NEWS

Ferrari Reports Record Full-Year Results as 4Q Sags

2/2/2016

Ferrari NV says its net revenue in 2015 grew 3% to €2.9 billion ($3.1 billion) as unit sales climbed 6% to 7,700 supercars.

Volvo Refines All-Wheel-Drive Performance

2/2/2016

Volvo Car Corp. says its new Polestar Performance Optimization option enhances driving responsiveness and dynamics in vehicles equipped with its T6 all-wheel-drive system.

Tata to Rename Upcoming Zica 5-Door Hatch

2/2/2016

Tata Motors Ltd. says it will rebrand the Zica mini-hatch it plans to unveil this week at the New Delhi auto show because the name sounds like the highly publicized mosquito-borne zika virus.

Panel Blames Takata’s Corporate Culture for Airbag Crisis

2/2/2016

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.

New Skoda SUV Teased

2/2/2016

Volkswagen AG's Skoda unit has released images of its new VisionS concept, which will be publicly unveiled next month at the Geneva auto show.

Europe Likely to Adopt Weakened Emission Goals

2/2/2016

The European Parliament appears likely to adopt a weakened plan on Wednesday to require real-world vehicle emissions to more closely match levels measured in certification tests.

JLR: Autonomous Driving Shouldn’t be Robotic

2/2/2016

Jaguar Land Rover Ltd. aims to give future automated driving systems more human behavior by studying drivers and their decision-making processes in a variety of real-world conditions.

FCA Aims to Get Real on Diesel Emissions

2/2/2016

Following an internal review, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV is updating its diesel emissions testing procedures and expanding the use of an aftertreatment technology to help make its diesel engines cleaner in the wake of Volkswagen AG’s emissions cheating scandal.

AvtoVAZ to Trim Worker Pay 20%

2/2/2016

Russia’s largest carmaker, OAO AvtoVAZ, plans to shift its entire workforce to a four-day work week on Feb. 15, The Moscow Times reports.

Tesla Tests Michigan Law Against Factory Car Sales

2/2/2016

Tesla Motors Inc. confirms it has submitted a dealership application in Michigan to test the state’s ban on direct car sales by manufacturers to consumers.