Isuzu to Supply Next-Generation Pickup Trucks to Mazda
7/11/2016Isuzu Motors Ltd. has agreed to supply rebranded versions of its next-generation pickup truck to Mazda Motor Corp., according to the companies.
JLR Sales Boost Tata Motors’ Volume 21%
7/11/2016Tata Motors Ltd. reports its worldwide sales jumped to 92,600 units in June from 76,600 vehicles in the same month of 2015.
BAIC Begins Shipping Cars from China to Mexico
7/11/2016BAIC Motor Corp. tells Reuters it has begun selling some of its Chinese-made cars in the Mexican market.
VIEWPOINT | MICHIGAN’S PLANET M: WHERE BIG IDEAS IN MOBILITY ARE BORN
7/11/2016A new campaign dubbed Planet M aims to coordinate the state of Michigan’s prowess in personal mobility and market those capabilities through a single initiative.
Musk Promises to Reveal “Top Secret” Tesla Plan
7/11/2016Tesla Motors Inc. CEO Elon Musk says he hopes this week to announce “part two” of a “top secret master plan” for the electric-car company.
AEB Cuts Russia Sales Forecast After June Sales Drop 13%
7/8/2016Passenger car and light commercial vehicle sales in Russia will fall 10% to 1.44 million units this year, according to a downwardly revised estimate from the Moscow-based Assn. of European Businesses.
Panasonic Expects to Double EV Battery Sales by 2019
7/8/2016Japan’s Panasonic Corp. expects to more than double its automobile battery sales to 400 billion yen ($4 billion) in the fiscal year ending March 23, 2019, from 180 billion yen in the just-completed year.
Lamborghini Targets Carbon Fiber Connecting Rods
7/8/2016Lamborghini SpA is developing carbon fiber engine connecting rods that it aims to put in a production vehicle early next decade.
GM, Ford Boost Sales in China
7/8/2016General Motors Co. and Ford Motor Co. report sales gains in China for June.
No Takers Yet on Ontario Autonomous Car Testing Plan
7/8/2016No carmaker has yet applied to a program launched in January that would allow them to test self-driving cars on public roads in Ontario, Canada.