NOVEMBER 3, 2017

While at the OE level the price of ADAS technologies may be going down, and their availability across various model lines is going up, some still see aftermarket ADAS as necessary well into the future.

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EV Tax Credit in Danger, Why Autonomy Could Change Car Design, Jeep Experiments with Wrangler Design

BCG Now Bullish On EVs

The consultancy says cost declines will make battery-electric vehicles an attractive purchase for consumers post-2025. Until then, continued government pressure – and incentives – will be needed to prop up demand.

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Electric Taxis Undergoing Final Testing in London

Having been put through rigorous testing, including extreme weather conditions in the Arctic and Death Valley, the EVs now face the final challenge as six of them are tested on the streets of London.

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Tesla Opens Permanent Store in Spain, Second Planned

The 6,030-sq.-ft. (560-sq.-m) store in an exclusive area of Barcelona has display areas for Model S and Model X vehicles – the Model 3 introduced in late July will not be available – but no service area. Test drives will be available.

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Formula 1 Designer Murray Starts Production Company

The South African-born designer of Formula 1 race cars and the McLaren F1 road car launches Gordon Murray Automotive as he celebrates 50 years of car design.

Schaeffler Announces $60 Million Ohio Investment

The newly renovated Wooster, OH, campus provides Schaeffler with the capacity to produce hybrid modules, the first of the company’s many electrification solutions and a critical part of its e-mobility strategy.

U.S. Adds GM, Ford to Probe of UAW Training Center Funds

General Motors and Ford say they are cooperating with the Justice Department as it investigates allegations of misspending at UAW training centers, a probe that has resulted in charges against four people linked to Fiat Chrysler US.

New Zealand LV Market Coming Off Best-Ever October

The Motor Industry Assn. says sales after 10 months were up 9.6% at 133,766 units, with the passenger and SUV segment up 6.3% at 90,060 and commercial vehicles ahead 18.0% at 43,706.

Japanese Rivals Move Ahead of Toyota in China Sales

Analysts believe Toyota has fallen behind rivals Honda and Nissan in China because it doesn't offer smaller CUVs in the world's biggest automotive market.

IAC Opens Tailored Interiors Plant in Poland

The new location will serve as the supplier’s center of excellence for highly crafted cut-and-sewn and hand-wrapped components, starting with premium instrument panels.

Automakers Step Up Pace of EV Charger Installations

A joint venture of BMW, Daimler, Ford and Volkswagen with its Audi and Porsche brands plans to open 20 ultra-fast electric-vehicle charging stations, open to the public at locations in Germany, Norway and Austria, this year.

Malaysian Automaker Perodua Sees Q3 Sales Slip

Sales slowed 3.0% in the third quarter to 51,900 units, leaving Perodua with nine-month deliveries up just 0.5% at 151,600 units. Meanwhile, the automaker says it has no immediate plans to introduce an electric vehicle in Malaysia.

Desktop 3D Printers Streamlining Auto Production

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Take Volkswagen Autoeuropa as an example. The company turned to desktop 3D printers to create custom tools, jigs and fixtures used in the auto-manufacturing process in just one plant – and reports cost savings in the 90% range.

Autonomous-Vehicle Future Requires Smart Regulation

Fragmented state laws on driverless cars could challenge future mobility, Lyft’s director-government relations, says.

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