NEWS

Audi to Expand Mobility Services

5/19/2017

Audi AG says it will offer unspecified urban mobility services in more than 15 global markets by the end of this decade.

FCA Files for U.S. Certification of Diesel Software Update

5/19/2017

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV has applied with regulators in the U.S. to certify the emission levels of its 2017 model diesel-powered Jeep Grand Cherokee SUVs and Ram 1500 pickup trucks—and use the new software involved to update 2014-2016 models of the same vehicles.

Uber Orders Exec to Turn Over Waymo Files or Deny Taking Them

5/19/2017

Uber Technologies Inc. has ordered the head of its driverless car program to either deny he stole technical documents from former employer Waymo or turn over the files.

Shelby F-150 “Super Snake” Pickup Gets 750 Horses

5/19/2017

Shelby International Inc.’s Shelby American unit says its new F-150 Super Snake performance pickup truck’s supercharged 5.0-liter V-8 engine is tuned to generate 750 hp.

Honda Teams with Boston University on AI Security Tech

5/19/2017

Honda Motor Co. has launched a joint program with researchers from Boston University to develop data privacy controls for artificial intelligence (AI) systems.

Ford Spends $350 Million to Expand U.S. Transmission Plant

5/19/2017

Ford Motor Co. says it will invest $350 million to prepare its transmission plant in Livonia, Mich., to begin making a new gearbox for front-drive vehicles by 2019.

Auto Logistics Group Opens Detroit Headquarters

5/19/2017

Global Automotive Alliance LLC (GAA), a holding company for five warehousing and logistics companies, has opened a headquarters in Detroit.

U.S. Fuel Prices Steady

5/19/2017

The average price of a gallon of gasoline in the U.S. has been unchanged at $2.34 for the past week, in spite of rapidly fluctuating oil prices, AAA reports.

BMW Expands Capacity in China to 450,000 Units

5/19/2017

BMW AG says an expansion of its complex in Shenyang, China, has raised its annual production capacity in the country to 450,000 vehicles.

Aston Martin May Consider an IPO Next Spring

5/19/2017

British luxury carmaker Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd. may decide as early as next spring to launch an initial public offering in London, sources tell Bloomberg News.