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Apr
24th

Flex-N-Gate breaks ground for $95 million plant in Detroit

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Flex-N-Gate broke ground on a $95 million plant on Detroit's east side that Mayor Mike Duggan touted as the largest supplier investment in the city in more than two decades.
Apr
24th

Buffett seeks exemption from Texas law

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Warren Buffett has run afoul of the same Texas law that prevents Elon Musk from selling Teslas at factory-owned stores.
Apr
24th

French prosecutors open formal probe into PSA emissions

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French prosecutors have opened a formal investigation into suspected emissions test-cheating by PSA. Three judges have been assigned to lead the investigation into alleged consumer fraud offenses. PSA strongly denied any wrongdoing.
Apr
24th

French prosecutors open formal probe into PSA over emissions

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French prosecutors have opened a formal investigation into suspected emissions test-cheating by PSA. The company is being investigated for alleged consumer fraud offenses.
Apr
24th

GM loses ignition switch bankruptcy appeal

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The US Supreme Court has turned down GM's request to review the second circuit's ruling striking down the bankruptcy shield for the car company as it relates to hundreds of victims of the ignition switch defect in GM vehicles.
Apr
24th

Amazon builds team for autonomous vehicle technology

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Amazon has quietly pulled together a team to home in on autonomous vehicle technology and how to leverage it for the online retail giant's needs, potentially aiding its quest for quick delivery, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Apr
24th

Gestamp to open seventh plant in Brazil

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Another sign of recovery in Brazil? Gestamp, the Spanish multinational specialising in the design, development and manufacture of metal components for the automotive industry, has set up a new hot stamping plant in Betim (Minas Gerais, Brazil).
Apr
24th

GM bid to block ignition-switch suits rejected by Supreme Court

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GM's efforts to block hundreds of lawsuits over its ignition-switch defects broke down when the Supreme Court refused to hear its appeal claiming the suits were barred by the automaker's 2009 bankruptcy.
Apr
24th

Hyundai Motor exec visits crisis-hit China JV operations

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Hyundai Motor Vice Chairman Chung Eui-sun is reportedly heading to China for a market inspection following the carmaker's large sales reversals after a diplomatic dispute has hit Chinese demand for Korean goods, including cars.
Apr
24th

Continental turns eHorizon into weather service

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Continental's latest innovation: Vehicles equipped with eHorizon.Weather supply exact weather information to optimise short-term forecasts and integrate real time, location specific weather data to alert drivers in advance of critical weather conditions.
Apr
24th

Google Home and Amazon Alexa can now ‘talk’ to US Mercedes models

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US owners of 2016 and 2017 Mercedes-Benz models can now use both Google Assistant on Google Home and Amazon Alexa to 'talk' to their cars.
Apr
24th

Bosch looks to EUR1bn savings using Industry 4.0

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Bosch is aiming for EUR1bn (US$1.1bn) in productivity savings using Industry 4.0 manufacturing methods as the concept continues to gain ground in industrialised countries.
Apr
24th

Korean regulator wants ‘unfair’ importer practices revised

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South Korea's antitrust regulator wants local units of foreign cars and dealerships to revise their 'unfair policies' on refund and maintenance services to their customers.
Apr
24th

Apple document gives clue to autonomous aspirations – report

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Apple reportedly has outlined a plan to train operators of self-driving cars in documents submitted to California regulators earlier this month.
Apr
24th

MMC plans engine plant in China

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Mitsubishi Motors (MMC) is planning a new plant in China to supply engines for locally built Outlander sport utility vehicles.
Apr
24th

Basic NAFTA deal likely by mid-2018, says Chamber of Commerce chief

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The United States, Mexico and Canada are likely to reach a basic accord over reworking NAFTA by the middle of next year, the head of America's biggest business lobby group said.
Apr
24th

Canadian courts approve VW diesel settlement

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At the same time as legal developments south of the border, Volkswagen Group Canada and Canadian class counsel announced both the Québec and Ontario courts have granted approval of the nationwide settlement agreement to resolve consumer claims in Canada related to the two litre diesel emissions "matter" for approximately 105,000 affected vehicles.
Apr
24th

Electric-car revolution faces its biggest test

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Are electric cars ready to stand on their own? If you took a spin down to the New York auto show, the answer is probably a hard "no."
Apr
24th

VW gets probation and independent oversight for diesel scam

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A federal judge in Detroit has sentenced Volkswagen AG to three years' probation and independent oversight following the diesel emissions scandal as part of a US$4.3bn settlement announced in January.
Apr
24th

How Volvo helped to electrify the London black cab

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Volvo helped to make London's iconic black taxis more environmentally friendly by supplying an electrified drivetrain to the UK company that builds the famous cabs.
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