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BMW Plans EV Battery Plant in Thailand
BMW AG is studying plans to open a factory in Thailand to make lithium-ion batteries for plug-in hybrid vehicles, according to Industry Minister Atchaka Sibunruang.
Fully Autonomous Volvo Targeted for 2021
Volvo Car Corp. plans to introduce a fully autonomous vehicle by 2021, according to CEO Hakan Samuelsson.
VW to Suspend Diesel Sales in South Korea
Volkswagen AG says it will suspend sales in South Korea of all 32 diesel models claimed by the country’s environmental ministry to violate emission and noise limits.
Infiniti Readies Variable Compression Engine
Nissan Motor Co.’s Infiniti unit is developing a variable-compression-ratio (VCR) engine that it claims will provide the performance of a gasoline-powered V-6 with the fuel-efficiency of a 2.0-liter diesel.
Honda Feeling Its Way on Smart Car Technology
As part of its new artificial intelligence research center near Tokyo, Honda Motor Co. is partnering with Japan’s SoftBank Corp. and its Cocoro subsidiary to further develop that company’s “emotion engine” technology, which the partners say allows machines to recognize and react to a driver's emotions.
EC Turns Up the Pressure on VW to Compensate Diesel Owners
The European Commission is coordinating with consumer groups and EU member regulators to push Volkswagen AG to pay compensation to 8.5 million customers in Europe who bought vehicles equipped with diesels that had been doctored to evade emission limits.
VW Adds Another €2.2 Billion to Diesel Scandal Legal Fund
Volkswagen AG says it will set aside an additional €2.2 billion ($2.4 billion), mostly to cover rising legal costs in the U.S. associated with its diesel emission cheating scandal.
One Part Tequila, One Part Plastic
Ford Motor Co. is working with Mexico’s Tequila Cuervo La Rojena SA, which produces Jose Cuervo tequila, to develop bioplastic-based automotive components from the byproducts of agave plants used in distilling the liquor.
China Drops 50% Ownership Cap for Motorcycles, Batteries
China’s central government has decided to exempt motorcycle and battery makers from a 22-year-old rule that limits foreign ownership in Chinese companies to 50%. The new policy will apply to foreign companies that create free trade zones in Guangdong, Fujian, Shanghai or Tianjin, Bloomberg News reports.
Cue the Anthem-Like Music
If this wasn’t the Summer of the Superhero—Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice; Capital America: Civil War; X-Men: Apocalypse—we might not have written about this, but given this image: how could we not?