By TOM KRISHER
Honda is quietly offering to replace potentially defective air bag inflators across the U.S., even though its latest recall for the problem only covers cars in 13 high-humidity states and territories.
Honda opens Developer Studio for 3rd party automotive apps
Honda unveiled Honda Developer Studio, an online portal and open innovation workspace in Silicon Valley. The portal and garage will enable developers to work directly with Honda engineers to create apps that are road-ready more quickly.
Tesla’s New Doors Expected To cause sales Forecast Miss
Tesla’s ongoing upward sales trends may have shut the door on critics of electric autos, but opening the doors on its newest Model X could hold sales forecasts back next year.
$1.1B Huineng SNG plant goes on-stream transforming coal into natural gas in China
Haldor Topsoe A/S announced that Huineng, a large-scale SNG (Substitute Natural Gas) plant, went successfully on-stream near the city of Ordos, located in Inner Mongolia in the northern part of China. Topsoe has designed the methanation section of this plant, which is the company’s second large-scale coal-based industrial SNG reference to begin operations in China following last years’ opening of Qinghua, the world’s largest SNG plant located in the Xinjiang region.
Korea’s car market fortress breached under German luxury barrage
by Sohee Kim
South Korea is on track to spend more on vehicle imports from Europe this year than it earns from exports the other way, for the first time in 24 years, as German brands breach the once impregnable fortress of Hyundai Motor and its local rivals.
