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Apr
25th

Mercedes-Benz expands car sharing services to Berlin

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Four months after the launch of a successful pilot phase in Munich, Mercedes-Benz's private car sharing platform is now gradually being rolled out in other major German cities.
Apr
25th

Ford plans autumn Transit plug-in hybrid van trial in London

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The first fleets participating in the Ford Transit plug-in hybrid van (PHEV) London trial, starting this autumn, have been confirmed.
Apr
25th

Ford claims exports boost Mustang global sales lead

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Ford claims its Mustang has been the best-selling sports car in the US over the last 50 years, and now, thanks to exports, is the most popular sports car in the world.
Apr
25th

Ghosn rules out Nissan-MMC merger

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Carlos Ghosn has said that he wants Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) to reform and dampened speculation over a an eventual full merger between MMC and Alliance partner Nissan, which has a controlling 34% stake in the poor performing company.
Apr
25th

Ghosn wants Mitsubishi to reform, rules out Nissan merger

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Nissan and Mitsubishi CEO Carlos Ghosn ruled out a full merger of the two automakers, but said he wants changes at the smaller company.
Apr
25th

Toyota to announce Thai investment

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Toyota is expected to announce a major investment in its Thai passenger car business next month, according to local reports citing the country's deputy prime minister Somkid Jatusripitak.
Apr
25th

China’s Liebao Automobile mulls plant in SE Asia

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China's Hunan Liebao Automobile Company plans to invest in a new vehicle assembly facility in south-east Asia as part of a broader plan to expand its operations overseas.
Apr
25th

Valmet on recruitment drive

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Valmet Automotive has begun its recruitment drive to meet additional workload requirements prompted by a new manufacturing agreement with Mercedes signed last month.
Apr
25th

Mitsubishi inaugurates new plant in Indonesia

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Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) has inaugurated a new manufacturing plant in Indonesia that will employ 3,000 workers and produce 160,000 units a year at full capacity.
Apr
25th

Continental will increase investment in EV technology

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Continental will invest an additional $326 million in electric-car technology as customers including VW Group and Ford raise their investment in electric and ultimately self-driving vehicles.
Apr
25th

China to loosen JV ownership restrictions for foreign automakers

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China plans to lift the cap on how much foreign automakers can own of their local joint ventures, opening the prospect of companies such as VW Group and GM owning all of their operations in the country.
Apr
25th

China targets 35 million vehicle sales by 2025, NEVs to make up one-fifth

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China is targeting 35 million vehicle sales by 2025 and wants new energy vehicles (NEVs) to make up at least one-fifth of the total. Automakers in the country are pushing into electric and plug-in hybrid cars to meet stringent new government quotas.
Apr
24th

Flex-N-Gate breaks ground for $95 million plant in Detroit

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Flex-N-Gate broke ground on a $95 million plant on Detroit's east side that Mayor Mike Duggan touted as the largest supplier investment in the city in more than two decades.
Apr
24th

Buffett seeks exemption from Texas law

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Warren Buffett has run afoul of the same Texas law that prevents Elon Musk from selling Teslas at factory-owned stores.
Apr
24th

French prosecutors open formal probe into PSA over emissions

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French prosecutors have opened a formal investigation into suspected emissions test-cheating by PSA. The company is being investigated for alleged consumer fraud offenses.
Apr
24th

French prosecutors open formal probe into PSA emissions

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French prosecutors have opened a formal investigation into suspected emissions test-cheating by PSA. Three judges have been assigned to lead the investigation into alleged consumer fraud offenses. PSA strongly denied any wrongdoing.
Apr
24th

GM loses ignition switch bankruptcy appeal

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The US Supreme Court has turned down GM's request to review the second circuit's ruling striking down the bankruptcy shield for the car company as it relates to hundreds of victims of the ignition switch defect in GM vehicles.
Apr
24th

Amazon builds team for autonomous vehicle technology

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Amazon has quietly pulled together a team to home in on autonomous vehicle technology and how to leverage it for the online retail giant's needs, potentially aiding its quest for quick delivery, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Apr
24th

Gestamp to open seventh plant in Brazil

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Another sign of recovery in Brazil? Gestamp, the Spanish multinational specialising in the design, development and manufacture of metal components for the automotive industry, has set up a new hot stamping plant in Betim (Minas Gerais, Brazil).
Apr
24th

GM bid to block ignition-switch suits rejected by Supreme Court

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GM's efforts to block hundreds of lawsuits over its ignition-switch defects broke down when the Supreme Court refused to hear its appeal claiming the suits were barred by the automaker's 2009 bankruptcy.
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