NEWS

VW, IBM Partner on Digital Mobility Services

9/6/2017

Volkswagen AG and IBM Corp. have launched a five-year deal to develop personalized digital services for motorists.

Scotland May Phase Out Piston Engines by 2032

9/5/2017

Scotland has become the latest government to propose banning piston engines.

Tesla Hires Former Nike Engineering Specialist

9/5/2017

Tesla Inc. has hired Tiffany Beers, who most recently was senior innovator for Nike Inc., as a staff technical program manager.

Porsche Mulls F1 Return as Engine Supplier

9/5/2017

Porsche AG is talking with the organizers of Formula One about being an engine supplier in 2021 when the race series switches from hybrid-electric powertrains to twin-turbocharged V-6s.

UPDATE: New Supply Problems Idle Hyundai Plant in China

9/5/2017

Hyundai Motor Co.’s assembly plant in Changzhou has suspended production after a Germany supplier of air intake systems halted shipments because it hadn’t been paid, The Nikkei reports.

Futuristic Renault Concept Set for Frankfurt Reveal

9/5/2017

Renault SA will unveil an autonomous, electric and connected concept car next week at the Frankfurt auto show.

Daimler Vans Partners with Via Transport on Euro Ride-Sharing Venture

9/5/2017

Daimler AG’s Mercedes-Benz Vans unit is forming a joint venture in Amsterdam with Via Transportation Inc. to expand the New York City-based ride-hailing startup company’s services to Europe.

August Sales Gain in Four Major EU Markets

9/5/2017

Demand for new passenger vehicles grew last month in France, Germany, Italy and Spain, according to local trade groups and government agencies.

Car Sales Drop 6% in U.K.

9/5/2017

New-car registrations in the U.K. shrank to 76,400 units in August from 81,600 units in the same month last year, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.

PSA Completes Corporate Move Out of Paris

9/5/2017

PSA Group has completed the relocation of its headquarters from a building in downtown Paris to the suburb of Rueil-Malmaison.