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Dec
1st

The Dartford Crossing: how and when to pay the Dart Charge toll and appeal a fine

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Tips & advice 3 Sep, 2018

Read our complete Dartford Crossing guide for when and how to pay the charge, along with guidance on appealing a fine

Dec
1st

BMW plans 3 series, X5 plug-in hybrid variants

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BMW is joining rival premium carmakers in offering plug-in hybrid versions of its main models, including the 3-series sedan and X5 SUV, as automakers react to tighter emissions regulations.
Dec
1st

GERMANY: BMW lays out future PHEV hybrid strategy

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BMW Group said it would follow up its all-electric and hybrid, plug-in range extender i3 and i8 models with plug-in hybrid versions of core-brand models.
Dec
1st

EXCLUSIVE: Ford refuses comment on future Galaxy

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A company spokesperson has told just-auto that Ford will "neither confirm nor deny" whether a replacement for the Galaxy will be launched. Production of the current model will end on 18 December.
Dec
1st

CHINA: China Automotive starts building Brazil steering plant

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China Automotive Systems has begun construction of the first stage of a factory in Sao Paulo, Brazil which will assemble steering units sold to South American automakers.
Dec
1st

BELGIUM: Delphi mulls zero fatalities scenario with autonomous driving

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Delphi says suppliers which achieve innovations towards autonomous transportation and boost the quest to end road deaths, will be the "winners" as technology towards self-driving moves relentlessly forward.
Dec
1st

BMW to roll out plug-in hybrid versions of top models

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BMW plans to offer plug-in hybrid versions of all its main models, including the best-selling 3-series sedan, as the world's largest maker of luxury vehicles reacts to tighter emissions regulations.
Dec
1st

Dongfeng faces corruption probe from Chinese authorities

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Chinese authorities are investigating state-owned automaker Dongfeng Motor for possible corruption. Dongfeng is a local partner of PSA/Peugeot-Citroen and earlier this year bought a 14 percent stake in the French automaker.
Dec
1st

BRAZIL: Three-cylinder turbocharged engines on ‘fast forward’

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At least three automakers here in Brazil are betting on turbocharger technology for their new, one-litre, three-cylinder engines. None has yet confirmed officially it plans to produce them but several just-auto sources say they will.
Dec
1st

Black Friday deals could siphon some auto sales from December

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Black Friday, once associated with big-box retailers and shopping malls, has become a crucial day on the automotive sales calendar.
Dec
1st

BRAZIL: Premium brands keep selling well

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In contrast to the overall new car market in Brazil, which has been falling in 2014, with a 10% slump overall expected, premium models will see average growth of between 20% and 30%.
Dec
1st

‘Investors do not want to have anything to do with Takata shares’

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Investors are piling into bets against Takata as the U.S. pushes for nationwide recalls to replace its faulty airbags and members of Congress prepare to renew their scrutiny of defects linked to five deaths.
Dec
1st

Spain’s sales up 17% in November on subsidy boost

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The growth in new-car sales in Spain slowed to 17 percent in November but the extension of a scrappage program helped to encourage buyers, industry association Anfac said. Year-to-date registrations are up 18 percent.
Dec
1st

INTERVIEW: BorgWarner’s director of marketing Gunter Kraemer

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We spoke to Gunter Kraemer about BorgWarner's recent expansion in the rapidly growing turbocharger market.
Dec
1st

French car sales fall 2% in Nov. on dim market outlook

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French car registrations fell 2 percent in November amid a continued weakening of consumer confidence. Demand will remain weak next year, industry association CCFA said.
Dec
1st

BRAZIL: Honda starts wind power generation

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Honda, the first automaker in Brazil to start a wind power generation business, has started the turbines at Xangri-lá in Rio Grande do Sul, the southernmost state in Brazil, approximately 1,000km (600 miles) south of the company's production plant in Sumaré, São Paulo.
Dec
1st

CHINA: Chengshan takes control of Cooper tyre JV

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China's Chengshan Group has agreed to take full control of its tyre joint venture with US-based Cooper Tire & Rubber Company.
Dec
1st

France will rank cars for pollution and seek to phase out diesel fuel

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France wants to gradually phase out the use of diesel fuel for passenger cars and will put in place a system to identify the most polluting vehicles, Prime Minister Manuel Valls said.
Dec
1st

France will rank cars for pollution, seek diesel phase out

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France wants to gradually phase out the use of diesel fuel for passenger cars and will put in place a system to identify the most polluting vehicles, Prime Minister Manuel Valls said.
Dec
1st

France wants to phase out diesel-powered passenger cars

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France wants to gradually phase out the use of diesel fuel for passenger cars and will put in place a system to identify the most polluting vehicles, Prime Minister Manuel Valls said.
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