Volkswagen AG's new CEO, former Porsche chief Matthias Müller, has named Porsche head of public relations and press Hans-Gerd Bode (54) head of group communications, investor relations and external relations, with immediate effect. He succeeds Stephan Grühsem (53), "who is leaving the company by amicable agreement", according to a VW statement.
Google co-founder Sergey Brin, an early investor in Tesla Motors, was one of the first customers to take delivery of Tesla's all-electric SUV, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg.
German prosecutors have been forced into a U-turn in their investigation of former Volkswagen AG chief executive officer Martin Winterkorn after they may have been too quick to name the official as the focus of a probe, a media report said.
VW compromised consumer trust in the auto industry by equipping its diesel engines with software that cheated emissions tests, the chairman of Japan's car manufacturers' trade group said.
VW Group could face millions of dollars in fines in Australia and the suspension of sales in South Korea in the wake of the automaker's admission that it used emissions-cheating software in 11 million vehicles worldwide.
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Auto Express has teamed up with Warrantywise to name Britain’s best used cars in the 2015 Used Car Awards
Auto safety specialist Autoliv targets $12 billion in sales by the end of the decade and could potentially reach $15 billion, it said today. The company had sales of $9.2 billion in 2014.
German prosecutors have been forced to backtrack in their probe of former VW Group CEO Martin Winterkorn.
Chevrolet may be 'like a rock,' but Ford now has 'The Rock' on its side.
GM veteran Rory Harvey has been appointed head of the Vauxhall brand in the UK. Harvey, 47, succeeds Tim Tozer, who is leaving the company, GM said.
The auto industry's adoption of driver-assistance systems is looking like a gold rush. This year, global sales of the radar, cameras, controllers and software used for the technology will total $10.6 billion, analysts say.
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