By Costas Pitas GAYDON, England, May 29 (Reuters) – The boss of carmaker Aston Martin warned it was probably too late to roll out the kind of technology needed for the post-Brexit customs plan that is favoured by many British eurosceptics. Chief Executive Andy Palmer told Reuters that getting the technology in place would cost… Continue reading INTERVIEW -Not enough time for tech customs solution to Brexit – Aston Martin
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Reborn Jaguar XK to lead new Jag sports car family
Plans to relaunch the Jaguar XK are gathering momentum, with the firm’s head of product strategy confirming that it is working on a proposal for a whole family of sports cars. Hanno Kirner, who oversees product strategy for the next decade at Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), told Autocar the company remains committed to the sports… Continue reading Reborn Jaguar XK to lead new Jag sports car family
Ford’s Hackett faces tough test in trying to drive change
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Apple’s Robot Cars Are Driving In the Slow Lane
A few years ago, I chatted to a senior Volkswagen AG manager who’d been involved in discussions with Apple Inc. about teaming up on autonomous vehicles. In essence, he said, Apple had asked the German autos giant to give it a stack of vehicle and driver behavior data. In return, VW would receive the self-driving system… Continue reading Apple’s Robot Cars Are Driving In the Slow Lane
Flight of the Valkyries.
The serially loss-making Aston Martin Holdings Ltd. is purring again. At least, that’s the conclusion you might draw from the few financial figures the luxury carmaker hands out to journalists each quarter. Revenue jumped by half last year thanks to swish new models such as the DB11. The private-equity and Kuwaiti-owned company’s 87 million pounds ($116 million) of… Continue reading Flight of the Valkyries.
Ghosn Says Slow Your Roll on the Renault-Nissan Merger, Then Confirms the Possibility
GM Gets Ready for a Post-Car Future
About a hundred years ago, the United States reached “peak horse.” In 1920 some 25 million horses roamed the plains, boulevards, cul-de-sacs, rodeos, stockyards, ports, farms, and dingy alleys of America—toting freight, plowing fields, fighting wars, carrying passengers on buggy rides, and making a complete mess. According to American Heritage magazine, in 1900 health officials… Continue reading GM Gets Ready for a Post-Car Future
Electric DS 3 Crossback to be revealed at 2018 Paris motor show
DS will reveal the electric DS3 Crossback compact SUV, a rival to the Audi Q2, at the Paris motor show this October ahead of its launch in 2019. Stéphane Le Guével, UK boss of the PSA Group, confirmed to Autocar last year the arrival of the B-segment SUV as the next model in DS’s brand offensive, which will include four SUVs. … Continue reading Electric DS 3 Crossback to be revealed at 2018 Paris motor show
Ford Mach 1 EV crossover to spearhead new era for car maker
Ford is pressing ahead with its first all-new battery electric vehicle, a front-drive crossover – and it is committed to the Mondeo in Europe until the mid-2020s, despite last month’s announcement that it is pulling out of the saloon and hatchback market in the US. The all-electric crossover, dubbed Mach 1 in reference to its Mustang-derived… Continue reading Ford Mach 1 EV crossover to spearhead new era for car maker
Peugeot GTI badge under threat as brand shifts its focus to SUVs
Performance Peugeot models will fall foul of the brand’s shift towards SUVs, says the brand’s UK boss. Peugeot UK MD David Peel has admitted the French firm will have less to appeal to petrol heads in the future as the manufacturer focusses on profitable SUV models. For a brand made famous by iconic hot hatches,… Continue reading Peugeot GTI badge under threat as brand shifts its focus to SUVs