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Sep
28th

FCA&’s labor talks in Canada, like GM&’s, to focus on plants

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Securing investments at key Canadian plants is again Unifor's top priority in the latest round of labor negotiations with the Detroit 3, this time with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles.
Sep
28th

U.S. dealerships’ employee retention slides, study finds

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U.S. car dealerships suffer from rampant employee turnover, an industry study released today found. In fact, the three-year employee retention rate at dealerships reached a new low last year, dropping two percentage points to 45 percent, vs.
Sep
28th

Vinnie Johnson’s Piston Group closes on $175 million deal for Takata subsidiary

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U.S. auto supplier Piston Group closed today on the $175 million acquisition of Takata subsidiary Irvin Automotive. The acquisition adds Irvin's interiors manufacturing operations to Piston's assembly and sequencing business
Sep
28th

VW sets EV launch for 2020

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Volkswagen will launch a compact electric car in 2020 with a range of up to 370 miles as it seeks to sell 1 million EVs per year by 2025, the automaker said Wednesday. VW revealed a concept car, dubbed the I.D., to hint at the compact EV.
Sep
28th

Automotive News Europe honors the 2016 Eurostars winners

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Europe's top-performing automotive executives have been honored for their work with Eurostar awards from Automotive News Europe.
Sep
28th

New Mercedes-AMG hypercar confirmed with F1 engine

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Mercedes AMG hypercar teaser
News 29 Sep, 2016

Mercedes-AMG will build a hybrid hypercar with a Formula One engine and four-wheel drive

Sep
28th

VW suspends ties with some Indian suppliers after expose of child deaths in mica mines

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German carmaker Volkswagen has stopped buying mica from some suppliers in India, following a Thomson Reuters Foundation investigation that found child workers were dying in illegal, unregulated mines, a company official said.
Sep
28th

Land Rover replaces LR4 with lighter, roomier Discovery

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Land Rover wants to expand its base of buyers and more aggressively attack the full-size SUV market with the all-new Discovery -- a larger, roomier and more fuel-efficient replacement for the LR4 sold in the U.S. since 2009.
Sep
28th

Focus hatchbacks recalled for latch software fix

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Ford is recalling 64,038 Ford Focus hatchbacks in the U.S. to fix potentially faulty interior latch release software. Ford has recalled 4 million vehicles in North America for various door-latch problems since 2014.
Sep
28th

Volkswagen mulls launch of robo-taxi service

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Volkswagen Group is considering launching a fleet of robo-taxis for ride-hailing in the future as part of plans to expand its mobility services business, which will become the 13th brand for the group.
Sep
28th

VW mulls robo-taxi service as part of new mobility brand

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VW Group is considering launching a fleet of robo-taxis for ride-hailing in the future as part of plans to expand its mobility services business, which will become the group's 13th brand.
Sep
28th

VW previews long-range electric car

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VW has previewed an electric car due in 2020 that it says will have a range of between 400 to 600km (250 to 370 miles). The automaker said the model, called the ID, "starts the countdown to a new era" for the company.
Sep
28th

VW faces continued scrutiny from EU on diesel fixes

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Volkswagen Group faces continued scrutiny from the European Union over how it implements a pledge to give consumers more information about repairs linked to its diesel-emissions scandal.
Sep
28th

Ford’s Fields says Trump accusations about jobs are ‘really disappointing’

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Ford CEO Mark Fields said he's disappointed by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's accusations that the automaker is moving jobs to Mexico and reiterated that the transfer of small-car production will result in 'zero' job...
Sep
28th

VW targets a Beetle for the electric-car era

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VW is laying out a bold plan to bring EVs to the masses with dozens of new models and unprecedented driving ranges, challenging other carmakers to keep pace a year after an emissions scandal rocked the company.
Sep
28th

New BMW X2 – spy shots, exclusive pics and official images

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Sep
28th

Peugeot family to diversify further, invest outside France

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France's Peugeot family, which owns a 14 percent stake in automaker PSA Group, will further diversify its investments and expand outside of France to strengthen its holding company and offset the weight of its shareholding in the car manufacturer.
Sep
28th

Uber to move freight, target trucking for the long haul

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With its recent acquisition of self-driving truck startup Otto, Uber Technologies is plotting its entry into the long-haul trucking business, aiming to establish itself as a freight hauler and a technology partner for the industry.
Sep
28th

ZF will walk away from Haldex bid unless it gets 50% stake

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ZF says it will walk away from its bid for Swedish braking systems firm Haldex if it fails to get a 50 percent stake at its current offer of 120 crowns per share.
Sep
28th

Elon Musk outlines Mars colonization plan

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SpaceX is developing a massive rocket and capsule to transport large numbers of people and cargo to Mars with the ultimate goal of colonizing the planet, company chief and Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Tuesday.
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