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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

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

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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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.
May
3rd

Tire maker Nokian plans U.S. plant

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Finland's Nokian will build a new plant in the United States to boost growth outside Europe.
May
3rd

Tesla’s Q1 revenue more than doubles, but net loss grows 17%

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Tesla reported quarterly revenue that more than doubled, but the automaker's net loss during the first quarter widened 17% to $330 million.
May
3rd

GM’s Maven launches service aimed at freelancers

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Maven, the car-sharing operation run by General Motors, is launching a service aimed at entrepreneurs who need a vehicle to make deliveries or drive for a ride-hailing service.
May
3rd

Crash at Massachusetts auto auction kills 3

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Three people were killed at a Massachusetts auto auction Wednesday in what police believe to be an accidental crash.
May
3rd

Mahindra axes UK EV sales, will buy back cars

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India's Mahindra and Mahindra has stopped selling electric cars in the UK due to weak sales and is winding up operations here, according to Reuters.
May
3rd

Delphi spins off Powertrain to be public company

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Delphi Automotive is to spin-off its Powertrain Systems segment into a new, independent publicly traded company, with the transaction expected to be completed by March next year.
May
3rd

Adient ups full year outlook after strong second quarter

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Adient, the automotive seating and interiors business separated from Johnson Controls last year, has announced what it termed "strong" second quarter earnings after adjusted net income and earnings per share increased to US$192m and $2.04 (both +16.3%).
May
3rd

nuTonomy and Groupe PSA announce autonomous cars partnership for Singapore

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nuTonomy and Groupe PSA have announced a strategic partnership to develop self-driving cars.
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