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Nov
16th

Self-driving Kia on the way

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Kia Soul front side
News 16 Nov, 2015

Kia rolls out new semi-autonomous driving tech for new Sportage, Optima and Sorento, and self-driving Kia will arrive by 2030

Nov
16th

Global light vehicle market picks up

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Data released by LMC Automotive suggests that the summer slowdown in global light vehicle sales appears to be over for now with the selling rate picking up in October to an estimated 92m units a year, one of the best readings on record.
Nov
16th

Kia reveals Optima PHEV for 2016 and fuel-cell car for 2020

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Kia Optima PHEV front
News 16 Nov, 2015

Optima plug-in hybrid to join UK range next year and Kia reveals plans to rival Toyota Mirai with bespoke FCEV

Nov
16th

KYB Corporation to merge China subsidiaries

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KYB Corporation is to merge its wholly-owned subsidiaries in China and envisages restructuring its divisions in Japan in the Hydraulic Components Operations.
Nov
16th

New Lotus Elise Sport and Sport 220 bring price & weight cuts

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Lotus Elise Sport
News 16 Nov, 2015

Lotus brings back ‘Sport’ badge to Elise range for 2016, with new lightweight parts and a reduced price

Nov
16th

Major VW investor wants CEO Müller to stand down

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A leading German asset fund that is a major investor in Volkswagen has suggested that recently appointed CEO Matthias Müller should stand down so that the company can be led out of its crisis by an outsider.
Nov
16th

Opel adds ‘AirWellness aroma system’ on new Astra

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Opel is claiming that an innovation on the new Astra model helps to make the cabin "a warm and welcoming personal wellness oasis".
Nov
16th

Hitachi steps up autonomous vehicle tech drive

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Hitachi is stepping up its activity in autonomous drive technologies and targeting small and mid-size automakers who might want to buy in the technology rather than develop systems themselves.
Nov
16th

MG updates MG3’s powertrain

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MG says it has upgraded the MG3 model's 1.5-litre gasoline powertrain for the 2016 model year to boost its efficiency. The revised model also comes with an updated personalisation range and a new chrome grille.
Nov
16th

Flexible MQB? Sounds more like expendable MQB to this analyst

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AllianceBernstein analyst Max Warburton has lively, unorthodox notions on such matters as the Volkswagen diesel turmoil. For one thing, VW could cut the MQB platform.
Nov
16th

Inventory is tight for this time of year

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Automakers and dealers started November with lean stocks after booming October auto sales. U.S. inventories normally jump between Oct. 1 and Nov. 1 as automakers stock up for the brisk year-end selling season.
Nov
16th

New Camaro’s light show

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The 2016 Chevrolet Camaro's available specialty interior lighting makes you say, "Wow."
Nov
16th

GLC ad drive begins in 1st quarter

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Mercedes is planning a big sales and marketing push for the redesigned GLC crossover, which goes on sale in December.
Nov
16th

Model S option becomes police matter: We’ve got a report of a kid in the trunk

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Done with shopping, a mom and dad toss their bags in the back seat, their daughter in the trunk and drive off. A watchful bystander takes notice and alerts the police.
Nov
16th

Brose pushes electrification beyond the powertrain

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The auto industry's push toward electrification is driving changes that increasingly go beyond the powertrain and are transforming other parts of the modern vehicle.
Nov
16th

2016 Rising Star nominations sought

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Automotive News Europe needs your help to identify the Rising Stars in the European automotive industry. The award honors executives with a pan-European profile who have driven change, fostered innovation and made courageous decisions.
Nov
16th

Honda finds marketing rhythm

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Honda has turned to a massive marketing effort that uses music to attract the fleeting attention of millennial car-buyers.
Nov
16th

Next-gen Leaf: More tech despite low sales

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Determined to maintain a lead role in electric vehicles, Nissan is working on new technologies to make the next Leaf more appealing.
Nov
16th

Benz’s challenge: Support 9 launches in ’16

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Mercedes-Benz will increase its marketing budget for 2016 as it plans to launch nine new, redesigned or freshened products next year. But brand chief Steve Cannon says Mercedes will skip the Super Bowl.
Nov
16th

Nissan sees Titan filling a niche for pickups

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Nissan hopes for a small but respectable piece of the full-size truck market as it prepares to launch a long-delayed second generation of its Titan.
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