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- November Auto Sales Expected to Set Record Pace – Detroit Bureau: With car sales heading for a big “Friday Finish,” November’s numbers look as if they could shatter any number of records.
- Chinese automaker Dongfeng removes president under graft suspicion – Automotive News: Dongfeng Motor Group said it removed President Zhu Fushou from his position, after the government launched an investigation on him for suspected graft earlier this month.
- U.S. delays ‘quiet car’ rules for hybrids, electric cars – Automotive News: U.S. regulators are delaying rules that would require electric and hybrid cars to alert sight-impaired pedestrians and bicyclists until at least mid-March, according to a recent government filing.
- Thailand’s record car exports may shift economy into higher gear – Reuters: 2015 car exports seen at 1.2 mln cars, higher in 2016-federation. * Govt banking on auto exports to help broader economy, exports. * Domestic car…
- Daimler pumps US$375m into Detroit engine plant – Just-auto: Daimler Trucks has unveiled a US$375m cash injection to enable production of the new DD5 and DD8 medium duty engines at its Detroit brand headquarters and manufacturing facility in Redford, Michigan.
- Consumer group makes connected car demands – Just-auto: Consumer Watchdog has called on the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA) to put the safety of drivers and other vehicles first as it revises its two-year-old policy on self-driving vehicles.
- Toyota to replace Takata airbag inflators previously deemed safe – Reuters: Decision prompted after airbag in Nissan car ruptures. * Nissan has also reissued recalls to replace the Takata part (Adds comment from Toyota,…
- Honda launches updated 2015 CBR 150R and 250R; price, availability details – Ibtimes: Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt. Ltd. (HMSI) announced the launch of its newly-updated 2015 CBR250R and CBR150R motorcycles in the…
- Report: The next BMW 1- and 2-Series should be front-wheel drive – Egmcartech: BMW’s been known to be doing all sorts of things that contradict their original mission of being driver’s cars and “The Ultimate Driving Machine,” and…
- Imported car sales in S. Korea to grow 8.5 pct in 2016 – Yonhap: In its market outlook for next year, the Korea Automobile Importers and Distributors Association (KAIDA) expected that imported car sales in Korea will…
- Toyota reissues recall for 1.6 mln cars in Japan over airbags – Reuters: TOKYO Nov 25 Toyota Motor Corp on Wednesday said it was reissuing a recall for around 1.6 million cars in Japan to check for possible faulty airbag…
- Toyota Recalls 1.6 Million Cars After Nissan SUV Air Bag Injury – Bloomberg: Toyota Motor Corp. reissued a recall for 1.6 million cars in Japan over Takata Corp. air bags, after a component that was deemed to be safe in a…
- Takata Said to Have Manipulated Testing Data for Troubled Airbag Inflaters – New York Times: This month, Honda dropped Takata as a supplier of certain inflaters, saying that Takata had “misrepresented and manipulated test data.” Honda has…
