- Sting urges GM Canada workers to keep up the fight – Automotive News: Sting told Canada’s Unifor members: “We thought it would be appropriate to come show our support for you.”
- Unifor, Ontario locked in war of words over GM Oshawa – Automotive News: A key Ontario government official accused Unifor of causing problems with commercials attacking GM. Unifor’s Jerry Dias called the province “stupid.” GM is urging cooperation.
- Europe’s car industry braces for Trump’s make-or-break tariff decision – Yahoo: European car companies, including Volkswagen and Jaguar Land Rover, are bracing for a head-on collision with the Trump administration over tariffs.
- Next disaster for Europe’s car industry? Trump’s 25% tariff threat – Yahoo: The US Commerce Department is expected to issue a report by Sunday outlining that car imports into the US pose a national security threat, and then …
- BRIEF-Bethel Automotive Safety Systems Signs Agreement To Provide General Motors With Auto … – Yahoo: Bethel Automotive Safety Systems Co Ltd : * SAYS IT SIGNS AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE GENERAL MOTORS CO WITH AUTO …
- Daimler pushes electrification as emissions jump under new testing regime – Automotive News: Daimler will push electrification more aggressively after tougher emissions tests revealed pollution levels in Europe at Mercedes-Benz …
- VW Targets Carbon-Neutral Production for First Electric Car – Bloomberg: The German automaker will use green power to assemble the I.D. model at its plant in Zwickau and for the car’s battery cells, Volkswagen said Friday …
- Bentley revs up Bentayga with Speed variant – Automotive News: In addition, Jaguar Land Rover markets some Range Rover models with prices that exceed $200,000. Separately, Bentley last month said it plans to …
- BRIEF-Chongqing Changan Automobile Sold 141735 Vehicles In Jan Versus 236782 Vehicles … – Yahoo: Chongqing Changan Automobile Co Ltd : * SAYS IT SOLD 141,735 VEHICLES IN JAN VERSUS 236,782 VEHICLES YEAR …
- Lexus ES – Autocar: This Japanese entrant aims to gatecrash the German-controlled executive saloon market in a way the GS could never manage If you”re a car maker aiming to intrude on the most firmly established fraternity in the automotive world, you had better have…
- Porsche, Alfa Romeo and Nissan take big hits as European sales fall 5% in January – Automotive News: Porsche, Alfa Romeo, Nissan, Fiat and Audi saw sales decline most in a European market down nearly 5 percent in January. Volvo, PSA’s DS brand and…
- Proposed Washington tariffs could halve German car exports to US: Ifo – Reuters: A proposed 25 percent import tariffs on cars by the United States could cut German car exports to the U.S. by up to 50 pct in the …
- New Renault Chairman Meets With Nissan in Bid to Soothe Tensions – Bloomberg: Carlos Ghosn’s successor as Renault SA’s chairman made his first visit to auto alliance partner Nissan Motor Co. in Japan, starting his bid to mend the …
- Mercedes-Benz EU emissions jump under new testing regime – Reuters: Daimler will push electric and hybrid cars more aggressively after tougher emissions tests revealed pollution levels in Europe at Mercedes-Benz Cars rose 7 percent last year.
- China woes expose lax quality control at JLR – Automotive News: Jaguar Land Rover blames its latest quarterly loss largely on “challenging market conditions in China,” which include a rare decline in …
- Private equity firms win over Scout24 with improved $6.4 billion bid – Reuters: Hellman & Friedman and Blackstone have won over … Among other proposals, German used-car dealing platform Auto1 …
- Morgan Stanley Cautions Investors to Prepare for Auto Tariffs – Bloomberg: “Although we expect any auto tariffs would be fleeting, the event would certainly create at least some near-term pressure on economic fundamentals …
- Six firms including JD arm, Dongfeng Motor invest $354 mln in China Railway unit – Reuters: China Railway said on its official WeChat account on Friday that Dongfeng Motor, BAIC Motor, CRRC Corp , JD Logistics, Global Logistics Properties …
- Volkswagen PH Holds 2019 Metro Manila Mall Tours from February to May – Yahoo: Starting as early as Valentine’s Day this February, up to Labor Day in May, Volkswagen Philippines brings its roster of German-engineered and designed …
- European car sales drop 4.6 percent in January – ACEA – Reuters: FCA Group, Ford and Volkswagen led a 4.6 percent decline in European car registrations in January, industry data showed, dampened by an economic slowdown in euro zone economies and consumer jitters over Brexit and trade.
- A $1 Million Car? Here Are 11 of Them – Bloomberg: With their cutting-edge technology, race-inspired design, and high-end materials, the cars are equal parts engineering and artistry-and as such, …
- FOCUS-Lyft to woo investors with fast U.S. growth in IPO race with Uber – Reuters: Lyft Inc will pitch investors on its fast growth in the United States as it seeks to beat out Uber Technologies Inc to become the first publicly listed ride-hailing company, according to people familiar with the matter.
- Lyft to woo investors with fast US growth in IPO race with Uber – Reuters: Uber remains the undisputed king of ride-hailing in terms of size. Its revenue for the third quarter of 2018 was $2.95 billion, up 38 percent from the prior …
- China ride-hailing giant Didi to lay off 15 percent staff this yea – Reuters: Beijing-based ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing will lay off 15 percent of its staff this year, or about 2,000 employees, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday.
- Ghosn beefs up defense with lawyer famous for acquittals – Washington Post: Former Renault-Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn has beefed up his defense team ahead of his trial in Japan by hiring Junichiro Hironaka, …
- Ford, VW discuss $4 billion value for Argo AI, report says – Automotive News: Breakthroughs in negotiations between Ford and Volkswagen could include a possible framework for VW to work with and invest in Argo AI, the Ford-backed autonomous-vehicle startup, Bloomberg reported.
- Harvick, Logano lead Ford sweeps of Daytona Duels – Reuters: Brendan Gaughan grabbed the transfer position in the caution-free second Duel by finishing 15th, ahead of the Open cars of Casey Mears (who was …
- Australian miner Fortescue says two driverless trucks involved in low-speed incident – Reuters: Australian iron ore miner Fortescue said on Friday that one of its driverless trucks, traveling at low speed, ran into another that was parked at its remote Western Australian operations in an incident earlier this week.
- Report: Ford, VW talks on joint robot-car venture heat up – Freep: The automakers discussed an investment by VW in Argo AI, the autonomous vehicle startup backed by Ford, Bloomberg reports.
- Nissan PH Re-Announces Takata Airbag Recall – Yahoo: Nissan is joining its fellow Japanese car manufacturers in re-urging customers to bring in their vehicles and have their Takata airbag replaced. Launched in …
- Go-Jek Fields Bank Pitches Amid $3 Billion Funding Drive – Bloomberg: The two most valuable startups in Southeast Asia are going head-to-head in everything from ride hailing to mobile payments and food delivery in …
- Land Rover Discovery SVX cancelled – Autocar: Hardcore off-roader no longer planned for production, but SVX badge will live on elsewhere Land Rover”s Discovery SVX concept car will not make production as originally planned. The rougher, tougher Discovery SVX was first seen at the 2017 Frankfurt…
- Opinion: Now Land Rover can focus on models that matter – Autocar: Cancelling the Range Rover SV Coupe and Discovery SVX means Land Rover can turn its attention to cars that will sell in numbers, like the new Defender It”s rare for a car maker to reverse launch plans for a model already confirmed for production and…