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Nov
1st

Ford expands paid time off for new mothers, fathers

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Effective Thursday, the automaker will allow new fathers eight weeks of paid time off, up from two weeks. It will allow new mothers between 14-16 weeks of paid time off, up from 8-10 weeks.
Nov
1st

German consumer group files class action suit on behalf of VW owners

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A German consumer group filed a lawsuit against Volkswagen Group on behalf of VW owners. The action over diesel-emissions cheating uses new class-action rules that potentially makie it easier to win damages from companies.
Nov
1st

U.S. OCTOBER 2018 AUTO SALES: Jeep, Ram propel FCA US

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U.S. light-vehicle sales, behind strong light-truck demand and elevated incentives, edged up 0.4 percent in October, signaling the second-half slowdown that began in July is moderating. The SAAR came in at 17.59 million, the highest of the year.
Nov
1st

Volvo Cars and Baidu team up on e-SAVs

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Geely-owned Volvo Cars is the latest OEM to announce an agreement with Baidu to jointly develop shared autonomous vehicles. Volvo says it will work with Baidu on electric and fully autonomous drive-compatible cars with the aim of mass producing them for the Chinese market.
Nov
1st

French sales decline slows post-WLTP

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New-car sales in France fell by 1.5 percent in October to 173,802 following several months' disruption caused by the introduction of the WLTP testing regime.
Nov
1st

Tesla auto park upgrade to be ready in six weeks, Musk tweets

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An upgrade to Tesla's auto-parking feature will be ready within six weeks, CEO Elon Musk tweeted.
Nov
1st

Tesla auto park upgrade to be ready in six weeks, Musk tweets

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An upgrade to Tesla's auto-parking feature will be ready within six weeks, CEO Elon Musk tweeted on Thursday.
Nov
1st

New 2019 BMW 8 Series Convertible: specs, pics and prices

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BMW 8 Series Convertible - front
News 1 Nov, 2018

The new BMW 8 Series Convertible has arrived with a fabric roof, and joins the Coupe in the brand’s flagship range

Nov
1st

New 2019 BMW 8 Series Convertible: specs, pics and prices – pictures

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Nov
1st

Why flexible auto manufacturing is more important than ever

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Designing assembly lines to build more than one type of vehicle dates back decades. But the ability to shift production from one type of vehicle to another is now proving vital for automakers.
Nov
1st

New Volkswagen California 30 Years special edition arrives

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News 1 Nov, 2018

New Volkswagen California 30 Years model gets extra kit and is limited to just 30 units in the UK

Nov
1st

Skoda YTD sales up to new record

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From January through to the end of September, Skoda increased its worldwide deliveries to customers by 7.8% year-on-year to a new record of 939,100 vehicles.
Nov
1st

Ricardo joins Volvo Cars’ EV battery cell test programme

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Ricardo says it will assist Volvo Cars with the provision of a large-scale test programme to assess the life cycle characteristics of a range of new lithium-ion cells to determine their suitability for various future production electrified vehicle applications.
Nov
1st

Linamar becomes manufacturing partner for ProteanDrive

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Protean Electric, the automotive technology company and specialist of in-wheel electric drive systems, and Linamar Corporation, the diversified global manufacturing company, are have announced that Linamar has become the manufacturing partner for ProteanDrive in key growth segments globally.
Nov
1st

Hyundai-Kia makes leadership changes

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Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors Corporation have announced key leadership appointments to drive global product strategy, design and R&D innovation as well as sales in the Russia and CIS region, effective 1 November 2018.
Nov
1st

Hyundai Motor global sales up 0.9% in October 2018

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Hyundai Motor Company announced its global sales results for October 2018, recording a total of 408,160 units sold, up 0.9% from a year earlier.
Nov
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EDF and Nuvve to install UK electric chargers

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EDF Energy is to partner with green technology company, Nuvve, to install up to 1,500 Vehicle to Grid (V2G) chargers in the UK.
Nov
1st

Future JLR vehicles to detect motion sickness

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Future Jaguar Land Rover vehicles will be able to tell if you're feeling unwell and adjust settings to combat motion sickness, the company says.
Nov
1st

Denso acquires Ease Simulation

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Denso has acquired Ease Simulation, a company specialising in automotive diagnostics technology.
Nov
1st

Used car sales rise despite this big hole

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America's used car business is facing a mid-life crisis: dealers are selling tons of late-model cars and a lot of dinosaurs, but sales of autos in their middle years are declining.
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