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Apr
30th

Volvo boosts operating profit in first quarter 2018

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Geely's Volvo Cars boosted first quarter 2018 operating profit 3.6% year on year to MSEK3,616m.
Apr
30th

VW’s Seat brand will hire 250 more staff at Spanish plant

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VW Group's Seat brand is hiring more workers to help build the Ibiza car and Arona small SUV, along with the next-generation Audi A1.
Apr
30th

Qualcomm and partners demonstrate interoperability of C-V2X

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5G Automotive Association (5GAA), Audi, Ford Motor Company and Qualcomm Technologies, a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, have announced the world's first demonstration for Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything (C-V2X) direct communications technology operating across vehicles from different manufacturers.
Apr
30th

Harman doubles its production capacity in China

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Harman International, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics, has announced that phase II construction of Harman Automotive Electronic System (Suzhou) was successfully completed and the new facility officially began operations.
Apr
30th

Hella and BHAP form electronic component JV in China

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Hella is expanding its presence on the Chinese market by launching a new joint venture specialising in electronic components with the company BHAP, which is part of the BAIC automotive group.
Apr
30th

Passenger seat Tesla Autopilot ‘driver’ fined and loses licence

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A British man who switched on his Tesla's Autopilot before moving to the passenger seat while travelling along a motorway has been banned from driving for 18 months.
Apr
30th

Skoda will shift some SUV production to Germany

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Skoda will build Karoq SUVs in a VW plant in Germany to ease overcapacity in its factories in the Czech Republic.
Apr
30th

GAZ seeks 50% revenue from exports by 2022

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GAZ Group says it is looking to achieve 50% of its revenue being accounted for in the export field by 2022.
Apr
30th

Subaru moves to new HQ in US

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Subaru of America has completed its new US$118m US headquarters in Camden, New Jersey, which the company hopes will usher in a new period of growth in this market.
Apr
30th

New funding deal to return GM Korea to profit

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GM Korea's main shareholders, General Motors (GM) of the USA and the local state-run Korea Development Bank (KDB), signed a conditional agreement at the end of last week to provide fresh funds to the insolvent carmaker.
Apr
30th

Ex-Opel CEO Neumann will join California-based EV startup

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Former Opel CEO Karl-Thomas Neumann will join California-based EV startup Evelozcity, which is run by ex-BMW executives.
Apr
30th

Ex-Opel CEO Neumann will join California-based EV startup

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Former Opel CEO Karl-Thomas Neumann will join California-based EV startup Evelozcity, which is run by ex-BMW executives.
Apr
30th

Jean-Michel Szczerba sees smart body and fuel cell roles

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Plastic Omnium's acquisition of Faurecia's exterior parts business has opened the door to new business with Germany's automakers, says Jean-Michel Szczerba, Plastic Omnium co-CEO.
Apr
30th

Auto executives see value in China manufacturing partnerships

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International auto executives say they are in no rush to shake up their joint ventures with Chinese carmakers, despite Beijing's promise to loosen limitations on foreign investment.
Apr
30th

A car salesperson to the rescue?

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Ryan Gremore, president of the O'Brien Auto Team, decided that if a medical emergency ever took place at one of his stores, staffers would have the tools and training to address it.
Apr
30th

Japan brands’ EVs for China appear strikingly familiar

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If the first wave of Japan-brand electric vehicles for China looks familiar, it should. Toyota, Nissan and Honda are simply rolling out EV versions of existing nameplates.
Apr
30th

Hyundai Genesis sends dealers on a luxury roller-coaster ride

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Hyundai's journey into luxury has been a bumpy, tortuous ride for its dealers, thanks to a strategy that was unclear from the start.
Apr
30th

Infiniti readies platform for electrified vehicles

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Infiniti says it will introduce a platform for its entire range when it shifts to exclusively electrified powertrains in 2021.
Apr
30th

Ford says its dropping cars because they lose money

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The Mustang and a Focus wagon will survive, but all of Ford's value-destroying nonluxury sedans are goners. Is Jim Hackett going too far?
Apr
30th

China at forefront of car tech change

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An explosion of ingenuity is radiating from China in how to develop, engineer and market cars. Long derided as a fast follower, China has suddenly blossomed as the innovation nation.
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