NEWS

Honda Readies New Fuel Cell Vehicle

9/30/2015

Honda Motor Co. has released the first official images of its new fuel cell-powered sedan.

Tesla Unveils Model X Electric Crossover

9/30/2015

Tesla Motors Inc. took the wraps off its new Model X electric crossover vehicle Tuesday night at an event near its production facility in Fremont, Calif.

Porsche Confirms Blume as New CEO, Shuffles Board Assignments

9/30/2015

Porsche AG confirms earlier media reports that Oliver Blume has been named chairman of the company's executive board, effective Oct. 1.

GM, Navistar Partner on Medium-Duty Commercial Trucks

9/30/2015

General Motors Co. and Navistar International Corp. have formed a non-equity partnership to develop and produce medium-duty commercial vehicles to be sold under the Navistar and Chevrolet brands.

Google Focusing Self-Driving Tech on Shared-Ride Cars

9/30/2015

Google Inc. co-founder Sergey Brin tells reporters in California the first application for the company's self-driving car technology will be in automated taxi-like services, not privately owned vehicles, Automotive News reports.

UAW Threatens Strike at Ford F-150 Truck Plant

9/30/2015

Union workers could strike as soon as Sunday afternoon at Ford Motor Co.'s F-150 pickup truck plant in Kansas City, Mo.

Maruti Suzuki Wage Pact Triggers Protests

9/30/2015

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.'s new wage agreements with three unions have spawned protests by contract workers who say they were excluded, The Economic Times reports.

Conti Touts In-Tire Sensor Tech for Autonomous Vehicles

9/29/2015

Continental AG says its in-tire sensor technology could be used in future self-driving vehicles to provide more precise information about a vehicle's location.

Ballard Will Supply 7th-Generation Fuel Cell System for China Buses

9/29/2015

Canada's Ballard Power Systems Inc. has won a $17 million contract from Guangdong Synergy Hydrogen Power Technology Co. to supply fuel cell systems and related technology for about 300 fuel cell-powered city buses in Foshan and Yunfu, China.

Driver-Assist Features Could Avert 28% of Crashes

9/29/2015

If advanced driver-assistance systems were widely adopted in the U.S., they could reduce crashes 28% and save about 9,900 lives per year, according to The Boston Consulting Group.