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Honda Cleared to Test Self-Driving Cars in California
9/14/2015Honda Motor Co. has become the tenth company to earn a permit to test autonomous vehicles on public streets in California, Reuters reports.
Automatic Braking Hits the Gas
9/14/2015Ten carmakers have agreed to make automatic emergency braking (AEB) systems a standard feature on future U.S. models.
China Urges Weaker Carmakers to Merge
9/14/2015Chinese regulators indicate they may encourage the country's weakest carmakers to merge or be acquired as an alternative to government-backed measures to boost new-car demand, Bloomberg News reports.
Audi Beefs Up Armored A8 Sedan
9/14/2015Audi AG says it has enhanced its 2016 A8 armored limousine to meet VR 9 ballistic protection levels, which are said to be the most stringent requirements for civilian high-security vehicles.
Hyundai Workers Vote to Strike on Wednesday
9/14/2015Unionized workers at Hyundai Motor Co. have voted to strike the company on Wednesday if negotiations for a new one-year labor contract aren't completed by then.
FCA-UAW Contract Settlement Near?
9/14/2015A decision by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles CEO Sergio Marchionne not to attend this week's Frankfurt auto show in Germany may mean the company is close to agreement on a new labor contract with the United Auto Workers union.
GM Expands Recall for Headlamp Module Failures
9/14/2015General Motors Co. is adding 159,600 older Buick and Pontiac models to an earlier recall of some 269,600 vehicles with headlamp relays that could overheat and prevent the low-beam headlamps from working.
Lambo Design Chief to Head Italdesign
9/14/2015Filippo Perini has been named the new design director of Volkswagen AG's Italdesign engineering and design unit.
FCC to Test Sharing Options for Broadcast Band Reserved for Cars
9/14/2015Carmakers and telecom companies have agreed to test whether wi-fi services and cars safety share bandwidth set aside to enable vehicles to talk to each other and their surroundings.
FCA Vows to Keep V-8 Engines
9/14/2015Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV has no intention of discontinuing its V-8 engine lineup, CEO Sergio Marchionne tells Automotive News.