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L.A. Police to Use BMW EVs for Transport Services
6/9/2016BMW AG has won a contract to supply 100 of its i3 electric cars to the Los Angeles Police Department.
GM Hires Navistar to Help Make Commercial Vans
6/9/2016Navistar International Inc. says it has been hired by General Motors Co. to make cutaway versions of GM’s Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana commercial vans in the U.S.
Takata Rules Out Competitors as Investors
6/9/2016Struggling airbag supplier Takata Corp. is telling its carmaker customers it won’t consider equity bids from rivals Autoliv Inc. and ZF Friedrichshafen AG, sources tell The Nikkei.
Report: VW Employees Were Encouraged to Destroy Diesel Data
6/9/2016A German prosecutor confirms media report indicating a member of Volkswagen AG’s legal department encouraged employees to destroy or remove incriminating data about the company’s diesel emission cheating.
Tesla Brings Back “Budget”-Priced Model S
6/9/2016Tesla Motors Inc. is relaunching the shortest-range version of its Model S electric sedan, a model that can travel a mere 210 miles per charge.
Karma to Open Michigan Engineering Center
6/9/2016Costa Mesa, Calif.-based Karma Automotive LLC plans to open an engineering and purchasing office in Troy, Mich., as the company prepares to launch its Revero hybrid sports sedan later this year.
Ford Warns of Investment Risk if U.K. Leaves the EU
6/9/2016A British vote on June 23 to leave the European Union would could harm the kingdom’s business environment and discourage foreign investment, warns Ford of Europe CEO Jim Farley.
Boler-Davis Named Head of GM Manufacturing, Labor Relations
6/9/2016General Motors Co. has named Alicia Boler-Davis to succeed Jim DeLuca as executive vice president of global manufacturing.
Passenger Vehicle Sales Up 6% in India
6/9/2016Deliveries of new cars, crossovers and SUVs in India grew 6% to 231,600 units in May, according to the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers.
Toyota Readies Work-at-Home Scheme
6/9/2016Toyota Motor Corp. is preparing to launch a program at its headquarters in Nagoya that will allow some 25,000 white-collar employees to work almost entirely at home.