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Apr
19th

Hyundai, Cisco to team up on connected-car tech

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Hyundai Motor Co. said today that it will partner with Cisco Systems to develop connected-car technology, part of the automaker's push to develop "high-performing computers on wheels."
Apr
19th

Faurecia signs ‘definitive’ deal to sell auto exteriors business to Plastic Omnium

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Faurecia said it has signed a "definitive" agreement to sell its automotive exteriors business to Plastic Omnium for an enterprise value of 665 million euros ($753 million) to reduce debt.
Apr
19th

VW labor chief calls for managers to waive bonuses, paper says

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Bernd Osterloh, Volkswagen Group's top labor boss, believes the automaker's management board members should volunteer to waive their bonus payments ahead of an April 22 decision on the subject, a German paper reported.
Apr
19th

Half of hit and run drivers claim ignorance after fleeing the scene

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Accident
News 19 Apr, 2016

While a worrying 29 per cent did not believe the accident was serious enough to stop and report

Apr
19th

SsangYong to launch five new models in UK by 2021

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SsangYong SIV-2 - front static
News 19 Apr, 2016

Head of Mahindra group confirms model push from SsangYong, while ownership of Pininfarina means more design-led approach

Apr
19th

Cheating code words said to complicate VW Group’s emissions-rigging probe

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Investigators probing Volkswagen's diesel-emissions cheating are struggling to make headway through information secured from more than 1,500 laptops that includes obscure company code words, Bloomberg reported.
Apr
19th

Cheating code words complicate VW’s emissions probe, report says

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Investigators probing Volkswagen's diesel-emissions cheating are struggling to make headway through information secured from more than 1,500 laptops that includes obscure company code words, Bloomberg reported.
Apr
19th

Pressure mounts as VW faces crucial deadlines

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Normally Volkswagen would be gearing up to publish its first-quarter results this week.
Apr
19th

Expect more Holman, Kuni-style big buys

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Holman's purchase of Kuni is more than a giant dealership acquisition deal. By showing the financial capability of large private dealership groups, it portends more such deals.
Apr
19th

BMW plays shell game with supermodel

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Where's Gigi? That's what BMW wants people to figure out in a new campaign for the first-ever M2.
Apr
18th

New Chevy Cruze posts 42 mpg on highway, GM says

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The redesigned 2016 Chevrolet Cruze has an EPA rating of 30 mpg in city driving and 42 on the highway, GM said today.
Apr
18th

Musk ahead of pace to profit from Tesla stock options

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Elon Musk is ahead of schedule to get a huge payday from Tesla Motors even though he earns less than $40,000 in annual salary.
Apr
18th

Siemens, Valeo partner to produce EV motors

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German engineering giant Siemens and French auto supplier Valeo are teaming up to make motors for electric and hybrid cars.
Apr
18th

‘Audi Man’ Tony Stark takes R8 for a spin in latest superhero flick

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Allegiances will be in question during upcoming superhero flick Captain America: Civil War as friends turn to foes. But the alliance between Tony Stark and Audi will be as solid as ever.
Apr
18th

RESEARCH SNAPSHOT – Creeping closer to fully autonomous driving

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While self-driving cars are not yet available to the public, more and more models across all segments now offer some form of advanced assistance to the driver. To get a sense for where we are along the road toward autonomous driving, here is a snapshot of the Toyota Prius and Volvo XC90.
Apr
18th

Dutch move to ban diesel and petrol cars by 2025

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Electric car charging
Articles 18 Apr, 2016

The Dutch parliament passes a motion that would mean all new cars sold would have to be electric by 2025

Apr
18th

Japan earthquakes could slice JPY30bn off Toyota profit – report

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Toyota's operating profit could be reduced by about JPY30bn (US$277m) for the current quarter after a series of earthquakes struck southern Japan and disrupted parts supplies, a media report said.
Apr
18th

Jaguar unlikely to offer XE wagon, design boss says

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Jaguar is unlikely to offer a station wagon version of its new XE sedan because of falling demand for the body style in Europe.
Apr
18th

Jaguar will not build wagons, design boss says

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Jaguar design chief Ian Callum says the automaker is unlikely to offer station wagon versions of its new sedan models because of falling demand for the body style in Europe.
Apr
18th

SUVs gaining market share in Europe

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Analysis by JATO of new car sales figures for the five largest national markets in Europe - Germany, UK, Italy, France and Spain - shows that Q1 sales totalled 2.89m units, some 8% ahead of last year. JATO said that strong sales of SUVs continued, with SUVs seeing sales growth of 22% during March, and an overall 25% increase in Q1 of 2016.
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