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Oct
4th

VW forms task force with battery cell supplier LG Chem ahead of EV launch

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LG and its suppliers may be used to producing cells for consumer electronics, but VW's top-ranking EV executive says they have little experience with the demanding requirements and exact processes needed for automotive applications.
Oct
4th

EV battery producers prepare for huge production increase in Europe

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Now that Europe's automakers are ramping up plans for electrified vehicles, suppliers are investing in industrial scale battery cell production in the region.
Oct
4th

Audi hopes to hit full production capacity for e-tron by end of year

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Production of the Audi e-tron started in September as planned and on time in Brussels, with hopes of reaching maximum output this year if the supply chain does not falter.
Oct
3rd

Toyota, SoftBank to team up on automated driving, new mobility

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Toyota and Japanese tech conglomerate SoftBank will jointly fund a new mobility company that combines autonomous driving and ride-hailing with on-demand retail shopping delivered to people's doorsteps by vehicles such as Toyota's futuristic...
Oct
3rd

Toyota and SoftBank to team up on automated driving, new mobility

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Toyota and Japanese tech conglomerate SoftBank will jointly fund a new mobility company that combines autonomous driving and ride-hailing with on-demand retail shopping delivered to people's doorsteps by vehicles such as Toyota's futuristic...
Oct
3rd

humvee-am-general-sale

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AM General has put itself up for sale and has hired investment bank Macquarie Group to seek potential bidders in a deal that could value the builder of Humvee military vehicles at more than $2 billion, people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
Oct
3rd

Lyft quickly finds 150,000 people eager to ditch their cars

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Lyft's fledgling campaign to convince motorists they no longer need to own cars is off to a breakneck start, a top company executive said Tuesday.
Oct
3rd

Lyft quickly finds 150,000 people eager to ditch their cars

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Lyft's fledgling campaign to convince motorists they no longer need to own cars is off to a breakneck start, a top company executive said Tuesday.
Oct
3rd

Retired GM exec Bill Brooks dies at 85

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Bill Brooks, former vice president of corporate affairs at General Motors who launched a diversity program for GM employees, died Monday. He was 85.
Oct
3rd

U.S. traffic fatalities fall following two years of rising toll

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Deaths on American roads fell by nearly 2 percent last year, blunting two years of increases that had troubled regulators and safety advocates.
Oct
3rd

GM and California, once foes, partner in EV push

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GM, which for decades crossed swords with California officials over emissions standards, is now teaming up with the state to tout electric vehicles.
Oct
3rd

European Parliament votes to reduce CO2 emissions by 40% by 2030

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Exhaust emissions
News 3 Oct, 2018

European parliament approves draft law setting tougher targets for emissions, ruling 35 per cent of new cars must be low-emission by 2030

Oct
3rd

New Honda ad campaign focuses on crossovers, minority consumers

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Honda's latest ad campaign for its family of crossovers looks to tap into growth opportunities with minority consumers.
Oct
3rd

PSA taps Chevy for car-sharing service in Washington

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PSA is adding features to its fledgling mobility services platform for the U.S. in conjunction with a new car-sharing service being launched in Washington, D.C., at the end of October.
Oct
3rd

PSA taps Chevy for car-sharing service in Washington

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French carmaker PSA Group is adding features to its fledgling mobility services platform for the U.S. in conjunction with a new car-sharing service being launched in Washington, D.C., at the end of October.
Oct
3rd

SAIC future models – the rise of Roewe

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Launched in 2006, Roewe took its time to eventually become a mainstream brand. Now, with the addition of more SUVs and electrified models, sales are hitting new heights with home market registrations double those for MG, SAIC's other car division.
Oct
3rd

Dealers agree to settle with Reynolds in antitrust suit

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Reynolds and Reynolds and several dealership groups have reached an agreement in principle to settle a federal class-action antitrust lawsuit against the dealership software and services company.
Oct
3rd

Updated Mazda6 moves brand ever closer to premium

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Is Mazda knocking on the door of that elite club called Premium Brands? The signs have been there for a while, as each new model released over the last couple of years looks and feels ever more upscale. The newly updated Mazda6 adds greatly to that impression.
Oct
3rd

Ford Europe to sell Mondeo hybrid as a wagon

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Ford is to offer the Mondeo hybrid petrol-electric as an estate from 2019. It previously offered only a sedan, a body style unpopular in northern and western Europe.
Oct
3rd

Best concept cars at the 2018 Paris Motor Show

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Paris Motor show 2018 Best concept cars
News 4 Oct, 2018

We take a look at the weird and wonderful showpieces of the 2018 Paris Motor Show

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