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- Toyotas Merge Onto Highway Hands-Free as Driverless Views Evolve – Bloomberg: The demonstration illustrates how far Toyota has come in developing technology that essentially turns cars into co-pilots that boost the driver’s skills.
- Toyota says aims to commercialize semi-autonomous cars around 2020 – Reuters: Toyota also said it would launch three models in Japan this year equipped with “intelligent transportation system” (ITS) technology, which allows…
- Scion Teases New Concept – Likely Brand’s First SUV – Detroit Bureau: Desperate to regain its edge with hip, young buyers, Scion is rolling out an assortment of new products.tesy: Jemima Kiss prepares to test-run the Google car. … comfortable questions about the American love affair with the automobile.
- New VW boss warns workers of “painful” cuts – Autocar: Matthias Muller warns that crisis has undermined the core values of the brand VW will cancel or delay all non-essential projects as it seeks to rebuild following the emissions scandal – with new company boss Matthias Muller warning that the process “won’t be painless.”
- Choking Delhi vows pollution tax, car-free days to improve air – Reuters: … levels,” state Transport Minister Gopal Rai told Reuters in an interview. … Rai has also urged citizens to adopt a one-car-one-family policy and…
- VW sued by West Virginia over clean diesel claims – Automotive News: West Virginia is suing Volkswagen AG for deceiving car buyers after the EPA said last month that the company had installed software to hide that its diesel engines exceeded pollution standards.
- Volkswagen CEO: Massive cost cuts needed – CNBC: Volkswagen CEO Matthias Mueller said on Tuesday that the automaker will need to make “massive” cost savings overcome the consequences of the…
- Daimler tests autonomous truck on public road – Just-auto: Daimler is claiming a world first after testing a series production Mercedes-Benz Actros truck equipped with the company’s intelligent Highway Pilot…
- VW Will Delay or Cancel Non-Essential Investments Due to Scandal – Bloomberg: About 8 million of the Volkswagen cars that had software designed to cheat U.S. emissions tests were sold in Europe, the company told German…
- New Trans-Pacific Trade Deal Faces Challenge from US Auto Industry – Detroit Bureau: Auto-related provisions promise to be among the most contentious elements of the proposed Trans Pacific Partnership as it moves towards final Congressional approval, following negotiations with a dozen different Pacific Rim countries produced a tentative agreement on a new trade deal.
- Renault board to meet on Nissan alliance – source – Reuters: PARIS Oct 6 French carmaker Renault plans to hold a board meeting to discuss its alliance with Japanese partner Nissan later on Tuesday, a source…
- Mercedes-Benz September sales lifted by 53 percent jump in China – Reuters: Nine-month car sales at Daimler’s flagship brand were up 15.2 percent to 1.38 million autos, the Stuttgart-based manufacturer said on Tuesday.
- Diesel car sales not affected by VW emissions scandal – Autocar: The Ford Fiesta remained the UK’s most popular car in September The UK new car market enjoyed its highest-ever number of registrations in September – and demand for diesels remained strong
- Japan’s Car Makers Embrace Trans-Pacific Partnership – WSJ: … Fumihiko Ike, chairman of the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association … U.S. tariffs on cars and parts were already relatively low, and the phaseout … Car makers have been increasing their reliance on locally or regionally…