Veoneer Exits Braking JV
Veoneer Inc. has agreed to sell its 51% stake in a brake systems joint venture to partner Nissin-Kogyo Co. and Honda Motor Co. for $176 million.
#Ford #Honda #Suzuki
Carmakers Back Trump on California Emissions Stance
Major carmakers—including Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, General Motors, Hyundai/Kia, Nissan and Toyota—are backing the Trump administration’s position that California is barred by federal law from setting its own fuel economy standards and zero-emission vehicle sales quotas.
#Ferrari #McLaren #GeneralMotors
Honda Accelerates EV Plans
Honda Motor Co. expects all of its European sales will come from hybrid and pure electric vehicles by 2022, three years earlier than previously planned.
#TriumphMotorcycles #asia #Honda
Toyota Confirms Prototype Solid-State Battery
Toyota Motor Corp. is moving ahead with plans to showcase a prototype electric vehicle powered by a solid-state battery at next year’s Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
#tech #Fisker #Honda
Carmakers to Test Blockchain Payment Tech
Next month BMW, Ford, General Motors, Honda and Renault will begin testing a blockchain-based identification system for automatic payments for parking and road tolls.
#Bosch #ZF #Renault
September Car Sales Rise 14% in Europe
Registrations of new passenger vehicles across Europe jumped 14% to 1.29 million units in September, thanks to abnormally low volume in the same month in 2018, says trade group ACEA.
#Honda #Renault #Daimler
Nissan Names New Leadership Team
Nissan Motor Co.’s board has chosen Makoto Uchida, a senior vice president and former head of the company’s China operations, to take over as CEO.
#Nissan #Renault #Dongfeng
2019 Honda Civic Touring
While some OEMs are abandoning or de-emphasizing cars, the Civic is now in its 10th generation and going strong—literally and figuratively
#HP #Honda #Toyota
Honda Ridgeline Pickup to Get Hybrid Option?
Honda Motor Co. is adding a hybrid-electric variant to its Ridgeline midsize pickup truck, according to leaked information on a dealership’s website.
#Honda #HP
AAA: Severe Limits in Pedestrian-Safety Systems
Advanced safety technologies designed to prevent drivers from hitting pedestrians work only at low speeds and not at all at night when the chances of a collision are greatest, AAA says.
#tech #Chevrolet #Toyota
U.S. Sales Drop 13% for Foreign Brands
Sales of foreign-brand passenger vehicles in the U.S. fell 13% to 704,300 units in September.
#Honda #Volkswagen #BMW
Carmakers, Justice Dept. to Meet on Emissions Antitrust Probe
Four carmakers who struck a deal with California in July on future emission rules will meet next week with the U.S. Dept. of Justice, which says the pact may violate antitrust laws.
#Honda #Ford #legal
JAMA Names Toyota CEO to Second Term
Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda has been named to chair the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Assn. for a second two-year term.
#Toyota #Nissan #Honda
Hyundai and Aptiv Going for Levels 4 and 5
Creating a $4-billion joint venture (JV) for autonomous vehicle (AV) tech
#HyundaiMobis #Hyundai #Honda
Honda to Offset 60% of N. American Factory Emissions
Honda Motor Co. is buying enough electricity from renewable sources to offset 60% of the power its North American factories use from fossil fuel-burning generating plants.
#facilities #Honda #Carbon
Honda Confirms Diesel Phase-Out in Europe
Honda Motor Co. confirms it will stop selling diesel-powered vehicles in Europe in 2021 as it moves to more electrified powertrains.
#asia #Honda
Acura Targets 25% Growth in U.S.
Honda Motor Co.’s Acura luxury car unit aims to grow its sales in the U.S. from 159,000 units last year to more than 200,000 within five years.
#Honda #Acura #asia
Semi-Finalists Chosen for N. American Vehicle Awards
Fifty North American journalists have chosen semi-finalists for the North American car, truck and utility vehicles of the year.
#Honda #GMC #Porsche
Hybrid Honda CR-V Coming to U.S.
Honda Motor Co. will launch U.S. production and sales of the hybrid-electric variant of its CR-V compact crossover early next year.
#asia #Honda