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West Virginia Engineer Proves to be a David to Volkswagen's Goliath
Daniel Carder, an unassuming 45-year-old engineer with gray hair and blue jeans, appears an unlikely type to take down one of the world's most powerful companies.
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BMW CEO Faints During Press Conference at 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show
German luxury carmaker BMW's new chief executive, Harald Krueger, fainted on stage at the Frankfurt auto show on Tuesday, a Reuters witness reported.
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Suzuki Issues Global Recall For 2 Million Cars
Japan's Suzuki Motor Corp said it would recall 2 million cars, a record for the automaker, including the WagonR and Swift models.
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Hyundai Will Commercialise Autonomous Driving in 2020
Hyundai Motor Co on Tuesday said it aims to commercialise autonomous driving capabilities in some of its cars in 2020, as the South Korean automaker plays catch-up in the increasingly competitive technology.
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Mahindra Looking to Buy Italian Car Design Firm Pininfarina
Indian vehicle maker Mahindra & Mahindra has expressed an interest in buying car designer Pininfarina but no deal has been reached yet, the Italian company confirmed on Thursday.
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Carmakers Working on Doubling Driving Range of Affordable Electric
At least four major automakers - General Motors Co, Ford Motor Co, Nissan Motor Co Ltd and Volkswagen AG - plan to race Tesla to be first to field affordable electric vehicles that will travel up to 200 miles (322 km) between charges.
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ChemChina to Buy Pirelli For 7.1 Billion Euro
China National Chemical Corp (ChemChina) is to buy into Pirelli, the world's fifth-largest tire maker, in a 7.1 billion-euro ($7.7 billion) deal that will put the 143-year-old Italian company in Chinese hands.
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Nissan to Launch Cheaper Model of Datsun in India to Push Sales
Japan's Nissan Motor Co plans to launch its cheapest model in India, a sub 3 lakh compact under the Datsun brand. The unnamed small car will be launched within 18 months and be priced lower than the Datsun GO
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BMW 'Open' to Collaborating with Apple, But Will Not Share Tech Know-How
BMW's R&D chief said he saw hurdles to deeper collaboration with Apple beyond making products such as the iPhone work well in vehicles.
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Ford to Partner With Microsoft Again for Enhanced Connected-Car Services
Ford Motor Co is turning to one of its early technology partners, Microsoft Corp, to help expand the automaker's connected car services.
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General Motors to Cut Warranty on Chevrolet Engines
General Motors Co plans to cut its powertrain warranty on Chevrolet and GMC vehicles for the 2016 model year because the offer was not a strong enough selling point.
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SAIC Motor & Alibaba to Invest $160 million in Internet-Connected Cars
Chinese auto maker SAIC Motor Corp Ltd said on Thursday it would join forces with e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd to invest 1 billion yuan ($160 million) in a fund to develop Internet-connected cars.
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Aston Martin Crossover May Deepen Daimler Partnership
Aston Martin on Tuesday announced plans for a luxury crossover SUV that may draw more heavily on its partnership with Daimler, as the British sports car maker confirmed moves to raise more capital and expand into new vehicle categories.
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Self-Driving Cars Could Generate Billions in Revenue: Study
Self-driving cars could generate billions of dollars a year in revenue from mobile internet services and products, even if occupants spend only a fraction of their free time on the web, according to a new study by McKinsey & Company.
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Now Control Home Appliances From Your Car
AT&T will link its connected car and smart home technologies to bolster its foothold in the fast-growing market for internet-connected devices, a new battleground for the company and rivals ranging from Verizon to Google.
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Apple Sued For Poaching Auto Engineers to Build Battery Division
Electric-car battery maker A123 Systems has sued Apple Inc for poaching top engineers to build a large-scale battery division, according to a court filing that offered further evidence that the iPhone maker may be developing a car.
Read More →Ford Looking to Tie-Up With Chatting App WeChat
Ford envisages drivers syncing their phone to the car's software system and controlling specific WeChat functions, chosen by Tencent and then certified by Ford as safe, through voice commands or limited use of buttons.
Read More →Apple Inc. Working on an Electric Car?
Apple Inc has a secret lab working on the creation of an Apple-branded electric car, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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General Motors to Build Compact Electric Car With a Range of 320km
General Motors Co said it will build a compact electric car at an assembly plant near Detroit, where it will invest $200 million for the project. The Chevrolet Bolt was shown as a concept vehicle at the Detroit auto show last month. It is designed to have a range of 320 km, and will cost about $30,000 after tax breaks in the U.S. market.
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Audi Beats Mercedes in Global Sales in January
Audi outsold Mercedes-Benz in January as demand in China and the United States helped Volkswagen's flagship division post record sales and analysts said the lead over its German rival may widen.
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