Increased government scrutiny following the Volkswagen 'dieselgate' has led to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issuing a notice of violation to Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and FCA US for alleged violations of the Clean Air Act relating to NOx emissions from diesel vehicles. Promising a fight, FCA US in turn insisted its "diesel-powered vehicles meet all applicable regulatory requirements".
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12 Jan, 2017
One-off concept sports yacht boasts two 5.0-litre V8 engines, 885bhp and seamlessly bonded upper deck and hull.
Gestamp, the Spanish multinational that designs, develops and manufactures metal parts and assemblies for the automotive industry, will open a new plant specialising in aluminium in Nitra (Slovakia).
According to a trademark filing, 'Stonic' will be the name of a new Kia model. It is believed that this will be applied to the YB-SUV due out later in 2017.
Sixteen months after admitting in September 2015 that it cheated U.S. diesel emissions tests, Volkswagen is still battling regulatory investigations, investor and consumer lawsuits, and striving to rebuild its reputation.
Ford will recall about 816,000 vehicles as it widened previous actions affecting models with Takata airbags.
The EPA has accused Fiat Chrysler Automobiles of failing to disclose software in 104,000 diesel pickups and SUVs that allows them to exceed pollution limits.
Five German Volkswagen AG executives facing U.S. charges linked to the diesel emissions scandal may be able to avoid jail, but they may never be able to travel beyond the Black Forest again.
A 55-year-old contract worker for Ford Motor has died following an accident Wednesday at the automaker's Dearborn Diversified Manufacturing Plant.
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12 Jan, 2017
Five years ago, Saab declared bankruptcy. We look back at what went wrong for the iconic brand and its best ever cars
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has announced management changes with immediate effect.
The crisis that erupted over faulty ignition switches in 2014 changed General Motors' culture more than its bankruptcy five years earlier did, GM product development chief Mark Reuss said.
Volkswagen investors demanded greater transparency and reforms at the carmaker after it admitted to criminal offences in rigging U.S. emissions tests and U.S. prosecutors indicted six current and former managers over the scandal.
Rather than the redesign we were expecting (it's been around since 2011), Toyota will reveal a new high-performance Yaris model as part of a facelift for the full European range at the Geneva motor show (9 - 19 March), alongside a WRC version set to make its competition debut next week in the Monte Carlo Rally.
Volkswagen investors have demanded greater transparency and reforms at the carmaker after it admitted to criminal offences in rigging U.S. emissions tests and U.S. prosecutors indicted six current and former managers over the scandal.
FCA US' marketing campaign for the 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon has suddenly become old news after the car was filmed and photographed at an event to promote The Fate of the Furious.
While only a new variant of an old car and obviously developed to try to keep the Challenger selling, the Demon is to be even faster than the 707hp Hellcat.
Infiniti has teased a partial image of the 2018 QX80. The giant SUV, which has been in production at Nissan Shatai's Kyushu plant since May 2010, now looks as though it will have a lifecycle of perhaps ten years.
Toyota has announced another world premiere for next week's New York International Auto Show: the Lexus LS 500 F Sport.
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