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Apr
30th

Porsche boots Mueller from executive board but he keeps benefits

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Porsche SE said former Volkswagen Group CEO Matthias Mueller had "resigned" from his post as executive board member responsible for strategy and corporate development from today (30 April).
Apr
30th

PSA’s DS brand will electrify lineup to bolster upscale appeal

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PSA's upscale brand DS said that all its new models introduced starting in 2025 will have only full-electric or hybrid drivetrains, and that it will present its first battery electric vehicle at the Paris auto show in October.
Apr
30th

Skoda UK adds Alexa integration

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Skoda UK has introduced Alexa connectivity for some models.
Apr
30th

FCA Brampton plant limits production as Unifor strikes Lear seating plant

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Unionized workers who make seats at Lear Ajax near Toronto began strike actions over the weekend. The strike has affected production of the Chrysler 300 and Dodge Challenger and Charger in Ontario.
Apr
30th

BMW may get state aid for Czech test center

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BMW may get state aid worth 18.7 million euros to build a test center for self-driving and electric vehicles in the Czech Republic.
Apr
30th

Chinese firm creates self-driving street cleaning vehicles

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A Chinese tech firm has launched two self-driving street cleaning vehicles.
Apr
30th

GM going dark on monthly sales won’t stop reporting shenanigans

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A few years ago, BMW and Nissan were in heated races with their rivals, looking for buyers anywhere they could find. They found them all right -- in dealers' corner offices.
Apr
30th

Volkswagen in talks to manage Didi fleet, co-develop self-driving cars

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Volkswagen is in talks to form a joint venture with China's Didi Chuxing to manage part of the ride-hailing company's fleet of cars and help develop 'purpose-built' vehicles for Didi's services.
Apr
30th

American Ford truck gets an English engine

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Ford's new three litre diesel V6 engine for the top selling North American F-150 pickup truck line comes from England, though that is not mentioned in official statements from the automaker.
Apr
30th

VW is in talks to manage Didi fleet, co-develop self-driving cars

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VW is in talks to form a joint venture with China's Didi Chuxing to manage part of the ride-hailing company's fleet of cars and help develop purpose-built vehicles for Didi's services.
Apr
30th

Samara cluster calls for “comprehensive” supplier strategy

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Samara's automotive cluster is calling for a "comprehensive strategy" to develop local suppliers as Russia looks increasingly to add to its domestic attraction for overseas manufacturers and as the country emerges from recession.
Apr
30th

Volvo boosts operating profit in first quarter 2018

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Geely's Volvo Cars boosted first quarter 2018 operating profit 3.6% year on year to MSEK3,616m.
Apr
30th

VW’s Seat brand will hire 250 more staff at Spanish plant

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VW Group's Seat brand is hiring more workers to help build the Ibiza car and Arona small SUV, along with the next-generation Audi A1.
Apr
30th

Qualcomm and partners demonstrate interoperability of C-V2X

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5G Automotive Association (5GAA), Audi, Ford Motor Company and Qualcomm Technologies, a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, have announced the world's first demonstration for Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything (C-V2X) direct communications technology operating across vehicles from different manufacturers.
Apr
30th

Harman doubles its production capacity in China

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Harman International, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics, has announced that phase II construction of Harman Automotive Electronic System (Suzhou) was successfully completed and the new facility officially began operations.
Apr
30th

Hella and BHAP form electronic component JV in China

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Hella is expanding its presence on the Chinese market by launching a new joint venture specialising in electronic components with the company BHAP, which is part of the BAIC automotive group.
Apr
30th

Passenger seat Tesla Autopilot ‘driver’ fined and loses licence

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A British man who switched on his Tesla's Autopilot before moving to the passenger seat while travelling along a motorway has been banned from driving for 18 months.
Apr
30th

Skoda will shift some SUV production to Germany

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Skoda will build Karoq SUVs in a VW plant in Germany to ease overcapacity in its factories in the Czech Republic.
Apr
30th

GAZ seeks 50% revenue from exports by 2022

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GAZ Group says it is looking to achieve 50% of its revenue being accounted for in the export field by 2022.
Apr
30th

Subaru moves to new HQ in US

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Subaru of America has completed its new US$118m US headquarters in Camden, New Jersey, which the company hopes will usher in a new period of growth in this market.
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