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Meritor Debuts Self-Inflating Tire System for Trucks
2/16/2015Meritor Inc. has rolled out a tire inflation system for long-haul highway trucks that monitors and adjusts tire pressure automatically while the vehicle is in motion.
Sony Seeks Leadership in Image Sensors
2/16/2015Sony Corp. is mounting a push to become the auto industry's top supplier of image sensors, the Financial Times reports.
GM Ignition-Switch Fund Approves 4 More Death Claims
2/16/2015General Motors Co. has now approved compensation for 56 deaths attributed to the company's defective ignition switches, up from 52 claims a week earlier.
GM Expands Electric-Steering Recall
2/16/2015General Motors Co. has added 81,100 cars to last March's global recall of 1.5 million vehicles with electric power-steering systems that could abruptly stop working.
Dock Dispute Prompts Honda to Trim Production in N. America
2/16/2015Honda Motor Co. says facilities in the U.S. and Canada will begin today to adjust output because of parts shortages caused by the lingering labor dispute at ports on the West Coast.
Mahindra Plans Test Track and Factory Complex
2/16/2015Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. intends to spend 40 billion rupees ($644 million) over seven years to build a test track and auto assembly plant in Tamil Nadu, India, the Economic Times reports.
No Independent Rear Suspension for Next Wrangler
2/16/2015Jeep's iconic Wrangler SUV will retain its solid rear axle when the next-generation model debuts in 2017, Automotive News reports.
Tesla’s Battery Factory to Begin Operations Next Year
2/16/2015Tesla Motors Inc. says the giant electric-car battery plant it is constructing in Nevada will begin initial operations in 2016, about one earlier than originally expected, The Nikkei reports.
Daimler Extends Contract for Head of China Operations
2/16/2015Daimler AG has extended its contract with Hubertus Troska, CEO of the company's operations in China, through 2020.
Apple Ponders an Electric Car
2/16/2015Apple Inc. has assembled a group of several hundred employees to develop an electric vehicle, sources tell The Wall Street Journal.