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Jun
9th

Volvo’s Polestar brand to build its own electric sports cars

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Polestar electric cars on the way
News 12 Jun, 2017

Polestar is to offer its own range of electric performance cars separately from Volvo as parent firm Geely looks to replicate AMG's success

Jun
9th

Mexico fines shipping companies over auto transport collusion

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Seven shipping companies operating in Mexico have been fined for causing a rise in prices after colluding on routes in the auto transport services market.
Jun
9th

Uber memo surfaces with CEO setting sex guidelines for employees

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In a staff-wide email sent in 2013, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick laid out rules for employees should they decide to have sex on a company outing.
Jun
9th

Honda Accord goes turbo, drops V-6 for 2018

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Honda's retooled 2018 Accord will follow an industry-wide trend of using turbos and multi-speed transmissions to aid power and performance without sacrificing mpg when it goes on sale this fall.
Jun
9th

Bolt EV sales to go nationwide a month early in August

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GM will begin selling the Chevrolet Bolt nationwide in August, a month sooner than originally planned. Bolt orders were opened up to all certified dealers this month and the EV will arrive in showrooms in August.
Jun
9th

Tesla briefly tops BMW in market capitalization

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A week-long rally in Tesla shares briefly vaulted the company's market capitalization past BMW in early Friday trading, but BMW finished the day still ahead.
Jun
9th

13 states vow court fight if Trump rolls back mpg, emissions targets

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New York State's attorney general and those of 12 other states told the Trump administration in a letter Friday they would mount a vigorous court challenge to any effort to roll back light-vehicle emissions rules.
Jun
9th

Opel sale to PSA could close early

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General Motors could close the deal selling Opel to PSA by the end of July rather than the end of the year, media reports said.
Jun
9th

Automakers slow on standardising AEB

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Automakers are moving slowly on widespread fitment of crash prevention technology that regulators say could prevent thousands of deaths and injuries every year, a media report said.
Jun
9th

Autoliv says it will accelerate beyond $12 billion annual sales target

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The near-collapse of airbag maker Takata has cleared the road for bigger rival Swedish rival Autoliv, but higher orders have yet to translate into share price gains.
Jun
9th

Bosch software enabled VW, Fiat emissions cheating, study says

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Bosch created the software that enabled VW Group to evade diesel-emissions standards for years, a study said. The Bosch code was also used in a so-called defeat device for Fiat Chrysler vehicle, according to the study by researchers at German and U.
Jun
9th

Bosch software enabled emissions cheating by VW, FCA, study says

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A study alleges that Robert Bosch created the software that enabled Volkswagen AG to evade diesel emissions standards for years.
Jun
9th

Bosch software enabled emissions violations by VW, FCA, study says

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A study alleges that Robert Bosch created the software that enabled Volkswagen AG to evade diesel emissions standards for years.
Jun
9th

The week – May’s roll of the dice fails

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Britain woke up this morning to news of yet another unexpected voting result - Prime Minister Theresa May's bid to increase her majority in parliament has failed and, to use the local vernacular, it's 'hung', requiring an uneasy alliance with Northern Island MPs to achieve any sort of majority. Naturally, we have a view.
Jun
9th

Aston Martin calls for UK post-election assurance

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British luxury car maker Aston Martin has called on politicians to quickly provide rapid reassurances to business so they can continue to invest after a snap election gave no political party an overall majority in parliament.
Jun
9th

Toyota forms cost-saving task force to arrest profit slide

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Toyota has created a task force comprising senior executives to oversee costs as Japan's biggest automaker seeks to arrest a slide in operating profit.
Jun
9th

Zipcar expands to Taiwan

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Car sharer Zipcar has launched service in Taipei, Taiwan, the first major city launch in Asia for the brand.
Jun
9th

Facebook is determined to build auto ties

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Facebook is seeking to boost advertising from the auto industry, a challenge because unlike movie tickets or shoes, consumers don't really buy new cars online.
Jun
9th

GM India dealers eye US class action suit over compensation

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General Motors dealers in India reportedly are exploring options of filing a class action suit in the US over what they say is inadequate compensation for their point of sale (PoS) investments by the carmaker planning to exit the local market by the end of this year.
Jun
9th

What does the UK election result mean?

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The result of the UK general election raises a number of questions for UK economic prospects and the position of the UK's automotive sector. Dave Leggett offers some thoughts.
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