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France to Ban Sale of Piston-Powered Vehicles by 2040
7/6/2017The French government says that by 2040 it will prohibit the sale of vehicles powered by gasoline or diesel engines.
VW Names New Sales Chief for N. America
7/6/2017Volkswagen AG has appointed Werner Eichhorn to take over as its top sales and marketing officer in North America, effective Sept. 1. He will report to Hinrich Woebcken, CEO of the North American region.
June Car Sales Fell 5% in U.K.
7/6/2017Registrations of new cars in the U.K. dropped to 243,500 units in June compared with 255,800 in the same month of 2016, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders reports.
Baidu Alliance to Vie with Waymo’s Self-Driving Car System
7/5/2017Chinese internet giant Baidu Inc. has formed an alliance with 50 partners to tout its Apollo self-driving-car platform as a rival to the autonomous-car system being developed by Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo unit.
Renault, Brilliance China Automotive Form Commercial Vehicle Venture
7/5/2017Renault SA and Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd. have formed a joint venture out of Brilliance’s struggling light-duty commercial vehicle operations.
EU Clears PSA to Buy Opel
7/5/2017European Commission antitrust officials have granted unconditional approval to PSA Group to buy General Motors Co.’s Adam Opel unit.
BAIC, Daimler Invest $735 Million in EV Capacity
7/5/2017Daimler AG and Chinese partner BAIC Motor Corp. have agreed to spend 5 billion yuan ($735 million) to add capacity to make Mercedes-Benz branded all-electric and plug-in hybrid cars and batteries to power them.
Head of GM Korea Resigns
7/5/2017James Kim has resigned as CEO of GM Korea to spend full time as head of the American Chamber of Commerce of Korea. He will relinquish his post on Aug. 31.
Volvo to Phase Out Piston-Only Powertrains
7/5/2017Volvo Car Corp. plans to abandon exclusively internal combustion powertrains for its cars and replace them with piston-electric hybrids or all-electric propulsion systems.
Hyundai-Kia Sales Plunge 62% in China
7/4/2017Car sales in China by Hyundai Motor Co. and its Kia Motors affiliate plummeted to 54,000 units last month from 142,000 vehicles in June 2016, according to the company.