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- Mazda Plans Limited Edition Miata RF Launch Edition – Detroit Bureau: Mazda will mark the New Year with the debut of the new MX-5 Miata RF, rolling out a limited-production Launch Edition. And its “most loyal owners” will get first crack at ordering, reports TheDetroitBureau.com.
- Uber’s Self-Driving Car Plans Involve a Trucking Startup, Report Says – Fortune: Uber hasn’t disclosed terms of the deal, but Bloomberg pegs the price tag at … Instead of mass-producing cars, Uber plans to “strike deals” with car…
- Daimler’s Home Divests From Oil, Coal in Growing German Movement – Bloomberg: Stuttgart, home to one of Germany’s oldest carmakers, Daimler AG, became the latest city to says it’s divesting from companies that don’t comply with…
- 2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS to ditch GT3 RS arch vents – Autocar: A mule for the most extreme road-legal version of the 911, a 911 GT2 RS, has been scooped by our spies at the Nürburgring wearing vent-less wheel arches
- Uber, Volvo partner to put driverless SUVs on U.S. roads by year-end – Automotive News: Uber and Volvo are forming a $300 million autonomous-vehicle partnership and plan to roll out the service in Pittsburgh by the end of the year — in a sign of how fast driverless technology is evolving.
- Volvo, Uber to Jointly Develop Autonomous Sport-Utility Vehicles – WSJ: Volvo Car and ride-hailing giant Uber have agreed to co-develop autonomous SUVs that will either be used as self-driving taxis or sold to consumers.
- Supplier alleged to have helped VW emissions cheat – report – Just-auto: Robert Bosch began playing a key role in developing Volkswagen AG’s emission-cheating technology as early as the late 1990s, lawyers for VW owners have said in a court filing cited by Bloomberg. It includes detailed allegations against the supplier.
- Nissan electric sports car could arrive by 2020 – Autocar: Nissan BladeGlider concept
- Volvo and Uber team up to develop self-driving cars – Reuters: REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo … million alliance with Uber to develop self-driving cars, the latest move by traditional vehicle manufacturers …
- Hyundai Motor, labor union fail to iron out differences on wage peak system – Yonhap: Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s top automaker, suggested a revised wage peak system on Thursday…
- Renault Kwid’s demand soars; company to ramp up dealership network – Ibtimes: Renault India launched Kwid hatchback in September 2015 and the small car soon turned out to be the most successful vehicle for the carmaker in the…
- Toyota Innova Crysta has over 9000 outstanding bookings – Ibtimes: Toyota’s new Innova Crysta has become an instant hit and the MPV has racked up over 30,000 bookings. The Innova Crysta, the new avatar of…
- Mercedes, BMW hit as Korea widens emissions probe after VW scandal – Automotive News: South Korea expanded an investigation into the fabrication of emissions and noise-level test results to all foreign car brands after fining…
- Porsche Drivers Fume: Where’s Our VW Diesel Payout? – Bloomberg: All told, roughly 85,000 vehicles are waiting for resolution on the larger engine. Joe Rice, a South Carolina attorney appointed to represent the class of…
- McLaren MSO HS full tech specs and pictures officially revealed – Autocar: Factory-supplied pictures of the 679bhp McLaren MSO HS have landed; aero-focused model produces 220kg of downforce at 150mph
- Meet The Four Start-Ups Helping Ford Develop A Robo-Taxi By 2021 – Forbes: Ford Motor says it is skipping over semi-autonomous cars and going straight to fully self-driving ones, with no steering wheel or pedals, by 2021.
- China’s Biggest Air-Con Maker Bets $2 Billion on Electric Cars – Bloomberg: Yinlong started manufacturing batteries for electric vehicles in 2009 and has a line of seven electric passenger cars and 18 electric buses, according…
- South Korea Questions Volkswagen Unit Chief as Emissions Probe Widens – WSJ: Mr. Kuehl has been in charge of the imports and sales of Volkswagen … Audi Volkswagen Korea Co., the Korean umbrella unit of the German auto…