DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) – After years of being part of a future that never quite arrived, the coronavirus pandemic has put U.S. online car sellers on the map. Now comes a race to spend vast sums on digital commerce platforms specifically designed to handle ... More »
LONDON (Reuters) – British new car registrations fell by an annual 35% in June, the smallest drop since February, as many dealerships reopened after coronavirus lockdown measures were lifted. A total of 145,377 new cars were registered in June, leaving year-to... More »
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The number of publicly accessible charging points for electric vehicles (EV) jumped 60% in 2019, the biggest increase in three years and outpacing sales of battery-powered cars, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). In its a... More »
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Worldwide electric car registrations are set to fall 18% this year, but those of combustion engine cars are set to drop even faster, analysts BloombergNEF (BNEF) said on Tuesday, as the automotive sector is hammered by the coronavirus cri... More »
BERLIN/MUNICH (Reuters) – The business climate in Germany’s auto sector suffered its biggest slump in April and hit its lowest level since 1991, when the Ifo economic institute began collecting data post-reunification, a survey showed on Monday. The news came ... More »
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s car sector needs immediate cash and the government should introduce measures to support suppliers, some of which only have enough money to handle the coronavirus crisis for weeks not months, the head of the main trade body told Reu... More »
(Reuters) – Automakers including Daimler, Tesla and Ford are likely to restart production in China on Monday after being forced to shut factories for more than a week following a widespread outbreak of the coronavirus. However, some have further delayed reopen... More »
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Automakers in China need to get used to a new normal of “low speed growth” in the world’s largest car market, the country’s top auto body said on Monday, as it reiterated predictions that sales will likely shrink for the third cons... More »
BERLIN (Reuters) – The shift to electric vehicles could cost 410,000 jobs in Germany by 2030, daily Handelsblatt reported on Monday, citing government advisers. In engines and transmissions’ production alone, around 88,000 jobs will be at risk, the newspaper s... More »
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Fewer new energy vehicles (NEV) could be sold in China this year than in 2018, an official at the country’s biggest auto industry association said on Monday, as customers hold back on purchases following a government decision to cu... More »
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s auto industry executives met with government officials over the weekend to discuss ways to promote higher car sales in rural areas, sources familiar with the matter said. The country’s car manufacturers are grappling with t... More »
(Reuters) – The United States may not need to impose tariffs on imported vehicles later this month after holding “good conversations” with automakers in the European Union, Japan and Korea, U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said in an interview published on ... More »
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Germany should have one million charging stations for electric cars by 2030, Chancellor Angela Merkel said in a video message on Sunday, ahead of meetings on Monday with the car industry on how to speed the move to low-emission battery-po... More »
(This October 28 story corrects to remove erroneous reference in paragraph 6 to regulations preventing the use of autonomous trucks) DETROIT (Reuters) – Waymo Chief Executive John Krafcik said the self-driving vehicle company is now offering limited “rider-onl... More »
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s markets watchdog has proposed banning auto dealers and brokers from receiving commission linked to interest rates on loans used to finance car purchases, a step it said would save consumers 165 million pounds ($208.4 million) annua... More »
DETROIT (Reuters) – Talks for a new four-year labor contract between General Motors Co (GM.N) and its striking workers took a “turn for the worse” on Sunday after the United Auto Workers rejected the largest U.S. automaker’s latest offer but the two sides were... More »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris on Friday asked a government watchdog to look into the Trump administration’s decision to launch an antitrust probe into four automakers cooperating with California on tigh... More »
STUTTGART, Germany (Reuters) – Automakers around the world are pushing hard for new networks that can charge electric cars fast. In Europe, some power companies and grid operators are testing whether it might be smarter and cheaper to move into the slow lane. ... More »
BEIJING (Reuters) – Sales of new energy vehicles (NEVs) in China fell 4.7% in July from a year earlier, the first drop in more two years, data from the country’s biggest auto industry association showed. That compared with growth of 80% in NEV sales in June. O... More »
