The European Commission said it wanted clarity on the full extent of diesel emissions cheating by VW Group after U.S. regulators widened their probe to include larger engines used in some Audi and Porsche models.
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New-car sales in Germany increased by 1 percent in October, with 10-month registrations in Europe's biggest market up 5 percent.
BMW Group has posted third quarter net profit of EUR1,579m, up 20.5% on last year, driven by stronger demand in Europe and favourable currencies.
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Italy joined Spain and France in reporting increases in October new-car sales. Italian registrations rose nearly 9 percent. In Spain, sales increased by 5 percent and French sales were up 1 percent.
ZF has unveiled Jörg Grotendorst as head of its new E-Mobility division, in which ZF will bundle its e-mobility activities as from the beginning of 2016.
Continuing just-auto's series of interviews with tier one suppliers, Matthew Beecham talked with Dr. Detlef Jürss, group vice president and general manager Seating Components, Johnson Controls Automotive Seating.
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Guangzhou Automobile Group (GAC) saw its net profit surge 73.9% on the year in the quarter through September, helped by its JV operations.
Cooper Tire has posted third quarter net income of US$53m up 10% compared with US$48m in the same period last year, with operating profit of US$82m, a rise of 25%
VW has denied new diesel-cheating allegations by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that include Porsche for the first time. VW could be forced to recall 1 million more cars, analysts say.
BMW posted a 4.3 percent increase in third-quarter profit as strong sales in higher-margin core European markets outweighed weak demand in China.
Volkswagen has strongly denied the suggestion by US authorities that it may have installed emissions cheating devices to larger engines not already cited as part of VW's diesel emissions cheating scandal.
Magna shaved weight off of the body stampings it provides to the eighth-generation VW Passat, which is 20 percent more fuel efficient than the vehicle it replaces, the automaker says.
PSA/Peugeot-Citroen CEO Carlos Tavares is convinced that the good times at the automaker have only just begun as the company readies a product and technology offensive that will help counteract Russia's sales slump and China's slowdown.
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