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Workers at Audi's factory in Hungary are threatening to strike unless they get a back-dated pay rise and other benefits. A strike would hit production of A3 and TT models built at the plant.
NTN says it has secured an order to mass produce the Low Torque Seal Ring developed for use on transmissions from several unnamed automotive manufacturers and suppliers.
Skoda says it is strengthening its presence in China in cooperation with its longstanding Chinese joint venture partner SAIC-VW. It says it plans to expand the model range offered in China and invest in 'pioneering automotive technologies'. SUV segments are targeted and the VW-owned brand wants to double China sales to almost 600,000 units a year by 2020.
Kiekert says it has completed its prototype vehicle with electromechanical function, i-protect to prevent car doors from unintentionally striking nearby obstacles.
Analysis undertaken internally by Takata suggests that a full recall of its airbag inflators could cost as much as US$24bn, according to reports.
Headlights on a third of U.S. midsize car models do a poor job, and only one, the Toyota Prius V, performed well enough with an optional upgrade to earn a good rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety in results released today.
Automotive Technology Systems (ATS) will change its name on 1 April to Toyota Boshoku Illinois.
GM plans to cut sales to U.S. rental car fleets by 80,000 to 90,000 vehicles this year without surrendering significant market share, the head of the automaker's North American operations said.
Volkswagen may suspend its dividend payout as the costs of its diesel-emissions scandal rise higher, the German news agency DPA reported.
Harman says it has started operations at the Suzhou Global Product Development Centre (PDC) in China.
Mitsubishi Electric is adapting technologies it originally developed for military use to help self-driving cars detect obstacles and avoid collisions.
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has charged that Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. deceived consumers with the advertising campaign it used to promote its supposedly "clean diesel" VWs and Audis, which Volkswagen fitted with illegal emission defeat devices designed to mask high emissions during government tests.
Analysts insist the recent deal ending sanctions against Iran "has to hold" as suppliers and OEMs - including those from Russia - eye the market as providing genuine opportunity.
Dacia will focus on boosting brand recognition this year as sales of the low-cost unit have failed to keep pace with overall European growth as an aging lineup deters buyers and renewed consumer confidence leads customers to stretch themselves...
Opel says it will publish WLTP test cycle based fuel consumption numbers, reflecting more everyday driving conditions and it will also implement improved SCR diesel applications in new vehicles - which will lower harmful NOx emissions. The initiatives are voluntary ahead of regulatory changes in Europe.
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