Daily Archives: September 11, 2014

Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne sticks to 2014 guidance

Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne sticks to 2014 guidance

By Danilo Masoni and Agnieszka Flak

Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne said on Thursday he saw no reason at present to review the carmaker’s 2014 financial guidance despite tough European and Latin American markets.

Mayor of London backs diesel car scrappage scheme

Boris Johnson -Mayor of London backs diesel car scrappage scheme

The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has renewed calls for scrapping the most polluting diesel cars and giving drivers cash incentives to switch to cleaner vehicles as part of the evidence he gave to the Environmental Audit Committee today.

Toyota’s new compact concept is for urbanites in need of utility

Toyota's new compact concept is for urbanites in need of utility

By Antuan Goodwin

The Urban Utility concept is a compact car that’s big on space. Toyota It has the functionality of a compact truck, the spaciousness of a cargo van, and the size of a compact car. In a nutshell, that’s how Toyota describes the newly revealed Urban Utility concept. I’d describe it as a highly configurable box on wheels.

Dacia moves Duster production to Europe after rust issues surface

Dacia Duster 2014 - Dacia moves Duster production to Europe after rust issues surface

Dacia has moved production of right-hand drive Duster models from India to Europe, after dozens of cases of rust emerged.

GM invests in seeing machines distraction recognition technology

Seeing Machines-GM invests in seeing machines distraction recognition technology

General Motors has announced that over the next five years it will fit 500,000 cars with technology that tracks head movements to determine whether the driver is becoming distracted.