The U.S. Justice Department today filed a civil suit against Volkswagen AG for allegedly violating the Clean Air Act by installing illegal devices to impair emission control systems in 600,000 vehicles.
Tesla officials are investigating a mysterious fire that destroyed a Model S sedan Friday at one of the company's Supercharger stations in Kristiansand, Norway, about 200 miles southwest of Oslo, the capital.
Visteon said on Monday (4 January), it would show several scalable HUD products at CES 2016 in Las Vegas targeting all segments with global market appeal, including its range of first-to-market combiner HUDs, which project a virtual image in front of the driver using a transparent screen mounted on top of the instrument panel.
Ford and Fiat Chrysler, in a bid to keep up with rival General Motors, today said they will start offering Apple CarPlay and Android Auto on their vehicles this year. Ford said owners of some 2016 models would be able to upgrade retroactively.
General Motors and Lyft - a rideshare start-up - have announced a long-term strategic alliance to create an integrated network of on-demand autonomous vehicles in the US.
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4 Jan, 2016
Ford reveals Apple CarPlay tech and more details of its next-gen SYNC 3 infotainment at the CES 2016 show
Toyota agreed to use a car-phone connectivity system championed by Ford in a bid to keep Apple and Google from dominating control of dashboards. Toyota will introduce a telematics system with Ford's SmartDeviceLink.
Hyundai's Czech unit aims to boost output by 2.3 percent to 350,000 cars in 2016 after beating production targets last year.
Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne, the mastermind of the merger that created the world's seventh-largest carmaker, says another transformational deal probably won't happen under his watch.
Ford said on Monday (4 January, 2015) a "first wave of automakers and industry suppliers - led by Toyota - is adopting its SmartDeviceLink software, claiming it was "a huge step toward giving consumers more choice in how they connect and control their smartphone apps on the road".
In a report today Jan. 4 on a coming 'automotive revolution' between now and 2030, the consulting firm McKinsey and Co. predicts significant changes.
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4 Jan, 2016
We take part in a training exercise that prepares fire crews for the reality of road accidents, as UK teams gear up for world competition
GM and Lyft today announced an alliance to develop an on-demand network of autonomous vehicles as well as a $500 million investment by the automaker as part of a $1 billion fund-raising round by the ride-sharing service.
Spanish new-car sales grew by 21 percent in 2015 as a government-backed scrappage scheme helped to boost demand. Sales also increased by 21 percent in December.
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4 Jan, 2016
Bentley's bespoke coach-building division has announced natural stone facia option for range
Hyundai Motor and Kia Motors last month were ordered to sell a combined 6.6% stake in affiliated steelmaker Hyundai Steel, worth around US$376m, to comply with local chaebol (family conglomerate) ownership regulations.
Hyundai Motor and affiliate Kia Motors have set a combined global sales target of 8.13m units for 2016.
Faraday Future Inc., the electric-car startup backed by Chinese Internet billionaire Jia Yueting, lost its chief battery architect ahead of introducing its concept vehicle at this week's International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
Takata shares surged the most in more than a year after the Sankei newspaper reported that Japanese automakers may provide support to the airbag maker to safeguard access to its technology.
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