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31st

Volkswagen Golf GTE 2017 – pictures

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31st

New Volkswagen Golf GTE priced over £3k less than the old one

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News 31 Mar, 2017

The new VW Golf GTE now costs £3,420 less than before, despite packing more kit as standard

Mar
31st

Ford CEO Fields’ compensation rose 19% last year

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Ford CEO Mark Fields' total compensation jumped 19 percent last year. Executive Chairman Bill Ford's rose 7.8 percent. The company said Fields' compensation last year was $22.1 million.
Mar
31st

‘Audi hails the World Car of the Year as “the most significant” global prize out there”‘

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Opinion 1 Apr, 2017

Plenty of car makers are honoured to be on the shortlist and rightly so, says Mike Rutherford

Mar
31st

Apple drops clues about self-driving car program, confirms work with Bosch

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Apple may have left another clue that its self-driving car project is still alive. In February, the tech giant published a list of suppliers it is working with, including Robert Bosch.
Mar
31st

Government pulls trigger on Brexit – the week

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Brexit, long a word used on just-auto, finally began this week with the UK's official triggering of the infamous Article 50; the first time a country has had the temerity to ask to leave the European Union. There sure were some rather surly Eurocrat faces being televised from Brussels but we took a balanced view.
Mar
31st

Uber self-driving car project at risk as engineer may face charges

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A judge said he's inclined to slap an order on Uber that may impede its self-driving car program after being told its director won't testify because he faces possible criminal action.
Mar
31st

Subaru maker changes name

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Fuji Heavy Industries is changing its company name to Subaru Corporation to reflect the brand of cars it makes from 1 April, 2017.
Mar
31st

Ford nabs 400 engineers from Blackberry – report

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Ford reportedly has transferred 400 workers from Ontario-based BlackBerry to help develop wireless technology.
Mar
31st

ZF confident post-Brexit as it outlines 2016 sales rise

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ZF says it does not envisage any fallout from the impact of Brexit, but is cautioning against any short term decisions regarding Mexican imports into the US.
Mar
31st

Borg Warner sees hybrid, electric car parts growth despite U.S. uncertainty

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U.S. supplier Borg Warner said it expects to see sales grow for its global hybrid and electric vehicle parts, even as a U.S. review of fuel economy standards threatens to slow emissions improvements in the market.
Mar
31st

Aston Martin plans debt refinancing as it revamps product range

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Aston Martin is testing whether investors think its financial prospects are as polished as its brand. The automaker needs to refinance almost $600 million in debt as it revamps its product range.
Mar
31st

Lifan assembly plant in Uruguay to resume output

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Lifan's CKD plant in Uruguay will resume engine manufacturing and vehicle assembly in the next few weeks.
Mar
31st

Sumitomo buys stake in Indian auto steel maker

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Sumitomo Corporation has agreed to acquire a 49% stake in Indian automotive specialty steel maker Mukand Alloy Steels and thus increase its exposure to the country's growing automotive industry.
Mar
31st

Audi to acquire Silvercar

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Audi plans to acquire Silvercar by expanding its minority share to 100%.
Mar
31st

Mitsubishi building new engine plant in China

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GAC Mitsubishi Motors this week started building a new engine plant in Changsha in the central Chinese province of Hunan, according to local reports.
Mar
31st

Chery to open second China EV plant in May, report says

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Chery will launch production at its second electric vehicle plant in China in May to significantly expand its EV output, according to a local media report. The factory's first two models will be Chery's eQ and eQ1 minicars.
Mar
31st

Tesla-style over-the-air software upgrades for new BMW cars

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BMW Vision Next 100 front quarter
News 31 Mar, 2017

Digital after-sales revolution promised by BMW boss with online updates to car software adding new features.

Mar
31st

VW may take time to change culture after diesel scandal, exec says

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Creating a new era of accountability at Volkswagen Group after the automaker's emissions scandal may take time because it requires radical changes, said the company's human resources chief, Karlheinz Blessing.
Mar
31st

Tesla firmware 8.1 update introduces hidden sketchpad

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News 31 Mar, 2017

Not an early April Fools' - latest Tesla over-the-air update features an Easter egg to turn motorists into Monet

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