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VW Ready to Open Talks with U.S. Dealers on Diesel Compensation?
Volkswagen AG has agreed to begin negotiations with its U.S. dealers about compensating them for financial damages inflicted upon them by the company’s diesel emission test cheating scandal, dealers tell Automotive.
VW Asks Shareholders to Absolve Its Boards of Wrongdoing
Volkswagen AG is asking shareholders to agree that current and former members of the company’s supervisory and management boards are innocent of any “serious and manifest breaches of duty” associated with VW’s diesel emission cheating scandal.
Ford Patents Drone System for Autonomous Vehicles
Ford Motor Co. has received a patent for a drone deployment system that could be used to help map upcoming terrain or deliver packages to and from a vehicle.
Lotus Is Light
Although there aren’t a huge number of Lotus vehicles rolling around in the U.S.—according to Left-Lane.com, in 2015 Lotus sold 80 cars in the U.S., a number so low that there is not much that puts it into context (e.g., there were 1,009 Lamborghinis sold in the U.S.)—but small numbers is something that the Hethel, U.K.-based sports car manufacturer is working toward—at least when it is comes to lowering the mass of its products.
FCA Shakes Up Quality, Purchasing Operations
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV has appointed two new leaders of its global quality and purchasing activities and made several new assignments in each area.
VW Moves Ahead on New Plant in China
Volkswagen AG and China FAW Group will begin construction next week on a 19.5 billion-yuan ($3 billion) assembly plant in Tianjin, China.
VW Near Deal with U.S to Fix V-6 Diesel Emissions
Volkswagen AG is close to agreement with U.S. regulators to fix 6-cylinder diesels that are part of the company’s diesel emission cheating scandal, sources tell Bloomberg News.
Ford Will Continue NOx Traps for Some Diesels
Ford Motor Co. is launching its first application of an advanced selective catalytic reduction (SCR) aftertreatment system this year with its new 2.0-liter EcoBlue 4-cylinder diesel engine in Europe. But the carmaker plans to continue to use less effective nitrogen oxide traps in some smaller diesel mills.
San Francisco Land in "Hot Demand" for Autonomous Vehicle Projects
Apple Inc. and Google Inc. both are shopping for space in the San Francisco area for the development of autonomous cars, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Slow Ramp-Up Projected for Fuel Cell Vehicles
The number of fuel cell-powered models available to the public is expected to jump from three today—the Honda Clarity, Hyundai ix35/Tucson and Toyota Mirai—to at least 17 nameplates by 2027, predicts IHS Automotive.