(June 4, 2018) MUNICH, Germany — Long bonnet, short overhangs, low center of gravity, soft top: the sporty two-seater doing its laps at the BMW test center in Miramas in the south of France is instantly recognizable as a purebred roadster. The new 2019 BMW Z4 is currently undergoing another particularly important stage of the process towards serial production maturity, in this case involving driving dynamics testing of a heavily disguised prototype.

By Jim Prueter
MotorwayAmerica.com

(June 2, 2018) For 2018, Honda has introduced an all-new 10th-generation Accord, a nameplate that has long been one of the most recognized and best-selling vehicles in the U.S marketplace. The new Accord was quickly bestowed with numerous “best-of” awards, including North American Car of the Year at the Detroit International Auto Show in January.

(June 1, 2018) GOBI, Mongolia — The Explorers Club Hong Kong Chapter (ECHK) together with InfinitiMotor Company, will begin an expedition on June 5 in the Gobi Desert to revisit the historic expedition of Roy Chapman Andrews and identify new dinosaur fossil sites. In the 1920s, Andrews discovered fossilized dinosaur eggs on the first archaeological mission to use motorized vehicles, which allowed him to more efficiently access remote terrain in Mongolia.  

(June 2, 2018) DETROIT — General Motors announced this week that the SoftBank Vision Fund will invest $2.25 billion in GM Cruise Holdings (GM Cruise), further strengthening the company’s plans to commercialize AV technology at a large scale. GM will also invest $1.1 billion in GM Cruise upon closing of the transaction.

“Our Cruise and GM teams together have made tremendous progress over the last two years,” said GM Chairman and CEO Mary Barra. “Teaming up with SoftBank adds an additional strong partner as we pursue our vision of zero crashes, zero emissions and zero congestion.”