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Jul
18th

Automakers vie for pole position in post-sanctions Iran

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Carmakers are racing for Iran following the country's breakthrough nuclear deal with Western powers - pitting past market leader PSA/Peugeot-Citroen against challengers including Volkswagen and Renault.
Jul
18th

Automakers vie for pole position in Iran

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Carmakers are racing for Iran following the country's breakthrough nuclear deal with Western powers - pitting past market leader PSA/Peugeot-Citroen against challengers including Volkswagen and Renault.
Jul
18th

UAW, Detroit 3 will talk about wages, not jobs, this time

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Job and product promises sold the last two Detroit 3 contracts to the UAW. This year, the talks are about wages.
Jul
18th

Hyundai gets back in action with Tucson

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Hyundai's crossover drought is over. The Korean auto maker has not only a redesigned Tucson to feed Americans' expanding appetite, but also a plan to make far more of the compact crossovers available to U.S. dealerships.
Jul
17th

Fiat Chrysler exploring $3.3 billion sale of auto parts unit Magneti Marelli, report says

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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is considering whether to sell its auto parts maker Magneti Marelli after receiving interest from potential buyers, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
Jul
17th

Tesla Model S option offers ‘Ludicrous’ 0-to-60 time of 2.8 seconds

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Tesla Motors, channeling a moment from the Mel Brooks comedy 'Spaceballs,' announced a $10,000 option on its newest Model S variant that runs zero to 60 in a face-stretching 2.8 seconds -- a feature Tesla calls "Ludicrous Mode."
Jul
17th

Upcoming Tesla Model X set to be world’s fastest SUV

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Tesla Model X front side
News 17 Jul, 2015

90kWh battery pack set to get new Tesla Model X SUV from 0-60mph in around 3.3 seconds

Jul
17th

New Tesla Model S Ludicrous Mode is “faster than falling”

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Tesla Model S EV front action
News 17 Jul, 2015

Elon Musk announces Ludicrous mode for Tesla Model S, plus new entry-level car

Jul
17th

VW brand sales fall nearly 9% in June on China slowdown

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Sales at Volkswagen's core division fell for an eighth time in nine months in June as slowing momentum in China and slumping demand in Latin America outweighed gains in Europe. VW brand sales declined by 8.6 percent, dragging group sales down by 4.
Jul
17th

Former GM researcher, auto safety expert Donald Friedman dies at 88

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Donald Friedman, a former General Motors researcher and auto safety consultant, died last month in Southern California. He was 88.
Jul
17th

Friedman to leave NHTSA after serving as interim boss

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David Friedman, deputy administrator of NHTSA and its interim leader during the 2014 General Motors recall crisis, is leaving his position, the agency confirmed today.
Jul
17th

Opel will shorten hours at two German plants

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Opel will shorten working hours at two German plants after exiting the plunging Russian auto market and because of moderate demand in Europe.
Jul
17th

Alfa Giulietta gets more efficient with range updates

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta Business Edition front
News 17 Jul, 2015

Alfa Romeo's Giulietta hatch now has a sub-100g/km diesel, while rest of the range gets Euro 6 efficiency tweaks

Jul
17th

Google self-driving car was rear-ended July 1, causing minor injuries

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One of Google's self-driving cars was involved in an accident early in July, in which three people were injured when a vehicle equipped with Google technology was rear-ended by another vehicle, the company said.
Jul
17th

Ferrari recalls 814 supercars for improper airbag installations

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Luxury supercar maker Ferrari is recalling 814 vehicles, costing from $200,000 to more than $1.4 million, to fix driver-side airbags that were installed at an improper angle.
Jul
17th

VW plans parts warehouse serving West Coast dealerships

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Volkswagen Group of America will spend $6.8 million to open a new parts distribution center in Sacramento, Calif., to serve dealers in the Pacific northwest and northern California, the company said today.
Jul
17th

Nissan likely to purchase LG batteries, report says

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Nissan may follow alliance partner Renault by purchasing batteries for its future electric cars instead of exclusively building its own, CEO Carlos Ghosn said in a Wall Street Journal interview published today.
Jul
17th

COMMENT: Iran coiled spring bursting to unwind

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It's been glacially slow in evolving, but could one of the longest-running sanctions sagas in modern times be about to draw to a close?
Jul
17th

AUSTRALIA/THAILAND: Toyota Fortuner makes global debut

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Not a model familiar to NAFTA markets or most of Europe, but Toyota's redesigned Fortuner is a big deal in Asia-Pacific and many emerging markets and the seven seat 'family' SUV now will be sold in Australia.
Jul
17th

THE WEEK THAT WAS: The car he said he’d never do?

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Starter for 10 - what new car headed for launch at Frankfurt next September is a vehicle the chief designer swore he'd never do?
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