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- VW Storm Circles Spanish Carmaker Seat After Seven Losing Years – Bloomberg: Now competing in a crowded market for budget-minded European car buyers, it has struggled even in its own country. It sold fewer cars than the VW…
- France seeking Renault-Nissan integration, not full merger – Just-auto: The French government this week stated its wants to increase “operational integration” between Renault and Nissanbut confirmed it was not seeking a full merger.
- Mazda targets rising ASEAN sales with SkyActiv – Just-auto: Mazda Motor said it expected sales in the ASEAN region to rise by 24% to 95,000 in the fiscal year ending 31 March 2016, following a 22% rise in…
- Shell Project M to address massive population rise – Just-auto: Shell says gasoline and diesel energy solutions will continue to play a key role in vehicle propulsion for “a very long time,” with a rapidly increasing global population driving ever-more efficient ways of mobility.
- Tax cut lifts China passenger vehicle sales 13% in October – Just-auto: Sales of new passenger vehicles in China jumped by over 13% year on year to 1.94m units in October, lifted by a sales tax cut at the end of September, according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers. The data covers sales of passenger cars, SUVs and MPVsbut not commercial vehicles.
- Audi sells fewer cars in October than Mercedes, BMW – Reuters: Audi brand sold fewer vehicles in October than German rivals BMW (BMWG.DE) and Mercedes-Benz
- Indonesia’s Oct auto sales fall 16.2 pct year-on-year – association – Reuters: Automobile sales in Indonesia fell 16.2 percent in October from a year earlier, data from industry association Gaikindo showed on Thursday.
- Volkswagen to Offer Whistleblowers Impunity on Emissions-Cheating Scandal – WSJ: Volkswagen launched an internal investigation on Sept. … The charges stem from Volkswagen’s use of software to dupe emissions tests, which…
- Hyundai Motor vice chairman Chung raises stake in firm – Reuters: Hyundai Motor said in a regulatory filing on Thursday Chung bought 1.85 million shares at 162,500 won per share from unlisted Hyundai Samho…
- Former VW CEO quits as Audi chair as emission-scandal probes continue – Reuters: Former Volkswagen Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn has stepped down as chairman of luxury brand Audi amid an…
- Volkswagen Scandal: German Regulator Widens Probe To 23 Brands Over Suspicion Of … – Ibtimes: A Volkswagen logo adorned with horns, a pitchfork and a tail and in the guise of a devil decorates a Volkswagen passenger van on Nov. 10, 2015 in…
- Hyundai Motor vice chairman Chung buys 1.85 mln shares in firm – Reuters: Hyundai, in a regulatory filing, said Chung acquired the shares at 162,500 won ($140.38) per share, translating to around 300 billion won ($259…
- More images of 2016 new-gen Toyota Innova emerge online, detail interiors – Ibtimes: With the global unveil of new gen Toyota Innova just around the corner, more images of the model have hit the web, this time showing the seating…
- Robot Cars Spell More Chip Sales, Europe’s Infineon, STMicro Say – Bloomberg: The average car had $333 worth of chip content as of 2014, an increase of 11 percent in the past four years, according to Bloomberg Intelligence.
- How British Automakers Sell to the Middle East – Bloomberg: One way to show off great wealth is by driving the latest luxury vehicles. For some British car makers, the sky is the limit when it comes to bespoke design … Bloomberg spoke to two high-end automakers at the Dubai Motor Show.
- Ford workers start voting on UAW contract – Freep: Voting gets underway at some Ford UAW locals Thursday and will continue through next week as 52,900 workers decide whether to ratify the tentative…