The expected decline of the popularity of diesel-fuelled vehicles in the European car market has been significantly accelerated in the light of the Volkswagen diesel emission fixing scandal according to research carried out by analysts at just-auto's QUBE research unit.
VW Group plans to recall up to 11 million vehicles equipped with manipulated software that was used to cheat U.S. diesel emissions tests. The recall is likely to affect five million VW brand cars.
The EU aims to agree on an outline to reform the system for vehicle type approval by the end of the year. The new rules will streamline cooperation and information exchange among the 28 EU nations.
In the latest push to get people using car share schemes, BMW GB is running a week-long 25% discount promotion through Monday 5 October giving access to its DriveNow cars at reduced rates with unlimited mileage which even undercuts cab apps such as Uber.
In the latest push to get people using car share schemes, BMW GB is running a week-long half-price promotion through Monday 5 October giving access to its DriveNow cars at reduced rates with unlimited mileage which even undercuts cab apps such as Uber.
VW Group will strengthen the decision-making power of its core VW brand, CEO Matthias Mueller said. The brand "will in future be just as independent from the central corporation as Audi or Porsche," Mueller said.
Honda follows in the vein of its successful 'Hands' video from two years ago by emphasizing the product categories the automaker has dominated in.
General Motors CEO Mary Barra said the automaker plans new efforts to capitalize on the connectivity built into its cars, expanding car sharing services, offering more autonomous driving features and enabling services through smartphone apps.
At the UAW national bargaining convention in March, rank-and-file delegates sent clear marching orders to UAW President Dennis Williams: Use the Detroit 3 negotiations to fix a two-tier wage system damaging to shop-floor solidarity.
Fifth Third Bancorp reached an $18 million settlement with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and U.S. Department of Justice to resolve charges that it discriminated against African American and Hispanic borrowers, the CFPB said Monday.
Zipcar has deals to launch its car-sharing service on 100 additional colleges and universities nationwide by the end of 2015.
Workers at two of the biggest union locals representing Fiat Chrysler workers voted against a tentative contract agreement with the UAW, further dimming prospects for approval.
Volkswagen Group's Italian dealers have been asked to stop selling VW, Audi, Skoda and Seat diesel cars equipped with engine software implicated in the diesel emissions cheating scandal.
European Union Industry Commissioner Elzbieta Bienkowska plans to meet Volkswagen AG executive Herbert Diess this week to discuss the German carmaker's cheating on emission tests.
A campaign group said automakers should explain why new cars in Europe have CO2 emissions on the road that are far higher than laboratory tests show.
Alcoa will split into two companies to separate its struggling aluminum smelting operations from production of lightweight metals for its faster-growing aerospace and automotive business.
Volkswagen's Supervisory Board has approved a new management structure for the group and the brands as well as for the North America region. The move came as the company reeled under the ongoing impact of the diesel emissions scandal and appointed a company veteran, Matthias Muller, as new CEO to replace Martin Winterkorn.
Public prosecutors in Germany have confirmed they are to launch an investigation against former Volkswagen CEO, Martin Winterkorn, particuarly focusing on 'manipulated exhaust values'.
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