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – At a conference where hackers can try their hand at picking locks and discover cyber vulnerabilities in a makeshift hospital, they can also endeavor to break into the control units of cars and take over driving functions. Those efforts at... More »
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s federal think-tank has asked scooter and motorbike manufacturers to draw up a plan to switch to electric vehicles, days after they publicly opposed the government’s proposals saying they would disrupt the sector, two sources told ... More »
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – European Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstroem expects U.S. President Donald Trump to delay a May 18 deadline for U.S. tariffs on cars imported from the European union, according to an interview published in the Sueddeutsche newspaper on ... More »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. regulators will ask the public if robotic cars should be allowed on streets without steering wheels or brake pedals as they try to set the first legal boundaries for their design in the world’s second largest vehicle market. The U.S... More »
ROTTERDAM (Reuters) – As Daan Hosli’s hybrid BMW glides into downtown Rotterdam, it passes a virtual boundary into the city’s “electric-only zone” and his mobile phone trills out a reminder to switch off his combustion engine and drive on battery power. Hosli ... More »
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German utility Innogy is putting its business serving the electric car industry into a standalone company, separate from its main business as an energy supplier. “This pooling of our eMobility business is our response to the current chall... More »
WASHINGTON/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said China had agreed to cut import tariffs on American-made cars, buoying shares in BMW and Daimler AG who manufacture in the United States for export to the world’s biggest auto market. Shares of Ch... More »
BEIJING (Reuters) – In China, where the future of the car is looking more and more electric, newcomers to the auto industry are looking for partners to help them build their vehicles. Enter Canadian auto supplier Magna International (MG.TO) which aims to spear... More »
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Didi Chuxing signed an agreement with German automotive supplier Continental AG on Tuesday to cooperate in developing internet-connected, electric cars tailor-made for Didi’s ride hailing services. Didi currently uses regular passen... More »
BEIJING (Reuters) – Ford Motor’s (F.N) China slump intensified, with vehicle sales tumbling 38 percent in June and the automaker recording its worst ever first-half, as buyers shunned its aging models that are awaiting overhauls and flocked to rivals. The U.S.... More »
DETROIT (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to block Chinese investment in U.S. companies could be trouble for a number of American automotive and technology companies using Chinese funds to develop electric and self-driving cars and related servi... More »
BEIJING (Reuters) – China is considering a further reduction in electric-vehicle subsidies next year, Bloomberg reported on Friday, citing unnamed sources. Beijing is scaling back subsidies to push automakers to focus more on technological improvements instead... More »
LONDON (Reuters) – BMW (BMWG.DE) is not considering moving production out of Britain because of uncertainty connected to Brexit, the company’s special representative in Britain said on Tuesday. When asked by a reporter at a conference whether the German car ma... More »
LONDON (Reuters) – Uncertainty over Brexit has halved new investment in the British car industry and Prime Minister Theresa May should urgently change tack and keep the world’s fifth largest economy in the EU’s customs union, the country’s main car lobby group... More »
LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) – Carmakers including Renault, Jaguar Land Rover and Peugeot have boosted revenues by over $1 billion in the past decade by using sophisticated pricing software, according to sales presentations prepared by the software vendor, Accenture... More »
(Reuters) – Carmakers have big plans for their next generation of factories: smarter designs, artificial intelligence and collaborative robots building a wide range of vehicles on the same line. The plants will also feature a component they say is the secret i... More »
BEIJING (Reuters) – Ford Motor Co’s business in China continues to falter amid a dearth of fresh products, even though the American automaker earlier this week said it plans to launch two new models in the world’s biggest auto market by the end of the year. Fo... More »
U.S. President Donald Trump waves upon his arrival in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., March 2, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – From a hotel in Mexico City, Ann Wilson, a senior executive at the U.S. Motor and Equipment Manufacturers Associ... More »
Mexico’s chief negotiator Kenneth Smith speaks to journalists at the hotel where the seventh round of NAFTA talks takes place, in Mexico City, Mexico March 2, 2018. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – U.S., Mexican and Canadian trade experts leading... More »
