NEWS

Tata Denies Plans to Sell Jaguar Land Rover to PSA

5/9/2019

Tata Motors Ltd. says there is “no truth” in a British media report that the company is poised to sell its Jaguar Land Rover unit to PSA Group.

ExxonMobil to Spend $100 Million on “Green” Tech by 2030

5/9/2019

ExxonMobil Corp. plans to invest a miniscule $100 million over the next 10 years to research and develop low-emissions technologies with the U.S. Dept. of Energy.

Mazda’s Earnings Drop 43%

5/9/2019

Mazda Motors Corp. says supply disruptions, costly sales incentives and unfavorable exchange rates resulted in 43% lower operating profit and net income for the fiscal year ended March 31.

Mitsubishi Calls for Return of U.K. Plug-in Hybrid Incentives

5/9/2019

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. says the U.K. should reinstate incentives for plug-in hybrid incentives that the government discontinued last November.

Magna Cuts Outlook as Income Jumps 68%

5/9/2019

Magna International Inc. reports its adjusted net income in the first quarter of 2019 surged to US$1.1 billion from $660 million in the same period last year.

FCA N. America Brand Chief Retires

5/9/2019

Steve Beahm, who headed Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV's Mopar unit and passenger car brands in North America, has retired after a 32-year career with the carmaker.

Honda to Cut Model Trim Options by Two-Thirds

5/9/2019

Honda Motor Co. intends to cut costs and hike efficiency by shrinking the number of trim options it offers worldwide by two-thirds by 2025.

Toyota, Panasonic Forming JV for “Connected” Homes, Cars

5/9/2019

Toyota Motor Corp. and Panasonic Corp. plan to merge their town development businesses in January into a joint venture to develop connected services for homes and vehicles.

Dyson Reveals Patent Sketch for EV

5/9/2019

Home appliance maker Dyson Ltd. has revealed a patent sketch of the electric car it plans to debut in 2021.

Tesla Bumps Funding Round to $2.7 Billion

5/9/2019

Tesla Inc. says last week’s oversubscribed stock and convertible notes offering has closed at $2.7 billion.