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Hybrid Powertrain Likely for Lambo SUV
5/5/2017Lamborghini SpA is developing a plug-in hybrid powertrain likely to debut next year in the company’s upcoming Urus crossover/SUV.
Ford Catalyst Pioneer Inducted into Inventors Hall of Fame
5/5/2017Former Ford Motor Co. research engineer and automobile exhaust catalyst inventor Haren Gandhi has been inducted posthumously into the U.S. National Inventors Hall of Fame Museum in Alexandria, Va.
Uber Faces Criminal Probe into Cloaking Software
5/5/2017The U.S. Dept. of Justice has opened a criminal probe into software developed by Uber Technologies Inc. to evade local regulators, sources tell Reuters.
Porsche Opens Silicon Valley R&D Center
5/5/2017Volkswagen AG’s Porsche unit is opening a research and development center in Santa Clara, Calif.
Alt-Fuel Vehicle Sales Jump 38% in Europe
5/5/2017Registrations in Europe of all-electric, plug-in hybrid and other alternative-fuel vehicles rose 38% to 212,900 units in the first quarter of 2017, according to industry group ACEA.
Chinese Partsmaker Plans EV Factory in Germany
5/5/2017Chinese auto supplier Beijing WKW Automotive says it intends to build a €1.1 billion factory in Rothenburg, Germany, to make premium electric cars for the European market.
Ford Drops Shift at Medium-Duty Truck Plant in Ohio
5/5/2017Ford Motor Co. will eliminate a production shift at its Ohio Truck Plant in Avon Lake on Monday and doesn’t expect to restore it until the end of September, Automotive News reports.
Toyota Completes $154 Million Tech Center in Michigan
5/5/2017Toyota Motor Corp. has officially opened a $154 million expansion of its North American R&D Purchasing and Prototype Development (TMNA R&D) campus in York Township outside Ann Arbor, Mich.
Oil Prices Sag to 5-Month Low
5/4/2017Oil futures slid to their lowest price since November on Thursday. Analysts say a rise in shale oil output in the U.S. is offsetting efforts by Middle East petroleum producers to curb production.
VW Resumes Diesel Sales in U.S.
5/4/2017Volkswagen AG sold 3,200 diesel-powered vehicles in the U.S. in April—the first month since October 2015 it has been allowed to do after admitting it had rigged 560,000 diesels to evade emission laws.