UPDATE 2-Lawyers of ex-Nissan boss: Carmaker could have planted evidence

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – The battle between Nissan Motor Co Ltd (7201.T) and its ousted Chairman Carlos Ghosn in Brazil’s courts escalated on Thursday after the Japanese carmaker sued his sister alleging “unjust enrichment” and his lawyers alleged Nissan could have planted evidence. FILE PHOTO: The building in which an apartment contained cash, art works… Continue reading UPDATE 2-Lawyers of ex-Nissan boss: Carmaker could have planted evidence

EU court backs cities’ complaint on emissions, scraps higher NOx limits

It said only the part of the Commission’s Regulation 2016/646 which sets NOx limits must be annulled. LUXEMBOURG: A European Union court upheld on Thursday a complaint by the city authorities of Paris, Brussels and Madrid against an EU rule change on vehicle emissions they said had increased pollution, and it partly overturned the regulation.… Continue reading EU court backs cities’ complaint on emissions, scraps higher NOx limits

Honda Launches Wireless V2G With WiTricity

3 H BY MARK KANE Wireless + bi-directional energy transfer Honda will present at CES in January an interesting concept of a wireless charging system for electric cars that’s combined with Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G), a bi-directional energy transfer capability. The Wireless Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) was developed jointly with wireless charging specialist WiTricity and enables not only to… Continue reading Honda Launches Wireless V2G With WiTricity

Car lobby opposes EU safety bid that ‘would save 1,300 lives a year’

Automotive industry Firms against plans to benchmark new technology that adjusts speed to local limit The new ‘intelligent speed assistance’ technology uses traffic sign recognition and GPS satellite signals to automatically reduce vehicle speeds. Photograph: Don McPhee for the Guardian Car industry lobbyists are pushing the EU to weaken safety technology proposals, even though their… Continue reading Car lobby opposes EU safety bid that ‘would save 1,300 lives a year’

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UPDATE 1-Renault finds no irregularities in Ghosn pay audit

(Adds detail, background) By Laurence Frost and Gilles Guillaume PARIS, Dec 13 (Reuters) – Renault said on Thursday an audit launched in the wake of Chairman and CEO Carlos Ghosn’s arrest in Japan had so far found no irregularities with his pay at the French carmaker. Renault’s statement, issued after a five-hour board meeting, did… Continue reading UPDATE 1-Renault finds no irregularities in Ghosn pay audit

EU relaxation of diesel emission limits was illegal, court rules

Automotive industry Ruling means new generation of so called ‘cleaner’ diesel vehicles can be banned by cities across EU Madrid, along with Paris and Brussels, took the European commission to court over the relaxation of emissions rules. Photograph: Javier Soriano/AFP/Getty Images The new generation of so called “cleaner” diesel vehicles can be banned from Madrid,… Continue reading EU relaxation of diesel emission limits was illegal, court rules

UPDATE 2-Ford set to end production at Blanquefort in France, jobs at risk

FILE PHOTO: The Ford logo at the New York Auto Show in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., March 29, 2018. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo BORDEAUX, France (Reuters) – Ford (F.N) will end production at its Blanquefort plant in France by late August next year after rejecting a rescue deal for the… Continue reading UPDATE 2-Ford set to end production at Blanquefort in France, jobs at risk

Getaround to expand Uber partnership to four more cities

Getaround, the peer-to-peer car-sharing service that first launched at TechCrunch Disrupt NY in 2011, is expanding a partnership with Uber that gives users access to rideshare-ready vehicles. The program, which launched as a pilot in May 2017 in San Francisco, is now available to Getaround customers in Los Angeles and San Diego. Two more cities, Philadelphia and Washington D.C. will soon… Continue reading Getaround to expand Uber partnership to four more cities

Ford’s rejection of deal for Blanquefort was “betrayal” -French minister

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire attends the questions to the government session at the National Assembly in Paris, France, December 11, 2018. REUTERS/Charles Platiau PARIS (Reuters) – Ford’s (F.N) rejection of a rescue deal for the Blanquefort site in France represented a “betrayal” by the U.S. carmaker, said French finance minister Bruno Le Maire… Continue reading Ford’s rejection of deal for Blanquefort was “betrayal” -French minister