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Bentley Ponders Electric Mulsanne
7/13/2016Volkswagen AG’s Bentley unit says it may offer an all-electric variant of its Mulsanne flagship sedan to meet future emissions standards n China and other global markets in coming years.
Appeals Court Opens Door to More GM Ignition Switch Lawsuits
7/13/2016A U.S. appeals court has partially reversed a lower court ruling that had shielded General Motors Co. from legal claims about its defective ignition switches relating to the company’s conduct before its 2009 bankruptcy.
Tesla Cuts Base Price of Model X Crossover by $9,000
7/13/2016Tesla Motors Inc. has added a lower-priced edition of its new Model X all-wheel-drive electric crossover vehicle with a base price of $74,000, making it $9,000 cheaper than the previous entry-level version.
Airbag Market in India Poised to Surge
7/13/2016Only about one in three passenger vehicles sold in India today comes equipped with airbags.
Renault Tests Car-Recognition Billboard Ads
7/13/2016Renault SA is using a vehicle recognition system developed by London-based Ocean Outdoor UK Ltd. to target billboard ads on a car-by-car basis.
South Korea Indicts VW Official for Falsifying Emission Data
7/13/2016South Korean prosecutors in Seoul say they have indicted a local Volkswagen AG executive on charges of manipulating exhaust emission and vehicle noise data.
FCA Offers Bounties to Friendly Software Hackers
7/13/2016Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV says it will pay hackers between $150 and $1,500 for each security gap they find in the carmaker’s in-car software.
JLR Plans Big Fleet of Autonomous Test Vehicles
7/13/2016Jaguar Land Rover Ltd. says it will begin testing autonomous driving technologies on British roads later this year.
China’s Future Mobility Aims for Luxury EV Launch in 2020
7/12/2016Future Mobility Corp., the four-month-old Chinese startup backed by social network giant Tencent Holdings Ltd., hopes to begin selling highly automated luxury electric cars by 2020.
Musk: Tesla Won't Drop Autopilot Feature
7/12/2016Tesla Motors Inc. has no plans to disable the “Autopilot” self-driving function available in its Model S and Model X electric vehicles in the wake of a fatal crash involving the technology.