PSA Figuring It Out; BMW 540i UX Winner; Expectations High for New Leaf

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

PSA Figuring Out Branding, Wary of Electrification Regulations

Picking one technology “means you are preventing the societies from getting the benefit of having the creative power of all the scientific divisions of all the carmakers in the world,” says PSA CEO Tavares.

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Jaguar Burnishes Brand, EV Bus Sets Range Record, North American Production Slows

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New 540i Steps Up BMW’s User Experience

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James Bond didn’t have massaging seats in his 7-Series 20 years ago, and even he would be blown away by all the gadgets and gizmos that make the new 540i so special.

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North America Production Down 8.5% in August

Numbers were down in the U.S and Canada while Mexico posted another record total.

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Canadian GM Strike Spreads to Parts Plants

Workers have been temporarily laid off at General Motors parts plants in Ontario; Spring Hill, TN; and Flint, MI, because of the 5-day-long walkout by workers at the GM CAMI plant in Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada that produces the Chevrolet Equinox.

Expectations Run High as Nissan Turns Over New Leaf

Why all the fuss over a car that has sold on average less than 40,000 units a year? Because Nissan believes the “era of the EV” is dawning, and its experience with battery-powered cars puts it in a position to succeed.

'18 Nissan Leaf

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The '18 Leaf features more mainstream styling, a longer-distance battery and the most complete set of Nissan Intelligent Mobility technologies to date.

Next Volkswagen Chairman Could Be Outsider, CEO Says

Chairman Hans Dieter Poetsch says VW's supervisory board is "open" to the possibility of an outside candidate succeeding current CEO Matthias Mueller, whose contract runs through 2020.

Buckle Up for Different Speeds of Auto Tech Adoption

Cultural influences could stand in the way of autonomous and electric mobility, Fast Future Research’s Rohit Talwar says.

Report Says Bentley CEO Leaving

A German magazine reports Wolfgang Duerheimer will be succeeded at Bentley by Adrian Hallmark, currently head of strategy at U.K. rival Jaguar Land Rover.

New NHTSA Guidance Encourages AV Industry

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The autonomous-vehicle industry asked for some revisions to the prior guidance. It may have gotten more than it asked for.