NEWS

Drop-Top Range Rover Evoque Revealed

11/9/2015

Jaguar Land Rover Ltd. has released images of the convertible version of the Range Rover Evoque ahead of its official debut at this month's Los Angeles auto show.

VW Design Chief De Silva to Retire

11/9/2015

Walter de Silva, Volkswagen AG’s group design chief, is retiring at the end of November.

Report: California EV Developer Backed by Chinese Tech Whiz

11/9/2015

California electric vehicle startup Faraday Future Inc. appears to be backed by Chinese billionaire Jia Yueting, whose style has been compared with Apple Inc.’s late cofounder Steve Jobs, the Associated Press reports.

VIEWPOINT: A SELF-DEFENSE STRATEGY FOR VEHICULAR CYBER SECURITY

11/9/2015

Providing cyber security protection is the next frontier for the automotive industry, and every major automaker is stepping up efforts to make its vehicles more secure against possible attacks.

VW Engineers Admit Cheating on CO2 Emission Tests

11/9/2015

Several Volkswagen AG engineers have told company investigators they doctored cars in the past two years to improve carbon dioxide emission results, Bild am Sonntag reports.

Nissan Drops Takata as Airbag Inflator Supplier

11/9/2015

Nissan Motor Co. has joined Toyota, Honda and Mazda in declaring it will no longer buy Takata Corp. airbag inflators that use ammonium nitrate as the propellant.

JLR Aims To Cut Costs £4.5 Billion by 2020

11/9/2015

Jaguar Land Rover Ltd. intends to reduce its costs by £4.5 billion ($6.8 billion) in five years, says the U.K.’s Sunday Times.

Skilled-Trade Workers Reject GM Contract, Ratification in Limbo

11/9/2015

The United Auto Workers union says its production workers ratified a new four-year labor contract with General Motors Co. by a 58% margin.

U.S. Jobless Rate Falls to 5%

11/9/2015

America’s unemployment rate declined in October to 5%, its lowest since February 2008, according to the U.S.

GM Plans Global Review of Brand PR Agencies

11/6/2015

General Motors Co. is launching a worldwide review of agencies that handle public relations for its brands.