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Sep
28th

Audi and Skoda sold 3.3m cars with VW Group emissions cheat device

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News 28 Sep, 2015

Audi and Skoda say 3.3 million of their cars come with the VW Group's defeat device aimed at fooling emissions tests

Sep
28th

GERMANY: Merkel demands “absolute transparency” in VW scandal

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German Chancellor, Angela Merkel is demanding Volkswagen carry out an investigation with "absolute transparency" into the automaker's concession there had been discrepancies in its diesel emissions testing.
Sep
28th

GERMANY: Porsche buys 1.5% VW stake from Suzuki

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Porsche plans to buy 1.5% of Volkswagen's ordinary shares from Suzuki Motors as part of the unwinding of the failed partnership between the two groups.
Sep
28th

VW’s emissions test rigging is part of wider industry cheating, report says

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New cars in Europe are emitting on average 40 percent more carbon dioxide than laboratory tests show, demonstrating that VW Group's rigging of emissions tests is only part of much wider cheating in the region, an environmental campaign group said.
Sep
28th

THAILAND: Mercedes starts GLA and CLA assembly

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Daimler's Mercedes-Benz has begun local assembly of two new models in Thailand, the GLA and the CLA. They are now imported as completely knocked-down (CKD) kits rather than as completely built-up (CBU) units from Germany and are built at the Thonburi Automotive Assembly plant in Samut Prakan province.
Sep
28th

Audi says 2.1 million cars affected by diesel emissions scandal

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Audi said 2.1 million of its diesel-powered cars, including best-sellers such as the A4 sedan and Q5 sport utility vehicle, are equipped with software implicated in an emissions-testing scandal that has engulfed parent company Volkswagen Group.
Sep
28th

Audi Lunar Rover Quattro moon buggy aims for the stars

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News 28 Sep, 2015

Audi has developed a functioning solar-powered moon buggy with Google Lunar Xprize contestants

Sep
28th

VW board suspends randd heads of Audi, VW and Porsche brands, report says

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VW Group has suspended Audi development chief Ulrich Hackenberg, VW brand randd boss Heinz-Jakob Neusser and Porsche development head Wolfgang Hatz, Reuters reported.
Sep
28th

Store buyers always on the hunt for used vehicles

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When buyers at Sam Swope Auto Group's used-car Buy Center happen across vehicles parked in public places with for-sale signs displayed, they whip out their smart phones, scan the VIN, run a vehicle history report and leave a card with a written cash...
Sep
28th

Nissan pulls Altima freshening forward

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Feeling the pressure of increased competition, Nissan has shortened the product cycle of its best-selling U.S. vehicle, the Altima midsize sedan.
Sep
28th

VW could lose big around the world

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Volkswagen AG has been rattled to the core by a scandal that threatens to batter the VW brand around the world, hand a golden opportunity to its main rivals in Europe -- Ford and Opel -- and all but destroy a long, hard and so far fruitless effort...
Sep
28th

Longer Jeep Wrangler on the way

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A pair of Wrangler powertrain mules caught testing this month show the extended chassis needed to convert the off-roader to an eight-speed automatic transmission from its five-speed gearbox.
Sep
28th

Automakers gamble on wireless charging standard

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Automakers are putting wireless chargers into their cars, but they're still waiting for a clear signal from Apple, which has yet to build the technology into its iPhone.
Sep
28th

Spiraling diesel crisis deals another blow to VW’s frustrated dealers

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Revelations of cheating and subsequent leadership turmoil at VW add more burdens to VW dealers already seething over a poor product mix, sagging sales and profitability, and an often cold shoulder from headquarters in Germany.
Sep
28th

No easy fixes for VW diesels, experts say

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Volkswagen may face a significant challenge in getting nearly 500,000 diesel-powered cars in the U.S. into emissions compliance.
Sep
28th

Notice expected on Mitsubishi plant closure

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Mitsubishi, still seeking a buyer for its Illinois assembly plant, is expected to formally notify the plant's 900 workers this week of the plant's imminent closure.
Sep
28th

Indianapolis’ car-sharing service is generating controversy

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BlueIndy, one of the nation's first municipally supported one-way EV ride-sharing services, promises to eliminate many vehicle ownership hassles, thanks to the city of Indianapolis and a French conglomerate that is investing $41 million to set...
Sep
28th

Designing Jeep for a new era of overseas conquests

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The new compact Renegade is the first Jeep designed expressly for the international market. It's a balancing act for the design team at Jeep.
Sep
28th

Were there signs that VW was cheating?

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Were there other warning signs that could have tipped off regulators that Volkswagen diesels driven on the road were polluting too much?
Sep
27th

Insider named to head VW shows Germany Inc. insularity

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If you place the resumes of Martin Winterkorn and Matthias Mueller side-by-side, it would be hard to spot the difference.
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