German auto lobby chief suddenly quits in midst of Frankfurt show
Bernhard Mattes, the head of Germany's auto lobby group VDA, resigned unexpectedly this week in the middle of the Frankfurt motor show, the showcase event the group hosts every two years. Mattes will leave his post as president by the end of the year, the ...
Chinese auto firms out in force at Frankfurt car show, led by battery makers
Chinese suppliers and manufacturers have stepped up their presence at the Frankfurt auto show, capitalizing on their strong position in electric technologies being forced on European carmakers by regulators seeking to curb pollution. Though the number of exhibitors has fallen, to 800 in 2019 from ...
Visionary and autocratic: 'Mr Volkswagen,' Ferdinand Piech, dead at 82
Former Volkswagen boss Ferdinand Piech, who has died at 82, was the autocratic heir of a storied motoring dynasty who drove VW from the brink of bankruptcy to becoming a global empire. He was celebrated as a visionary corporate leader and brilliant engineer who knew ...
Toyota has plenty for robots to do during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
When athletes and organizers descend on Tokyo for the 2020 Olympic Games they'll be ferried around in autonomous cars, while torch relay runners will be accompanied by vehicles equipped with artificial intelligence. Robots will ferry javelins and hammers. All told, Toyota Motor Corp. will provide ...
Nissan-Renault-Mitsubishi alliance falls behind Volkswagen and Toyota in first-half vehicle sales
The alliance of Nissan Motor Co., Renault SA and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. lost its lead in global auto sales in the first half of 2019, coming behind Volkswagen AG and Toyota Motor Corp. The three-way alliance had the most sales worldwide in the first half ...
VW and Ford extend collaboration to electric, self-driving cars
Volkswagen AG and Ford Motor Co. will cooperate on electric and self-driving car technology, sharing costs on a global scale to take a major step forward in the industry's disruptive transformation. VW will invest $2.6 billion in Ford's autonomous-car partner Argo AI in a deal ...
Ford-VW alliance over electric vehicles seen upping pressure on other carmakers
A broader alliance expected between Ford Motor Co. and Volkswagen AG has the potential to transform the global automotive industry and increase pressure on other carmakers in areas including electric and autonomous vehicles, analysts said. If VW agrees to allow Ford to license its electric-vehicle ...
Japan's imported auto sales for January to June logged first drop in 10 years
Sales of imported foreign-brand vehicles in Japan in January to June fell 1.8 percent year on year to 149,010 units, down for the first time in 10 years, industry data showed Thursday. Still, the sales figure was the fifth highest for the first-half period, thanks ...
German automaker Volkswagen AG will release its ID series of next-generation electric vehicles in Japan as soon as 2022, officials with its Japanese unit said Wednesday. All-electric vehicles under the ID brand will travel up to 550 kilometers on a single full charge, according to ...
Renesas opens Shanghai auto electronics lab in joint project with Volkswagen group
Japanese semiconductor-maker Renesas Electronics Corp. has opened a laboratory in Shanghai jointly with a local affiliate of Germany's Volkswagen group to boost research and development for automotive electronics applications. Renesas will mainly provide the lab with its RH850 automotive microcontroller along with its R-Car system-on-chip, ...
Fiat Chrysler withdraws merger offer for Renault after France fails to win Nissan's outright support
The apparent collapse of merger talks leaves the two companies facing an array of issues, starting with the likely dismay of investors.
Renault expected to enter formal merger talks with Fiat Chrysler
The board of French car giant Renault is expected to decide Tuesday to begin merger talks with Fiat Chrysler, possibly leading to the creation of a new global giant spanning the United States, Europe and Japan. U.S.-Italian group Fiat Chrysler proposed a "merger of equals" ...
