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Feb
2nd

Tata to rename Zica supermini after Zika virus outbreak

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Tata Zica
News 2 Feb, 2016

Tata has announced it will rename new 'Zica' due to its similarity to the world health epidemic

Feb
2nd

Fiat Chrysler will offer new settings for diesel engines to make them cleaner

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Fiat Chrysler will offer new calibrations to make its most recent generation of diesel vehicles cleaner on the road after completing an internal review of its cars following the Volkswagen Group emissions scandal.
Feb
2nd

Sumitomo Rubber cures first Falken-branded tyre in US

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Sumitomo Rubber USA (SRUSA) has cured its first Falken- branded tyre at its plant in Buffalo, NY - the first such product by SRUSA to be made in North America.
Feb
2nd

Skoda set to take on Hyundai and Kia in large SUV segment

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Skoda signaled it will expand its SUV offerings with a new model that will rival vehicles such as the Hyundai Santa Fe and Kia Sorento. VW Group's Czech brand released sketches of the VisionS concept that will debut at the Geneva auto show.
Feb
2nd

VW sinks to 5-year low; Audi extends streak

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Volkswagen's U.S. sales fell 15 percent last month, the embattled brand's third-straight monthly decline, while sibling brand Audi kept up its own streak, recording its 61st straight monthly U.S. sales record.
Feb
2nd

Former Opel CEO Demant retires after VW role

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Volkswagen Group's international projects chief, Hans Demant, has retired, ending a long career that was mainly spent at General Motors' European operations where he was known as "Mr. Opel."
Feb
2nd

Opel CEO on reaching breakeven in 2016: ‘We can see the target now’

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Karl-Thomas Neumann says Opel has beaten all internal targets since he arrived four years ago as CEO and this year the automaker expects to break even after more than a decade of losses.
Feb
2nd

Ford of Europe boss outlines plan to be a consistent profit maker

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Ford of Europe President Jim Farley wants the division to be a consistent profit contributor to its U.S. parent.
Feb
2nd

Acura, Hyundai tease Super Bowl 50 spots

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A telltale sign of Super Bowl season is when the first hints of game spots hit the Internet.
Feb
1st

VW faces U.S. deadline for SUV emission repair plan

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Volkswagen faces a Feb. 2 deadline to submit a repair plan for 80,000 diesel SUVs and larger cars that emit excess pollution, even as it considers buying back some vehicles and a prior fix plan for smaller vehicles was rejected.
Feb
1st

Honda counting on sheep to stir interest in Ridgeline

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Honda debuted the Super Bowl ad for its 2017 Ridgeline truck today, nearly two weeks before it will play in front of an audience expected to top 100 million people nationwide.
Feb
1st

Tesla applies for dealership license in Michigan

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Tesla Motors has applied for a Michigan dealership license, a move the automaker said is intended to test a state law effectively banning the electric-vehicle maker's direct-sales model.
Feb
1st

GM gains conquest sales through Costco Auto promotion

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Sales generated under a holiday promotion to sell GM vehicles to Costco members were 34 percent higher than the previous year, and over half of those sales were to people who switched from other brands, Costco said today.
Feb
1st

BorgWarner shrugs off its Wall Street beating

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BorgWarner is being punished by Wall Street. So far, though, CEO James Verrier isn't worried. The powertrain supplier has witnessed its share price plummet nearly 47 percent over 12 months.
Feb
1st

CarMax CEO Tom Folliard to retire by end of year

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CarMax CEO Tom Folliard will retire by the end of the year, the used-car retailer said today. He will be succeeded by Bill Nash, the executive vice president of human resources.
Feb
1st

US January vehicle market saw strong retails

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Analysis by JD Power and LMC Automotive suggests that the month of January was a strong one for US vehicle retail sales, despite adverse weather in some parts of the country.   
Feb
1st

What is Carl Icahn’s plan for Federal-Mogul?

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When Federal-Mogul this month scrapped its plan to split in two, it raised eyebrows because it came right after its largest shareholder agreed to acquire the auto parts chain Pep Boys-Manny Moe and Jack.
Feb
1st

Project aims to establish human-like autonomous car reactions

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Tata Motors' Jaguar Land Rover is taking part in a research project that, it claims, will help future autonomous vehicles drive naturally like human drivers, rather than like robots.
Feb
1st

Steel supply problem halts Toyota output

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Toyota is halting production at all car assembly plants in Japan from 8 to 13 February due to a steel shortage following an explosion at a steel plant of one of its affiliates.
Feb
1st

Renault opens Dongfeng JV plant in China

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Carlos Ghosn, chairman and chief executive officer of Groupe Renault, and Zhu Yanfeng, chairman of Dongfeng Group, have opened the new Dongfeng Renault Automotive Company (DRAC) joint venture assembly plant in Wuhan, Hubei Province.
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