Volkswagen is to build a new SUV (Atlas) alongside the Passat for the North American market at its Chattanooga
assembly plant in Tennessee, but only with gasoline engines.
As the world's leading provider of confidential insider information from 1979 to 2000, Auto Industry Newsletter has now re-emerged by popular request to provide chief executives with the insight necessary to meet today's challenges. Editor: John Mortimer
Friday 28 October 2016
Nissan denies any UK ‘sweetheart deals’
NISSAN Motor Company has denied the presence of any ‘sweetheart’ deals
associated with its latest plan to expand production and create fresh jobs in
the UK.
Ford’s performance marks time
Ford Motor Company has
just produced third-quarter results in which sales (revenue) came out at $35.9
billion giving year-to-date (YTD) sales of $113.1 billion ($109 billion in
2015).
Thursday 27 October 2016
VW improves business despite ‘dieselgate’
The Volkswagen Group financial figures for the first nine months
of the year appear unfazed by the events of ‘Diesel’ gate in the USA and
Europe.
Nissan gives UK its vote of confidence
Nissan Motor Company
Ltd. announced in Yokohama that following its executive committee meeting, the
company will produce the next Qashqai as well as adding production of the next
X-Trail model at its Sunderland, UK plant.
Wednesday 26 October 2016
Volkswagen settles in the US over 2-litre TDI
Volkswagen AG,
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and certain affiliates (together, Volkswagen)
has announced that Judge Charles R. Breyer of the United States District Court
for the Northern District of California has granted final approval to the
settlement agreement between Volkswagen and private plaintiffs.
Tuesday 25 October 2016
Daimler relies on Renault-Nissan for X-Class pick-up
Mercedes-Benz Vans will rely heavily on its alliance with Renault-Nissan to manufacture its new pick-truck
that it will sell in Argentina, Brazil, South Africa and Europe from 2017
onwards.
VW opens new Crafter plant in Poland
Volkswagen
Group has officially opened its automotive plant in Września dedicated to production of the new Crafter. Is VW claims the plant Europe’s most advanced new factory of its kind.
Monday 24 October 2016
ASIMCO displays CGI cylinder heads
One of the less obvious booths at last month's IAA commercial vehicle
exhibition in Hannover, Germany, amidst all the glitz and glamour of the various commercial vehicle displays,
was that of the ASIMCO Group.
Saturday 22 October 2016
Delphi unveils smaller diesel fuel injector for 2021
Delphi Diesel Systems has
demonstrated its next generation technology – the DFI 21 common rail injector.
Tuesday 18 October 2016
New steel from Tata cuts weight 15 per cent
Tata Steel is fighting
back to reclaim lost ground following successful trials of its XPF product
range. XPF800 is a new hot-rolled steel for demanding chassis applications.
Schaeffler launches all-electric concept vehicle
Schaeffler regards its electric wheel-hub drive, as in its STEP² concept
vehicle, as an enabler for future space-efficient vehicle concepts.
Saturday 15 October 2016
Nissan ‘more confident’ over future of UK plant
FEARS
that Nissan’s Qashqai flagship model could leave the car-maker’s UK plant in
the north-easy may have been eased after the company’s boss said he was “confident” the UK will remain a competitive place to do
business.
Friday 14 October 2016
UK’s first ‘serious’ hydrogen fleet bows
Arval has become a
leading partner in one of the UK’s largest hydrogen fleet car trials to date.
Wednesday 12 October 2016
Autonomous trucking – anyone interested?
According to reports, within the next decade, we can expect that the
number of autonomous vehicles on U.S. roads will become a mainstream force.
Tuesday 11 October 2016
G&W wins Aston’s V12 engine casting job
Aston Martin has confirmed Grainger & Worrall (GW) as its preferred
engine castings partner for the new DB11.
Monday 10 October 2016
Torotrak to visit OEMs with V-Charge
Torotrak is to begin a programme of visits to pan-European vehicle
manufacturers and Tier One suppliers to conduct a series of test drives.
Car makers miss carbon dioxide target by 39%
Real-world emissions testing
of passenger cars shows greenhouse gas emissions exceeds the official figures
on which UK national objectives and vehicle taxation are based.
Sunday 9 October 2016
US Postal set for hybrid delivery vans?
The United States
Postal Service (USPS) is set to examine the use of hybrid delivery vans as part
of its Next Generation Delivery Vehicles (NGDV) programme which has just kicked
off.
Friday 7 October 2016
China buoys up Jaguar and Land Rover
Strong sales in China,
boosted by the launch of the locally-built Jaguar XFL, helped JaguarLandRover
achieve its strongest global September sales to date, selling 61,047 vehicles,
up 28 per cent compared to 2015.
Mercedes-Benz tops 200,000 per month
Mercedes-Benz has performed a hat-trick: In September, in the third
quarter and also in the first nine months of the year.
Nifco UK announces record sales
Nifco UK, based in
Eaglescliffe in Stockton, makes components used in the engines, and car
interiors and exteriors.
Will Cummins ever integrate vertically?
It
is not unreasonable to think that 12 or 18 months ago, at least one Cummins
senior executive might have mulled over the question in his mind in a quiet
moment: Is it time for the company to integrate vertically?
Will VW have an impact on MWM in Brazil?
It will be interesting
to see what happens to MWM International in Brazil when Volkswagen AG’s two
board members take their place round the table at Navistar International
Corporation.
Thursday 6 October 2016
Automakers should use ‘circular economy’ - report
Makers of luxury cars, including Aston Martin, Bentley, Rolls-Royce, could benefit from a ‘circular economy’ and thereby engaging in more
closed-loop recycling, adopting a ‘rent instead of sell’ business model, and by
lengthening product usability.
Tuesday 4 October 2016
Nexteer output reaches 40 million EPS systems
Some 40 millionth
electric power steering (EPS) systems have been manufactured by Nexteer
Automotive, a global leader in intuitive motion control.
Monday 3 October 2016
VW and Navistar to create new ‘engine platform’
The deal between
Volkswagen AG and Navistar International Corporation will not be ‘closed’ until
early next year but in the meantime the two companies are working on a ‘new
engine platform’.
Sunday 2 October 2016
Geely provides backing for Bloodhound
Geely Automotive,
through Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, is to be the prime automotive sponsor (and
will provide technical assistance) to the British Bloodhound world land speed
record attempt in 2017.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)