NEWS

Car Sales Drop 9% in U.K.

10/5/2017

Sales of new cars in the U.K. fell 9% to 426,200 units last month, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.

Ford Aims Upmarket with Next Focus Model

10/5/2017

Ford Motor Co. says it will reposition the redesigned Focus small sedan upmarket when the updated car debuts in Europe next spring.

Koenigsegg Supercar Beats Bugatti Speed/Braking Record

10/5/2017

Sweden’s Koenigsegg AB says it Agera RS supercar set a new record to go from zero-to-400 kph (249 mph) and zero with a time of 36.4 seconds.

Powertrain Guru to Head Tech Development for Audi Sport

10/5/2017

Audi AG has appointed Oliver Hoffmann to succeed Stephan Reil as head of technical development at its Audi Sport performance unit.

Taking Driving to the Next Level

10/5/2017

Want a peek at the future of autonomous vehicles? You don’t have to look far. There’s a good chance you may have passed one—or been passed—on your daily commute.

Mitsubishi Electric Develops Dual-Occupant Monitoring Tech

10/5/2017

Mitsubishi Electric Corp. says it has developed a wide-angle camera system that can simultaneously monitor a driver and front-seat passenger.

Hackett’s Vision for Ford Leaves Wall Street Wondering

10/5/2017

Analysts say the vision of Ford Motor Co.’s next five years, laid out on Tuesday by CEO Jim Hackett, offers impressive objectives but little detail about how the company expects to achieve them.

S. Korea, U.S. Agree to Update Trade Pact

10/5/2017

The U.S. and South Korea agreed on Wednesday to update the 5-year-old free trade agreement between the two countries.

Senate Panel Okays Bill to Speed Autonomous Car Test

10/5/2017

A Senate panel has approved a bill to help accelerate the development of self-driving cars.

GM Expands Robotic Test Fleet in California

10/5/2017

General Motors Co. says it now has 100 self-driving cars being tested in San Francisco, nearly three times the size of its fleet three months ago.