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JLR targets the US as its "priority growth engine"
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (88+ words) Automotive World Home " Analysis " JLR targets the US as its "priority growth engine" As sales in China start to look unrecoverable, JLR hopes it can grow US volume to the same level as its global business today. By Will Girling…...
Candera and Magic Lane link up on HMI navigation tools
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (82+ words) Automotive World Home " News " Candera and Magic Lane link up on HMI navigation tools Making navigation a standard feature of HMI platforms may prove as significant as the underlying maps and routing technology Automotive World's global light vehicle sales forecast…...
Mercedes opens talks to loosen German job protections
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (128+ words) Home " News " Mercedes opens talks to loosen German job protections Mercedes wants to renegotiate a job protection agreement that was first struck in 1997, and that runs through to 2034. By Stewart Burnett The automaker's vehicle business margins fell to 4. 1% during Q1 from…...
MAN builds 1, 300 e-trucks in its first electric year
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (130+ words) Home " News " MAN builds 1, 300 e-trucks in its first electric year A year into mixed-line production, MAN's Munich plant shows that electric freight can scale while diesel output holds steady MAN Truck & Bus has marked the first year of electric truck…...
Sweden tells EU to reject Tesla FSD over speed limit feature
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (600+ words) Automotive World Home " News " Sweden tells EU to reject Tesla FSD over speed limit feature Tesla's insistence on features that allow its FSD system to break local speed limits is unsurprisingly landing it in hot water. By Stewart Burnett Sweden…...
European light vehicle makers face long-term structural risk
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (193+ words) Home " News " European light vehicle makers face long-term structural risk Automotive World's 2026 light vehicle industry overview notes that, unlike Japan's OEMs years ago, Chinese rivals are being welcomed into Europe Meanwhile, the financial results for 2025 were severe: aggregate operating profit…...
Waymo recalls 3, 900 robotaxis over construction zone risk
5+ day, 10+ hour ago (164+ words) Home " News " Waymo recalls 3, 900 robotaxis over construction zone risk Waymo's entire Gen 5 fleet is being recalled over two clusters of incidents where vehicles entered closed construction areas at speed. By Stewart Burnett A permanent software fix has not yet been…...
Geotab MCP Connector links fleet data to AI platforms
6+ day, 9+ hour ago (244+ words) Home " News " Geotab MCP Connector links fleet data to AI platforms Connecting fleet management data to AI platforms customers already use is a more defensible strategy than building a proprietary AI The connector draws on Geotab's fleet data infrastructure, which…...
Hanoi scales back motorcycle ban with phased LEZ approach
6+ day, 13+ hour ago (182+ words) Home " News " Hanoi scales back motorcycle ban with phased LEZ approach Vin Fast sold nearly half a million electric two-wheelers on the back of an ICE ban that has now been substantially softened. By Stewart Burnett Elsewhere in Vietnam, similar…...
US senators urge NHTSA to scrutinise Tesla FSD data
6+ day, 14+ hour ago (190+ words) Home " News " US senators urge NHTSA to scrutinise Tesla FSD data NHTSA has no statutory obligation to meet the senators' deadline, but their letter keeps Tesla's questionable safety record in the news cycle. By Stewart Burnett The Reuters investigation established…...