Seven suspects went on trial in Turkey on Friday because of their alleged involvement in former Nissan Motor CEO Carlos Ghosn’s escape from Japan to Lebanon via Istanbul at the end of 2019. Ghosn was arrested in Japan in November 2018 and charged for underreporting his salary and using company funds for personal purposes. Ghosn […]
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Volvo announces recall of 2.2 million cars over seat belt cable
Volvo Cars stated on Wednesday it was recalling almost 2.2 million cars constructed between 2006 and 2019 over a potential issue with cables attached to their front seat belts in the company’s biggest recall ever. Volvo said it would get in touch with the owners of the affected models, such as the V60, V70, and […]
Renault sees June recovery in French car sales into third quarter
Renault expects a pick-up in the French automobile market in June, after the nation’s coronavirus lockdown was lifted, to carry out into the third quarter, the brand’s sales chief for France Ivan Segal stated on Wednesday. New car registrations in France were increasing 1.24% year-on-year in June, their first increase this year, and following a […]
Karoq, Kodiaq, and Superb get new generation Skoda infotainment
New infotainment systems are being introduced into ŠKODA’s flagship Superb along with its Karoq and Kodiaq SUVs as part of model year updates. They are based on Volkswagen Group’s third-generation modular infotainment matrix and provide not only the Laura digital voice assistant but a range of other online features as well – including Internet radio […]
Citroen to start selling latest C4 model by this year
Citroen’s latest C4 model is set to go on sale in the fourth quarter of this year, with the French automaker aiming to expand in the compact car market, the head of PSA-owned Citroen, Vincent Cobee, informed Reuters on Tuesday. In December 1974 Peugeot purchased a 38.2% share of Citroën and on 9 April 1976 […]
BMW to source battery cells produced using renewable energy
German automaker BMW on Tuesday stated its electric cars will use battery cells produced by making use of renewable energy, a step which will convince the biggest suppliers to source more non-coal generated electricity. “We now have a contractual agreement with our cell manufacturers that they will use only green power to produce our fifth-generation […]
Jaguar I-PACE now comes with more features and faster charging
The Jaguar I-PACE – the world’s first premium all-electric performance SUV – now comes with a new fast, intuitive infotainment system, and quicker charging capability, which in turn makes driving an electric vehicle easier than before. Since its debut the I-PACE has won over 80 global awards, including 2019 World Car of the Year, World […]
U.S. appeals court stays order requiring GM, FCA meet to resolve lawsuit
A U.S. appeals court on Monday put a stay on a lower court’s order requiring CEOs from General Motors (GM) and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) to resolve GM’s racketeering lawsuit. “In order to provide enough time to consider the matters raised in GM’s petition, and having considered the relevant factors, we conclude that a temporary […]
Ford, Volkswagen to stay neutral on challenges to new vehicle emissions rules
Four major automakers will remain neutral by taking no position on legal challenges to the Trump administration’s decision to weaken Obama-era fuel economy standards but want to weigh in on any court fix, according to a document read by Reuters. The Trump administration in March finalized a rollback of U.S. vehicle emissions standards to require […]
BMW works council supports electric-only platform
BMW should shift course and form a technology platform just for electric vehicles, departing from developing cars that can be fitted with either electric or combustion engines, according to the head of the influential works council. “Only with our own e-architecture can we fully exploit the advantages of an electric vehicle,” said Manfred Schoch to […]
Merger with FCA among the best solutions to cope with crisis, says Peugeot CEO
PSA CEO Carlos Tavares is sure that a $50 billion merger of the owner of Peugeot vehicles with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) will proceed as planned and deliver synergies of no less than 3.7 billion euros ($4.2 billion). The deal to form the world’s fourth-largest automaker has become even more important because of the impact […]
Daimler and Nvidia team up for making self-driving cars
Daimler and Nvidia revealed a deal on Tuesday to develop and gear up the German company’s Mercedes-Benz cars with a next-generation chip and software platform that could ultimately be used to help vehicles drive by themselves. The move is a response to Tesla’s ability to assemble custom-designed chips with thousands of lines of code, which […]
U.S. judge orders CEOs of GM, FCA to resolve racketeering lawsuit
A federal judge in Detroit on Tuesday ordered the CEOs General Motors and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) to meet by July 1 and try resolving GM’s racketeering lawsuit. U.S. District Court Judge Paul Borman called on GM CEO Mary Barra and FCA CEO Mike Manley to meet in person and try resolving the case which […]
Italy reportedly authorizes guarantees for $7.1 billion loan to Fiat Chrysler
Italy has approved a decree offering state guarantees for a 6.3-billion euro ($7.1 billion) loan to Italian unit of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), a source said, paving the way for the largest crisis loan to a European automaker. The source stated the country’s audit court had signed off on the decree, in a final step […]
Volkswagen explores acquisition of French car rental group Europcar
German automaker Volkswagen is in talks to acquire French car rental firm Europcar Mobility Group SA, in a deal that would enable the automaker to better capitalize on its fleet, people knowledgeable with the matter said on Tuesday. The acquisition would come as Europcar is having a hard time to cope with the economic fallout […]
