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VW Submits Repair Plan for Some of Its Cheater Diesels in Europe
11/18/2015Volkswagen AG has provided details to Germany’s Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) about proposed modifications to bring 540,000 of its diesel power vehicles in the country into emission rule compliance.
Ford Launches Truck Assembly in Nigeria
11/18/2015Ford Motor Co.’s new assembly facility near Lagos, Nigeria, has begun making Ford Ranger compact pickup trucks from kits imported from South Africa.
Tesla Opens Talks About Building a Battery Factory in Germany
11/17/2015Tesla Motors Inc. has begun preliminary discussions with Germany about building a factory in the country to make batteries for electric cars.
Self-Driving Vehicles Will Dramatically Hike Miles Traveled
11/17/2015The advent of autonomous vehicles will raise personal miles traveled in the U.S. by roughly 1 trillion miles per year by 2050, KPMG LLP predicts.
SUV/Crossovers Could Gain 40% of U.S. Market by 2020
11/17/2015Ford Motor Co. predicts the SUV/crossover segment will account for 40% of all passenger vehicle sales in the U.S. by the end of the decade.
October Car Sales in Europe Grew 3%
11/17/2015Deliveries of passenger vehicles across Europe last month rose to 1.14 million units from 1.11 million in October 2014, industry group ACEA reports.
Dymag Touts Lightweight Carbon-Composite Wheels
11/17/2015Chippenham, England-based CSA International Ltd.’s Dymag unit is launching a new carbon-composite wheel that the company says is as much as 40% lighter than an equivalent aluminium alloy wheel of the same size.
New Models on Tap for Bentley
11/17/2015As part of its expansion plans, Volkswagen AG’s Bentley unit is developing several new models to follow the just-launched Bentayga crossover/SUV.
Economic Outlook Improves in Germany
11/17/2015Confidence within Germany’s financial markets rebounded in November after seven months of steady decline, according to the ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment.
Kia Targets 2020 for Fuel Cell Vehicle, Semi-Autonomous Technologies
11/17/2015Kia Motors Corp. plans to expand its lineup of “green” vehicles to 11 by 2020 from four today and improve its corporate average fuel economy 25% by then over 2014 levels.