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- Supplier bankruptcy could disrupt GM assembly plants – Just-auto: Reports in the US suggest that a supplier to General Motors that filed for bankruptcy protection last week could lead to widespread disruption of production at GM plants in North America.
- GM and Lyft collaboration expands – Just-auto: Rideshare firm Lyft and General Motors have announced the expansion of their ‘Express Drive’ short-term vehicle access programme to California and Colorado, to include the 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV.
- 2017 Nissan Qashqai autonomous tech previewed in new Serena – Autocar: Propilot system in Japanese MPV will be used in Nissan’s next-generation crossover
- Skoda named most dependable UK car brand in 2016 JD Power survey – Autocar: Skoda owners experience the fewest problems of any car brand in the UK, and the survey shows Land Rover is the least dependable
- Daimler Trucks to use 3D printing for spare parts production – Reuters: Rather than shipping vehicle parts across the globe from Germany, Daimler can … Daimler has more than 100,000 printed prototype parts, and will be …
- Renault returns to Canada with the Twizy EV – Automotive News: The love affair between Canada and Renault was an enduring one from 1964 when the automaker jointly built a plant with Peugeot. In 1988 Renault…
- This Automaker Just Joined IBM and Google as a Patron of Open-Source Software – Fortune: While not as momentous as its introduction of the Prius in 1997-the first mass-produced hybrid vehicle-Toyota Motor Corp TM 0.83% quietly took…
- Hyundai i30N hot hatch tests ahead of 2017 launch – Autocar: The first N-badged Hyundai performance model will be based on the next i30 and will go on sale in 2017 for less than £30k; this is our first glimpse
- Europe’s top five H1 sales best since 2008 – Just-auto: First half registrations in 2016 for Europe’s Big Five markets showed that overall the market is performing strongly, JATO Dynamics said.
- Nissan debuts ProPilot auto drive system but warns on safety – Automotive News: Nissan’s new Serena minivan equipped with Propilot (left) follows a Leaf leader vehicle at the company’s test drive facility in Yokosuka. Photo credit:…
- TTIP automotive safety regulatory convergence could save billions – ACEA – Just-auto: Divergent auto safety regulations in the United States and the European Union drive up costs by as much as US$2.3bn annually on a bilateral basis, according to a new Center for Automotive Research (CAR) study, entitled Potential Cost Savings and Additional Benefits of Convergence of Safety Regulations between the United States and the European Union.
- Jaguar Land Rover to test 100 self-driving cars in UK by 2020 – Guardian: … Land Rover will test technology including 3D views of the road ahead and radio communication between cars. Photograph: Vivek Prakash/Reuters.
- Peugeot tests Israeli range-extender technology in electric car push – Reuters: That could allow electric cars to carry smaller batteries, shedding more weight … But Paris-based PSA, the maker of Peugeot, Citroen and DS cars, …
- Automakers call for TTIP common auto regulations – Just-auto: The study is unique as CAR gathered detailed information from global motor vehicle manufacturers on the development costs associated with meeting…
- LMC cuts US sales forecast out to 2023 – Just-auto: LMC Automotive has cut its forecast for auto sales in the US for 2016-2023,based on the recent plateauing of year-on-year sales growth, combined with growing economic and politicalrisk in the US and globally, potentially impacting trade, the US economy and consumer confidence.
- Jaguar Land Rover to embark on retail revolution – Autocar: As JLR hits record sales, the company is overhauling its UK showrooms with a rebrand and initiatives aimed at improving customer experience
- Nissan launches auto drive features, stresses difference from hands-free driving – Reuters: Japan’s second-ranked carmaker by vehicle sales said its ProPilot can drive a vehicle on single-lane motorways and navigate congestion. It said the …
- As long as India’s oil demand is driven by mopeds, it won’t be the new China – Reuters: “We never had the kind of income to buy a vehicle. Now I can take my mother on my bike for local shopping, and work otherwise. I can easily cut down …
- UK car factories face uncertain future – FT: Walking the length of Nissan’s car plant in Sunderland takes substantially longer than it did a year ago. A PS250m expansion of the site – already the…
- Fiat Chrysler Offers $1500 to Find Vehicles’ Cyber Soft Spots – Bloomberg: Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV is offering as much as $1,500 to good-guy hackers who find potential bugs and vulnerabilities in its vehicle software, in a…
- FCA to offer rewards to hackers who help it find security flaws – Reuters: Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV will offer rewards of as much as $1,500 to ethical hackers who tell the auto maker about data …