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Mar
15th

Toyota preps plug-in Prius for N.Y.

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Toyota plans to bring 'the next mechanical marvel in the Prius lineup' to the 2016 New York Auto Show, which opens to the media on March 23.
Mar
15th

Ghosn confident as new AvtoVAZ CEO announced

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Nicolas Maure, currently heading up Renault Group operations in Romania, has been named as the new CEO of AvtoVAZ starting April 4. He succeeds Bo Andersson.
Mar
15th

GAZ in talks to build Iran manufacturing plant

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GAZ Group says it is in negotiation with Iran to construct a manufacturing plant as the ending of sanctions opens up the hitherto largely closed country.
Mar
15th

Buying a used hybrid car: the complete guide

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Used hybrids - header
Features 15 Mar, 2016

With sales of hybrid cars on the rise, is there any reason to be fearful of buying a used hybrid? We assess the pros and cons...

Mar
15th

Renault Romania chief to become AvtoVAZ CEO, report says

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Nicolas Maure, the head of Renault's Romanian subsidiary Dacia, will replace Bo Andersson as CEO of Lada owner AvtoVAZ, Russia's largest automaker, Reuters reported.
Mar
15th

GM starts rental scheme for Lyft drivers

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Under a new initiative between the two partners, e-hailing Lyft drivers will be able to rent cars from General Motors.
Mar
15th

Magna’s CTO on autonomous driving, cyber security, lightweighting and Stadco – Q&A

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Magna International develops and manufactures an array of automotive systems, assemblies, modules and components, as well as being the world's largest brand-independent assembler of complete vehicles. Matthew Beecham caught up with Swamy Kotagiri, Chief Technology Officer, Magna International to learn more about the supplier's technologies, from ADAS to the use of certain materials for lightweighting.
Mar
15th

Freight trucks to platoon on Europe’s roads

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Early next month, the world's first cross-border initiative with smart trucks will take place in Europe.
Mar
15th

Acura breaks bad in latest campaign

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Most car brands wouldn't want to be associated with violence, criminal activity, and blood. Acura's different.
Mar
15th

GM offers rental program for Chicago Lyft drivers

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GM and ride-sharing company Lyft will launch a short-term rental program for Lyft drivers in Chicago with a fleet of 125 Chevrolet Equinoxes. The program, called Express Drive, will rent vehicles to Lyft drivers for one to eight weeks.
Mar
15th

Hybrid sales expected to triple in Europe as tougher CO2 rules loom

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Sales of hybrids and plug-in hybrids in Europe are forecast to triple to more than 750,000 in the next three years, as automakers scramble to reach tougher CO2 targets that start to take effect in 2020.
Mar
14th

VW sued by former U.S. employee over termination, data deletion

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Volkswagen Group of America obstructed justice by deleting data in the days after being notified of EPA and Department of Justice investigations tied to the company's diesel emissions violations, according to claims in a lawsuit by a former U.S.
Mar
14th

VW employee terminated for refusing to delete data, violating ‘hold,’ suit says

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Volkswagen Group of America obstructed justice by deleting data in the days after being notified of EPA and Department of Justice investigations tied to the company's diesel emissions violations, according to claims in a lawsuit by a former U.S.
Mar
14th

VW institutional investors file $3.6 billion suit in Germany

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Almost 300 institutional investors in Volkswagen have filed a multi-billion euro suit against the carmaker for what they see as breaches of its capital markets duty in the emissions scandal, the law firm representing them said.
Mar
14th

Ford credit rating upgraded by 2nd agency

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Standard and Poor's has upgraded Ford Motor's credit rating by one notch, to two levels above junk status, saying it expects the automaker to sustain its recent success.
Mar
14th

Google to urge Congress to help get self-driving cars on roads

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The head of Google's self-driving car program will urge the U.S. Congress on Tuesday to grant national auto safety regulators new authority to speed the introduction of self-driving cars on American roads.
Mar
14th

Traffic jams cost the UK £8bn last year

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Traffic jam
News 12 Feb, 2019

UK drivers lost £7.9bn because of traffic jams in 2018, with motorists in London losing 227 hours to congestion over the course of the year

Mar
14th

London is Europe’s worst city for traffic congestion

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Traffic jam
News 15 Mar, 2016

Drivers in London spending on average 101 hours a year tackling congestion while the UK average is 30 hours

Mar
14th

Ford Vignale: The history behind Vignale, Ford’s new luxury division

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Vignale History - Alfredo Vignale
Features 28 Mar, 2016

We chart Vignale's journey from post-war coachbuilder to Ford's luxury sub-brand

Mar
14th

Detroit auto show venue makes changes in management

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The management company that oversees the Detroit auto show's venue, Cobo Center, has promoted assistant general manager Claude Molinari to general manager. In the new role, Molinari will oversee all of Cobo's operations for the firm, SMG.
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