Mazda Developing Inline-Six Engines

Mazda Motor Corp. is developing inline 6-cylinder diesel and homogeneous-charge-compression-ignition engines for fullsize rear-drive vehicles.

Forster Tapped to Advise Israeli Machine Vision Startup

Longtime industry veteran Carl-Peter Forster has joined the advisory board of VayaVision Sensing Ltd., an Israeli developer of autonomous vehicle software.

The NIO PAL by LAYER: A Scooter You’d Covet

If you think about electric scooters for urban transport you might have in mind some mangled and abandoned objects that you’ve seen littering the sidewalks in major metropolises.

Study: Ride-Hailing Intensified Traffic Woes in San Francisco

The proliferation of ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft nearly tripled traffic delays in San Francisco from 2010 to 2016, according to a new study.

Possible Buyer for GM Plant Faces Stiff Hurdles

Workhorse Group, the tiny electric-vehicle maker in talks to buy General Motors Co.’s assembly plant in Lordstown, Ohio, may not be financially viable, the Financial Times reports.

Toyota, Panasonic Forming JV for “Connected” Homes, Cars

Toyota Motor Corp. and Panasonic Corp. plan to merge their town development businesses in January into a joint venture to develop connected services for homes and vehicles.

GM Will Convert Oshawa Plant into Partsmaking Facility

General Motors Co. has agreed to convert GM’s assembly plant in Oshawa, Ont., into a components factory and site for testing autonomous vehicles.

Bird Debuts a More Durable Urban Scooter

Scooter-sharing service Bird.co says its new Bird One scooter is a “commercial grade” product with a longer product life and more powerful battery.

GM in Talks to Sell Lordstown Plant to EV Company

General Motors Co. says it is in talks with Workhorse Group Inc., an Ohio maker of electric delivery trucks and buses, to buy the carmaker’s giant assembly plant in Lordstown, Ohio.

VW Names Electric Hatchback the “ID.3”

Volkswagen AG says its upcoming all-electric compact hatchback will be called the ID.3.