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GM’s Quality Chief Will Retire at Year-End
Grace Lieblein, General Motors Co.’s vice president of global quality, is retiring at the end of the month.
Plastic Omnium Agrees to Buy Faurecia’s Exterior Systems Business
Plastic Omnium Group has signed a memorandum of understanding to acquire Faurecia SA’s vehicle bumper and front-end module business for €665 million ($734 million). The companies expect to complete the transaction sometime in 2016.
Nevada Targets $335 Million Deal to Lure EV Factory
The state of Nevada plans to offer $335 million in tax incentives and infrastructure improvements to attract a $1 billion electric-car factory planned by secretive California-based startup Faraday Future Inc.
Indian Carmakers Decry Diesel Ban for New Delhi
Vehicle manufacturers in India warn that last week’s court order temporarily barring the registration of new diesel-powered vehicles in New Delhi could disrupt the country’s auto industry.
“New VW” Includes Connected Vehicles, Flat-Battery Architecture
Volkswagen AG is creating a new business unit called “New Volkswagen” that will focus on developing connected vehicle technologies and advanced mobility systems.
China’s Baidu Targets Self-Driving Cars
Chinese tech giant Baidu Inc. has begun testing a fully autonomous car on public roads in Beijing and aims to launch sales of such vehicles within about five years.
Court Orders New Delhi to Suspend Diesel Sales
India’s top environmental court has ordered New Delhi to temporarily halt registrations of new diesel-powered vehicles until it decides on Jan. 6 how to improve the city’s abysmal air quality.
A Concept Car for Good
Concept cars are usually executed by automakers so that they can show what they imagine the future (nowadays really near-term) will look like.
GM Will Use Wind-Generated Electricity at Texas SUV Plant
General Motors Co. will start using wind-generated electricity at its large assembly plant in Arlington, Tex., and three of its Mexican facilities next year to help lower costs and reduce carbon dioxide emissions at the facilities.
VW Offers a Rationale for Diesel Cheating
Volkswagen AG says its engineers opted six years ago to install software to cheat U.S. emission tests after concluding it was “impossible” to meet the regulations otherwise and still meet budget and timing deadlines.