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- In Michigan, Donald Trump Takes Aim at Ford Motor Co. – Bloomberg: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump came to the home state of the auto industry and attacked Ford Motor Co. for building factories in…
- Ford moves commercial truck production to Ohio from Mexico – Reuters: Ford Motor Co on Wednesday will start building its medium-duty F-650 and F-750 commercial trucks at a Cleveland-area plant, moving production out of Mexico for the first time.
- Ford targets emerging markets with frugal India build – Reuters: Ford Motor Co plans to use low-cost engineering it learned in India to develop compact models for other emerging markets, executives said, emulating a strategy used by Asian rivals that outsell it in the world’s fifth-largest auto market.
- JAPAN: Toyota drops Denso as navigation systems supplier – report – Just-auto: According to a Nikkei report, Toyota will cut Denso from its list of navigation system suppliers amid weakening demand for the devices.
- UK: Jeep adds new diesel engine to Cherokee – Just-auto: Jeep is adding a new 2.2-litre Multijet diesel engine to its Cherokee range.
- 2016 Bentley Bentayga leaked ahead of Frankfurt debut – Autocar: Bentley’s first SUV, the Bentayga, could have received an early debut courtesy of some promotional models in China
- BELGIUM: First Toyota Mirai fuel cell models arrive in Europe – Just-auto: The first Toyota Mirai fuel cell models have arrived in the Europe. The first five Mirai cars were unloaded in Bristol, UK and Zeebrugge, Belgium, respectively on 8 and 10 August.
- GERMANY: BMW checks Google’s Alphabet on trademark rights – Just-auto: BMW is checking whether any trademark rights have been infringed by Google after the latter established a company called Alphabet.
- PEBBLE BEACH DEBUTS LIST: Hyundai Genesis concept – Just-auto: The 64th Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance and associated events take place from 13-16 August. The following is a list of concept and new model world premieres.
- China oil demand in July falls 4.2 pct m/m as auto sales slip – Reuters: China’s implied oil demand fell in July from the previous month amid a continuing drop in the nation’s vehicle sales that…
- BMW July sales rise 5.6 percent as Europe demand offsets China slump – Reuters: DE) on Wednesday said deliveries of its Mini, BMW and Rolls-Royce cars rose 5.6 percent in July to a new record high as demand in Europe and the…
- GM Fund Finds Switches Caused 124 Deaths – Detroit Bureau: The fund established by General Motors to compensate the victims killed or injured in vehicles with the maker’s faulty ignition switch will pay claims to 398 people or their families, including 124 death benefit claims. Get the details at TheDetroitBureau.com.
- China’s Weaker Output, Investment Adds to Currency Pressures – Bloomberg: The volume of shoes produced in July dropped 8 percent, crude steel declined 4.6 percent while passenger cars decreased 26.3 percent, according to…
- Daimler Tries to Kill French 35-Hour Workweek – Bloomberg: Daimler declined to provide details of the negotiations, which will resume in September. Photographer: Ulrich Baumgarten via Getty Images.
- Ford builds medium-duty pickups in US for first time – Freep: Ford celebrates the start of large pickup production in the U.S. today. Joe Hinrichs, president of The Americas, was to be in Avon Lake, Ohio, for the…