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Volkswagen in talks to manage Didi fleet, codevelop self-driving cars
Volkswagen AG, the world's biggest automaker, is in talks to form a joint venture with China's Didi Chuxing to manage part of the ride-hailing company's fleet of cars and help develop "purpose-built" vehicles for Didi's services. As part of the deal between Volkswagen and China's ...
Japan's Hino and VW to team up on range of digital, green vehicle technologies
Hino Motors, Toyota Motor Corp.'s group truck manufacturer, and Volkswagen Truck & Bus of Germany agreed Thursday to form a partnership on the technologies behind hybrids, electric cars, autonomous driving and connectivity. Each company will maintain independence under the deal, but executive teams will work ...
VW chief says automaker aiming to sell 1.5 million EVs in China by 2025
Volkswagen is aiming to sell 1.5 million electric cars in China by 2025, its boss was quoted as saying Thursday, seeking to capitalize as Beijing mulls a clampdown on polluting vehicles. Speaking on the sidelines of the International Motor Show in Frankfurt, Chief Executive Matthias ...
Carmakers face electric reality as combustion engine outlook dims
European car bosses gathering for the Frankfurt auto show are beginning to address the realities of mass vehicle electrification, and its consequences for jobs and profit, their minds focused by government pledges to outlaw the combustion engine. As the latest such announcement by China added ...
Germany's top automakers sued in U.S. over two-decade tech-suppression 'cartel'
German's major automakers were accused in a U.S. lawsuit of acting as a cartel, colluding for nearly two decades to limit the pace of technological advances in their vehicles and stifle competition — allegations that widen the scope of the latest scandal to hit ...
German court rules in favor of diesel ban in Mercedes' hometown as fallout over VW scandal continues
German carmakers, fighting for a future for diesel technology in Europe, faced a setback after a Stuttgart court ruled in favor of a complaint seeking to ban all diesel cars from entering the home city of Mercedes-Benz and Porsche. Diesel driving bans would be an ...
Toyota hybrid bet pays off as emissions scandal ignites demand in Europe
For years, Toyota Motor Corp. focused on pushing its hybrid models in Europe, avoiding a diesel-for-diesel competition with market leaders including Volkswagen AG. The carmaker's strategy is finally paying off. In the first full year since Volkswagen's emissions scandal threw the German giant into disarray, ...
Toyota Motor Corp., the world's largest automaker in terms of sales for the past four years, was outperformed by Volkswagen AG in the 11 months through November. Unless Toyota has a remarkable December, it will lost it's No. 1 status. In the 11-month period, worldwide sales ...
Nissan says new VC-T gasoline engine could make diesels obsolete
Nissan Motor Co. has come up with a new type of gasoline engine that it says may make some advanced diesel engines obsolete. The new engine uses variable compression technology, which Nissan engineers say allows it at any given moment to choose an optimal compression ...
Toyota Motor Corp. lagged Volkswagen AG by global deliveries in the first half of the year, as demand for the newly redesigned Prius hybrid slumped in a U.S. market dominated by trucks and sport utility vehicles. Worldwide deliveries fell 0.6 percent to 4.99 million vehicles ...
Carmakers must boost transparency on emissions, fuel economy, fix flaws: Daimler chief
Carmakers have to be more transparent about the way they certify their fuel economy and emission ratings as regulators step up scrutiny into the gap between laboratory results and real-world driving conditions, according to Daimler AG Chief Executive Officer Dieter Zetsche. "You can only be ...
Volkswagen resisted recall of vehicles with Takata air bags, documents show
Volkswagen resisted U.S. government efforts to recall more cars and trucks to fix potentially deadly Takata air bags, telling safety regulators that a recall wasn't necessary. But the German automaker, already in hot water with the government for cheating on U.S. pollution tests, eventually agreed ...
