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22 Apr, 2016
Subtle updates for Audi A6 and A7 will add extra kit and a new look, plus Android Auto and Apple CarPlay
Lawyers say VW owners in Europe deserve a similar deal to a U.S. agreement that includes buybacks, fixes and "substantial" compensation for cars fitted with emissions-cheating software. About 8.
Pirelli is to plough an additional US$200m into a new Mexico factory, in addition to the existing car tyre plant in Silao.
Ford, which makes part of its latest F-series pickup trucks out of aluminium said it recycles as much as 20m pounds of stamping scrap each month using the closed-loop system at its Dearborn Truck Plant, which builds the top-selling F-150 variants.
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22 Apr, 2016
Mercedes parent brand to review emissions certification at request of US authorities, while Peugeot is raided by French fraud police
Michelin has unveiled first quarter net sales of EUR5.1bn (US$5.8bn), with volumes up 3.7%, increasing 4% for passenger car and light truck tyres, 3% for truck tyres and remaining stable (0%) for speciality businesses.
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22 Apr, 2016
Shell Project M unveils a "total rethink" of the original 2010 T25 concept penned by former McLaren designer Gordon Murray
Daimler's first-quarter operating profit fell 9 percent as launch costs for its new E class and currency headwinds weighed down results, even as sales in China reached a new record.
Daimler is conducting an internal investigation of its certification process for diesel exhaust emissions in the U.S. at the request of the Justice Department.
Toyota expects to solidify its position as the region's leader in hybrid sales with the new Prius, which the automaker says is greener and more fun to drive than its predecessor.
The XE began what is turning out to to be a major sales revival for Jaguar. Now, the addition of the XF is adding momentum - UK market brand registrations were up 45% in March - just as a long wheelbase body is announced.
As GM and Lyft prepare to expand a short-term car rental program to at least three more U.S. cities, California regulators are mulling whether to block it from some of the country's biggest car-booking markets.
Mitsubishi's admission this week that it manipulated fuel-economy tests to mislead consumers is an ominous echo of the scandal rocking VW and another example of an automaker trying to skirt an increasing array of government regulations.
VW dealers in the United States are cautiously optimistic consumers will be drawn back into the fold by the German automaker's plans to buy back or fix owners' polluting diesel vehicles.
On the verge of spinning off its automotive seating business into a new company called Adient, Johnson Controls said its seating orders accelerated during the first half of fiscal 2016, and were 'nearly equal to full year fiscal 2015 levels."
Toyota just became the official truck sponsor of the Texas Rangers baseball team that plays down the road from its future headquarters in Plano, the company said today.
Renault's revenue rose nearly 12 percent in the first quarter on strong European demand and new models. The automaker raised to 5 percent its European market growth forecast for 2016.
PSA Group said it was raided by anti-fraud investigators as part of investigations on pollutants in the automobile sector.