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Mar
28th

VW supervisory board backs Stadler, top managers

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VW Group's supervisory board gave its support to Audi CEO Rupert Stadler and other senior managers after raids by German prosecutors related to the automaker's emissions-cheating scandal.
Mar
28th

Black Tesla worker says he faced racist taunts, violent threats

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A black production worker at Tesla filed a lawsuit claiming his job quickly turned from "a dream come true" to a nightmare when he was subjected to racial epithets.
Mar
28th

Copycat cars continue to be a Chinese art form

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Britain's Autocar is out with a compilation of great clones from China.
Mar
28th

Ford plans to invest an additional $350 million in Michigan plants

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Ford will add $350 million in new investments at two Michigan assembly plants on top of previously pledged spending.
Mar
28th

Powertrain innovations rev ahead despite mpg, emissions review

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Ford's new three-cylinder engine demonstrates engineers are nowhere near done innovating.
Mar
28th

Uber to withdraw from Denmark, citing regulatory changes

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Uber is closing its ride-hailing service in Denmark ahead of regulation changes it said would make its app unworkable for consumers.
Mar
28th

GM urged by investor to create 2 share classes

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A Wall Street hedge fund proposed a plan that would split GM's common stock into two classes to help the automaker improve financial flexibility and boost the stock's value. GM rejected the idea.
Mar
28th

Italian police foil plot to steal Enzo Ferrari’s body

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Italian investigators said on Tuesday they had foiled a plot to steal the body of legendary Formula One racing pioneer Enzo Ferrari and demand a ransom.
Mar
28th

Nissan’s next-gen Leaf on deck

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The next-generation Nissan Leaf has been spotted testing, and spy photos indicate that the electric vehicle's styling will line up with the rest of the brand.
Mar
28th

Supreme Court case could change the game for automotive patent lawsuits

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The result of a Supreme Court case heard on Monday between two food companies may benefit the automotive industry and its technology suppliers.
Mar
28th

Volvo battery lab catches fire; production unaffected

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A fire broke out on Tuesday in a building housing an auto battery laboratory at Volvo's plant in Gothenburg, western Sweden, the company said.
Mar
28th

Chinese tech giant Tencent takes 5% stake in Tesla

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Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings has acquired a 5 percent stake in Tesla for $1.78 billion.
Mar
28th

Hertz shares bear brunt of ‘freak out’ over used-car price drop

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As investor concern spreads about the plunging prices of used cars in the U.S., one company and its top investor are enduring the biggest beating: Hertz and Carl Icahn.
Mar
28th

Volvo says lab fire won’t affect production

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A fire broke out on Tuesday in a building housing an auto battery laboratory at Volvo's plant in Sweden.
Mar
28th

Uber wants fight with Waymo out of public view

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Uber says Alphabet's own ground rules require accusations that the ride-hailing giant stole trade secrets for autonomous cars be resolved in private arbitration and not a public court.
Mar
28th

Hyundai’s Czech workers get big pay increase

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Workers at Hyundai's Czech plant will get on average a 12 percent pay raise this year, the latest big increase at a major manufacturer in Europe's tightest labor market.
Mar
28th

Audi speeds up SUV surge

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SUV sales could account for half of Audi's total global volume in the future, the automaker's head of sales and marketing said.
Mar
28th

London black cab company will build electric vans in UK

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The London Taxi company will invest an additional 25 million pounds (29 million euros) in its new assembly plant near Coventry, England, to produce electric-powered vans alongside traditional black cabs.
Mar
28th

Opel sees Insignia turning heads of premium buyers

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Opel/Vauxhall believes the improved quality and upgraded technology in the new Insignia will help it lure customers from premium equivalents such as the BMW 3 series.
Mar
27th

France digs in as Peugeot shareholder with stake shift

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France's state holdings agency sold its stake in PSA to the Bpifrance sovereign wealth fund in a move signaling the government's intention to remain a shareholder in the automaker for years to come.
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