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- Norway Oil Fund to Sue Volkswagen Over Emissions Scandal – WSJ: Norway’s sovereign-wealth fund Monday said it has informed Volkswagen AG about its intention to join a class-action lawsuit filed against the German…
- Nissan, Mitsubishi, Renault trio jockey for space – Nikkei: The capital alliance will add momentum to the effort by Carlos Ghosn, chairman and CEO of the Renault-Nissan alliance, to reach annual sales of 10…
- South Korea Accuses Nissan of Cheating on Emissions Tests – New York Times: Hong Dong-kon of the South Korean Environment spoke on Monday about suspicions that Nissan manipulated emissions tests of its Qashqai…
- 2016 Mini Seven to make world debut at Goodwood Festival of Speed – Autocar: Latest-generation hatch gains tech and feature-heavy Seven range
- Ford GT order books close for first 500 models – Autocar: More than 6500 people have applied to own one of the first batch of GTs; order books for the next production run expected to open in 12 months
- Renault’s Curitiba plant to assemble Brazil Kwid – Just-auto: The Kwid will be assembled in Brazil by Renault’s Ayrton Senna industrial complex in Sao Jose dos Pinhais (state of Parana), the automaker…
- Column: India’s mobility revolution is driving global oil demand – Kemp – Reuters: Growing gasoline demand is directly linked to the explosion in vehicle ownership among the country’s rapidly expanding middle and lower-middle …
- Apple’s big bet on China is also a bet on driverless cars – Washington Post: Apple’s unprecedented decision to throw $1 billion into a Chinese ride-hailing firm last week may seem like a head-scratcher. Why cars? And why not…
- Volkswagen Polo GTI to be launched in India in second half of this year: Report – Ibtimes: German car-maker Volkswagen is reportedly planning to launch a powerful version of its Polo hatchback – the Polo GTI – in India in the second half…
- Japan shows signs of auto dependency syndrome – Nikkei:
- Nissan denies claims it faked fuel economy figures in S. Korea – Automotive News: Nissan denies South Korean government claims that it faked diesel fuel economy figures in that country, as accusations of data manipulation embroil another manufacturer.
- Maverick “car guy” Bob Lutz still pulls no punches – CBS News: They range from luxury models such as the BMW 3 Series and the Cadillac CTS to SUVs such as the Ford Explorer and even electric cars like the…