set to add Interpublic's FCB and Omnicom's DDB to its roster of ad agencies, people familiar with the matter told Advertising Age.
Jan
9th

GM Europe operations still loss-making in 2015

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GM Europe was still loss-making in 2015 but hopes to return to profit this year, the division's CEO, Karl-Thomas Neumann, told a German magazine.
Jan
9th

GM Europe aims for profit this year after 2015 loss, CEO Neumann says

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GM Europe was still loss-making in 2015 but hopes to return to profit this year, the division's CEO, Karl-Thomas Neumann, told a German magazine.
Jan
9th

Facing U.S. storm, VW set for easier ride in Europe on emissions scandal

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Volkswagen is unlikely to face U.S.-style fines in Europe over its emissions scandal because of a softer regulatory regime and its home country Germany's determination to protect its car industry, EU sources and legal experts say.
Jan
9th

Rebranded Saab at the center of China’s green car push

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The Swedish automaker once known as Saab has emerged as part of China's push to make electric vehicles a mass-market alternative to gasoline cars, after getting a $12 billion order for EVs.
Jan
9th

Ferrari, Porsche gain from Australia car-sales boom

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Ferrari and Porsche are among automakers benefiting from a booming Australian car market. Sales of new vehicles in Australia increased to a record to 1.16 million last year, helped by a property boom.
Jan
9th

Big suppliers hunger for startups’ tech

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The auto industry's big suppliers are racing to invest in companies that can deliver key technologies for infotainment, self-driving cars, EV batteries -- you name it.
Jan
9th

Q30 hatch renamed to appease dealers

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Dealers asked Infiniti to change the names of the Q30 and QX30 because the models looked so similar.
Jan
9th

Beacons help brands target consumers on the show floor

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This year's Detroit auto show will use beacons, wireless digital transmitters located around the exhibition hall that can track the movements of show visitors and communicate with them through their smartphones via Bluetooth as they wander the floor.
Jan
9th

Mired in crisis, VW shows innovative side

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Volkswagen's Herbert Diess used his platform at last week's Consumer Electronics Show to present a vision of a post-crisis VW.
Jan
9th

Infiniti Q30 hatch renamed to appease dealers

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Dealers asked Infiniti to change the names of the Q30 and QX30 because the models looked so similar.
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