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- Exclusive: Toyota to buy 13 million air-bag inflators from Takata rival – sources – Reuters: Toyota Motor Corp , in a bid to reduce its risk from potentially lethal air-bag inflators supplied by Takata Corp , will buy millions of them from smaller parts maker Nippon Kayaku Co , people familiar with the matter said.
- Daimler CEO mulls JVs with Apple, Google: magazine – Reuters: “Google and Apple want to provide system software for cars and bring this entire ecosystem around Apple and Google into the vehicle,” Zetsche said.
- Detroit Carmakers Consider Imports to Gain Leverage in UAW Talks – Bloomberg: General Motors Co. is weighing a plan to import the Buick Envision sport utility vehicle, now built and sold only in China, to the U.S., people familiar…
- CHINA: Volkswagen denies looming overcapacity – Just-auto: Volkswagen has denied a report in Wirtschaftswoche that capacity utilisation at the company’s 20 Chinese car and components plants is falling.
- CHINA: Rumours swirl on new electric car company – Just-auto: Martin Leach, a consultant who once led Ford’s European operations, is reportedly recruiting staff for a new electric car manufacturer that will be based in California and the US.
- New for Fall, Tesla Revamps Retail Stores and Adds Apparel, Gear – Bloomberg: Tesla Motors Inc. has launched a wholesale revamp of its stores worldwide as the electric-car company prepares to debut the Model X, its first…
- Can Kwid Repeat Duster-like Success for Renault? All You Need to Know about the Launch … – Ibtimes: Why is Renault Kwid the talk of the town? How important is the Kwid for Renault India? And what change does this new car bring in the entry-level…
- CANADA: GM ploughs US$9m in Chevrolet Equinox production – Just-auto: GM Canada says it is to invest C$12m (US$9m) to increase Chevrolet Equinox production on the consolidated production line at Oshawa Assembly and for related changes in the body shop at CAMI Assembly.
- 2016 Kia Sportage leaked ahead of Frankfurt debut – new pictures – Autocar: Next-generation Kia Sportage will move upmarket to fight the Nissan Qashqai and Honda CR-V in Europe
- VW Said to Delay Revamp of $101000 Phaeton Sedan in Profit Push – Bloomberg: Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg … While Mercedes sold more than 100,000 S-Class cars last year, VW made about 4,000 Phaetons, a drop…
- 2016 Honda Pilot gets top safety rating – Freep: The all-new 2016 Honda Pilot has earned a top safety rating, further vindication of a design process for the SUV that relied on computer modelling and…
- Millions More Vehicles Could Be Added to Takata Recall – Detroit Bureau: The failure of an airbag in a new Volkswagen Tiguan could lead to a huge expansion of the ongoing Takata recall – something that has already impacted more than 33 million vehicles sold around the world. More from TheDetroitBureau.com.