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Google Can Disrupt Car Industry But is No Automaker: Daimler
Technology companies such as Google are unlikely to become mass car manufacturers, even if they have the potential to disrupt an industry increasingly focused on software and automated driving, the head of German carmaker Daimler said.
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Mahindra & Mahindra Raids Auto Part Makers to Counter Fake Products
Mahindra & Mahindra, country's leading utility vehicle manufacturer, said it conducted raids across six auto spare part makers and sales outlets in the country, to counter the 'ever-growing' threat of counterfeit products.
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Google Looking to Partner With Top Automakers for Self-Driving Car
Internet search company Google Inc has begun discussions with most of the world's top automakers and has assembled a team of traditional and nontraditional suppliers to speed efforts to bring self-driving cars to market by 2020.
Read More →General Motors Open to Working With Google on Self-Driving Car Technology
General Motors Co is open to working with Google Inc on developing self-driving car technology, the chief technology officer for the US automaker said.
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Report: Google to Start Selling Auto Insurance
Google Inc. may be moving into the U.S. auto insurance market with a shopping site for people to compare and buy policies, an analyst said on Thursday, as it continues to shift its attention to the automotive industry.
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Top Carmakers Disagree About the Car of the Future
Standards are not yet defined, winners and losers are not sorted out and major players disagree sharply about the best way to bring the promise of safer, smarter cars to market.
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Over $150 Million Worth of Jaguar Land Rover Cars Stranded at Sea
Jaguar Land Rover said on Tuesday it was awaiting word on the fate of 1,200 luxury vehicles aboard a 51,000-tonne car transporter ship that has run aground in the English Channel.
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Maruti Car Prices Go Up By 4 Percent
A tax break was first granted in February last year to revive sluggish car sales and later extended until the end of 2014. Automakers had been hoping the concession, amounting to 3-6 percent of the price of a car before the imposition of all duties, to continue in the new year.
Read More →Mercedes-Benz Self-Driving Concept Can Turn Into Mobile Living Room
The F 015 luxury sedan concept, with its spacious cabin and lounge-like seating for four, explores new possibilities for self-driving cars that can double as virtual living rooms on wheels.
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BMW Retakes Sales Crown From Mercedes-Benz in U.S.
BMW on Monday regained bragging rights as the top-selling luxury brand in the United States, ending the one-year reign of German rival Mercedes. BMW ended with a lead last year of more than 9,000 vehicles over Mercedes-Benz, which in 2013 seized a title BMW had held for the previous two years.
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VW Says Wolfsburg Factory Made More Than 836,000 Cars in 2014
Volkswagen on Tuesday said its main factory in Wolfsburg made more than 836,000 cars in 2014, an increase of around 29,000 vehicles compared with the year-earlier period.
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Volkswagen's Audi Aims To Launch Two Electric Vehicles By 2018
Volkswagen's premium Audi division aims to bring two purely electric vehicles to market by 2018 as it tries to catch up with rivals such as Tesla Motors and BMW.
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Google Aiming to Go Straight Into Car With Next Android
Google is laying the groundwork for a version of Android that would be built directly into cars, sources said, allowing drivers to enjoy all the benefits of the Internet without even plugging in their smartphones.
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Uber Working on Rigorous Evaluation Norms for Drivers
Online taxi service Uber Technologies Inc, which had a driver was accused of rape in New Delhi, said it was exploring adding new methods to verify drivers' credentials and make its service safer.
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India to Boost Women Taxi Drivers, Spurred by Uber Rape Claim
The alleged rape of a woman passenger by an Uber taxi driver once again spotlights the risks of India's transport system, which fails to keep women safe. One solution: Taxis driven by women for women.
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Volvo to Retail Cars Online
Volvo Car Corp said it will start selling vehicles online as it rolls out new models to compete with German luxury rivals such as BMW.
Read More →Is Uber's Ineptitude Hurting Other Cab Providers?
The rape allegation against the Uber driver in India could threaten the image of these firms, whose investors include Japan's SoftBank Corp and other international names.
Read More →BMW Outsells Audi And Mercedes But Lead Narrows
Carmaker BMW has racked up its highest-ever November sales, beating Audi and Mercedes-Benz, but the two German rivals remain on course to narrow BMW's lead in the global luxury car market.
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BMW Launches Car-Sharing Service in London
Already in the United States, Austria and Germany, the DriveNow service operates in partnership with rental firm Sixt and allows users who pay a one-off registration fee to locate and open their nearest car by card or via a mobile phone app.
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F1: Caterham May Use 2014 Car Next Year
Caterham will be allowed to compete in Formula One next season with this year's car if they find a buyer to keep them in business, the team's administrator said.
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