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May
11th

Google, Delphi disclose crashes in self-driving cars

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Four experimental self-driving cars have had fender-benders on California roads since September, when the state first required companies such as Google to hold permits for testing on public roads, according to a new report.
May
11th

TURKEY: Toyota Europe to launch Lexus in Q4

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Toyota Motor Europe (TME) will use this month's Istanbul motor show to launch the Lexus brand in Turkey ahead of the start of sales in the fourth quarter.
May
11th

GERMANY: Opel gets German market boost

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Opel has said that its sales in April were up 4%, boosted by a strong gain in Germany.
May
11th

Former GM CFO Robert O’Connell dies at 76

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Robert O'Connell, former CFO of General Motors and CEO and chairman of GMAC, died Friday in Boston. He was 76.
May
11th

VIETNAM: Vietnam vehicle sales jump 64% in April

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Vietnam's new vehicle market continued to grow strongly in April, with sales jumping by over 64% to 16,643 units from 10,115 units a year earlier, according to data released by the Vietnam Automotive Manufacturers Association (VAMA).
May
11th

INDONESIA: Astra-Daihatsu Motor ‘new model’ to drive growth in 2016

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Astra-Daihatsu Motor (ADM), Indonesia's largest vehicle producer, announced it is planning to launch a new model in 2016 designed for emerging markets.
May
11th

CHINA: China vehicle sales drop 0.5% in April

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New vehicle sales in mainland China fell by 0.5% year-on-year to 1.99m units in April, according to data released by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM).
May
11th

THAILAND: Toyota Hilux world premiere on 21 May

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TMT (Toyota Motor Thailand) has placed a preview clip of the next generation Hilux on YouTube ahead of the new truck's global debut on 21 May.
May
11th

Death tally linked to GM ignition switch hits 100

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The death toll from General Motors' defective ignition switch stands at 100, according to the outside attorney handling victims' claims for GM.
May
11th

Mobileye wins 2 contracts for its EyeQ4 chip

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Mobileye, the Israeli designer of camera-based Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, or ADAS, for active safety and automated driving, has won two contracts to outfit vehicles with its EyeQ4 chips as standard equipment by the end of the decade.
May
11th

Cadillac dealer Joe Stewart killed in Houston

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A Cadillac dealer in Houston was shot and killed outside his home Thursday night, May 7, Houston police said.
May
11th

GERMANY: Winterkorn prepares new VW Group battle plan

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Volkswagen Group chief executive Martin Winterkorn has told senior staff that he would present a new structure for the company by October at the latest, according to the German business magazine magazine Automobilwoche.
May
11th

GERMANY: BMW shareholders urged to vote against Reithofer move

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Advisory firm ISS is recommending BMW shareholders should vote against the appointment of outgoing chief executive Norbert Reithofer as chairman of the carmaker's supervisory board, according to a report by the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung newspaper.
May
11th

RESEARCH ANALYSIS: Novel roof designs that surprise and delight yet keep a lid on weight and costs

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While the variation of roof systems continues to grow, the push for lighter cars has led to the adoption of carbon fibre and polycarbonate in roof design. Matthew Beecham reviews some trends in the roof system market.
May
11th

GERMANY: Freudenberg to invest EUR36m at Weinheim site

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Freudenberg Group is investing EUR36m (US$40m) in a new office and administration building at the company's Weinheim site.
May
11th

Toyota Verso gets extra kit with 2015 updates

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Toyota Verso Trend Plus
News 11 May, 2015

Toyota reveals new trim level and additional kit for the five and seven-seat MPV, as part of minor 2015 revisions

May
11th

UK: Mazda eyes rising fleet sales

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Mazda's UK sales company says that it is targeting higher fleet (company) sales as it benefits from new models that are appealing to the sector.
May
11th

JAPAN: Asahi Glass net sales down 1.1% to US$2.72bn in Q1

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Asahi Glass says net sales for the first quarter ended 31 March, were down 1.1% to JPY325.6bn (US$2.72bn) compared with JPY329.17bn during the same period a year ago.
May
11th

Audi A1 production will move to Seat plant in Spain from Belgium, reports say

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VW Group may build the Audi A1 entry premium car at Seat's factory in Spain instead of in Belgium as part of a production reshuffle, media reports said.
May
11th

FINLAND: Nokian Tyres records Q1 profit up to US$135m

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Nokian Tyres has unveiled first-quarter net sales down nearly 10% to EUR281m (US$313m) as challenging conditions in Russia take their toll.
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