Ford and Volvo have both been named among the world’s most ethical companies. Ford has made the list for the eighth year in a row, the longest streak of any auto manufacturer. The list, compiled by Ethisphere Institute, recognises companies for driving positive change by mandating ethical practices and promoting corporate citizenship as well as [...]

US chipmaker Intel is to acquire Israeli autonomous technology company Mobileye in a $15.3bn deal. The acquisition combines the best technologies from both companies, including: connectivity, computer vision, data centre, sensor fusion, high-performance computing, localization and mapping, machine learning and artificial intelligence. ‘Together, we can accelerate the future of autonomous driving with improved performance in [...]

Volkswagen has pleaded guilty to fraud, obstruction of justice and falsifying statements as part of a £3.5bn settlement reached with the US Justice Department over the diesel emissions scandal. VW general counsel Manfred Doess told a court in Detroit the company was, ‘guilty on all three counts’ and is the first time the company has [...]

innogy claims it is in ‘intense’ talks with carmakers in a bid to be selected as a supplier of super-fast charging stations for electric vehicles throughout Europe. Despite the ‘intense’ suggestion, innogy chief executive Peter Terium, said, ‘It’s not a done deal yet,’ and pointed to strong competition from rival suppliers. According to Reuters BMW, [...]

VW and Tata will form a partnership to help both companies increase car sales in India and emerging markets. Both VW and Tata Motors, which is India’s largest vehicle company and owns Jaguar Land Rover, are looking to grow volumes in developing markets and the memorandum of understanding is hoped will lead to Tata Motors [...]