Fiat Chrysler Automobiles could have new Chinese owners. Automotive News is reporting at least one offer for the company has been made by representatives of a Chinese automaker. They also report other automakers are looking into a potential purchase of FCA. Automotive News says the Chinese government is pressuring companies to buy foreign firms to expand outside China.
KUKA Toledo Production Operations has produced its two millionth Jeep Wrangler body-in-white. The company started in 2006. It took them seven years to build the first million. The second million came 4 years later. The company produces a Jeep Wrangler body-in-white every 77 seconds with the help of 259 robots.
INFINITI is blending the past and the present. The company is revealing the Prototype 9 at the 2017 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. With styling cues from a 1940s grand prix race car, the power comes from an electric motor and battery from Nissan Motor Corporation's Advanced Powertrain Department.