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Aug
6th

Toyota hydrogen bus upgraded with safety features

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Toyota's hydrogen fuel cell electric bus, Sora, has been upgraded with a series of safety features designed to help prevent accidents.
Aug
6th

Adient records Q3 net loss of US$321m

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Adient has posted a third-quarter net loss of US$321m, impacted by various one-time, non-cash charges totalling US334m.
Aug
6th

Denso to merge its subsidiaries into Denso Wiper Systems

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Denso Corporation has announced that Nippon Wiper Blade and Asahi Manufacturing, both of which are subsidiaries of Denso Corporation, will merge on 1 October 2019, and make a new start as Denso Wiper Systems.
Aug
6th

Two thirds of UK drivers don’t understand European road signs

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News 6 Aug, 2019

New research reveals 65 per cent of UK drivers don’t understand European road signs, despite 40 per cent having driven abroad

Aug
6th

Magna wins Ohio seating business

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Magna has won seating business in North America with an unnamed global automaker and will supply structures from a new manufacturing facility in Lancaster, Ohio.
Aug
6th

Nuance auto spin-off to be called Cerence

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Nuance Communications says the name for its forthcoming automotive spin-off will be Cerence.
Aug
6th

Intel and Baidu ink collaboration MoU

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Intel and Baidu have signed a new MoU aimed at increasing collaboration between the two companies in Baidu's core business areas during the next three years.
Aug
6th

Teralytics raises US$17.5m for mobility solutions

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Teralytics has raised US$17.5m in a round led by Robert Bosch Venture Capital (RBVC), alongside Deutsche Bahn Digital Ventures, innogy Ventures, LBBW Venture Capital, Liil Ventures and existing investors Atomico and Lakestar.
Aug
6th

Daimler ride sharing in Romania gets capital boost

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Clever Tech, the company that owns the clevertaxi.ro ride sharing application and was fully taken over by Daimler group in April 2017, has received a capital boost of RON14.3m (EUR3m), after a similar operation worth RON13.6m earlier this year, romania-insider reported, citing Profit.ro.
Aug
6th

Taiwan sales up sharply in July

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New vehicle sales in Taiwan jumped by 12.5% to 48,429 units in July from 43,056 units in the same month of last year, according to local reports citing registration data compiled by Taiwan's Directorate of Highways.
Aug
6th

SAIC completes extreme weather test centre in China

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SAIC Group and China Tiesiju Civil Engineering Group (CTCE) this week completed construction of a high temperature vehicle test centre and track in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region in the north-west of China.
Aug
6th

South Korea investigates Japanese suppliers for price fixing

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South Korean authorities have launched an investigation into two Japanese automotive component manufacturers on suspicion of price fixing, according to local reports.
Aug
6th

Tata Power and Motors team on India charging stations

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Tata Power and Tata Motors are partnering to install 300 fast charging stations by the end of 2020 in Mumbai, Delhi, Pune, Bangalore and Hyderabad.
Aug
5th

GM opens new aftermarket parts centre in Flint

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General Motors has opened a new ACDelco and GM Genuine Parts processing centre in the Flint, Michigan, suburb of Burton.
Aug
5th

Japanese brand car sales in Korea slump in July

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Sales of Japanese-brand cars in South Korea slumped in July amid a worsening diplomatic row between the two countries that has led to consumer boycotts and efforts by Seoul to cut the economy's reliance on imports from Japan, a media report said.
Aug
5th

UK LCV sales grow again in July

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In contrast to new cars, the UK new light commercial vehicle (LCV) market rose in July, up 11%, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
Aug
5th

EC approves CBI acquistion by Hitachi

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European Commission officials have approved, using the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of sole control of Chassis Brakes International (CBI) of the Netherlands by Hitachi, through its subsidiary Hitachi Automotive Systems (HIAMS).
Aug
5th

Hyundai reveals solar roof charging system

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News 5 Aug, 2019

Hyundai has fitted its Sonata Hybrid with a new solar roof, claiming it will provide an extra 800 miles of range each year

Aug
5th

ASEAN market declines in Q2

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Sales of new vehicles in southeast Asia's six largest markets combined turned negative in the second quarter of 2019, by 2.4% to 833,515 units from 854,343 units in the same quarter of last year, according to data collected by www.AsiaMotorBusiness.com from local industry sources including vehicle manufacturers, trade associations and government departments.
Aug
5th

Nexen tyre opening Czech plant

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Nexen Tire will officially open its Europe plant in Zatec, Czech Republic on 28 August.
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