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Dec
13th

Nissan re-engines rather than renews the Qashqai

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Competition is hotting up in the European C-SUV sector as Honda unveils a new CR-V, with a hybrid to come, and Toyota loads its own ammunition in the form of a redesigned RAV-4, with the arsenal again including hybrid.
Dec
13th

Stricter drink-drive limits don’t reduce accidents

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Drink Drive
News 13 Dec, 2018

Scotland’s road traffic accident rate has actually increased since tougher drink-drive laws were introduced in 2014

Dec
13th

Four in 10 people know a drink driver

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Breathalyser test drink driving
News 14 Dec, 2018

Research finds 37 per cent of people have friends who they believe have driven while over the drink-drive limit

Dec
13th

Renault board says Ghosn Renault pay ‘in compliance’

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Renault's Board of Directors has met under the Chairmanship of Philippe Lagayette, Lead Independent Director, and heard the preliminary conclusions of a review of under-fire Carlos Ghosn's Renault compensation in the period 2015-2018 (the period of alleged financial misconduct at Nissan). The review concluded that his compensation was 'in compliance with applicable law'. 
Dec
13th

VinFast’s European help for automotive ambitions

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As VinFast sets a course to become the first indigenous Vietnamese automaker, it's also happy to partner with European companies and buy in expertise from companies such as BMW and Bosch, local reports say.
Dec
13th

Changan launches sales in Argentina

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China's Changan Automobile officially began operations in Argentina this week with the launch of two SUV models in the city of San Isidro, according to local reports.
Dec
13th

Audi to unveil latest infotainment system at CES 2019

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Audi e-tron - interior
News 13 Dec, 2018

Audi to display “mobile movie theatre” style entertainment system, which will eventually work with its automated driving technology

Dec
13th

New 450kW EV charger from BMW and Porsche is as fast as filling up with petrol

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450kW ultrafast charger
News 13 Dec, 2018

BMW and Porsche’s prototype 450kW FastCharge unit can give 62 miles of range in just three minutes, once vehicle technology catches up

Dec
13th

Volkswagen appoints Audi chairman to its board

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The Supervisory Board of Volkswagen Group has appointed Bram Schot a member of the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG effective 1 January 2019. The move helps to fill the vacuum created by the departure of ex-Audi chief Rupert Stadler from VW Group (after he was detained last summer by German authorities as part of ongoing dieselgate investigations).
Dec
13th

Plastic Omnium and Brose team on door systems

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Plastic Omnium and Brose are to collaborate on automotive side-doors.
Dec
13th

Gentherm appoints Matteo Anversa as new CFO

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Gentherm has unveiled Matteo Anversa as executive vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer from 1 January, 2019.
Dec
13th

BYD delivers maiden electric bus to Hungary

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BYD has delivered its first electric bus to Salgotarjan in Hungary following similar orders for Portugal and Denmark.
Dec
13th

Eberspaecher develops new acoustic valves for cars

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Eberspaecher Exhaust Technology says it has developed a new generation of electrically operated acoustic valves for passenger cars.
Dec
13th

New 2019 Audi A4 on the way with A6 and A8 tech

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2019 Audi A4 - front (watermarked)
News 13 Dec, 2018

A new Audi A4 will arrive next year to take on the BMW 3 Series and Mercedes C-Class, and our exclusive image previews how it could look

Dec
13th

New 2019 Audi A4 on the way with A6 and A8 tech – pictures

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Dec
13th

China vehicle sales fall 14% in November

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New vehicle sales in China continued to fall sharply in November, by 13.9% to 2.55 million units from 2.7 million units a year earlier, according to data released from the Association of Auto Manufacturers (CAAM). The decline makes it more likely that the world's biggest vehicle market could record an annual decline this year for the first time since 1990.
Dec
12th

Cars.com plans to restructure sales operations, cut staff amid investor pressure

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Cars.com, one of the auto industry's largest online shopping sites, is restructuring its sales operations and eliminating more than 100 positions amid pressure from an activist investment group.
Dec
12th

FCA to idle Ontario minivan plant for 8 days, union says

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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles plans to idle its assembly plant in Windsor, Ont., for two weeks in the new year, according to the union representing workers there.
Dec
12th

Brazil court grants Ghosn access to Rio apartment

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A Brazilian court decided that ousted Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn or his daughter should have the right to access a contested Rio apartment to retrieve personal belongings, Reuters reported.
Dec
12th

BMW logistics get boost from U.S. grant

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A $25 million U.S. transportation grant supporting the expansion of an inland port for containers will directly benefit logistics operations at BMW in South Carolina and other manufacturers in the region.
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