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Apr
29th

Lear Q1 net income sharply up from US$147 to US$248

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Lear has reported first quarter net income soaring from US$147m to US$248m, with sales up US$200m to US$4.7bn.
Apr
29th

VW offers a look inside the diesel scandal #8212; and it is not pretty

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Buried in VW's 400-page annual report are crucial details on the diesel-emissions scandal that investors can't afford to ignore.
Apr
29th

Mitsubishi says US vehicles unaffected by fuel economy “irregularities”

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Mitsubishi Motors North America (MMNA) last night (29 April) said vehicles sold in the United States were not impacted by the fuel consumption testing data irregularities the automaker has admitted to over the past two weeks.
Apr
29th

Goodyear records Q1 net income down 18% to US$184m

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Goodyear has unveiled first quarter net income down 18% to US$184m and sales down US$0.4bn to US$3.7bn, largely due to unfavourable foreign currency translation of US$141m and the deconsolidation of the company's subsidiary in Venezuela
Apr
29th

Ford to idle top-selling truck’s plant for a week to fix body/paint holdups

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Ford Motor, which announced record quarterly profits on Thursday (29 April), said last night it was idling its F-150 pickup factory near Kansas City for a week in May to rectify a problem preventing the plant from reaching production targets.
Apr
29th

French probe highlights gap between real-world and lab test emissions

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French officials found that some cars they tested had higher CO2 and NOx emissions on the road than in laboratory tests but discovered no "cheat" devices.
Apr
29th

Edmunds calls April US light vehicle sales at 1.5m

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Edmunds.com has forecast 1,514,855 new cars and trucks will be sold in the US in April for an estimated Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate (SAAR) of 17.5m.The projected sales would be a 4.8% decrease from March 2016 but a 4.3% increase from April 2015.
Apr
29th

GM injects US$789m into Tennessee engine programme

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General Motors is to plough US$788.7m into a new engine programme, as well as projects to modernise vehicle operations at its Spring Hill Manufacturing Plant, creating 792 jobs and retaining 16 posts.
Apr
29th

Continental raises margin target after Q1 profit gain

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Continental raised its profit margin target for this year after stronger demand for tires and industrial components pushed first-quarter profit and sales higher.
Apr
29th

“A reunified Korea would be in the top three global car-producing nations”

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Mike Opinion - Korea
Opinion 1 May, 2016

Mike Rutherford's looking into the relationship between the Koreas... and found that in car manufacturing, they get along surprisingly well

Apr
29th

Fiat Chrysler and Google owner Alphabet near self-driving cars deal, reports say

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Fiat Chrysler and Google owner Alphabet are close to a deal on a technology partnership for self-driving cars, multiple reports said.
Apr
29th

ANE’s May e-magazine goes live Monday

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The latest issue of the Automotive News Europe monthly e-magazine goes live on Monday, May 2. This month's edition looks at how CEO Carlos Tavares plans to turn PSA Group the world's most efficient carmaker.
Apr
29th

Suppliers to the new Skoda Superb

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Assembly of the third-generation Skoda Superb began in April 2015 at Skoda's factory in Kvasiny, Czech Republic. Output is expected to peak at more than 75,000 units this year, according to IHS Automotive.
Apr
29th

Retailers need to see service as the hot money spot this year

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Dealers are -- or should be -- preparing to take any sales slowdown in stride, by beefing up their service and parts operations.
Apr
29th

Inside Google’s quest to shape the rules of the driverless road

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Google is mounting a lobbying and public-relations campaign across America to win acceptance for autonomous vehicles and to shape the rules of the driverless road.
Apr
28th

ANALYSIS – 2016 Subaru Legacy/Liberty 3.6

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Think Subaru and you don't immediately think 'six-cylinder family sedan'. If the Legacy 3.6 is like no other car in the D/mid-size segment, then its unique attributes only seem to add to the appeal.
Apr
28th

Some days, it’s nice to be a Mitsubishi dealer

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Facing a scandal over emissions violations, how did Mitsubishi quickly provide the kind of clarity and closure that Volkswagen dealers still yearn for?
Apr
28th

Supplier Tower International cancels plan to sell European unit

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Tower International, which makes heavy metal components and assemblies for cars and trucks, said today it will not sell its European division, citing the industry's growth in the region.
Apr
28th

GM China sees strong growth for luxury models and EVs

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Chinese consumers' continued preference for luxury brands could help make that country Cadillac's largest global market in the next five to 10 years, the head of General Motors China said today.
Apr
28th

Mich. bills would make hacking electronic vehicle systems a felony, with life in prison

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Hacking into an electronic vehicle system would have serious consequences under bills introduced today in the Michigan Senate: life in prison for the offender.
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