Trump’s has secured a 90 day cease-fire with China which allows negotiators 90 days to bring about “structural changes” to China’s policies on intellectual property protection, technology transfers, services and agriculture, cyber theft, non-tariff barriers and cyber intrusions. U.S. President… Read More ›
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Oshkosh Corp wins $1.7 defense contract
The contract is a modification of an existing U.S. defense contract to exercise options for 6,107 vehicles and 22,166 kits. The Pentagon has stated, Oshkosh Corp has been awarded a $1.7 billion defense contract which is a modification to a… Read More ›
Toyota to boost China manufacturing capacity by 20%
Toyota aims to produce 2 million vehicles a year by early 2020s, which is a jump of more than 50% its current capacity. As per a source from Toyota Motor Corp, the Japanese carmaker will boost production capacity at its… Read More ›
Venezuela takes step to block multi-billion oil smuggling business
Oil prices in Venezuela are set to rise to international levels. However, Venezuelans who register their vehicles in the vehicle census that is being carried out by his government will continue to receive subsidized fuel prices. Through a televised address,… Read More ›
Imposition of stiff import duties on aluminum and steel would significantly raise prices of U.S cars and trucks: Toyota Motor Corp
U.S. tariffs on imported aluminum will not only see a cost increase ripple through supply chains of carmakers but also risks retaliation from major partners. On Friday, Japan’s Toyota Motor Corp stated the imposition of stiff tariffs on imported aluminum… Read More ›
China’s growing assertiveness rekindles German fears of foreign firms accessing its high-tech know-how
Geely’s agressive moves to access German sensitive high technology underscores a broader Chinese strategy of one-sided trade: attempts by German companies to gain full control over Chinese companies have repeatedly come to nought since it remains prohibited. China’s Geely’s purchase… Read More ›
Fiat Chrysler to eliminate diesel passenger cars from across its brands
Fiat Chrysler is set to announce its intention vis-a-vis its diesel passenger vehicles on June 1, 2018. On Monday, the Financial Times reported, citing sources familiar with the carmaker’s strategy, Fiat Chrysler plans on eliminating diesel from all its passenger… Read More ›
Federal administrative court in Leipzig to decide on 15 million diesel vehicles in Germany
Environmental groups say particulate matters in diesel emissions in the majority of German cities exceed the EU threshold. On Thursday, Germany’s highest administrative court in Leipzig is set to decide on the fate of the 15 million diesel vehicles that… Read More ›
Continental AG aims to tap burgeoning autonomous self-driving vehicle markets, hires JPMorgan for potential break-up
Across the supply chain of the auto industry, investors are cheering firms who break away from the mold of the combustion engine centered model, which they see as a sunset industry, to that of new age self-driving, autonomous, automated vehicles…. Read More ›
Ford to invest $11 billion in next generation car lineup by 2022
With countries, including France, India, UK and China pledging to phase out fossil fuel and combustion engined powered vehicles between 2030 and 2040, carmakers are increasingly focussing their future lineup to tap these big markets. At the Detroit auto show,… Read More ›