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 ...
From Nazis to hippies: End of the road for Volkswagen Beetle
Volkswagen is halting production of the last version of its Beetle model this week at its plant in Puebla, Mexico. It's the end of the road for a vehicle that has symbolized many things over a history spanning eight decades since 1938. It has been: ...
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" ...
Nissan CEO willing to meet Fiat Chrysler chairman to discuss Renault merger
Nissan Motor Co. CEO Hiroto Saikawa said Friday he is willing to meet Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. Chairman John Elkann to be briefed directly on the Italian-American company's plan to merge with Renault SA, the Yokohama-based carmaker's alliance partner for 20 years. Saikawa has not ...
Volkswagen AG unveiled an electric sport utility vehicle concept to challenge Tesla Inc.'s Model X as part of the auto industry's largest push into battery-powered vehicles. The full-size SUV, available from 2021, features rotating lounge seats covered in so-called AppleSkin — an artificial leather made ...
Volkswagen plans to build a fully electric sports utility vehicle (SUV) for China from 2021, taking on the Chinese market leader Tesla's Model X as the German carmaker ramps up production of zero emissions vehicles. The planned new SUV is the latest move in Volkswagen's ...
Japan's imported auto sales hit second-highest level in 2018
Sales of imported foreign-brand vehicles in Japan in fiscal 2018 increased 1.2 percent from the previous year to 307,682 units, marking their second-highest level ever, the Japan Automobile Importers Association said Thursday. The figure grew for the fourth straight year and surpassed 300,000 units for ...
