NEWS

iNext Concept Previews BMW’s Electric Flagship

9/17/2018

BMW AG is using its iNext electric SUV/crossover concept to showcase advanced mobility technologies being developed by the company.

Hurricane Florence Heads for Daimler, Volvo, BMW Factories

9/14/2018

Hurricane Florence appears likely to drift just north of Daimler and Volvo Cars assembly plants in South Carolina tonight, then draw a bead on BMW AG’s huge complex in Spartanburg on Saturday.

Many California Hydrogen Stations Are Offline

9/14/2018

Fourteen of the 35 hydrogen stations for fuel cell vehicles in southern California were either out of service for maintenance or had limited or no fuel this week.

PSA’s DS Brand Confirms First EV

9/14/2018

Confirming reports from earlier this year, PSA Group’s upscale DS brand says it will offer an all-electric variant of its upcoming DS 3 Crossback.

Turin Says “Goodbye” to Sergio Marchionne

9/14/2018

Turin, the ancestral home of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV, held a memorial service earlier today for CEO Sergio Marchionne, who died in Switzerland on July 25 from complications following cancer surgery.

Waymo Surges Ahead in Automated-Driving Patents

9/14/2018

Waymo LLC has jumped to the top of a patent-based index of competitiveness in autonomous-driving technology, according to The Nikkei.

Volvo Developing Self-Driving Big Rig

9/14/2018

AB Volvo unveiled a self-driving electric heavy-duty truck called the Vera this week at a conference in Berlin.

Uber to Open Autonomous-Car Tech Center in Toronto

9/14/2018

Uber Technologies Inc. says it will spend more than $150 million over five years to establish an autonomous-car development center in Toronto.

IKEA to Test All-Electric Delivery Fleets by 2020

9/14/2018

Furniture retailer IKEA Group says it will use zero-emission trucks to make all deliveries in central Amsterdam, Los Angeles, New York City, Paris and Shanghai by 2020.

Report: VW Board May Ask Audi CEO Stadler to Step Down

9/14/2018

Volkswagen AG’s supervisory board is expected to decide on Monday whether suspended Audi CEO Rupert Stadler should give up his position, according to Der Spiegel.