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Japan's export credit agency will lend Nissan $2B for US sales financing. FedEx, UPS see delivery van shortage as soaring e-commerce ratcheted up demand for home deliveries. Denso adds 1.5million fuel pumps to recall for [...]
Automotive news 26112020
Nissan launches another new model with e-Power. SMMT (UK's Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders)claims no-deal Brexit could axe 2m production over five years. UK car industry claims failure to get a Brexit deal could [...]
Automotive news 25112020
Lamborghini has chosen Bridgestone to supply Huracan tires. Ford hires global marketing chief from eBay to "help execute its plan to unlock customer and company value". Ford orders 12 ultra-cold freezers to distribute COVID-19 vaccines. [...]
Automotive news 24112020
Hyundai Motor and INEOS(Chemical company) sign MoU on hydrogen. BMW speeds up shift to electromobility and strengthen production of EVs. GM boosts EV investment and will offer 30 all-electric models. GM installs 5G at Hamtramck"Factory [...]
Automotive news 20112020
Honda US shows its redesigned Civic on Twitch(live streaming platform) GM ups EV spending by 2025. Ford to launch new online used-vehicle sales platform-Ford Blue Advantage. NHTSA proceeds regulatory on self-driving vehicle safety. Dacia to [...]
Automotive news 19112020
Hyundai to produce EVs in Indonesia by 2022. New vehicles in Thailand fall 4% to 74,114 units in Oct. 2020. Hyundai Motor is being sued over EV battery fires due to the same battery maker [...]
Automotive news 17112020
BYD introduces DM-I hybrid technology for PHEVs in with 1.5-litre Xiaoyun engine Volkswagen planning three big electric SUVs. UK is planning to ban ICE-only(internal combustion engine) cars from 2030. Quebec to ban sale of [...]
Automotive news 14112020
Ford Kansas City built cargo van 2022 E-Transit for US and Europe under US$45000. BMW unveiled new flagship electric SUV iX. Nissan enters the final testing phase of its 3rd generation Qashqai crossover. Denso invests [...]
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Nissan unveils a quarterly operating loss of US$46m. Bridgestone confirms Bethune factory closure plan. GM Canada union members in St Catharines, Oshawa, and Woodstock ratify new collective agreement covering significant investments, job security and economic [...]
Automotive news 12112020
Electrify America opened 500+ electric EV charging stations across US. VW of America starts construction of battery engineering Lab in Tennesse. Hyundai to produce a new Tucson SUV in US from 2022. Australian new vehicle [...]
Automotive news 10112020
Honda combines North American manufacturing operations and R&D. Canadian auto union Unifor deals with GM Canada to return truck assembly back to Oshawa. GM recalling 194,105 vehicles to check bolts missing from a stop-start system [...]
Automotive news 07112020
Honda H1 sales revenue of JPY3.65trn(US$35.3m), down 2.1% year on year. Honda quarterly earnings rise 28%, to $4.6million in vehicle sales. Honda unifying US auto manufacturing and R&D operations into a new company, aiming to [...]
Automotive news 06112020
General Motors Q3 profit up 78% year on year to US$5.3bn in Q3 2020. UK new car market down 1.6% in Oct, with 140,945 cars registered. Adler Pelzer Group(worldwide leader in the design, engineering, manufacturing [...]
Automotive news 05112020
China's demand boosts BMW Q3 results. JLR's (Jaguar Land Rover)iconic Defender to make comeback. Ford recalls 2013-17 Explorer SUVs for suspension problem Sullivan & Cromwell and Kirkland & Ellis were the top M&A(mergers and Acquisitions)legal [...]
Automotive news 20201103
Geely's Volvo Cars designing and developing electric motors in house. S.Korea's five main automaker's sales slightly higher in Oct. from 134,895 to135,495 units. GM names new CFO Paul Jacobson and effective 1 Dec 2020. IAV(International [...]
Automotive news 20201023
Demand rebound lifts Daimler's Q3 profit. Renault Group Q3 revenue falls 8%. China's SAIC Motor Corporation begin shipping its own cars to Europe. Porsche adds Apple podcasts and music lyrics to all-electric Taycan EV. Skoda [...]
Automotive news 20201022
Tesla reports fifth consecutive quarterly net profit of $331M Cruise to seel US regulatory approval for self-driving (hands-free driving) No deal tariff would undermine Britain's green recovery-warned by Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Dacia's [...]
Automotive news 20201021
Suzuki Europe will launch its Across 4WD PHEV SUV in Autumn 2020. Tesla to export Chinese Model 3s to Europe from its Shanghai Gigafactory. Tesla's Q3 report expected to give signals about 2020 goals. GM [...]
Automotive news 20201020
GM to build Cadillac Lyriq, other EVs in Tenn. The Tennessee assembly plant will become GM's third factory to build electric vehicles, starting with the Cadillac Lyriq. GM also outlined a series of other manufacturing [...]
Automotive news 20200818
Toyota expands collaboration with AWS(Amazon Web Services) to accelerate cloud-connected services development under its MSPF (Mobility Services Platform), which helps Toyota engineers develop and manage next-generation of data-driven mobility services. Volkswagen Mexico reaches contract deal [...]