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Mar
18th

Chevy updates Sonic styling, infotainment for 2017

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Chevrolet is giving the subcompact Sonic a midcycle freshening for the 2017 model year with updated styling, more connectivity features and a few upscale touches, such as an available heated steering wheel and power driver's seat.
Mar
18th

Future for diesel cars in US ‘remains positive’

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Volkswagen's so-called 'dieselgate' affair may have dented the image of diesel as a fuel for passenger cars in the US, but the 'Diesel Technology Forum' believes the outlook remains positive for the fuel there in spite of recent setbacks.
Mar
18th

Poland in frame for Mercedes plant

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Reports in Poland suggest that the country is in the frame for planned Mercedes investment in Eastern Europe.
Mar
18th

Bigger Nissan Micra will challenge Ford Fiesta, Renault Clio

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Nissan's new Micra will be bigger than the current model to enable it to better compete with Europe's best-selling subcompact cars such as the Ford Fiesta and Renault Clio.
Mar
18th

Fields earned 17% bump in compensation in 2015

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Ford gave Mark Fields a 17 percent raise in 2015, his first full year as CEO, the automaker said today in a regulatory filing. His total compensation was worth $18.6 million.
Mar
18th

Automotive apprenticeships: how the next generation of car mechanics is shaping up

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Features 18 Mar, 2016

We meet the young hopefuls at the Thatcham Research Academy hoping to get automotive industry jobs through motor vehicle apprenticeships

Mar
18th

Thatcham Research Academy – pictures

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Mar
18th

THE WEEK THAT WAS – The internet of what now….?

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You gotta love the way buzzwords and jargon spread like a Californian wildfire around the auto industry. I'd heard 'the Internet of Things' mentioned with ever-growing frequency in the months before hearing it in almost every presentation during my fascinating, week-long look at the [buzzwords alert] Connected Car sector in Ontario late last year.
Mar
18th

Renault to sell Twizy EV in Canada

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The Twizy, Renault's all-electric quadricyle EV, has been certified by Transport Canada, and is now set for release in a new market.
Mar
18th

Michigan driverless car testing project gets CEO, board of directors

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A nonprofit organization and board of directors have been formed to handle the $80 million development of the Willow Run autonomous car testing site.
Mar
18th

Fixing Honda and what more Abe can do

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Nine months into his tenure atop Honda, CEO Takahiro Hachigo has plans in place to put product recalls and quality issues behind the automaker.
Mar
18th

Jeep Grand Cherokee Trailhawk revealed in leaked pictures

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News 18 Mar, 2016

Beefed-up Jeep Grand Cherokee Trailhawk off-roader gains sporty styling tweaks, but won’t be coming to the UK

Mar
18th

Jeep Grand Cherokee Trailhawk leaked – pictures

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Mar
18th

FBI warns automakers, owners about vehicle hacking risks

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The FBI and U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued a bulletin warning that motor vehicles are "increasingly vulnerable" to hacking.
Mar
18th

VW seeks comprehensive deal on emissions with U.S. regulators, report says

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Volkswagen aims to agree a deal with U.S. authorities that resolves as many issues related to its emissions-cheating scandal as possible at once, a senior manager at the automaker told Reuters.
Mar
18th

BMW sees U.S. as biggest risk after China market stabilized

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BMW's Chief Financial Officer, Friedrich Eichiner, believes the Chinese car market has stabilized and now sees the U.S. market as the biggest risk this year.
Mar
18th

Russia 70% localisation “challenging” – PCMA RUS

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PCMA Rus says it will be "quite challenging" to achieve a localisation rate of 70% as the country's automotive sector increasingly looks to domestic components in order to remain competitive.
Mar
18th

Former Porsche executives acquitted of VW share manipulation

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Former Porsche CEO Wendelin Wiedeking and ex-finance chief Holger Haerter were acquitted of charges they manipulated shares of Volkswagen Group in 2008 in a failed bid to buy VW.
Mar
18th

Evolution Time Critical on how to avoid automotive supply chain failure – Q&A

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UK-based emergency logistics specialist, Evolution Time Critical recently introduced a bespoke transport management system, recruited staff and generated a 19 percent increase in revenues. Matthew Beecham spoke to Brad Brennan, managing director of ETC to find out more.
Mar
18th

Ford’s “multiple new attention-to-detail stations” at Louisville improve 2017 Escape quality

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Production of the 2017 Escape - Kuga in other markets, and the first Ford vehicle to offer Apple CarPlay and Android Auto - has started at the automaker's Louisville Assembly Plant in Kentucky.
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