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Volvo and Uber form driverless car venture

Aug 18, 2016 (AFP)

Sweden-based manufacturer Volvo Cars said on Thursday it would team up with ride-sharing service Uber in a $300 million (265 million euro) joint venture to deve...

Uber to launch driverless car service in Pittsburgh

Aug 18, 2016 (AFP)

Uber said Thursday it would deploy driverless cars for its ride-sharing services in Pittsburgh this month, pushing the envelope for the use of self-driving tech...

Today's electric vehicles can make a dent in climate change

Aug 18, 2016 (SPX)

Could existing electric vehicles (EVs), despite their limited driving range, bring about a meaningful reduction in the greenhouse-gas emissions that are causing...

Ford putting self-driving cars in a fast lane

Aug 16, 2016 (AFP)

Ford Motor Company vowed Tuesday to have self-driving cars on the road for ride-sharing services by the year 2021. The US automaker said it was fueling the effo...

Obama admin unveils new truck fuel standards

Aug 16, 2016 (AFP)

The Obama administration on Tuesday unveiled new fuel efficiency standards for heavy-duty vehicles, which it said would both reduce carbon emissions and save dr...

Saab expands in Denmark

Aug 16, 2016 (UPI)

Sweden's Saab is opening a new office in Denmark as it continues to expand its high-tech defense and security communications business in the country. The office...

US finds evidence of criminality in VW probe: report

Aug 15, 2016 (AFP)

Federal investigators probing Volkswagen's diesel emissions cheating scandal have uncovered evidence of criminal wrongdoing, The Wall Street Journal reported Mo...

New Zealand offers electric vehicle stimulus

Aug 12, 2016 (UPI)

Nearly $3 million will be available to help support the government's ambitions to get more electric vehicles on the road, New Zealand's energy minister said. En...

China auto sales surge 23% in July: industry group

Aug 12, 2016 (AFP)

Cars sales surged 23 percent year-on-year in July in China, the world's biggest auto market, on sales of smaller passenger cars, an industry group said on Frida...

NREL assesses strategies needed for light-duty vehicle greenhouse gas reduction

Aug 10, 2016 (SPX)

The White House wants to cut U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 80 percent by 2050, but the goal raises questions about one of the greatest sources of those...

VW fined by Italy watchdog over 'dieselgate'

Aug 08, 2016 (AFP)

Volkswagen has been slapped with a five-million-euro ($5.5 million) fine in Italy over the massive engine-fixing scandal, the Italian competition authority said...

Chinese media question 'straddling bus' firm

Aug 05, 2016 (AFP)

A two-storey bus that effortlessly glides above traffic? A futuristic vision for public transport that made headlines worldwide may be too good to be true, Chin...

A car cocktail: Ford, tequila-maker mix for auto parts

Aug 05, 2016 (AFP)

Booze and driving are a bad combination, but US auto company Ford and Mexico's tequila maker Jose Cuervo have found a way to mix together. The two companies hav...

Tesla loss widens as company works to speed production

Aug 04, 2016 (AFP)

Tesla Motors reported Wednesday a larger second-quarter loss than expected as it worked to speed production in the face of strong demand for its electric cars. ...

German state Bavaria to sue VW over pollution scandal

Aug 02, 2016 (AFP)

The German state of Bavaria plans to sue Volkswagen over the carmaker's engine rigging scandal that led to massive losses in the southern region's pension funds...

Ride-share battle ends with Didi buying Uber China operations

Aug 01, 2016 (AFP)

Chinese ride-sharing giant Didi Chuxing will take over the China operations of its US rival Uber, it said Monday, ending a ferocious battle for market share tha...

Toyota falls behind VW in world's biggest automaker race

Jul 28, 2016 (AFP)

Toyota is in danger of losing its crown as the world's biggest automaker this year as sales fall behind those of German rival Volkswagen, new figures showed Thu...

China legalises ridesharing services

Jul 28, 2016 (AFP)

China on Thursday announced new rules governing ridesharing services, making clear for the first time that they are now legal in a giant market where US-based U...

Peugeot-Citroen doubles net profit, eyes China growth

Jul 27, 2016 (AFP)

French automaker Peugeot-Citroen (PSA) Wednesday reported a doubling of net profits in the first half of the year and said it expected the car market in China t...

Tesla on Autopilot was speeding before fatal crash: probe

Jul 26, 2016 (AFP)

The Tesla electric car driving in semi-autonomous mode when it crashed and killed its driver was speeding just ahead of impact with a tractor-trailer, a prelimi...