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Sep
24th

Land Rover Discovery wins 2016 Towcar of the Year

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News 24 Sep, 2015

MG, Renault and Volkswagen also take gongs in The Caravan Club's Towcar of the Year awards

Sep
24th

Magna CEO sees smart robots shifting parts output away from China

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The falling cost of intelligent robots may help repatriate some auto production away from low-cost locations like China back to factories in Germany and North America, Magna International CEO Donald Walker says.
Sep
24th

GERMANY: Dealers, consumer groups, call for fast VW recall

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Volkswagen must move quickly to recall and refit car models rigged to pass US emissions tests to limit the long-term impact on its reputation, dealers and consumer protection bodies have said.
Sep
24th

Musk says diesel-cheating is bad, but CO2 emissions are worse

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Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk, speaking in Germany today, said revelations that Volkswagen AG cheated on diesel emission tests is 'obviously bad,' but that the issue the world should really be concerned about is carbon dioxide emissions.
Sep
24th

GERMANY: BMW denies it has manipulated emission tests

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BMW has said it has not manipulated emissions tests following damaging claims made in a German magazine about the emission levels of one of its diesel models.
Sep
24th

GERMANY: More personnel changes expected at VW

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As VW's internal investigation into the diesel emissions scandal gets underway, the company has warned that it is expecting "further personnel consequences in the next days".
Sep
24th

Scion names Gilleland vice president; Murtha takes new post at Toyota

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Scion, amid an aggressive product rollout, said today Andrew Gilleland will return to the brand as its vice president. He replaces Doug Murtha, 49, who will head corporate strategy and planning for Toyota in North America.
Sep
24th

Auto Express reaction to the Volkswagen emissions scandal

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News 24 Sep, 2015

Our statement regarding the news that VW cheated on official emissions tests

Sep
24th

UK: YTD car output inches up

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UK car manufacturing output increased 40.6% year on year in August, according to latest data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Some 99,910 cars were built last month, taking year to date production past one million - an annual gain of 1.6%.
Sep
24th

Audi randd boss, Porsche engine chief will go as VW cleans house over emissions scandal, reports say

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At least four high-ranking VW Group executives will be forced to quit as part of the automaker's shake-up, reports said. The group's Seat brand is set to get a new boss from Audi while Skoda's CEO will lead U.S. operations, according to reports.
Sep
24th

Audi randd boss, Porsche engine chief among executives to go as VW cleans house over emissions scandal, reports say

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Audi randd boss Ulrich Hackenberg, Porsche engine chief Wolfgang Hatz, U.S. head Michael Horn and VW brand development chief Heinz-Jakob Neusser will be dismissed as VW Group attempts to clear up its diesel emissions scandal, reports said.
Sep
24th

BMW denies rigging emissions tests after report on X3 exhaust

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BMW said it doesn't cheat on emissions tests, responding to a report in German magazine Autobild that the X3 SUV exceeded the European limit for air pollution. BMW shares earlier today fell as much as 9.
Sep
24th

VW to start firings over emissions scandal on Friday, report says

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VW will start firings connected to the rigging of U.S. emissions tests and shake up management on Friday when the company's supervisory board meets, sources said. Top managers including U.S.
Sep
24th

SWEDEN: FKG stunned by VW – calls for test harmonisation

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Scandinavian supplier body, FKG CEO, Fredrik Sidahl says he reacted with some disbelief to the Volkswagen diesel emissions scandal erupting out of the US, while also calling for testing standardisation.
Sep
24th

UK: Angela Merkel’s ministers ignored emissions rigging warning – paper

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Angela Merkel's German government turned a blind eye to Volkswagen emissions rigging, it has been claimed, according to a British media report. The news came after the automaker's CEO, Martin Winterkorn, resigned and the crisis continued to escalate worldwide.
Sep
24th

Diesel test manipulations happened in Europe, German transport minister says

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Diesel test manipulations happened in Europe, not just the U.S., German Transport Minister Alexander Dobrindt said. He said random tests would be conducted on cars made by VW and other automakers.
Sep
24th

Real-world MPG and emissions testing: What is it and how does it work?

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Real world emissions testing
Tips & advice 15 Oct, 2019

WLTP and RDE tests measuring car MPG and emissions have replaced the older, less accurate systems used before

Sep
24th

How to test cars for real-world emissions figures

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Car efficiency testing - Land Rover Discovery Sport
Features 24 Sep, 2015

We meet academics at the world’s most advanced car efficiency research lab in Bath – they want to help increase real-world mpg

Sep
24th

UK: Suppliers ‘need to prepare for autonomous cars’

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Suppliers will need to develop new hardware and software capabilities if they want to participate in the emergent autonomous car market, according to a new report from just-auto set to be published next month.
Sep
24th

VW emissions rigging decisions made before Winterkorn was CEO, German minister says

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The decisions that led to the Volkswagen's emissions scandal were made before Martin Winterkorn became CEO, a top German minister said.
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