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Apr
11th

Insurance and salvage loopholes must be closed to stop car theft, experts say

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Car insurance damage check
News 11 Apr, 2019

Insurance industry warns criminals are buying write-offs from salvage auctions and “stealing cars to order” to get parts to fix them

Apr
11th

Exide develops carbon boost battery technology for light vehicles

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Exide Technologies will be launching its latest generation Carbon Boost battery technology for light vehicles when it debuts at this year's Autopromotec exhibition in Bologna, from 22 to 26 May.
Apr
11th

New Audi S6 and Audi S7 to get mild-hybrid diesel power

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Audi S7 mild-hybrid - front static
News 11 Apr, 2019

Both the Audi S6 and S7 are to feature Audi's 3.0-litre V6 TDI engine with a 48-volt hybrid system and an electrically-driven supercharger

Apr
11th

ZF readies for global challenges – CEO

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ZF says it is prepared for the macro-economic fall-out from global issues, but concedes it could have an impact on sales performance.
Apr
11th

Ford ‘recalls the recall’ with F-150 and Super Duty truck block heater cables

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Nightmare scenario: automaker recalls vehicles and the fix damages something else so another recall is required.
Apr
11th

Test World sees autonomous as business driver

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Test World says it has seen a significant increase in megatrend evaluation such as autonomous driving in a bid to attract more customers to to its year-round winter proving facilities
Apr
11th

SMMT blasts ongoing uncertainty after Brexit extension

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The SMMT has blasted ongoing Brexit uncertainty for the UK's automotive sector as 'utterly unacceptable' following the overnight decision by the EU's council of ministers to agree an extension to the deadline for the UK's departure. The date for the UK's planned departure from the European Union has now been extended until 31st October.
Apr
11th

Japan’s vehicle market declines in March

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Japan's new vehicle market fell by 4% to 640,811 units in March 2019 from already weak year earlier sales of 667,277 units, according to registration data released by the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association.
Apr
10th

Karma and Pininfarina show more of 3-car Shanghai line-up – pictures

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Apr
10th

Ford announces new management roles

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Ford has announced management changes which place Jim Farley as head of all the new 'mobility' operations while Joe Hinrichs heads the more traditional automotive business worldwide.
Apr
10th

Bipartisan law would extend US EV tax credit

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Potential electric vehicle owners in the US may be about to get a break.
Apr
10th

Florida’s first moped-sharing service launches in Miami

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Shared-mobility technology provider Vulog says it is providing the technology backbone for Miami's Dashee, the first moped-sharing service in Florida.
Apr
10th

Karma rebrands production and customisation facility

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Southern California-based automaker [nee Fisker] Karma Automotive has launched its Moreno Valley-based 'hub' rebranded as the Karma Innovation and Customization Center (KICC).
Apr
10th

Morocco’s auto sector boosts economy

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Morocco's Ministry of Trade and Industry has said the North African country has reached nearly 81 percent of its goal in the Industrial Acceleration Plan (IAP) to boost jobs and that job creation has been strongest in Morocco's burgeoning automotive sector.
Apr
10th

UK offers supply chain competitiveness help

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The government has set up a GBP16m programme to help the UK's automotive manufacturing supply chain more competitive.
Apr
10th

Lectra reveals latest leather cutting solution

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Leather and materials specialist Lectra says it has unveiled a major evolution of its Versalis digital leather cutting solution designed to support automotive suppliers during its fifth annual automotive event.
Apr
10th

ZF confident of Wabco shareholder takeover nod – CEO

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ZF's CEO says he expects Wabco shareholders will approve the German supplier's EUR7bn (US$8bn) takeover of the braking systems manufacturer later this year.
Apr
10th

Ford launches new keyless fob to combat relay attacks

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News 10 Apr, 2019

The new key fob enters a sleep mode after 40 seconds without movement, after which it will not respond to hacking attempts

Apr
10th

Nissan to add Navara pickup at South Africa factory

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Nissan will spend ZAR3bn (US$214m) at its factory in Rosslyn, Pretoria, South Africa to prepare for production of the next generation Nissan Navara pickup.
Apr
10th

Jaguar Land Rover launches car rental service in London

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Tata-owned Jaguar Land Rover has launched a new car rental service in London.
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