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Ford Plans to Double Capacity in Mexico
Ford Motor Co.’s plans to open a 350,000-unit assembly plant in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, in 2018 will be joined by a 150,000-unit expansion of its factory in Cuautitlan, sources tell The Wall Street Journal.
New Jersey Sues VW Over Diesel Emissions
New Jersey has joined New Mexico, Texas and West Virginia in suing Volkswagen AG for claiming its diesels were “green” engines when in fact they had been designed to violate emission standards, Reuters reports.
VW Compensation Plan for U.S. Diesel Owners on Hold
A compensation program being set up for the U.S. owners of Volkswagen’s cheater diesels is in limbo until VW settles with regulators on a plan to fix the vehicles.
VW Delays Financial Report, Annual Meeting
Volkswagen AG says continuing uncertainties about the impact of its diesel emission cheating scandal have prompted the company to delay reporting its 2015 financial results.
White House Proposes Oil Tax to Finance Mobility Projects
The White House plans to propose a $10 per barrel fee on crude oil—currently priced at about $32—to help fund an array of personal transport options ranging from autonomous cars to railroads, Reuters reports.
Sixfold Hike in Fuel Cell Vehicles Forecast by End of Decade
Global sales of fuel cell-powered light-duty vehicles will grow at an average annual rate of 46% per year to top 14,400 units in 2019, according to a new report by Infiniti Research Ltd.’s Technavio unit.
Leave the Fueling to Them
While it might seem as though Silicon Valley is all about Tesla Model S or X, electric vehicles both, or even the tiny little Google car that is without a gasoline fuel filler door (because it is electric, too). But apparently there are more than a few gasoline powered cars out in places like Palo Alto and Menlo Park because a new on-demand gasoline delivery start-up has launched.
Google to Test Autonomous Cars in Washington State
Google Inc. says it will begin testing self-driving cars on public streets in Kirland, Wash., by the end of February.
VW Submits Plan to Fix V-6 Diesels in U.S.
Volkswagen AG and its Audi unit have submitted a plan to California and federal regulators to fix 85,000 diesel-powered vehicles in the U.S. equipped to evade nitrogen oxides emission standards.
Panel Blames Takata’s Corporate Culture for Airbag Crisis
Without a major shift in its corporate culture, Takata Corp. has no hope of fixing quality lapses that have triggered recalls more than 40 million of its airbag inflators over the past nine years.