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Sep
27th

Japan-U.S. trade talks: Temporary relief but no panacea for imbalance

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The U.S.-Japan agreement to start new trade talks avoids a bust-up over the allies' bilateral trade gap for now, but any deal would probably do little to narrow the U.S. trade deficit that infuriates President Trump.
Sep
27th

One in four people killed on the road wasn’t wearing a seatbelt

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Car rolling crash
News 27 Sep, 2018

Department for Transport figures reveal shocking impact of failing to belt up, as related deaths reach record levels

Sep
27th

New electric Smart ForEase concept unveiled for Paris

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Smart forease concept - front
News 27 Sep, 2018

Smart is celebrating its 20th anniversary at the 2018 Paris Motor Show with the fully-functioning ForEase open-top concept

Sep
27th

Ford, Uber and Lyft to share data on new platform

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Ford president and CEO Jim Hackett has announced Ford's commitment to 'SharedStreets', a new data platform designed to make it easier for the private sector to work with cities around the world and leverage data to improve urban mobility.
Sep
27th

Toyota to rationalise segmented Japanese dealer network

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Toyota Motor is to end its decades-old practice of selling cars in Japan through multiple dealership chains catering to different segments of the market, switching to selling all models at any outlet.
Sep
27th

Delphi Tech starts China output of CIDDs for Geely

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Delphi Technologies says its facility in Suzhou, China has started fully localised production for a Combined Inverter and DC/DC Converter (CIDD) and has commenced deliveries to Geely.
Sep
27th

UK CV output slips in August

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UK CV manufacturing fell 1.6% in August, with 3,685 units rolling off production lines.
Sep
27th

Indian Renault Lodgy gets dodgy NCAP test result

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The latest crash test results for India, announced to coincide with the inaugural Global NCAP World Congress in Delhi saw Maruti Suzuki achieve an encouraging four star result with the Vitara Brezza while Renault failed to impress with the zero star Lodgy.
Sep
27th

UK car output down 12.9% in August

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UK car production declined for a third consecutive month in August, according to figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
Sep
27th

Porsche increases investment in start-ups for next five years

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Porsche has increased its total investment in venture capital activities by EUR150m (US$176m) for the next five years.
Sep
27th

Hella Q1 2018-19 sales up 9.7% at EUR1.8bn

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Hella has started off fiscal year 2018/2019 with a strong increase in sales and earnings.
Sep
27th

Ford and Zotye establish new mobility solutions JV in China

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Ford Smart Mobility LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ford Motor Company, and Zotye Auto, signed a definitive joint venture agreement to establish Zotye Ford Smart Mobility Technology, a 50:50 JV that will focus on providing smart, customised all-electric vehicle mobility solutions to fleet operators and drivers in China's fast-growing ride-hailing market.
Sep
27th

New electric Smart ForEase concept unveiled for Paris – pictures

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Sep
27th

Buyers go missing as Trump seeks more U.S. cars in Japan

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In trying to improve American car and light-truck sales in Japan, President Trump may be overlooking a key obstacle: Japanese consumers don't seem to want them, with one notable exception -- Jeep.
Sep
27th

Toyota supplies fuel cell technology to Portugese bus maker

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Toyota will provide its hydrogen fuel cell technology to Caetanobus in Portugal.
Sep
27th

Cadillac moving back to Detroit from ‘trendy’ Manhattan

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Cadillac is preparing to move its headquarters back to Detroit after four years in the trendy SoHo district of Manhattan.
Sep
27th

Japan automakers seek forward-looking trade talks with U.S.

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Japan's automakers welcomed the fact that the United States would refrain from raising tariffs on Japanese car imports for the moment after the two countries agreed to start discussing a new trade framework.
Sep
27th

Kia Stonic: as individual as you are (sponsored)

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Why the Kia Stonic is the compact SUV that really does do it all.

Sep
27th

Daimler’s new CEO adds international flair to Mercedes

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Daimler's next CEO, Ola Kaellenius, embodies a more informal leadership style as the automaker seeks to embrace Silicon Valley management tactics to compete with tech rivals to put self-driving cars on the road.
Sep
27th

Daimler’s new CEO adds international flair to Mercedes

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Daimler's next CEO, Ola Kaellenius, embodies a more informal leadership style as the automaker seeks to embrace Silicon Valley management tactics to compete with tech rivals to put self-driving cars on the road.
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