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Sep
14th

2016 Eurostar winner Jim Farley

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The executives chosen as 2016 Automotive News Europe Eurostars achieved success by exceeding expectations. Jim Farley, who is Ford of Europe President, is this year's Eurostar winner for European Operations Head.
Sep
14th

Mercedes extends luxury sales lead over BMW in August

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Daimler's Mercedes brand extended its global sales lead over rival BMW after its August registrations increased at a faster pace. Both automakers benefited from booming demand for SUVs.
Sep
13th

Alfa Stelvio makes brief appearance in FCA video

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In a video posted on FCA's YouTube channel, which has since been taken down, the Alfa Romeo Stelvio makes an appearance at the company's Cassino plant in Italy, where it is being assembled.
Sep
13th

Visteon elects former Bright House Networks president to board

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Visteon said today former Bright House Networks LLC President Nomi Bergman has been elected to its board of directors, effective Oct. 1.
Sep
13th

Robot-car ethics need urgent societal review, Bill Ford says

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The great-grandson of Henry Ford called on the auto industry and public institutions to address ethical issues emerging in a world where robot cars will make life-and-death decisions in roadway crashes -- and to do it soon.
Sep
13th

Krafcik to keynote Detroit auto show’s AutoMobili-D expo

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The Detroit auto show's new AutoMobili-D exposition has its keynote speaker: John Krafcik, CEO of Google's self-driving car project. Krafcik is set to give a presentation on Sunday, Jan. 8, on the first day of AutoMobili-D.
Sep
13th

Silicon Valley online course to mint self-driving car engineers

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Silicon Valley is creating a crash course in self-driving car technology to address a shortage of engineers with help from a startup in a different field: online education.
Sep
13th

Jaguar Land Rover breaks ground for Slovak plant

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Jaguar Land Rover has started work on its new factory in Slovakia that will build a range of all-new aluminum Jaguar Land Rover vehicles.
Sep
13th

Investors sue Porsche SE over VW scandal

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Porsche SE, the main shareholder of VW Group, is facing lawsuits from investors claiming the firm did not disclose the financial risks of VW's emissions scandal.
Sep
13th

Lutz is back doing what he does best

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After nearly five decades working in the auto industry for BMW, Ford, Chrysler and General Motors, Bob Lutz has his name -- or at least a piece of it -- on a car.
Sep
13th

Japan’s Teijin to acquire Continental Structural Plastics

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Japan's Teijin has agreed to acquire U.S. composites specialist Continental Structural Plastics for $825 million. Through the acquisition, Teijin aims to secure North American sales channels for automotive composite products.
Sep
13th

VW prices ’17 Golf Alltrack wagon from $27,770

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The 2017 Volkswagen Golf Alltrack, the automaker's answer to Subarus and other hot-selling, all-terrain crossovers, is set to start at $27,770 for the S trim, including shipping.
Sep
13th

Chevy’s midengine Corvette C8: The best look yet

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If recent reports are to be believed, the long-rumored midengine Chevrolet Corvette could be here as early as 2019.
Sep
13th

Porsche eyes Tesla with 462-hp Panamera plug-in hybrid

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Porsche, looking to lure green enthusiasts who don't want to compromise power or performance, will use the Paris auto show this month to unveil a Panamera plug-in hybrid that it says will zoom from 0 to 60 mph in just 4.4 seconds.
Sep
13th

Lithia buys Carbone Auto Group, boosts Northeast presence

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Lithia Motors has bought the Carbone Auto Group in a deal estimated to produce $600 million in annual revenue. It also expands Lithia's operations to Vermont, while adding to its existing New York stores.
Sep
13th

Ford and Harman to Play together

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Ford and Harman are introducing new B&O Play audio systems in Ford vehicles worldwide.
Sep
13th

Renesas bets on smarter cars with $3.2 billion Intersil purchase

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Renesas Electronics agreed to buy U.S. chipmaker Intersil for $3.2 billion, seeking to carve out a bigger role for itself as a provider of chips for automobiles as cars become loaded with more technology and add self-driving capabilities.
Sep
13th

New VW electric car tech set for Paris Motor Show with 370-mile range target

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Volkswagen EV teaser
News 13 Sep, 2016

Huge 600km (372 mile) range targeted for future Volkswagen EVs, while costs will drop to similar levels as petrol and diesel vehicle

Sep
13th

Europe’s ‘Big 5’ markets see strong August

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New car sales in Europe's 'Big 5' markets saw a healthy increase of 9.3% in August, as market conditions improved following a 2% decline seen in July.
Sep
13th

JLR starts making petrol Ingenium engines

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Tata Motors' luxury vehicle unit Jaguar Land Rover is expand its in-house-developed powertrain family with a four cylinder Ingenium petrol engine now in production at its GBP1bn Engine Manufacturing Centre in Wolverhampton.
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