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Ex-VW Diesel Engineer Arrested in Emission Cheating Probe
9/28/2017Prosecutors in Munich have arrested Wolfgang Hatz, the former head of powertrains for Volkswagen AG, as part of their investigation into VW’s diesel emission cheating, according to media reports.
Initial Tesla Model 3 EVs Go Silent on Music
9/28/2017Tesla Inc.’s new Model 3 electric sedan doesn’t include a radio—or CD player—and initially motorists won’t be able to play their own music through the car’s audio system via a USB or Bluetooth connection with their smartphone.
Autoliv Acquires Lidar Specialist
9/28/2017Autoliv Inc. is buying lidar and high-tech camera developer Fotonic i Norden AB.
Denso, Mazda, Toyota Forming Company to Speed EV Development
9/28/2017Toyota, Mazda and Denso have agreed to create a company to help the three companies implement electric-vehicle technologies they co-develop.
Ford Expands Paid Leave for New Parents
9/28/2017Ford Motor Co. is adding more paid time off for U.S. employees who are new mothers—and introducing paid time off for new fathers too.
FCA Agrees to Settlement Talks with U.S. Diesel Owners
9/28/2017Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV has agreed to begin talks next month about compensating U.S. owners of diesel-powered vehicles that emit too much pollution.
Entrepreneur Tilton Cleared of SEC Fraud Charges
9/28/2017Lynn Tilton, the flamboyant turnaround queen of ailing companies, has prevailed in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission trial that accused her of fraud.
NAFTA Negotiators Report Slow Progress
9/27/2017A third round of talks about updating the North American Free Trade Agreement yielded some results, negotiators say. But observers doubt the work will be completed by year-end as hoped.
EU Fines Scania €880 Million for Price Fixing
9/27/2017The EU has fined Volkswagen AG’s Scania commercial truck unit €880 million ($1 billion) for participating in a 14-year-long cartel that fixed prices on emission control systems.
Audi Vows to Produce its EVs Worldwide
9/27/2017Volkswagen AG’s Audi unit will eventually build electric vehicles in all its assembly plants worldwide, CEO Rupert Stadler tells employees in Germany.