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Aug
30th

Google expands nascent ride-sharing service, report says

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Alphabet's Google unit plans to open its ride-sharing program to Waze app users in San Francisco this fall, pitting itself against Uber, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Aug
30th

Ford gains on GM in executive diversity

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Ford's promotion of veteran executive Joy Falotico as the first woman to lead its credit unit puts the company a step closer to gender parity with General Motors among the U.S. automakers' inner circles.
Aug
30th

Autotrader partners with MSN Autos to provide online vehicle shopping info

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Autotrader is partnering with MSN to provide new, used and certified pre-owned vehicles on the MSN Autos website.
Aug
30th

Walser Auto Group of Minn. acquires luxury group in Wichita

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Walser Automotive Group of Minnesota is buying the Wichita Luxury Collection in Kansas in a deal worth more than $100 million. With the acquisition, Walser expands both outside its home state and into the luxury space for the first time.
Aug
30th

Typhoon looms, Toyota suspends output at two factories

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Toyota Motor suspended production on Tuesday at two of its Japanese factories in a typhoon's path due to concerns that heavy rain and strong wind would affect road conditions and delay parts deliveries.
Aug
30th

Mazda to boost Thai engine output

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Mazda Motor Corporation said it would boost engine capacity at Mazda Powertrain Manufacturing (Thailand) (MPMT) in Chomburi to 100,000 units in the first half of 2018.
Aug
30th

The other bump on path to driverless cars: Crumbling roads

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You should take claims of self-driving cars being road-ready soon with a 50-pound bag of salt, not a grain.
Aug
30th

VW mulls future supplier strategy as German production resumes

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Volkswagen says it is to review its sourcing strategy after confirming all six plants threatened with going to short-time working in Germany have now resumed production following a dispute with two of the automaker's suppliers.
Aug
30th

Chevy slots 8-speed gearbox, hikes V-6 power in 2017 Colorado

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Chevrolet is refreshing the midsize Colorado pickup truck for 2017 with a new version of its 3.6-liter V-6 engine and an eight-speed automatic transmission.
Aug
30th

Chariots, supervillains and Chopin: What people think of the Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6

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The Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6 concept sparked a lot of debate and comment when it was unveiled at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance this month.
Aug
30th

Ford Motor Credit head Silverstone to retire, Falotico to succeed him

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Ford Motor Credit Chairman and CEO Bernard Silverstone will retire Oct. 1. He will be replaced by COO Joy Falotico.
Aug
30th

Diesel share of European car market falling

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Data released by LMC Automotive shows that the diesel share of the West European car market is continuing to decline this year.
Aug
30th

Calif. startup aims to take autonomous cars to next level with new language

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Drive.ai, a Mountain View, Calif.
Aug
30th

New Skoda Kodiaq SUV – official pictures

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Aug
30th

FTA warns of Calais “sitting ducks” as migrant numbers grow

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Britain's Freight Transport Association (FTA) says its members are becoming "sitting ducks" at the Port of Calais as calls grow across the English Channel for immigration controls to be moved back to the UK.
Aug
30th

Paper details extraordinary timeline leading to Takata airbag propellant choice

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The extraordinary sequence of events leading up to Takata's choice of ammonium nitrate-based airbag inflator propellant and its cost-saving appeal to automakers such as Honda and GM - now tied up with recalls of millions of vehicles as a result - was detailed by a New York Times investigative article at the weekend.
Aug
30th

Fatal Takata truck blast was ‘like a big bomb,’ sheriff says

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The truck carrying Takata airbag inflators exploded 'like a big bomb,' said the Texas sheriff whose officers rushed the scene.
Aug
30th

VW CEO expects turnaround to start bearing fruit in 2-3 years

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Volkswagen AG CEO Matthias Mueller is pushing forward with a technological and organizational revamp of Europe's largest carmaker despite internal opposition and expects his efforts to begin bearing fruit in two to three years.
Aug
30th

Volkswagen won’t sue South Korea but Nissan has

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Volkswagen reportedly has decided not to sue the South Korean government which last month suspended sales of most of its models and imposed a fine of KRW17.8bn (US$15.93m) on the automaker.
Aug
30th

Chinese firm acquires Ohio aluminium maker

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A unit of Chinese aluminium maker China Zhongwang Holdings has agreed to acquire US-based Aleris Corp - a major supplier of aluminium to the US auto sector in a deal valued at about US$2.33bn.
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