Press Releases – Honda Motor Europe joins European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association

Brussels, 17 January 2018 – The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) welcomes Honda Motor Europe as its newest member. Following the approval of ACEA’s Board of Directors last month, Honda’s membership of the trade association took effect on 1 January. ACEA now represents the 15 major Europe-based car, van, truck and bus manufacturers. The other… Continue reading Press Releases – Honda Motor Europe joins European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association

Swedish engine plant is Volvo Cars’ first climate-neutral manufacturing site

Swedish engine plant is Volvo Cars’ first climate-neutral manufacturing site   Volvo Cars’ engine factory in Skövde, Sweden, has become the company’s first climate-neutral manufacturing plant, having switched to renewable heating as of 1 January 2018.   Skövde is the first plant in Volvo Cars’ global manufacturing network to reach this status, which marks a… Continue reading Swedish engine plant is Volvo Cars’ first climate-neutral manufacturing site

Ford Cutting Loose From Cars After Years of Missing Margin Goal

Ford Motor Co., the more than century-old company that was first to make cars for the masses, is calling off its pursuit of everyman sedan buyers. The company responsible for putting the world on wheels with Henry Ford’s then-innovative assembly line will pivot away from being a full-line automaker, shrinking its passenger-car lineup and shifting… Continue reading Ford Cutting Loose From Cars After Years of Missing Margin Goal

Volkswagen Group deliveries reach all-time high

The Volkswagen Group delivered more vehicles than ever before in fiscal year 2017: 10.74 million customers worldwide chose a vehicle from the Volkswagen Group. As a result, Group deliveries rose 4.3 percent compared with the previous year. At almost one million units, deliveries in December were up by a clear 8.5 percent. Matthias Müller, CEO of the… Continue reading Volkswagen Group deliveries reach all-time high

Cadillac will follow XT4 with a larger, third-row crossover in early 2019

CLOSE From sleek new sports cars to hefty trucks, the international auto show had something for everyone. USA TODAY Buy Photo A 2018 Cadillac XT5 Platinum Edition is seen on display on Tuesday, January 16, 2018 during the 2018 North American International Auto Show at Cobo Center in Detroit. (Photo: Ryan Garza, Detroit Free Press)Buy… Continue reading Cadillac will follow XT4 with a larger, third-row crossover in early 2019

Mazda Leads Manufacturer Adjusted Fuel Economy in US Environmental Protection Agency Report for Fifth Consecutive Year

2018/01/17 Products and Technology HIROSHIMA, Japan-Mazda Motor Corporation has announced that the Light Duty Fuel Economy Trends Report,1 released by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Jan. 12, 2018, lists the company as having the highest overall Manufacturer Adjusted Fuel Economy for the 2016 model year. 2 Mazda receives the first-place ranking for the… Continue reading Mazda Leads Manufacturer Adjusted Fuel Economy in US Environmental Protection Agency Report for Fifth Consecutive Year

Bosch technology enables redundancy needed for automated driving

DETROIT – Without redundancy, there is no automated driving. The promise of automated driving requires a mix of technological, societal and regulatory development and cooperation. The technology continues to advance thanks to sensors and software, but also thanks to redundancy. In order to realize fully-automated driving on the path to the accident-free future, redundancy in… Continue reading Bosch technology enables redundancy needed for automated driving

Is BMW going to make you pay for Apple CarPlay every year?

Unlike many automakers that offer Apple CarPlay in their new cars, BMW makes you pay for it on all of their models. That’s unlikely to change, but it may soon cut a break to those who don’t use iOS or don’t like Apple’s smartphone integration system for the car. The automaker next year will turn… Continue reading Is BMW going to make you pay for Apple CarPlay every year?

Ford Details Plans to Improve Fitness, Refocus Model Lineup and Accelerate Introduction of Smart Vehicles and Services

Operational fitness, portfolio rationalization and increased investments in electrification, autonomy and mobility at core of company strategy Company increases planned investments in electrification to $11 billion by 2022 Expanded electrified portfolio to include 40 electrified vehicles globally, including 16 full battery electric vehicles by 2022 Announces preliminary results for full-year 2017 of $1.95 earnings-per-share (EPS)… Continue reading Ford Details Plans to Improve Fitness, Refocus Model Lineup and Accelerate Introduction of Smart Vehicles and Services

Boeing, Adient Launch New Company to Design and Build Airplane Seats

SEATTLE, Jan. 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Adient [NYSE: ADNT] today announced the formation of Adient Aerospace, a joint venture that will develop, manufacture and sell a portfolio of seating products to airlines and aircraft leasing companies. The seats will be available for installation on new airplanes and as retrofit configurations for… Continue reading Boeing, Adient Launch New Company to Design and Build Airplane Seats