An employee of German car manufacturer Porsche displays a badge depicting a Porsche logo at the Porsche factory in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen, Germany, January 26, 2018. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Volkswagen’s (VOWG_p.DE) sports car maker Porsche... More »
FILE PHOTO: A member of staff cleans Honda Avancier SUV after it was presented during Auto China 2016 auto show in Beijing April 25, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo BEIJING (Reuters) – Honda Motor Co’s sales in China fell 5.9 percent in February from a... More »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao said on Thursday that regulators will seek public input on rules for self-driving commercial vehicles and trains, as the administration grapples with how to regulate their expected future use. At... More »
A Ford worker inspects paint work on the body of a Ford Expedition SUV at FordÕs Kentucky Truck Plant as the No. 2 U.S. automaker ramps up production of two large SUV models in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., February 9, 2018. REUTERS/Nick Carey LOUISVILLE (Reuter... More »
FILE PHOTO: Test drivers use a Lexus SUV, built as a self-driving car, to map the area prior to a journey without a driver in control, in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S., April 5, 2016. Courtesy of Google/Handout via Reuters (Reuters) – Two-thirds of Americans are unco... More »
FILE PHOTO: The charging plug of an electric Volkswagen Passat car is pictured at charging station at a VW dealer in Berlin, Germany, February 2, 2016. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) – Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) has partnered with top carm... More »
The U.S. National Highway Traffic-Safety Administration said Friday it is looking for input on how it can remove regulatory roadblocks to self-driving cars. More »
Lei Xu and Justin Song once worked at electric carmaker Tesla Inc, one of the hottest companies in Silicon Valley. But with interest and investments in autonomous vehicles mounting, they left to pursue what they see as the next big thing. More »
In a crowded field of more than 240 startups in self-driving cars, six companies -- four of them in Silicon Valley -- have achieved unicorn status, with valuations of $1 billion or more, according to industry estimates and publicly available data. Here's a clo... More »
Singapore, one of the world's most expensive places to own a vehicle, will not allow any growth in its car population from February, citing the small city-state's land scarcity and billions of dollars in planned public transport investments. More »
In an auto industry race to develop electric vehicle batteries that charge faster and are cheaper and safer than lithium-ion cells, startup Zap&Go will do all that with its carbon-ion alternative 'within a few years', a company executive said. More »
Russia's technical safety watchdog Rosstandart said on Friday it had been informed about the recall of 14,842 Mercedes-Benz (DAIGn.DE) Sprinter Classic 909 cars sold between March 2014 and December 2016, due to a combination of technical faults. More »
The United Auto Workers is talking with Ford Motor Co (F.N) about ways to avoid layoffs as the No. 2 U.S. automaker builds more electric vehicles, a senior union official told Reuters on Thursday. More »
China has set a deadline of 2019 to impose tough new sales targets for electric plug-in and hybrids vehicles, slightly relaxing an earlier plan to launch the rules from next year that had left global automakers worried about being able to comply. More »
China's new-energy auto firms saw shares surge in Monday morning trade, extending recent strong gains, after a government official said over the weekend that China had begun looking at a ban on traditional petrol-engine cars. More »
India's aggressive push to electrify all new vehicles by 2030 is compelling auto part manufacturers and carmakers to draw up early plans for electrification, company executives said. More »
Ford Motor Co's premium Lincoln brand plans to offer hybrid gasoline-electric versions of all its U.S. models by 2022, according to three sources familiar with the plans. More »
British new car sales fell by between 6 and 7 percent year-on-year in August, according to preliminary data released by an industry body on Tuesday. More »
General Motors Co’s (GM.N) vehicle sales in China rose 12 percent in August from a year earlier to 328,425 units, following a 6.3 percent increase in July, the Detroit-based automaker said on Tuesday. More »
Ford Motor Co and Domino's Pizza Inc in September will begin testing Michigan consumers' reactions to having their pies delivered by self-driving vehicles, the companies said on Tuesday. More »
The global push among carmakers to make ever lighter vehicles is leading some auto suppliers in Japan to turn to what seems like an unlikely substitute for steel - wood. More »
The Trump administration has set a collision course with the auto industry as it launches renegotiations of the 23-year-old NAFTA trade pact this week, aiming to shrink a growing trade deficit with Mexico and tighten the rules of origin for cars and parts. More »
The British government issued new guidelines on Sunday requiring manufacturers of internet-connected vehicles to put in place tougher cyber protections to ensure they are better shielded against hackers. More »
