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Oct
23rd

Rolls-Royce names veteran BMW exec as manufacturing boss

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Johann Wolff began his career at BMW as an apprentice before going on to manage several BMW foundries as a master craftsman in foundry pattern making.
Oct
23rd

German software giant SAP eyes gains from connected cars

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German software giant SAP plans to become an even bigger player in the connected-car sector as it works to capture vehicle data and allow drivers to pay for parking or fuel from within their cars.
Oct
23rd

VW eyes Chatanooga for production of 3 EVs

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Volkswagen is getting close to deciding whether to build up to three electric vehicles at its U.S. plant.
Oct
22nd

Northvolt to set up Polish battery plant to tap mining, storage markets

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Swedish battery manufacturing startup Northvolt has partnered with South Bay Solutions, a Tesla supplier, to jointly set up a plant in Poland to produce battery systems for energy storage companies and the mining industry.
Oct
22nd

Ford Ranger won’t cannibalize F-150 sales, Joe Hinrichs says

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As F-150 prices continue to climb, the automaker's head of global operations says "there's room now" for a less expensive midsize pickup in Ford's lineup.
Oct
22nd

Ford’s Hinrichs says Trump tariffs make U.S. steel costliest in the world

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A top Ford executive is escalating its criticism of the Trump administration's metals tariffs that the company has already said took a $1 billion bite out of profit.
Oct
22nd

Porsche to build Mission E Cross

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Porsche's supervisory board has given the green light to series production of the Mission E Cross Turismo. The automaker said it would create 300 additional jobs at its Zuffenhausen base for production of the vehicle, presented as a concept at the 2018 Geneva show last March.
Oct
22nd

Audi’s e-tron held up by software issue – report

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Audi's e-tron SUV is being delayed from launch by around four weeks because, reports say, of a software issue related to the model's development process.
Oct
22nd

Aston Martin details Brexit-coping measures – report

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Aston Martin (AM) is considering flying in car components and moving more parts through alternative UK ports to Dover to avoid possible border friction after Britain leaves the European Union [Brexit], its CEO told the Reuters news agency.
Oct
22nd

Ford will place next self-driving fleet in Washington, D.C.

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Ford plans to make the nation's capital a pillar in its strategy to commercially deploy self-driving vehicles. Starting in the first quarter of 2019, the company will begin testing its autonomous-driving technology in Washington D.C.
Oct
22nd

Aston Martin considers flying in components, changing ports to handle Brexit delays

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Aston Martin is considering flying in components and moving more parts through ports other than Dover if there is any border friction after Britain leaves the EU.
Oct
22nd

Mitsubishi Europe 2018 sales up 16%

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Mitsubishi Motors Europe (MME) said it boosted 2018 year to date sales 16% to 137,048 units versus 117,921 at the same time in 2017.
Oct
22nd

Addison Lee to launch self-driving taxis in London by 2021

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News 22 Oct, 2018

The private hire taxi service has teamed up with software developer Oxbotica to get autonomous vehicles on the road in three years

Oct
22nd

BASF, Nornickel join forces in EV battery push

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BASF and Russia's Nornickel are joining forces in an EV-battery cooperation that will see the long-term supply of nickel and cobalt by Nornickel, while BASF will build a plant to produce battery materials in Harjavalta, Finland.
Oct
22nd

Continental opens new hose plant in China

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Continental last week opened a new automotive hose manufacturing plant in Qingdao in China's Shandong province, according to local reports.
Oct
22nd

London taxi company Addison Lee promises self-driving cars by 2021

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A fleet of autonomous taxis could roll onto the streets of London within three years, after one of city's biggest private-hire taxi companies, Addison Lee, struck a deal with a maker of autonomous vehicle software.
Oct
22nd

London taxi company Addison Lee promises self-driving cars by 2021

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A fleet of autonomous taxis could roll onto the streets of London within three years, after one of city's biggest private-hire taxi companies struck a deal with a maker of autonomous vehicle software.
Oct
22nd

Michelin 9M 2018 sales up 3.9% to EUR16.2bn

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Michelin has posted nine-month net sales to September, 2018 up 3.9% to EUR16.2bn (US$18.7bn).
Oct
22nd

Audi e-tron faces four-week delay because of software issue

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A spokesman said the e-tron is delayed because the automaker needs new regulatory clearance for a piece of software that was modified during the development process.
Oct
22nd

Denso outlines future business and mobilty strategy

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Denso has launched its 2018 Annual Report, which is the first account of company activities following the release of its long-term policy.
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