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- Jaguar Going Electric with E-Pace – Detroit Bureau: Jaguar appears ready to join the rapidly growing list of luxury brands planning to offer long-range electric vehicles. To find out more, go to TheDetroitBureau.com.
- Dieselgate – and now for the fallout – Autocar: In the wake of the dieselgate scandal, car makers in Europe will be working on meeting tougher EU emissions standards, but what’s the answer?
- VW Sticks to $24.2 Billion China Spending Plan Amid Cost Cuts – Bloomberg: The company is aiming to boost its production capacity in China from last year’s 3 million cars to at least 5 million vehicles. The carmaker needs…
- Renault Shares Jump as Revenue Rises on Sales to Nissan, Daimler – Bloomberg: Third-quarter revenue advanced 9.4 percent to 9.34 billion euros ($10.3 billion), with sales to Nissan and Daimler accounting for the bulk of the gain,…
- US: Ford has capability to go 80% gasoline on cars in Europe – CEO Fields – Just-auto: Ford believes it has the capability to massively ramp up gasoline engine fitment in Europe if there is a big backlash against diesel in the wake of the VW dieselgate affair and potentiallyrising anti-diesel sentiment among consumers and regulators.
- Insight – Automated driving in a Lexus on Tokyo’s motorways – Autocar: Toyota’s automated driving system is still four years away from reaching production cars, but Autocar has sampled the manufacturer’s concept
- Honda mulls over small car for India; likely to rival Renault Kwid, Maruti Suzuki Alto – Ibtimes: The small car segment, which is already one of the volume selling segments of India, got a push with the launch of the Renault Kwid hatchback on 24…
- Why Ghosn, Marchionne agree and disagree on consolidation – Automotive News: Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn and Fiat Chrysler boss Sergio Marchionne both say automakers will face increasing pressure to consolidate, but…
- Toyota’s 2050 Emissions Target Seen as Wake-Up Call to Suppliers – Bloomberg: Toyota Motor Corp.’s second-biggest supplier said the carmaker’s goal to almost eliminate conventional gasoline engines by 2050 is a wake-up call…
- Volkswagen’s Big China Challenge Is Sales, Not Emissions – Bloomberg: VW is still the market leader, with its Volkswagen, Audi and Skoda brands enjoying a combined 17 percent share for the first nine months of 2015,…
- Fiat Punto Sportivo limited edition launched in India; price, features details – Ibtimes: The limited edition variant of Fiat’s popular Punto Evo dubbed Punto Sportivo goes on sale in India at Rs 7,10,000 (ex-showroom, New Delhi).
- Honda recalls more than 300,000 Accords in U.S. for airbag flaw – Automotive News: Honda is recalling 303,904 Accords in the U.S. to fix a software flaw that could lead to side-door airbags deploying even if the vehicles are not in a crash.
- VW Lays Out Plans for Turnaround; Won’t Cut Back at Chattanooga Plant – Detroit Bureau: Despite a warning it would be looking to cut back, VW confirmed its plans to expand its Chattanooga, Tennessee, plant. For more, go to TheDetroitBureau.com.
- VW brand on track to post slight U.S. sales gain in October, report says – Automotive News: Sales of VW-brand vehicles in the U.S. have grown “slightly” in October, the first full month since the company’s emissions scandal broke, two people familiar with the matter said, Reuters reported.
- Matt Prior’s tester’s notes – Why diesel is not dying – Autocar: Despite the bad press associated with diesel cars at the moment, the real problem is tackling the smog in our cities.
- New Volkswagen Golf scheduled for 2016 – Autocar: Volkswagen’s next-generation Golf will usher in a new era of mild hybrid powertrains when it is revealed towards the end of next year
- VW has small US sales gain in first post-scandal month: sources – Reuters: Many owners of VW cars in the United States have switched from diesel to petrol-driven models this month with demand for the Passat and Jetta…