[embedded content] Self-driving and connected car tech company Aptiv (formerly Delphi) is back at CES again in 2018, and this time it’s partnering with Lyft to demonstrate its latest developments in self-driving technology. The Aptiv and Lyft team-up brings a fleet of 8 autonomous test cars to Las Vegas, which attendees at the show can… Continue reading Aptiv and Lyft’s self-driving BMWs are picking up CES passengers
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Uber hires Tesla’s lead battery expert to help power its ‘flying car’ service
Celina Mikolajczak, a senior manager for battery pack development at Tesla, has been hired by Uber to help the ride-hail company’s “flying car” project get off the ground. It’s an important hire because it signals that Uber plans to get more involved in the engineering aspects of this outlandish-sounding project. For six years, Mikolajczak served… Continue reading Uber hires Tesla’s lead battery expert to help power its ‘flying car’ service
FAW-VW sells over 2m cars in 2017
CHANGCHUN – The Sino-German auto joint venture FAW-Volkswagen (FAW-VW) saw its sales volume exceeding 2 million in 2017, up by 5 percent year-on-year, the company said Friday. According to the company, based in Changchun of Northeast China’s Jilin province, it sold over 1.405 million Volkswagen cars and 595,288 Audi cars, registering an annual growth of… Continue reading FAW-VW sells over 2m cars in 2017
GAC Honda to buy out other Honda China stakeholders
Visitors look at a Honda CR-V at an auto show in Dongguan, Guangdong province. [Photo provided to China Daily] Joint venture GAC Honda Automobile is moving to take over Honda Automobile (China), enhancing its productivity with the additional capacity of the Japanese brand’s currently plant in Guangzhou, Guangdong province. GAC Group has approved a deal to… Continue reading GAC Honda to buy out other Honda China stakeholders
Vauxhall cuts further 250 jobs at Ellesmere Port factory
Vauxhall is to cut a further 250 jobs at its plant in Cheshire as it slashes production of the Astra. The carmaker, sold to Peugeot owner PSA by General Motors last year, said the losses would be on top of 400 redundancies announced in October as it moves to a single daily manufacturing shift from… Continue reading Vauxhall cuts further 250 jobs at Ellesmere Port factory
Fiat Chrysler boosted by Jeep growth expectations
MILAN (Reuters) – Fiat Chrysler (FCHA.MI)(FCA) shares hit a record high on Monday on growing expectations that the carmaker’s coveted Jeep brand will unlock even greater value this year. The stock jumped more than 20 percent last week on a bullish outlook for the auto sector and media speculation that Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne’s final… Continue reading Fiat Chrysler boosted by Jeep growth expectations
CES 2018: ZF on Track for Autonomous Driving
A Chinese car manufacturer will be the first customer to install the control box in a vehicle with autonomous driving features, thanks to a collaborative project between ZF, NVIDIA and Baidu. This open cooperation network – part of ZF’s Vision Zero ecosystem – is proving to be a success factor for the company, both in… Continue reading CES 2018: ZF on Track for Autonomous Driving
TomTom Launches AutoStream: A Revolutionary Map Delivery Service for Autonomous Driving
CES Las Vegas, 8 January 2018 TomTom (TOM2), today announced the launch of TomTom AutoStream, an innovative map delivery service for autonomous driving and advanced driver assistance systems. Announced today at CES, are the first partners to use the technology: Baidu and Zenuity. TomTom AutoStream enables vehicles to build a horizon for the road ahead by… Continue reading TomTom Launches AutoStream: A Revolutionary Map Delivery Service for Autonomous Driving
The passenger cars down in produciton, up in sales
The passenger cars down in produciton, up in sales In October, the production and sales of passenger cars reached 2,225,000 and 2,352,000 units respectively, down 3.2% than that of last month and 2.7% year on year in production, but up 0.4% both on monthly and yearly basis in sales. For the first ten months, the production… Continue reading The passenger cars down in produciton, up in sales
Vauxhall axes 250 more jobs at Ellesmere Port plant
Vauxhall’s Ellesmere Port car plant, where the Astra is built. Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian Vauxhall Vauxhall axes 250 more jobs at Ellesmere Port plant Car manufacturer announces further cuts at Wirral site, where Astra is made, bringing total number of job losses to 650 Car manufacturer Vauxhall is to cut another 250 jobs… Continue reading Vauxhall axes 250 more jobs at Ellesmere Port plant