In a blow to GM, a U.S. appeals court on Wednesday reversed part of a bankruptcy court ruling that protected the automaker from some lawsuits over an ignition-switch defect that prompted the recall of 2.6 million vehicles in 2014.
Tesla said it had discontinued its resale value guarantee program that assured buyers that cars would retain value over time, and lowered the starting price of its Model X crossover, the second time it has lowered prices this year.
Kia Europe COO Michael Cole has told just-auto that he does not see a big market impact from Brexit and that initial indications from the company's UK dealers show no adverse impact since the referendum result.
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13 Jul, 2016
German tuning company Mansory have pimped up the G500 4x4² to make a Mercedes G-Class like no other
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13 Jul, 2016
Anthony Joshua squares up to our 2016 Car of the Year, Jaguar’s F-Pace, in a clash of British heavyweight champs
ODD, the Automotive Distributors' Association, said Turkey's passenger car and light commercial vehicle market showed an increase of 1.5% in the
first 6 months of 2016. Cars rose 3% and LCVs dipped 4%.
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13 Jul, 2016
self-driving car tech introduced on the new Nissan Serena in Japan will feature on updated Qashqai next year
FCA in the US says it is the first full-line automaker to offer "bug bounty" financial reward for discovery of potential vehicle cybersecurity vulnerabilities.
ZF has announced a spend of around EUR2.9m at its radar factory located in Brest, France. The money is being used for new equipment, tooling and components for the development of a new radar sensor as well as a 500 square metre expansion of the warehouse.
Skoda is using three weeks of production downtime in July to carry out extensive maintenance and modernization of three Czech production sites.
Reports in the US suggest that a supplier to General Motors that filed for bankruptcy protection last week could lead to widespread disruption of production at GM plants in North America.
Rideshare firm Lyft and General Motors have announced the expansion of their 'Express Drive' short-term vehicle access programme to California and Colorado, to include the 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV.
Volume automotive brands in the United Kingdom collectively have fewer problems than premium brands, according to the J.D. Power 2016 UK Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS).
Opel has created its first 2-litre diesel engine for marine applications.
Tata Motors' luxury car unit Jaguar Land Rover plans to create a fleet of more than 100 research vehicles over the next four years to develop and test a wide range of connected and autonomous vehicle (CAV) technologies. The first of these research cars will be driven on a new 41 mile test route on motorways and urban roads around Coventry and Solihull later this year.
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13 Jul, 2016
Tesla announces new Model X 60D, providing a cheaper, lower-range version of the electric SUV
Nissan Motor said its new Serena, scheduled to go on sale in Japan in late August, will come equipped with the company's ProPILOT autonomous drive technology.
International Automotive Components (IAC) said its new Prestice 2 production facility in the Czech Republic is fully operational and has started producing lightweight injection moulded inner dash insulation for two premium European original equipment manufacturer (OEM) customers. With the future start of a major door trim programme, the factory is expected to reach full capacity in 2018.
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