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Feinberg Expected to Help Settle FCA Diesel Emission Lawsuit
7/10/2017A federal judge in San Francisco says he intends to appoint compensation expert Ken Feinberg to help reach a settlement on a U.S. Dept. of Justice claim that Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV used illegal software to meet diesel emission standards.
Next-Gen Ford Focus Gets Bigger
7/10/2017Ford Motor Co.’s all-new Focus will be longer and wider than the current car when it debuts next year as a 2019 model.
Mexico’s Auto Exports Rose 12% in June
7/10/2017Carmakers in Mexico built 334,600 vehicles last month, and exports grew 12% to 276,600 of them, Reuters reports, citing data from trade group AMIA.
Renault Expands V2X Testing
7/10/2017Renault SA is widening a pilot program in France to test vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communications (V2X) to help autonomous vehicles navigate roads such as work zones and tool stations that lack clear lane markings.
Auto Employment Plateaus in U.S.
7/10/2017U.S. employment in vehicle manufacturing has stalled about 15% below its pre-financial-crisis level in 2007, says Brookings Institution analyst Mark Muro.
McLaren Mulls Hybrid All-Wheel-Drive System
7/10/2017McLaren Automotive Ltd. is considering a hybrid-electric all-wheel-drive system to better handle the increasing output of its future supercars.
VW Warns of Global Shortage of EV Batteries by 2025
7/10/2017Volkswagen AG says carmakers will face a massive shortage of batteries for electrified vehicles unless the annual capacity to make them surges by 1,500 gigawatt-hours in eight years.
Hong Kong Watchmaker Buys Japanese EV Startup
7/10/2017Hong Kong-based watch and jewelry maker O Luxe Holdings Ltd. says it will spend HK$898 million ($115 million) to acquire control of 7-year-old Japanese electric car maker Grand Lord Motors Ltd.
Report: VW’s Leaders Waited 3 Weeks to Reveal Diesel Cheating Risk
7/10/2017Volkswagen AG’s top management was warned more than three weeks before investors were informed that the company’s diesel emission cheating could cost as much as $18.5 billion, according to Bild am Sonntag.
Flawed Fuel Tank Flanges Could Trigger Massive Recalls
7/10/2017Fuel tank flanges that may crack, leak and cause a fire could prompt at least eight carmakers to recall millions of vehicles.