Traffic fills Exeter Street in the Back Bay in Boston, Massachusetts, United States June 13, 2015. Outdoor scenes in Boston show local residents enjoying balmy weather amid lush greenery as the summer solstice approaches on 21 June. Motorists in the United Sta... More »
FILE PHOTO: A Faraday Future FF 91 electric car takes off across the stage in an exhibition of speed during an unveiling event at CES in Las Vegas, Nevada January 3, 2017. Startup Faraday Future said it would move production of its planned luxury electric SUV ... More »
The GM logo is seen in Warren, Michigan, U.S. on October 26, 2015. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo China’s top quality watchdog has asked General Motors, Daimler’s Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen to fulfill their obligations to recall vehicles in China affected b... More »
A water tank with the GM logo is seen at the General Motors Assembly Plant in Valencia, April 21, 2017. REUTERS/Marco Bello Canadian auto sales set another record in June, making for a solid performance in the first half of the year as customer demand for ligh... More »
FILE PHOTO – New Autopilot features are demonstrated in a Tesla Model S during a Tesla event in Palo Alto, California October 14, 2015. REUTERS/Beck Diefenbach/File Photo Automakers are using tiny cameras, sensors to track drooping heads, steering wheel monito... More »
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Takata Corp is seen on its display at a showroom for vehicles in Tokyo, Japan, February 9, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/File Photo Japan’s Takata Corp (7312.T), the airbag maker at the center of world’s largest automotive recall, has recomm... More »
Automakers could help prevent accidental deaths of small children left in hot cars by installing devices to remind drivers to check their back seats for passengers before getting out, three U.S. lawmakers sponsoring a safety measure said on Wednesday. More »
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Takata Corp is seen on its display at a showroom for vehicles in Tokyo, Japan, February 9, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/File Photo A federal judge may tap attorney and longtime compensation adviser Kenneth Feinberg to oversee claims for nea... More »
A photo illustration shows the Uber app logo displayed on a mobile telephone, as it is held up for a posed photograph in central London, Britain October 28, 2016. REUTERS/Toby Melville/Illustration Wally Nowinski got his first car when he turned 16 in Michigan... More »
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R) meets German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing, China May 24, 2017. REUTERS/Jason Lee Germany has made good progress with China on how to introduce quotas aimed at producing more ... More »
The GM logo is seen in Warren, Michigan, U.S. on October 26, 2015. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo Nissan Motor Co (7201.T) has fallen behind its top North American competitors in the health of its working relationships with suppliers while General Motors Co (... More »
Chinese auto sales fell in April by the steepest in almost two years, the automakers’ association said on Thursday, as a tax increase on small-engine cars from the beginning of the year discouraged buyers. More »
An Apple logo is seen in a store in Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 24, 2017. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson – RTX32LL4 Apple Inc outlined a plan to train operators of self-driving cars in documents submitted to California regulators earlier this month, the lates... More »
A smog testing station for vehicles to stay in compliance with California air quality laws is shown in Oceanside, California, U.S., March 22, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake When U.S. President Donald Trump announced a review last week of tough Obama-era vehicle emis... More »
Baidu’s company logo is seen at its headquarters in Beijing December 17, 2014. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon Baidu Inc said on Friday it had led an investment round into green car start-up NextEV, as the Chinese search engine giant looks for new growth drivers and as... More »
FILE PHOTO: People are silhouetted as they pose with laptops in front of a screen projected with binary code and a Central Inteligence Agency (CIA) emblem, in this picture illustration taken in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina October 29, 2014. REUTERS/Dado Ruvi... More »
FILE PHOTO: Ford cars are seen on sale at a dealership of Genser company in Moscow, Russia, February 14, 2017. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo Mexico’s economy minister will travel to Detroit on Friday to meet with executives from automakers Ford Motor Co (F... More »
The logo of Nissan is seen through a window of a bus passing by its dealership in Seoul, South Korea, May 16, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo South Korea has sued Nissan Motor’s (7201.T) South Korean unit alleging that the Japanese car maker manipulated t... More »
New Autopilot features are demonstrated in a Tesla Model S during a Tesla event in Palo Alto, California October 14, 2015. REUTERS/Beck Diefenbach Britain plans to introduce new insurance rules to ensure victims of accidents involving self-driving cars are com... More »
