

A delay of mass market driverless cars wouldn’t be a problem: Chen
Blackberry CEO sees 2025 for commercially available autonomous vehicles as more realistic.
Only hybrid, or electric cars for cabinet as Ottawa aims to cut emissions
Goal is to cut them at least 80% compared with 2005 levels by 2050.

Honda innovation over 60 years in 1:57 [VIDEO]
Animators make the journey with hand-drawn illustrations
Tenn. won’t rule out automakers with UAW contracts at Memphis site
The 6-square-mile “mega site” ideally is suited for a new auto assembly plant.
Auto industry scored record sales in 2013: BMO
Third consecutive year of growth at 1.74 million units, up 10% since 2011.

CAPC issues ‘Call to Action 2’ to save declining Canadian auto industry
Automotive council says it’s not too late to rescue automotive manufacturing from ‘irrelevance.’

Tesla Model S is North America’s safest vehicle with 5-star NHTSA rating
Electric vehicle sweeps all safety subcategories and registers top marks overall.
Big July for Chrysler as it tops Canadian auto sales
Ford sells nearly 194,000 vehicles in the US, led by the F-Series pickup.
Toyota remains top automaker in first half
Global sales at 4.91 million vehicles, outpaces GM.
Harper pitches EU trade deal during speech to British Parliament
Negotiators are under pressure to broker a deal before the Europeans turn to free-trade talks with the US.
Taxpayers federation report slams high taxes on gas
Even without a provincial sales tax, Alberta’s residents are paying up to $15 in taxes per fill-up.
India’s industrial output slows, highlights challenges for economic recovery
Manufacturing gains inhibited from faster growth by drops in production of commercial vehicles and machinery.
Global vehicle sales and production surge
Canadian sales on track for 1.69 million units in 2013.
GM gives developers a sandbox with wheels
Automaker to boost vehicle tech-appeal by opening application framework to software developers.
Toyota beefs up green vehicles
Plans electric car for this year, fuel cell vehicle by 2015

Toyota raises global sales target to 9.76M vehicles
Top automaker proves it’s recovering from natural disasters, quality problems.

Canadian auto sales up 4.7% in July
Automakers boost incentives, Japanese brands rally.

Honda recovers from disasters: $1.7B quarterly profit
More vehicles sold in key regions except Europe.
Ford to close Philippines plant
No business case for future manufacturing.
Nissan highlights need to conserve cash
Japanese automaker has recovered from disasters, but the global economy is highly uncertain.
Americans buying more hybrid and electric cars
Americans are buying record numbers of hybrid and electric cars as gas prices climb, giving the vehicles their greatest share yet of the US auto market.

Novelis building $100M aluminum plant in China
It will serve automotive customers with 120,000-tonne production capability

Magna raises sales 2012 outlook 8%
Magna International Inc. is raising sales predictions by as much as 8% in 2012 as the auto parts maker looks to new markets for growth.
UPDATE: Canadian auto sales beat 2010 results
Canadian auto sales figures from December will help paint a final picture of 2011, which is on track to beat volumes reported in the years since the last recession.

$100B in lost output to China coming home: BCG
Manufacturing in China for North American markets is not as cost-effective as it once was, and it appears some of the lost US production may be coming back.

Canada set to lead North American vehicle output
China will overtake as global vehicle output leader
General Dynamics to supply US military with 250 RG-31s
LONDON, Ont.: US Marine Corps Systems Command has awarded…