- BRAZIL: New safety rules axe six antique models – Just-auto
- Mini should have UK design studio – Autocar. Mini brand boss Schwarzenbauer: “We have to emphasize the British thing a bit more.”
- On show floor, go-go boots still key to pitch as glass ceiling shatters – Automotive News. “The General Motors CEO, the first female to head a global automaker, is a big pull, trailed by press scrums so large that bystanders risk being trampled. Among the other women attracting flocks of photographers are product models in form-fitting outfits pitching her cars.”
- Europe will test ‘uniter’ Barra – DetN
- Chevrolet Leaving Europe But Getting Boost in Russia – Wards. Just when the Russian market dropped 5.5%
- UK: Ford sounds warning on Britain exiting the EU – Just-auto, Ford would have to re-evaluate its operations in Britain.”Clearly we wouldn’t be alone in doing that. Would it mean tariffs? Would it mean duties? We’d take a look at what it meant,” Odell told the Daily Telegraph.
- Daimler-backed BAIC Motor revs up $2 billion Hong Kong IPO– Reuters.
- Gen Y likes tech-savvy green cars, but cost a barrier Reuters. “Young U.S. consumers want vehicles outfitted with expensive technology that boosts gas mileage and keeps them safe and connected, according to a survey published on Thursday. But the high cost of car ownership remains a stumbling block.” Duh.
- Court dismisses citation against California woman who drove with Google Glass – Reuters. On the grounds there was no proof her Google Glass was operating when she was pulled over.
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