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- Toyota’s hydrogen Mirai eligible for GBP5,000 UK grant – Just-auto: Toyota says its Mirai hydrogen fuel cell saloon will be eligible for UK government grant support of GBP5,000 (US$7,600) reducing the purchase price to GBP61,000.
- Citroen to miss 2016 WRC season to build new car for 2017 campaign – Autocar: The French car maker will also leave the World Touring Car Championship after next season to focus on the World Rally Championship for the long-term
- Iran Khodro bursts through 10,000 mark in Iraq – Just-auto: Iran Khodro says despite the huge uncertainty in Iraq, which has hampered the export of spare parts, the automaker has nonetheless produced more than 10,000 vehicles during the past 16 months.
- Autonomous Driving May Help Save Fuel – Detroit Bureau: A new study sponsored by the Department of Energy will determine if new V2V technology also can help motorists save fuel.
- Los Angeles motor show 2015 – our star cars – Autocar: Range Rover Evoque Convertible From Fiat’s new 124 Spider to a rear-wheel-drive Lamborghini and an open-top Range Rover Evoque, the LA motor show had plenty of new metal to be excited about
- Renault-Nissan installs 90 EV points ahead of COP21 – Just-auto: Renault-Nissan Alliance is installing 90 new charge spots for electric vehicles in and around Paris for the COP21 global summit on climate change in Paris.
- Datsun Redi-Go India launch delayed, Go-cross to arrive first: Report – Ibtimes: Datsun had confirmed a third model for the Indian market that was widely regarded as the production version of the Redi-Go concept. However, the…
- Zotye 5008 – Autocar: The Zotye 5008’s reasonable electric powertrain is let down by its Daihatsu underpinnings
- VW appoints Michael Steiner as compliance commissioner – Just-auto: Volkswagen has appointed former Total Vehicle Development/Quality Porsche head, Michael Steiner, as compliance commissioner at the VW Group
- Mazda’s CX-9 to feature new 2.5L turbo GDI engine – Just-auto: Mazda says it has enhanced its SKYACTIV-G engine series with a range-topping SKYACTIV-G 2.5T. This 2.5-liter direct-injection turbocharged gasoline engine powers the new CX-9 midsize three-row crossover SUV that will go on sale starting from North America in spring 2016.
- Renault Frendzy – Autocar: It’s only a concept, but there are facets of the Renault Frendzy that would be strong selling points on a production car
- Renault to plough EUR600m into Spanish facility – Just-auto: Renault is to invest EUR600m (US$641m) to upgrade its Palencia site, 240km north-west of Madrid, from 2014 to 2016, where it manufactures the Megane and Kadjar.
- UK car manufacturing turned down in October – Just-auto: UK car manufacturing turned down in October. However, it is ahead in the first ten months and the SMMT data shows the cumulative total is 2.8% ahead of last year.
- Volkswagen faces major spending cuts and regulatory deadlines – CNBC: The company must pay to modify the cars and could face billions of dollars in … undercutting Volkswagen’s ability to compete in a fast-changing automobile … Volkswagen said on Wednesday that 120,000 diesel car owners in the…
- Ford-UAW pact seems headed for defeat as voting nears end – Reuters: DETROIT Nov 18 A proposed four-year labor contract between Ford Motor Co and the United Auto Workers looked set to be rejected after workers at a…
- VW Takes Apology Tour to L.A. Car Show, Readies U.S. Repair Plan – Bloomberg: Global automakers strutted their stuff at the Los Angeles Auto Show, showcasing everything from hot sports cars to roomy sport utility vehicles.
- Japan falls out of love with petrol – FT: The country’s population was falling, and the automobile market was more fuel efficient, meaning that demand … have succumbed to “kuruma banare” – a loss of interest in cars that has accelerated markedly in the past decade.
- Australian law firm files $72-mln class action against Volkswagen – Reuters: Volkswagen is embroiled in a global recall scandal, and faces several class action lawsuits, after tests showed that thousands of vehicles had been…
- VW’s Horn: Plan for emissions fix coming ‘soon’ – Automotive News: Volkswagen Group of America may soon disclose how it intends to fix 482,000 2.0-liter diesel vehicles with illegal emissions software, the company’s chief said.
- In India, where no-frills cars rule, Toyota aims upmarket – Reuters: Naomi Ishii, managing director of the firm’s India unit Toyota Kirloskar Motor, reckons providing dual air bags as standard features will sell core models…
- UAW VP Settles launches final sales pitch for Ford deal – Freep: UAW Vice President Jimmy Settles, battling laryngitis and a rising tide of opposition to the UAW-Ford deal, gave an urgent, sales pitch Wednesday…
- Integrated Canadian test cells impress OEM visitors – Just-auto: It takes a fair bit to impress engineers from a major OEM but the boffins from a major Canadian university reckon they achieved that recently with a guided tour of a new research and development facility they are building