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Jul
13th

Graphic shows declining cars, rising light trucks in the United States

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Automakers are on pace to sell about 5.3 million cars this year, which would be the fewest since 1958. Here are graphic illustrations of how light-truck popularity in the United States is eating away at new-car sales.
Jul
13th

EV batteries of the future hit the track

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Automakers have long used racing to nurture new consumer technology, and the Formula E racing series is no different when it comes to advancing EV batteries -- on and off the track.
Jul
13th

Suppliers invited to apply for 2019 PACE Awards

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Suppliers have until Sept. 5 to apply for the 2019 Automotive News PACE Awards, which identify and honor game-changing and commercialized innovations in technology and processes.
Jul
13th

Auto shoppers in the United States favor trucks more and more

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Just five years ago, U.S. vehicle sales were evenly split: 50 percent cars and 50 percent light trucks. Now, trucks outsell cars by a ratio of more than 2-to-1, and there's no sign of a car rebound anytime soon.
Jul
12th

Dealers, EU, Mexico, VW set to testify at U.S. import tariff hearing

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Japan, Canada, along with automotive trade groups and the UAW, are also among those slated to testify at a July 19 hearing on the Trump administration's controversial probe into whether imported cars and auto parts pose a national security threat,...
Jul
12th

German EVs will catch Tesla in coming years, study finds

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Electric-vehicle pioneer Tesla no longer has the road to itself.
Jul
12th

Daimler, BMW, VW EVs will catch Tesla soon, study finds

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EV pioneer Tesla no longer has the road to itself. By 2021, German automakers including Daimler, BMW and VW Group are expected to pass their U.S. rival in a number of areas relating to the technology, a study said.
Jul
12th

Some dealers struggling to comply with used-vehicle rule, FTC says

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Just 14 of 94 dealerships inspected by the Federal Trade Commission and local partners in 20 cities from April through June had proper buyers guides displayed on all used vehicles' windshields.
Jul
12th

Self-driving cars don’t need oversight yet, U.S. regulator says

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It's premature to regulate the self-driving vehicles being tested by companies such as GM and Waymo, the government's top auto safety official said, reaffirming NHTSA's commitment to a hands-off approach to autonomous-vehicle development.
Jul
12th

McLaren, with eye on electric power, plans $2.1 billion product push

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McLaren Automotive plans to invest $2.1 billion as it prepares to launch 18 new cars by 2025, with electrification a cornerstone of the engineering and product push.
Jul
12th

McLaren to release 18 new cars by 2025 under new Track25 plan

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McLaren production line
News 12 Jul, 2018

McLaren's product offensive will see its entire line-up electrified and the arrival of a true P1 successor

Jul
12th

Taiwan sales fall 5% in June

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New vehicle sales in Taiwan fell by 5.5% to 37,889 in June from 40,103 units a year earlier, according to local reports citing company data. Imports accounted for 43.4% of the total last month.
Jul
12th

Tesla makes 200,000 US sales, incentives to fall

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Tesla has delivered 200,000 electric cars in the US, triggering lower tax credits for future buyers.
Jul
12th

Tom Mignanelli, first American CEO of Nissan, has died at 73

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Tom Mignanelli, a former Ford executive who gave Nissan's U.S. sales company a transfusion of American business culture in the early 1990s, has died following surgery for a brain tumor. He was 73.
Jul
12th

Trump threatens EU car exports on European trip

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US president Donald Trump has threatened the European Union with taxes on its car exports to the US if the bloc fails to play fair on trade.
Jul
12th

Tesla U.S. sales hit 200,000, lowering tax credit for future buyers

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Tesla said Thursday it has delivered 200,000 electric vehicles in the United States, resulting in lower tax credits for future buyers under a revision passed last year.
Jul
12th

Panasonic plans to halve cobalt in car batteries

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Panasonic plans to halve the cobalt content of its mass-produced automotive batteries "in two to three years" as the supplier looks to reduce costs. The mineral has leapt in price in recent years as demand for electric vehicles gains traction.
Jul
12th

Panasonic plans to halve cobalt in car batteries

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Panasonic plans to halve the cobalt content of its mass-produced automotive batteries "in two to three years" as the supplier looks to reduce costs. The mineral has leapt in price in recent years as demand for electric vehicles gains traction.
Jul
12th

Fiat staff to strike over Cristiano Ronaldo’s £88 million Juventus move

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News 12 Jul, 2018

Fiat Chrysler’s Melfi plant is owned by same company as Juventus; staff are angry investment is going to footballer, not factory

Jul
12th

Dunlop Tech and Sumitomo Rubber open European development centre

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Sumitomo Rubber Europe and Dunlop Tech have opened a European Development Centre in Germany.
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