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Oct
12th

The end of the road for the sat-nav? John Lewis removes units from stores as sales plummet

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TomTom GO 5100 sat-nav
News 12 Oct, 2017

British retailer sees major decline in sat-nav systems being sold in store as smartphone maps take over

Oct
12th

Audi global sales up 2.6% in September 2017

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Audi AG ended the third quarter with an increase of 2.6% in September sales compared to 2016.
Oct
12th

Paris plans ban on combustion engine cars by 2030

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Paris authorities plan to ban diesel and gasoline combustion engine cars by 2030 to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Oct
12th

BMW in talks to build Minis in China with Great Wall, report says

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BMW is discussing outsourcing Chinese production of Mini vehicles to Great Wall, Bloomberg reported. BMW may also export Minis from China, sources told the news agency.
Oct
12th

Why Kia sees Stonic as groundbreaker

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Kia sees the new Stonic as its best opportunity to date to conquer those European customers who remain stubbornly loyal to traditional German, French or Italian volume brands.
Oct
11th

VW will bundle parts production in new business

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VW plans to bring together the manufacturing of parts, including engines and transmissions, in a new business unit. Analysts like the move, saying it could build profits.
Oct
11th

VW will roll out electric trucks, buses

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VW Group is expanding its push into electric cars with plans to roll out battery-powered commercial vehicles targeted at urban areas as growing public concerns about air quality boost demand.
Oct
11th

Porsche Passport gives US customers access to the Porsche of their choice on-demand

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A to Z guide to electric cars - Porsche Panamera hybrid
News 11 Oct, 2017

Starting from $2,000 a month, Porsche Passport users can gain on-demand access for up to 22 Porsche models

Oct
11th

Skoda will add jobs despite VW union fears

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Skoda will only make use of parent VW Group's wider manufacturing network to cope with peaks in demand, CEO Bernhard Maier said, amid worries that the brand could lose some production to VW factories in Germany.
Oct
11th

BMW said to discuss Chinese joint venture with Great Wall

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BMW is looking at the possibility of opening a joint venture assembly plant in China with Great Wall Motor, a company executive told Reuters.
Oct
10th

EU plans carbon credits to promote EVs, report says

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European lawmakers propose to give automakers carbon credits for sales of low-emissions vehicles such as EVs, sources told Reuters. The EU will allow the credits to be offset against tough CO2 emissions targets planned for 2030.
Oct
10th

VW plans to shrink dealer network, launch online sales

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Volkswagen plans to reduce the size of its European dealer network and introduce online sales as it adjusts to changing buying habits.
Oct
10th

Facelifted 2018 Range Rover gets hybrid tech and more luxury

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Updated Range Rover - front
News 17 Oct, 2017

The 2018 Range Rover is here, benefitting from visual tweaks, a more sumptuous feel and a PHEV hybrid version

Oct
10th

Nvidia, ZF, Deutsche Post to launch autonomous delivery trucks

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Nvidia, ZF and Deutsche Post DHL have partnered to deploy a test fleet of autonomous electric delivery trucks starting in 2018. The trucks will feature ZF's ProAI self-driving system, which based on Nvidia's Drive PX technology.
Oct
10th

Kobe steel scandal: General Motors joins growing list of makers investigating sub-standard materials

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News 13 Oct, 2017

One of Japan’s key metal producers caught falsifying strength and durability figures, affecting several carmakers

Oct
10th

New VW Brazil boss sees market growing 40% in 4 years

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The Brazilian auto market should grow 40 percent in the next four years as Latin America's largest economy emerges from its deepest recession in a century, Pablo Di Si, the new head of VW Group in Brazil, said.
Oct
10th

Toyota, Nissan among automakers checking parts hit by metals scandal

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Japanese automakers including Toyota, Nissan and Mazda are investigating whether falsely labelled products supplied by Kobe Steel have impacted the safety of their cars.
Oct
10th

Fiat Chrysler pushes back on tie-up with Great Wall

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Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne said he was not sure a tie-up with Great Wall was the answer to his quest for consolidation to reduce costs, pushing back against the Chinese automaker's earlier expressed interest in his company.
Oct
9th

ANALYSIS – Toyota architectures and future models Part 1

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Following features which looked at what's ahead for Daihatsu and Lexus, now comes a deep dive into plans for future Toyota cars.
Oct
9th

ANALYSIS – Kia Niro PHEV

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Can Kia Motors Europe do no wrong? Sales keep rising across EU and EFTA markets, and none is stronger than the UK. Here, the brand is outselling Hyundai. Its lead is slim, so crucial new cars such as the Stonic and smaller volume ones such as the Niro plug-in hybrid will be key if the company manages a first and overtakes the parent brand for the full year.
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