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EU Pushes Regional Battery Consortium
The European Union will convene a meeting on Oct. 11 to encourage the region’s top automotive and tech companies to form an Airbus-like consortium to develop battery systems for electric cars.
Japan Orders Its Carmakers to Report on Safety Inspections
Japan’s transport ministry has directed all carmakers in the country to show that their assembly plants have been meeting government safety inspection rules as vehicles roll off the line.
Porsche Buys Stake in Smart Home Integrator
Porsche AG says it has acquired an unspecified minority stake in home-iX UG, a Stuttgart-based startup that specializes in “smart home” connectivity systems.
Appeal Blocks Diesel Ban for Stuttgart
A court-ordered ban on diesel-powered vehicles in Stuttgart that was to begin in January has been suspended pending the outcome of an appeal by the German state of Baden-Wuerttemberg.
Ford Forms Team to Hasten EV Development
Ford Motor Co. has created a team to speed up the company’s electric-car programs, including looking for partners and lining up suppliers.
GM Plans to Launch 20 EVs by 2023
General Motors Co. says it will launch more than 20 new all-electric models worldwide by 2023.
Tiguans, Autonomous Vehicles & More About EVs
The 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan is the German company’s second generation of the compact crossover.
Labor Talks Drag On for GM’s CAMI Plant
Canadian union Unifor says “little progress” has been made to end the strike it began on Sept. 17 against General Motors Co.’s CAMI assembly plant in Ingersoll, Ont.
VW Adds €2.5 Billion Charge for U.S. Diesel Buyback Program
Volkswagen AG says it will take a charge of €2.3 billion ($3 billion) in the third quarter to cover additional costs connected with retrofitting or buying back diesel-powered cars it rigged to evade emission laws.
The One-Percent F-450?
Although designers sometimes say rather wacky things in describing what they’ve executed, a comment made by Aileen Barraza, Ford design manager, regarding the new Super Duty Limited, which was revealed yesterday at the State Fair of Texas, has to rank with some of the most, well, unusual.