Automotive provider Bosch has agreed to pay a 90 million euros ($100.21 million) fine for lapses in supervisory duties that allowed automakers to engage in emissions cheating, German prosecutors in the city of Stuttgart stated on Friday. The auto industry’s diesel emissions cheating scandal, where automakers utilized engine management control software to throttle back real-world […]
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Fleet owners have unlocked the keys to success and safety
Reducing accidents and lowering fleet-related costs are a priority for fleet owners, and they can achieve their goals if they adopt proactive driver training strategies. The most important assets of a logistics business are their vehicles, drivers and their customer service quality. The people who are driving the company’s vehicles daily play key roles in […]
The UK is preparing for the electric car revolution
Considering the increased awareness in terms of the current state of the environment, more countries around the globe have started to value eco-friendly actions ore. The UK is a powerful example of EU country that continues to boost its involvement in green practices. Various areas are targeted here, and a hot topic of discussing at […]
Japan auto lobby dismayed as Trump declares some imports security threat
Japan’s automakers’ lobby stated on Tuesday that it was dismayed by the US President Donald Trump’s declaration that some imported vehicles and parts posed a threat to U.S. national security, as the industry braces for a potential increase in U.S. tariffs. Trump made the unprecedented designation of foreign automobiles on Friday but delayed for up […]
More than half of new cars will be electric by 2040
Electric cars comprise only a small fraction of the automobiles sold globally, but that will modify quickly, as per an analysis by Bloomberg New Energy Finance. By 2040, electric cars could comprise up 57% of all passenger car sales globally, the report found. That’s up two percentage points from BNEF’s 2040 projection from 2018. Electric […]
German auto sector could experience some decline if Trump announces tariffs
Germany’s automotive sector could drop as much as 12% over “three bad trading days,” if the US President Donald Trump imposes tariffs on European automakers, one analyst informed CNBC. Trump has until Friday midnight (Washington time) to decide if he should impose duties on auto imports. This would possibly damage Germany, the EU’s traditional growth engine, since […]
Turkey’s auto production almost 490,000 in first quarter
A total of 489,429 vehicles were produced across Turkish automotive industry production lines in the first four months of this year, the Automotive Manufacturers Association (OSD) reported on May 11. The nation’s auto production- consisting of automobiles, commercial vehicles, and tractors- dropped 13% year-on-year in the January-April period. The association stated automobile production in Turkey also declined 14% to […]
Trump administration drops plan to require vehicle brake-throttle override system
The Trump administration stated Monday it is going to drop rules initially proposed in 2012 that would have needed automakers to install brake-throttle override systems to avoid runaway vehicles. The regulation was proposed in response to a range of unintended sudden acceleration incidents in Toyota vehicles by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). It […]
China greenlights second-hand car exports to increase sales
China commerce ministry has started permitting exports of second-hand cars, marking the nation’s recent move to drive domestic sales and support trade in the world’s biggest auto market. The move comes after sales in China contracted in 2018 for the first time since 1990s. Amid worries of more decline, Beijing handed out tax cuts previously […]
Amsterdam is handing out perks to ban polluting cars by 2030
Amsterdam is handing out perks consisting free charging stations to residents who help rid the streets of polluting cars of the city. The Dutch city declared earlier week that it will gradually broaden a crackdown on dirty vehicles that will culminate in a prohibition on gasoline and diesel-powered cars in 2030. To help make the […]
Auto Sales Predictions and Trends in the US for 2019
The used vehicle market is flourishing in the US. With the new car prices hitting another historic high, the used segment becomes increasingly appealing for buyers all over the US. There are a lot of changes we should expect to see in the US auto market in the following 12 months, mostly driven by the […]
AvtoVaz Makes First Profit in A Decade
Russia’s largest automaker AvtoVaz posted net profit of 5.86 billion rubles ($90.5 million) in last year — the company’s first profit in a decade. The results for 2018 follow on from losses of 9.66 billion rubles under international financial reporting standards (IFRS) in 2017, the company reported on April 30. While some automakers in Russia […]
Iowa Senate Approves Annual Fee for Electric Car Owners
The Senate authorized an annual fee for electric car owners. The money would help pay for road repairs generally covering fuel taxes. If Governor Kim Reynolds signs the bill into law, come January 2020, electric car owners would need to pay $65 annually, along with their vehicle registration. That fee boosts to $97.50 by 2021 […]
Xcel works to electrify vehicle-sharing and government fleets
An electric car-sharing program under development in the Twin Cities is being hailed as possibly a national model for increasing access to low-emissions transportation. Minnesota regulators previously this month authorized an almost $25 million electric vehicle pilot program from Xcel Energy that, including other provisions, forms a network of 70 “community mobility hubs” in the […]
Trump pressed Japan to have their automakers build more vehicles in the U.S.
Donald Trump pressed Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to have Japanese automakers produce more automobiles in the United States, according to a readout of their latest meeting provided by the U.S. ambassador to Japan on Saturday. The two discussed latest public announcements by Japanese automakers, including Toyota Motor’s decision to invest more in U.S. plants. […]
