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26 Apr, 2018
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GM's net income and operating profit fell sharply in the first quarter because of planned downtime of full-size pickup output, a restructuring in Korea and other costs. GM's earnings before interest and taxes declined 27 percent.
UK car production declined in March, down 13.3% year on year, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
Magna says the contract with the BMW Group 'is one of the first in the auto industry to include solid-state lidar for serial production.' The Canadian supplier developed the lidar with Innoviz.
Russia's automotive sector has emerged from the crisis of the past four years due to "serious support," which reached more than US$1bn alone last year from the government say Kremlin politicians as the country continues its slow recovery.
China is mulling proposals to cut import duties on passenger cars by about half, Bloomberg reported, citing people with direct knowledge of the matter, a move that's set to give a lift to luxury brands such as BMW and Lexus.
Porsche set one of the industry's most aggressive targets for selling plug-in hybrid and full-electric cars, predicting the vehicles will make up as many as half of its deliveries by 2025 in a sign the shift to electrified models is speeding up.
Porsche set one of the industry's most aggressive targets for selling plug-in hybrid and full-electric cars, predicting the vehicles will make up as many as half of its deliveries by 2025 in a sign the shift to electrified models is speeding up.
China is considering proposals to cut import duty on passenger cars by about half, sources said, in a move that would help German luxury automakers BMW, Mercedes and Porsche.
News
26 Apr, 2018
The long-term future of the Ford Mondeo looks unclear following the news that its US sister model will be dropped
Tesla's Autopilot chief, Jim Keller, has left the company, the latest in a rash of executive departures at the electric-car maker, which is in a fierce war for the engineering talent.
Tesla's Autopilot chief, Jim Keller, has left the company, the latest in a rash of executive departures at the electric-car maker, which is in a fierce war for the engineering talent needed to develop autonomous vehicles.
Visteon has announced that it will provide a SmartCore-based integrated cockpit domain controller to Geely Auto for its new electric vehicle platform. Through this collaboration, both companies will jointly promote the innovation of cockpit electronics in the automotive industry.
Nissan CEO Hiroto Saikawa said a Renault-Nissan merger would have "side effects" and stressed the importance of independence in an interview with the Nikkei business paper.
Major Chinese auto-related electric battery firms saw a profitability downturn in 2017, despite upstream material producers enjoying bigger margins, Chinese media reports say.
UK production fell 13 percent in March as bad weather disrupted supply chains and worries over export prospects after Brexit and the future of diesel vehicles dampened demand.
Ford is rationalising its product offering and cutting costs still further. The news follows the posting of first quarter results that showed a swing to profit after a loss in the same quarter last year; revenue was also up 7%.
Volkswagen Group first quarter operating profit fell to EUR4.2bn from EUR4.4bn following record unit sales which led to group sales revenue rising year on year from EUR 56.2bn to EUR 58.2bn.
Hyundai's first-quarter net profit halved as bleak U.S. and China sales, a strong South Korean currency and labor union strikes dragged on the automaker's earnings.
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