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Mar
31st

FCA talking to ‘non-core’ auto players – Marchionne

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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles CEO Sergio Marchionne has acknowledged that the company talks with companies outside the car sector about possible collaborations.
Mar
31st

VW’s looming dividend cut shows investor-owner divide

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As Volkswagen Group's first dividend cut in six years looms in the wake of the diesel-emissions scandal, the automaker must balance the interests of labor, government and family power brokers against those of investors who have felt short-changed...
Mar
31st

Opel adds integrated wireless charging to Adam

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Opel is offering a vehicle-integrated wireless charging in selected model variants of the Adam model. It says the advantage is reduced clutter and no need for cables.
Mar
31st

Could Brazil cooperation follow Chery-JLR China JV?

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The proximity of Chery's newly-established Brazilian car factory to the new Jaguar Land Rover assembly plant, scheduled to be opened in the next quarter of 2016, is likely to result in cooperation between the Chinese automaker and its Indian-British Chinese joint venture partner, local reports suggest.
Mar
31st

Autoliv, in pursuit of driverless-car crash prevention, hunts for acquisitions

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With an eye on a future with self-driving vehicles, Swedish airbag maker Autoliv Inc. wants to expand in technology aimed at avoiding collisions rather than just trying to limit their devastating effects.
Mar
31st

Mercedes tests online sales channel for vans in NL

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Mercedes-Benz Vans claims it has become the first manufacturer of commercially operated vans to open an online sales channel. The pilot is being launched in the Netherlands with the Mercedes-Benz Citan and in cooperation with the local dealer network.
Mar
31st

Sir Chris Hoy set to race in Le Mans 24hrs 2016

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Nissan Chris Hoy
News 31 Mar, 2016

Six-time Olympic Gold medallist to race in Nissan-powered LM P2 car at Le Mans for FIA World Endurance Championship

Mar
31st

Autoliv seeks acquisitions in self-driving technology push

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Airbag maker Autoliv intends to expand in self-driving technology by seeking acquisitions and joint ventures as the industry's move towards autonomous vehicles intensifies.
Mar
31st

Ficosa introduces mirror co-developed with Panasonic

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Ficosa has introduced the first product co-developed by Ficosa and Panasonic and hailed it as a significant example of the potential of the alliance between the two companies.
Mar
31st

JAC now plans crossover assembly in Brazil

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Following a re-think after the market overall slump, Chinese automaker JAC's representative in Brazil, Grupo SHC, has decided to go it alone and set up a 20,000-unit CKD kit assembly line.
Mar
31st

Skoda will take equity stake in China JV as it seeks to double sales

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VW Group's Skoda brand will take an undisclosed stake in one of VW's joint ventures in China as it expands its SUV lineup in its biggest single market in a bid to double vehicle sales.
Mar
31st

Key Safety Systems launches hood lifting device

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Key Safety Systems (KSS), says it has launched its first hood lifting device as part of the Active Body Panels portfolio. 
Mar
31st

COMMENT: Disruption ahead, but no big bang and it will take time  

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If new car customers opt to rent cars on-demand rather than own them, the car industry potentially faces a major problem. Sharing the asset - the vehicle that sits around doing nothing most of the time - means that fewer vehicles are needed and the smaller vehicle parc translates to a smaller annual market.
Mar
31st

PKC signs China wiring JV with JAC

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PKC Group has inked a joint venture contract with Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Co (JAC) subsidiary, Hefei Jianghuai Automobile (Hefei JAC).
Mar
31st

Sumitomo ploughs US$55m in South Africa plant

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Sumitomo is investing around US$55m in its South African plant for truck and bus tyres
Mar
31st

French PM joins critics of PSA chief Tavares’ pay increase

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French Prime Minister Manuel Valls criticized a near doubling in pay for PSA/Peugeot-Citroen CEO Carlos Tavares, saying it sent the wrong signals to the company's staff and the French people.
Mar
31st

Roborace race car concept ditches the driver

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News 31 Mar, 2016

All electric racer may preview the standardised car design used in the Roborace autonomous car race series

Mar
31st

Tesla Model 3 will have long driving range, crossover version

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Tesla's Model 3, the brand's more affordable electric sedan that will be unveiled later today, is expected to have a range per charge of about 225 miles (362 km) and spawn a crossover variant.
Mar
31st

Telsa to lift veil of secrecy off Model 3

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Tesla's Model 3, the brand's more affordable electric sedan that will be unveiled later today, is expected to have a range per charge of about 225 miles (362 km) and spawn a crossover variant.
Mar
31st

Tesla to lift veil of secrecy off Model 3

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Tesla's Model 3, the brand's more affordable electric sedan that will be unveiled later today, is expected to have a range per charge of about 225 miles (362 km) and spawn a crossover variant.
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