A worker stands outside a factory of Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd (CATL) in Ningde, Zhejiang province, China, December 16, 2016. Picture taken December 16, 2016. REUTERS/Jake Spring A dusty village on the outskirts of Ningde, a third-tier city in China’... More »
A Blackberry logo hangs behind a Canadian flag at their offices on the day of their annual general meeting for shareholders in Waterloo, Canada June 23, 2015. REUTERS/Mark Blinch/File Photo Canada’s BlackBerry Ltd (BB.TO) will open an autonomous driving resear... More »
A recalled Takata airbag inflator removed it from a Honda Pilot is shown at the AutoNation Honda dealership service department in Miami, Florida, United States on June 25, 2015. REUTERS/Joe Skipper/File Photo Automakers have “ultimate responsibility” for the c... More »
Fiat Chrysler assembly workers work on a partially assembled minivan at the Windsor Assembly Plant in Windsor, Ontario, February 9, 2015. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook Canadian manufacturing workers at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCHA.MI) (FCAU.N) voted on Sunday to app... More »
Chinese cars wait for export at a port in Dalian, Liaoning province October 15, 2012. REUTERS/China Daily/File Photo Honda (7267.T) and Nissan (7201.T) reported on Tuesday their strongest monthly vehicles sales growth for China this year in September, thanks t... More »
The logo of semiconductor manufacturer Infineon is seen at its Austrian headquarters in Villach, Austria, August 1, 2016. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader Infineon Technologies AG (IFXGn.DE) has acquired Dutch electronics company Innoluce BV, a designer of miniature ... More »
The logo of Takata Corp is seen on its display at a showroom for vehicles in Tokyo, Japan, May 11, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai The plan to sell beleaguered Takata Corp (7312.T) to a rescuer, slated by year-end, is likely to extend into next year as some bidders w... More »
Graphic made available to Reuters on September 25, 2016, depicts the range of sensor information feeding a new set of live traffic services digital mapping company HERE is introducing ahead of the Paris Motor Show in conjunction with automakers Audi, BMW, Merc... More »
Cars pass under an overpass at the General Motors Car assembly plant in Oshawa, June 1, 2012. REUTERS/Mark Blinch/File Photo Canada’s autoworkers’ union Unifor and General Motors Co (GM.N) made little progress resolving the key issue of new investment in contr... More »
General Motors auto workers prepare rows of the new Chevrolet Camaro for delivery, at the company’s Oshawa Ontario facility April 8, 2009. REUTERS/Fred Thornhill/File Photo The union representing most Canadian autoworkers has voted for a strike mandate, it sai... More »
By Norihiko Shirouzu | ATSUGI, Japan ATSUGI, Japan Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co (7201.T) has come up with a new type of gasoline engine it says may make some of today’s advanced diesel engines obsolete. The new engine uses variable compression technology... More »
TOKYO Nissan Motor Co (7201.T) said on Tuesday it was developing fuel cell vehicle (FCV) technology using ethanol as a hydrogen source in what would be an industry first, and planned to commercialize its system in 2020 as part of efforts to develop cleaner car... More »
BEIJING After poaching Bentley’s design chief last year, Hyundai Motor Co (005380.KS) said on Monday that it has also secured the services of the luxury marquee’s exterior designer. Hyundai issued a statement saying Sangyup Lee will start work next month as it... More »
BEIJING Mobileye NV expects its China sales to increase “exponentially” after the country moves to require advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) in all buses and trucks, an executive said on Monday. A government announcement on regulations requiring basic ... More »
SOCHI, Russia An effort to show off the superiority of Russian military equipment backfired on Thursday when the door handle of a jeep fell off just as President Vladimir Putin was inspecting the vehicle. The Kremlin leader was being shown an array of military... More »
WASHINGTON Major carmakers want U.S. auto insurance companies to help persuade millions of American car owners to get recalled vehicles fixed. The new push comes as a U.S. House panel will hold a hearing Thursday on efforts by the National Highway Traffic Safe... More »
TOKYO Japan’s government and auto giants Toyota Motor Corp Nissan Motor Co will join in an effort to develop intelligent maps by 2018, the Nikkei daily said, as competition heats up to improve the technology key for autonomous driving. Japanese automakers, map... More »
BEIJING Cadillac, a favorite among America’s older ‘supper club set’, is revving up sales to younger luxury buyers in China through smoother designs and localized production to keep prices accessible. The General Motors (GM.N) brand is softening some hard edge... More »
BEIJING China’s production and sale of electric cars will more than double this year, the industry minister said on Sunday. More than 300,000 electric cars were sold in China last year, Miao Wei, the head of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology ... More »
