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Jun
26th

Crossover of the Year 2015: Nissan Qashqai

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Awards 30 Jun, 2015

The Nissan Qashqai is the 2015 Auto Express Crossover of the Year, with the Citroen C4 Cactus and Mazda CX-3 commended

Jun
26th

BRAZIL: Top end segment less affected by the crisis

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Despite a local sales slowdown yet to fully hit the lows - May was harder than April - premium and luxury brands have managed to sustain their positions or even improve market share.
Jun
26th

UK car industry hits all-time high

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News 30 Jun, 2015

Car production, jobs and exports all rise in UK while CO2 emissions go down as industry booms

Jun
26th

McLaren boosts profit threefold on China sales

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McLaren said its 2014 pretax profit rose threefold, helped by rising sales in China. McLaren sold 1,649 cars in 2014, but expects to increase annual production to 4,000 by 2017 as it adds new entry-level models to its lineup.
Jun
26th

Compact family Car of the Year 2015: SEAT Leon

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Awards 30 Jun, 2015

The SEAT Leon is the 2015 Auto Express Compact Family Car of the Year, with the MINI 5dr and Skoda Octavia commended

Jun
26th

JAPAN: Honda restates 2014/15 results due to Takata costs

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Honda Motor on Friday (26 June) restated its financial results for the fiscal year to 31 March, 2015 to account for additional costs to cover an expanded recall of cars equipped with Takata airbag parts.
Jun
26th

Premium small Car of the Year 2015: MINI Cooper

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Awards 30 Jun, 2015

The Mini Cooper is the 2015 Auto Express Premium Small Car of the Year, with the Audi A1 and Citroen DS3 commended

Jun
26th

Nissan Leaf to increase range up to 250-miles

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News 26 Jun, 2015

Nissan is set to offer a choice of Leafs with different batteries increasing the electric car's range up to the 250-mile mark

Jun
26th

Supermini of the Year 2015: Volkswagen Polo

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Awards 30 Jun, 2015

The Volkswagen Polo is the 2015 Auto Express Supermini of the Year, with the Mazda 2 and Skoda Fabia commended

Jun
26th

Aston Martin collaborates with ad giant WPP

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Aston Martin is collaborating with advertising giant WPP on the automaker's global marketing communications in a step toward a formal working partnership next year, the British luxury automaker said today.
Jun
26th

Automakers slam French decision on clean diesels

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Sales of diesel cars in France face a new threat after the government decided to exclude diesel engines from the cleanest classification of vehicle pollution.
Jun
26th

European automakers call for CO2 emissions delay

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The automakers' lobby group, ACEA, has asked the European Commission, the EU's executive arm, to postpone a 2025 CO2 emissions target that is currently being worked on by officials, saying the industry needs until 2030 #8211; or about two full...
Jun
26th

Continental begins construction of brake factory in China

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Continental began construction of a factory in Chongqing in southwest China to supply brakes to automakers operating in the area.
Jun
26th

Jaguar randd chief shuns driverless cars; says customers aren’t ‘cargo’

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Jaguar Land Rover will never make a driverless car, randd boss Wolfgang Epple said. 'We don't consider customers cargo. We don't want to build a robot that delivers the cargo from A to B,' he added.
Jun
26th

Jaguar randd chief shuns driveless cars; says customers aren’t ‘cargo’

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Jaguar Land Rover will never make a driverless car, randd boss Wolfgang Epple said. 'We don't consider customers cargo. We don't want to build a robot that delivers the cargo from A to B,' he added.
Jun
26th

Porsche mulls legal action over Macan copy in China, report says

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Porsche may take legal action against Zotye Automobile over the Chinese automaker's T700 SUV that closely resembles the Macan, a report said. The T700 is due to launch next year at a price much lower than the Macan's.
Jun
25th

Delphi, Google deny report saying self-driving cars nearly collided

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Delphi Automotive and Google denied a report by Reuters that their self-driving prototype cars had a close call on a Silicon Valley street earlier this week.
Jun
25th

2 rival self-driving cars have close call in California

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Two self-driving prototype cars, one operated by Google and the other by Delphi Automotive, had a close call on a Silicon Valley street earlier this week, a Delphi executive said.
Jun
25th

Supreme Court ruling could favor all groups debating bias in auto lending

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The Supreme Court's decision Thursday to endorse a broad interpretation of a legal theory used to fight housing discrimination provides ammunition for groups at odds over the CFPB's power to pursue discrimination in auto lending.
Jun
25th

Nissan’s NYC taxi fleet plan upheld in state appeals court

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New York City's $1 billion plan for a new line of yellow cabs made by Nissan was upheld by the state's highest court today. The court rejected a challenge from fleet operators to the 'Taxi of Tomorrow' plan.
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