NEWS

2019 Camaro Gets a New Face

4/9/2018

General Motors Co. is giving the Chevrolet Camaro a midcycle update that includes an updated front-end and expanded availability of the track-focused 1LE performance package.

Trump Blasts “Stupid Trade” with China

4/9/2018

President Donald Trump complains that continuing to tolerate China’s 25% tariff on cars from the U.S. would be “stupid trade.”

Uber Jumps into Bike Sharing

4/9/2018

Earlier this week Uber Technologies acquired Jump Bikes, a New York City-based “dockless” bicycle rental company.

Jaguar on Pace for 4th SUV

4/9/2018

Jaguar Land Rover Ltd.’s Jaguar unit plans to launch a midsize crossover/SUV in 2021.

Japan Targets Hydrogen Future

4/9/2018

Japan is moving forward with plans to create a "hydrogen society" in which fuel cells will be used to power vehicles, homes and office buildings.

Regulators Suspend Grab-Uber Merger in Philippines

4/9/2018

Antitrust regulators in the Philippines have ordered ride-hailing services Grab and Uber Technologies Inc. to suspend their plan to merge, pending a regulatory review.

California Moves Closer to Driverless Taxi Services

4/9/2018

California’s public utilities commission has proposed regulations that would allow services to use driverless shuttles to pick up and deliver passengers.

Trucks Capture Two-Thirds of U.S. Market

4/9/2018

Pickup trucks, SUV/crossovers and vans accounted for a record 67% of new passenger vehicles sold in the U.S. during the first quarter, up from 62% in the same period last year, according to Autodata Corp.

Germany Ponders Fund to Pay for Diesel Updates

4/9/2018

The German government is studying a plan in which the country’s carmakers would contribute a combined €5 billion ($6.1 billion) to help pay for upgrades for emission control systems of older diesels, says Der Spiegel.

Trump Mulls Plan to Hit Imports with Special Emission Rules

4/6/2018

The Trump administration is weighing a scheme that would impose tougher emission standards on imported vehicles as a way to make them more expensive and less competitive with domestic makes.