Once again, it’s the first day of the month following a weekday sales close, when the auto industry turns its eyes to the sales charts emerging from all automakers (except Tesla). For plug-in electric cars, the question this month remains the same as last month: how many Chevrolet Bolt EVs did GM deliver? As distribution […]

Geely called on the government to loosen strict controls on mapping, saying current rules in place for national security reasons risk inhibiting the development of self-driving vehicles. Automakers are racing to develop autonomous, self-driving cars which many believe will revolutionize the future of transportation, with governments across the world hoping to promote the development of […]

Jaguar Land Rover CEO Officer Ralf Speth backed Nissan’s calls for extra funding for suppliers in the wake of last year’s Brexit vote, while cautioning that there must be “fair play” for all UK-based automakers. More at Autonews

British automaker Jaguar Land Rover is targeting the Range Rover Velar at the top end of the premium market by pricing its latest SUV much higher than rivals from BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi. The Velar will start at 44,830 pounds ($55,700) in its UK home market, slightly more than the 43,553 pounds entry-level Porsche Macan […]

General Motors and Nissan Motor Co., helped by strong truck demand and more generous discounts, posted higher February U.S. light-vehicle sales, while weak car shipments put a dent in Ford Motor Co. volume. GM sales rose 4.2 percent and Nissan climbed 3.7 percent. Mazda was also up, while Audi was among several brands with double-digit […]

Tesla Motors has spent more than 10 years beating the odds for startup automakers. Most new, independent makers barely survive long enough to produce a handful of vehicles, let alone sell more than 100,000 and garner praise from both customers and the media—as the electric-car startup has done. Now the Silicon Valley automaker can claim […]

This year’s Geneva auto show will highlight a mix of supercars, everyday models and unexpected vehicles such as a Porsche station wagon and a Mercedes-Benz pickup. Supercar highlights will include Ferrari’s most powerful series production car to date and a Chinese-backed potential rival to Tesla’s Model S Auto News

An administrator with CARB, which has an ambitious goal to populate California roads with 1.5 million zero-emission vehicles by 2025 in a bid to reduce green- house gases, says he sees diesel playing a role in the state’s low- carbon future Wards Automotive

U.S. new-vehicle sales this month are expected to be about the same as a year ago or down slightly, according to three forecasts issued this week, but it’s taking record incentives to keep up that pace. Automotive News

Great Wall Motor Co., China’s largest manufacturer of crossovers and SUVs, aims to sell 2 million crossovers and SUVs a year by 2020, more than doubling the company’s 2016 volume. The target was disclosed by Great Wall’s founder and chairman, Wei Jianjun, at an event last week at the company’s headquarters in the north China […]