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- Honda plans to market partial self-driving car in 2020 – Automotive News: Honda said it plans to sell a car with automated highway driving functions around 2020, joining the race to market self-driving vehicles that pits traditional automakers against tech firms like Google.
- Electric Aston Martin Rapide to develop 1000bhp – Autocar: RapidE gets 550bhp version first, but high-performance edition with up to 1000bhp is also planned An all-electric version of the Aston Martin Rapide saloon has been unveiled – and insiders have hinted that in its most extreme form it could be developed with four-wheel drive and up to 1000bhp.
- Zero-emission cabs, sports cars part of Chinese-British deals – Reuters: Aston Martin, famous for making the DB5 sports car driven by fictional secret agent James Bond, will sign a deal worth 50 million pounds with China…
- How Could Volkswagen’s Top Engineers Not Have Known? – Bloomberg: Studies suggested that automakers’ diesel cars polluted more on the road than … The cars emitted almost nothing, prompting some crowing from Besch …. without undue delay,” wrote VW in a statement to Bloomberg Businessweek.
- Porsche Manipulation Trial Kicks Off Amid VW Emissions Scandal – Bloomberg: The about-face cost Porsche dearly as the bid fell apart and VW ended up rescuing the sports-car maker. Along with lawsuits and regulatory and…
- Amazon, Apple “very different” from Fiat, Starbucks tax cases – EU – Reuters: Inquiries into tax deals involving Amazon and Apple are very different from those into illegal tax deals struck by Fiat and Starbucks…
- Luxembourg says disagrees with EU decision on Fiat tax case – Reuters: “Luxembourg disagrees with the conclusions reached by the European Commission in the Fiat Finance and Trade case and reserves all its rights,”…
- Nissan raises sticker price on new Qashqai in China, leaving room for future bargain – Automotive News: Gasgoo.com (Shanghai Oct 21)- Dongfeng Nissan has enjoyed great success in the debut of the next-generation X-Trail and the company wants to…
- Renault taking upgraded engine to US Grand Prix – Reuters: With four races remaining, and Mercedes already crowned champions, both Renault-powered teams still have points and championship position to…
- Takata and Honda Kept Quiet on Study That Questioned Airbag Propellant – New York Times: The problem had haunted Honda for years: Why were airbags made by Takata exploding in its cars, sending metal fragments flying into the passenger…
- Dispute over rigged ship engine tests adds to Volkswagen’s woes – Reuters: OSLO Norwegian shipowner I.M. Skaugen has disclosed it is seeking $50 million in compensation from a marine unit of Volkswagen (VOWG_p.
- New luxury Lexus LS concept teased – Autocar: A concept previewing a luxury saloon will be seen at this month’s Tokyo motor show Lexus has shown off the first teaser image previewing the look of the concept car it is showing at the Tokyo motor show next week.
- Porsche Cayman GT4 vs BMW M4 vs BMW i8 vs Lexus RC F drag race – Autocar: Can the Cayman GT4’s old-school thrills overcome the talents of its more futuristic rivals? We know the new Porsche Cayman GT4 is a great, old-school driver’s car on the road and track, but how does it fare in a drag race against the more brutish BMW M4 and Lexus RC-F and altogether more futuristic BMW i8?
- Fiat Chrysler shares ease after Ferrari IPO priced – Reuters: (Adds details, quote). MILAN Oct 21 (Reuters) – Shares in Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) fell more than 3 percent in early trade on Wednesday, after…
- Hyundai Creta (ix25) with 160bhp, 1.6 T-GDi engine launched in China – Ibtimes: Korean manufacturer Hyundai’s compact SUV — Creta — has become yet another model from the brand to taste success in India in terms of sales.
- Uber CEO Says Public Offering `Years Away’ as Company Matures – Bloomberg: Kalanick did talk about competition from Didi Kuaidi in China and touched on the future of driverless cars, including their use for taxis. Kalanick’s…
- Starbucks and Fiat Chrysler face multimillion-euro repayments after EU tax ruling – live – Guardian: Starbucks and Fiat Chrysler are likely to have to pay tens of millions of euros in additional taxes, with the European Commission expected to rule that…
- Toyota to recall 6.5 mln cars to fix power window switch – Reuters: TOKYO Oct 21 Toyota Motor Corp said on Wednesday it would recall 6.5 million vehicles globally to fix a defect in the power window switch in models…