Author: Automotive News Feed

The Passport group of auto dealerships in suburban Washington, D.C., and a California marketing firm have settled claims they deceptively mailed more than 21,000 fake “urgent recall” notices to consumers, the Federal Trade Commission said this month.

German software giant SAP plans to become an even bigger player in the connected-car sector as it works to capture vehicle data and allow drivers to pay for parking or fuel from within their cars.

Swedish battery manufacturing startup Northvolt has partnered with South Bay Solutions, a Tesla supplier, to jointly set up a plant in Poland to produce battery systems for energy storage companies and the mining industry.

How the Ranger fits in Ford’s pickup lineup; Volvo looks to pass Lincoln; Nissan Maxima preps for L.A.; VW mulls N.A.-built EVs; Ford to deploy AVs in D.C.

La firma japonesa de piezas de autos Calsonic Kansei, propiedad de la empresa estadounidense de capital riesgo KKR, acordó comprar Magneti Marelli por 7.1 mil millones de dólares.

Un esquema que obligue a la industria automotriz a producir una parte del vehículo en zonas de altos salarios puede acelerar la robotización y la automatización de la industria, afirma el secretario de Economía, Ildefonso Guajardo.

Aston Martin is considering flying in components and moving more parts through ports other than Dover if there is any border friction after Britain leaves the EU.

FCA to sell parts arm Magneti Marelli to Calsonic Kansei for $7.1B; Audi e-tron delay; Lincoln’s oldie but goodie; Cox plans more job cuts; Merkel’s fight against diesel bans.

BASF and Russia’s Nornickel are joining forces in an EV-battery cooperation that will see the long-term supply of nickel and cobalt by Nornickel, while BASF will build a plant to produce battery materials in Harjavalta, Finland.