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Oct
5th

The last temptation of Elon Musk

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If you thought Tesla and Elon Musk escaped the clutches of the SEC with a fairly modest punishment, settling civil fraud charges for a mere $20 million each, think again.
Oct
5th

Calls for public inquiry into governments’ diesel policies

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Exhaust emissions
News 5 Oct, 2018

Petition calls for pause on diesel penalties as policymakers “face up to their past mistakes rather than slap more taxes on people”

Oct
5th

New McLaren 720S Track Pack unleashed for 2019

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McLaren 720S Track Pack - front
News 5 Oct, 2018

New track-focused £28,360 McLaren 720S pack includes six-point harnesses and a 24kg weight reduction

Oct
5th

New McLaren 720S Track Pack unleashed for 2019 – pictures

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Oct
5th

Renault and Newfund invest in directional speaker maker

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Renault Group and Newfund have announced their investment in the French startup Akoustic Arts, specialised in directional sound, in order to accelerate its growth and enable it to pursue the wide scale development of its products.
Oct
5th

Delphi CEO quits after 10 months; interim CEO named

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Auto supplier Delphi Technologies said CEO Liam Butterworth was stepping down, more than ten months after taking the post.
Oct
5th

Why Honda walked away from Waymo

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Honda and Google affiliate Waymo were nearing a deal to jointly develop autonomous vehicles earlier this year when the Japanese company walked away, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg.
Oct
5th

W. European car sales fall 23% on WLTP

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Western European car sales dropped 23 percent in September in the wake of a summer discounting action that preceded a tougher new emissions-testing regime, according to data from LMC.
Oct
5th

Tesla to delay Autopilot drive mode, Elon Musk says in tweet

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Tesla will delay the Autopilot drive for navigation, Elon Musk said a day after the technology was ranked second in a Consumer Reports survey.
Oct
5th

We love Paris in the autumn time – the week

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If it's autumn and not Frankfurt it must be Paris and we have our show coverage packaged in a handy Hot Topic bundle here.
Oct
5th

West European car market down 23% in September

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The West European car market fell back by 23% in September as the introduction of new WLTP emissions testing standards continued to distort the market.
Oct
5th

Faurecia agile enough to cope with Brexit needs – CEO

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Faurecia says it will adapt to what its customers want as the UK prepares to leave the European Union (EU) next year.
Oct
5th

Will Toyota build Lexus cars in China?

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Toyota, long opposed to producing Lexus cars in China because of concerns over quality, is now considering it to ignite growth and narrow sales gaps with its German rivals, Reuters reported.
Oct
5th

Honda develops smart intersection technology with Marysville

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Just as Volkswagen is working with its home town of Wolfsburg on V2X technology, so Honda has been demonstrating its Smart Intersection technology for vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication designed to reduce traffic collisions at roadway intersections, in Marysville, Ohio, home to its first US assembly plants.
Oct
5th

‘Car firms should donate £5 to good causes every time they make a sale’

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Opinion - Marcus Rutherford Foundation
Opinion 7 Oct, 2018

Car manufacturers should be more charitable, says Mike Rutherford

Oct
5th

PSA outlines platform strategy to 2025

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As part of its 'Push To Pass' strategic plan, Groupe PSA says it has been scaling back the number of its platforms worldwide and has described the platform consolidation process to two platforms and its plans out to 2025.
Oct
5th

Materials shortage poses plastics problem, French group claims

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France's Groupement Plasturgie Automobile is claiming the shortage of PA 6.6 is putting the manufacturers of plastic parts for the automotive industry in serious difficulty.
Oct
5th

Toyota recalls 2.4 million Prius and Auris over stalling issue

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Toyota Prius
News 5 Oct, 2018

Previous-gen Prius and Auris recalled over potential stalling issued triggered when cars go into limp mode; 55,000 UK cars are affected

Oct
5th

LG Chem in EV battery deal with Volkswagen

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LG Chem, one of South Korea's largest chemicals companies, disclosed it hasd signed an agreement to supply electric vehicle (EV) batteries to Volkswagen group.
Oct
5th

VW top-sellers now WLTP compliant, automaker says

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The best-selling versions of all VW models now conform to WLTP rules, easing a delivery bottleneck that has hit sales.
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