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May
4th

The tyre of the future – pictures

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May
4th

Tesla assures Model 3 on time as Musk’s cash burn continues

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Tesla assured investors its Model 3 sedan is on track to begin production, mitigating concerns that the carmaker is burning through more cash to bring the vehicle to market.
May
4th

LS Group in talks with KKR over auto unit

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South Korea-based conglomerate LS Group is reportedly in negotiations with US investment firm KKR over the sale of LS Automotive, the group's automotive electric parts-making unit, according to a report in the Korea Herald.
May
4th

Mexico, Canada seek U.S. soft spots to bolster NAFTA defense

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Mexico and Canada, with their massive auto industry interests, are bolstering their defenses of the NAFTA pact that President Donald Trump vows to rewrite.
May
4th

Porsche profit margin reaches 17.6 per cent in Q1

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Porsche AG has reported its financials for the first quarter of CY2017. Amongst the highlights is a 17.6 per cent profit margin, up from 16.7 per cent.
May
4th

China lauds Slovakia manufacturing as Yanfeng centre opens

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China is hailing the emergence of Slovakia as one of Eastern Europe's manufacturing powerhouses following the formal opening of Yanfeng Automotive Interiors' (YFAI) testing laboratory in Trencín.
May
4th

Bosch sees 2017 revenue growth after 12% jump in Q1

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Bosch expects its revenues to grow by 3 percent to 5 percent this year following a 12 percent jump in the first quarter.
May
4th

Toyo Tyre relocates its headquarters to Osaka

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Toyo Tyre and Rubber is to relocate its headquarters to Itami, Hyogo from Nishi-ku, Osaka later this month.
May
4th

BMW Group Q1 sales rise 5.3%

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The BMW Group says it has begun the financial year 2017 with a solid first quarter and made 'excellent progress in terms of implementing Strategy Number One > Next'. First-quarter deliveries of BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce brand vehicles rose by 5.3% to 587,237 units (2016: 557,605 units).
May
4th

Axalta opens next-gen coatings development centre at Michigan site

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Axalta Coating Systems has opened its Americas Technology Centre (ATC) at its Mount Clemens, Michigan manufacturing and research complex.
May
4th

Spanish sales rise on Easter tourism boost

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New-car registrations in Spain rose 1.1 percent in April, boosted by holiday rental sales. VW's Seat, along with Fiat, Ford and Toyota all increased volume.
May
4th

UK car market down by a fifth in April

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The UK new car registered a decline of 19.8% year-on-year in the month of April as the market slumped following a record March that was boosted by a pull-forward effect to demand as new VED (annual road tax) rates came into force in April. A negative 'payback' affect to sales in April was widely expected.
May
4th

Premium brands gain ground as UK sales plunge 20%

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UK new-car registrations slumped 20 percent in April, the biggest year-on-year drop for over six years after customers brought forward purchases in March to avoid a tax hike.
May
4th

ZF and Faurecia team on interior safety technologies

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ZF and Faurecia are to partner for the development of interior and safety technologies for autonomous driving.
May
4th

VW resumes U.S. diesel sales after emissions scandal

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Volkswagen resumed selling diesel cars in the U.S. last month.
May
4th

Faurecia, ZF partner to develop ‘cockpit of the future’ for self-driving cars

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Faurecia has signed a partnership agreement with ZF to develop interior and safety technologies for self-driving cars, dubbing it the "cockpit of the future."
May
4th

New Volkswagen Golf Bluemotion 1.5 TSI details revealed

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Honda Civic vs Volkswagen Golf vs Renault Megane - golf tracking
News 4 May, 2017

New VW Bluemotion Golf uses 129bhp 1.5-litre TSI and returns a claimed 61.4mpg thanks to engine-off coasting

May
4th

BMW keeps cautious outlook as spending on new models climbs

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BMW stuck to a conservative profit forecast as CEO Harald Krueger seeks patience to push through a transition to self-driving, electric cars.
May
4th

VW wants productivity increases at core brand, Diess tells paper

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Volkswagen Group wants to increase the productivity of its plants at its core VW unit to catch up with rivals, the brand's CEO, Herbert Diess, told a German newspaper.
May
3rd

Waymo has ‘no smoking gun’ in Uber self driving car case, says U.S. judge

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A U.S. judge said he had not seen clear evidence that Uber had conspired with an engineer on its self driving car program to steal trade secrets from Waymo.
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