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Nov
27th

VW, China’s JAC may form light commercial vehicles JV

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VW and China's JAC are considering setting up a joint venture for light commercial vehicles, expanding their cooperation beyond electric cars.
Nov
27th

New UK car tax rules impossible to meet

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Automakers will find it impossible to sell cars in the UK exempt from new diesel tax rules announced in last week's budget, consumer magazine Autocar claims.
Nov
27th

VDA urges better regulation as home industry booms

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Germany's automotive association (VDA) says despite myriad challenges currently facing the country, its vehicle sector continues to power ahead, albeit with the caveat it requires significant labour to do so.
Nov
27th

Why Congress should be concerned about floorplan interest

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Congress is deep into the process of rewriting the tax code for a first time in a generation, and the stakes for our industry and the economy couldn't be higher.
Nov
27th

Mercedes names first EV city bus buyer

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Rhein-Neckar-Verkehr will be the first customer for Mercedes-Benz's full electric city bus though Daimler is keeping its new product close to home.
Nov
27th

Next act in CFPB drama comes when dueling bosses show up to lead

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The next act in the drama over who runs the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau begins Monday when two people are expected to show up to lead the agency. A federal judge will decide who's in charge.
Nov
27th

PSA seeks to capitalize on Russia rebound with van production

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PSA will start production of Peugeot Expert and Citroen Jumpy vans at its plant in Kaluga, Russia, as the automaker seeks to increase sales in the Russian market, which is rebounding from a deep slump.
Nov
27th

TomTom and partners establish open location standard

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TomTom, Elektrobit Automotive and the Traveller Information Services Association (TISA), have founded the Open-LR eV Association to secure the future of the royalty free, OpenLR Standard for dynamic location referencing.
Nov
27th

SGL Group acquires BMW shares in JV SGL Automotive Carbon Fibres

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SGL Carbon is acquiring BMW Group's 49% equity investment in the joint ventures SGL Automotive Carbon Fibres (Germany) and SGL Automotive Carbon Fibres LLC (US) - together referred to as SGL ACF.
Nov
27th

Preh to acquire Kongsberg’s ePower business unit

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Preh is to acquire ePower, a business unit of Kongsberg Automotive, Norway.
Nov
27th

Leoni shows AmbientFibre at SPS IPC Drives trade fair

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Leoni is to show a 360-degree beam optical fibre - its AmbientFibre - at the SPS IPC Drives trade fair.
Nov
27th

Symbio and Denso plan ‘innovation centre’ in Finland

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Software company Symbio and auto parts maker Denso plan to build a joint innovation centre in Finland at Symbio's premises in Espoo.
Nov
27th

Automakers fear ‘rules of origin’ Brexit hit

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Automakers in the UK are concerned that after Brexit they will fall foul of the 'rules of origin' which demand a high proportion of a car's content must be made locally.
Nov
27th

Shell joins BMW, VW, Daimler, Ford to offer charging stations across Europe

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Shell is linking up with BMW, Daimler, Ford and VW to open charging stations in 10 European countries.
Nov
27th

BMW will increase spending on randd, finance chief tells paper

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BMW will increase spending on research and development as it increases investments in EVs and self-driving cars, finance chief Nicolas Peter told German daily Handelsblatt.
Nov
27th

Volvo’s new North America CEO hits the road in first month on the job

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Anders Gustafsson, Volvo Cars' newly minted CEO of North America, spent little time in the office during his first month on the job.
Nov
27th

CarGurus IPO reveals investors’ enthusiasm

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CarGurus and its rivals point to its successful IPO as evidence of the rising interest among investors in third-party shopping sites.
Nov
27th

Vehicle subscription services expand

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Do you plan to buy, lease or subscribe? That could be a common question from lenders and dealerships as vehicle subscription services grow as an alternative to car ownership in coming years.
Nov
27th

Ex-Nissan dealer’s big win reversed

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Ex-Nissan dealer Mike Kahn won a $256 million jury verdict in his lengthy fraud case against Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp. But a judge dismissed the verdict.
Nov
27th

Alliance ramps up Silicon Valley operations

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The Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance is ramping up in Silicon Valley with plans to expand operations there, integrate new partner Mitsubishi and step up work on self-driving cars.
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