Author: Automotive News Feed

Valeo predicts more than 4 million new vehicles or about 13 percent of production will be equipped with 48-volt systems in China annually by 2023 as automakers move to meet the country’s tougher fuel economy and emission requirements.

Ford global markets boss Jim Farley discusses product plans for dealers, new policies and the automaker’s revamped marketing strategy. Plus, why ditching the calendar could help dealers maximize their profit potential.

Yves Caracatzanis has managed Renault’s supply chain in Russia, and as Dacia CEO, has experience in manufacturing budget cars. Both jobs put him in a strong position as boss of of AvtoVAZ, which he joined in June.

Ford global markets boss Jim Farley discusses product plans for dealers, new policies and the automaker’s revamped marketing strategy. Plus, why ditching the calendar could help dealers maximize their profit potential.

Yves Caracatzanis has managed Renault’s supply chain in Russia, and as Dacia CEO, has experience in manufacturing budget cars. Both jobs put him in a strong position as boss of of AvtoVaz, which he joined in June.

Volvo, with a bevy of new tools to ensure passenger safety, is shifting its safety strategy from passenger protection to accident prediction and avoidance, says the director of the Swedish carmaker’s Car Safety Center.

Jaime Cohen será en nuevo CEO de la marca en México a partir del 1 de enero de 2019, en lugar de Radek Jelinek quien ahora liderará la marca en Italia. Cohen es originario de Estados Unidos e inició su carrera en Daimler en 1987.

Diesel woes fuel second Daimler profit warning; Christophe Georges back atop Bentley Americas; Trump adviser talks tariffs; Porsche chief: IPO not needed; Northwood CEO retiring.

Daimler’s profit warning, its second this year, brought back an old issue many might have forgotten: its brief crusade against a refrigerant five years ago.

ZF has taken a 35 percent stake in ASAP Holding, an engineering services provider that specializes in electrified mobility, autonomous driving and connected vehicles, as the German drivetrain supplier seeks to strengthen its presence in future…