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Jun
23rd

Leoni wins order from PSA for wiring systems for Peugeot, DS models

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German supplier Leoni said PSA awarded it a contract worth 500 million euros ($566.95 million) to equip a new DS model as well as the future Peugeot 208 and 2008 with its wiring systems.
Jun
23rd

Tesla’s luxury branding clashes with SolarCity’s thrifty pitch

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Elon Musk is betting that luxury electric car buyers and rooftop solar customers are a single market. The marketing messages of Tesla and SolarCity tell a different tale.
Jun
23rd

Hanon inaugurates new Korea wind tunnel

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Hanon Systems, has inaugurated its latest climatic wind tunnel, expanding the company's capabilities to include real-world simulation testing of air conditioning, heating and engine cooling performance.
Jun
23rd

Chinese automaker JAC mulls EV factory in Bulgaria

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China's JAC Motors is considering opening a factory in Bulgaria as an entry point to Europe for its electric cars. The company would be the second Chinese automaker to build cars in the EU's poorest country after Great Wall.
Jun
23rd

Romania sales up 6.9%, output down 6.9%

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Sale of motor vehicles in Romania rose 6.9% year on year in the first five months of the year to about 46,200 units, a local report said. But national production dropped by 6.9% according to the Automotive Manufacturers and Importers Association (APIA).
Jun
23rd

Mercedes-AMG GT R revealed – pictures

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Jun
23rd

VW shareholder Lower Saxony declines to back Winterkorn, Diess

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The German state of Lower Saxony, Volkswagen Group's second-largest shareholder, refused to sign off on the actions last year of former CEO Martin Winterkorn and current VW brand chief Herbert Diess in an unusual public split among the automaker's...
Jun
23rd

Only a fraction of UK technicians qualified to work on electric cars

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BMW i3 in factory
News 23 Jun, 2016

Electric cars costing more to insure than petrol or diesel cars partly due to shock skills shortage

Jun
23rd

Only 3% of mechanics qualified to work on electric vehicles

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BMW i3 in factory
News 26 Nov, 2018

Research finds vast majority of mechanics unable to work on electric vehicles, potentially holding up Government targets for EV adoption

Jun
23rd

MG aims first SUV at budget buyers

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MG Motor, a Chinese-owned UK brand, is aiming its first SUV, the GS, at families looking for a budget vehicle.
Jun
23rd

IIHS may broaden small-overlap rating

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The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety said it may add passenger-side evaluations to its influential crashworthiness ratings program after it found that several small crossovers showed disparities in driver- and passenger-side protection in the...
Jun
22nd

Nissan promotes communications execs

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Nissan has promoted its two senior U.S. corporate communications executives, David Reuter and Kristina Adamski.
Jun
22nd

UAW says VW reneged on deal to recognize union at Tenn. plant

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A top UAW official said Volkswagen walked back on a promise to recognize the union at the automaker's Chattanooga plant -- and the union says it has a document to prove it.
Jun
22nd

FCA dealers get software to prevent rollaways of recalled Jeep Grand Cherokees

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Fiat Chrysler sent dealers new software allowing them to install a software-based 'Auto Park' feature in 2014-15 Jeep Grand Cherokees intended to prevent the vehicles from moving when the driver's side door is open and the shifter is not...
Jun
22nd

Mercedes cleared to sell 2017 E class in U.S.

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The redesigned 2017 E-class sedan is on its way to U.S. dealerships after Mercedes-Benz received its final necessary certification approvals earlier this week.
Jun
22nd

Tesla, Toyota cited by MIT Tech Review for smart initiatives

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Two automakers -- Tesla and Toyota -- made the cut in MIT Technology Review's list of the '50 Smartest Companies' in 2016.
Jun
22nd

Kia leads industry in J.D. Power quality study

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Kia overtook Porsche to lead the industry in J.D. Power's annual report card on vehicle quality, marking the first time in 27 years that a nonpremium brand has topped the list.
Jun
22nd

UAW set to strike Monday at Sakthi Automotive in Detroit

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Union employees plan to strike at aluminum castings supplier Sakthi Automotive Group Inc. USA in Detroit for what they say are unfair labor practices.
Jun
22nd

Hyundai and Kia companies consolidated in China

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Hyundai Motor Group has recently (re)merged separately run Hyundai and Kia units into one in China, according to a Korean report.
Jun
22nd

Traffic chaos surrounding Glastonbury festival

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News 22 Jun, 2016

Some festivalgoers were waiting up to 12 hours in queues to get into the Somerset event

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