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Dec
5th

Killer drivers set to face life behind bars

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using a phone when driving
News 4 Feb, 2019

Solicitor General aims to introduce life sentence option for death by dangerous driving “as soon as there is a legislative opportunity”

Dec
5th

Panasonic in final talks to buy headlight maker ZKW, report says

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Panasonic is in the final stages of talks to buy Austrian automotive headlight maker ZKW Group for up to $1 billion, accelerating its push into the automotive electronics market, the Nikkei business daily reported today.
Dec
5th

BMW’s ride-hailing project takes on Uber with autonomous cars

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BMW will test autonomous vehicles in Germany as it seeks to keep up with ride-hailing firms such as Uber. The automaker will test self-driving functions in Munich before expanding the project to other cities.
Dec
5th

VW’s Moia brand will challenge Uber

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VW Group will challenge ride-hailing company Uber with a new mobility services brand called Moia that eventually will have its own electric passenger vehicle.
Dec
5th

2017 Rising Star nominations sought

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Automotive News Europe needs your help to identify the Rising Stars in the European automotive industry. The award honors executives with a pan-European profile who have driven change, fostered innovation and made courageous decisions.
Dec
5th

Check out the ANE monthly magazine for December

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The latest issue of the Automotive News Europe monthly magazine is ready to view. The new edition looks at what Chinese automakers have done to put themselves in position to succeed in Europe after a decade of failures.
Dec
4th

VW launches MOIA mobility service start-up to take on Uber

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MOIA CEO and Muller
News 5 Dec, 2016

Volkswagen Group partners with Gett to create MOIA, a standalone mobility services provider with bespoke electric vehicles

Dec
4th

BMW accelerates EV, self-driving strategy

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BMW will accelerate its shift toward autonomous and electrified vehicles by developing flexible platforms for conventional, plug-hybrid and all-electric cars.
Dec
4th

Apple signals a readiness to join the self-driving car race

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Apple is wading in to the debate over regulation of self-driving cars, declaring it is excited about the potential for automated transportation and calling on U.S. regulators not to restrict testing of such vehicles.
Dec
4th

Mexico prepares its defense of NAFTA

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Mexican auto industry officials are lining up their arguments to defend the North American Free Trade Agreement as Donald Trump prepares to move into the White House.
Dec
4th

Honda views its CR-V and sedans as equals

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Honda is riding high on the crossover trend, with a CR-V that has been one of the nation's most popular utility vehicles and a redesigned version queued up to go on sale this month.
Dec
4th

Chinese cars could shake up European sales

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Chinese automakers have hard tried to establish themselves in Europe but failed with outdated designs and technology. Now new brands such as Borgward and Lynk could succeed.
Dec
4th

Trump’s auto team comes together

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Trump's pick of Wilbur Ross to head Commerce puts a powerful auto industry investor in a role where he will influence trade talks and the U.S. business climate. But Ross' business moves have not been purely Trumpian.
Dec
3rd

EVs could take an OPEC-sized bite out of oil demand, study finds

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A boom in electric vehicles made by the likes of Tesla and General Motors could erode as much as 10 percent of global gasoline demand by 2035, according to the oil industry consultant Wood Mackenzie.
Dec
3rd

New VW Golf and Polo hybrid tech could be the end of diesel

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New 2017 Volkswagen Golf - rear
News 3 Dec, 2016

Diesel could be on the way out as Volkswagen’s clever 48v mild hybrid system is set to improve petrol engine economy

Dec
3rd

NextEV plans Tesla Model X fighter for U.S. in late ’18 or early ’19

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Chinese electric vehicle specialist NextEV will target the U.S as the first foreign market for its SUV rival to the Tesla Model X.
Dec
3rd

M-B finds a better way around the ‘chicken tax’

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Mercedes-Benz is investing in South Carolina after years of producing vans through an odd global supply stream to sidestep U.S. tariffs.
Dec
3rd

Porsche’s 4-cyl. Macan tops expectations

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Since arriving this summer, the four-cylinder-powered Porsche Macan has become 40 percent of the nameplate's mix, answering the question of whether U.S. customers would accept a four-cylinder engine in a Porsche.
Dec
2nd

Ford CEO sees &’pressure&’ on business without softer mpg rules

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Ford plans to lobby President-elect Donald Trump to soften U.S. and state fuel-economy rules that hurt profits by forcing automakers to build more electric cars and hybrids than are warranted by customer demand.
Dec
2nd

Texas auto auction company acquired by Capital Partners for XLerate Group

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Huron Capital Partners, a Detroit investment group, has acquired a Texas-based auto auction for one of its portfolio companies, the Indianapolis-based XLerate Group, which runs online and onsite auto auctions.
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