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- Renault, Nissan Head for a Mighty Clash With the French State – Fortune: French automaker Renault SA is drawing up proposals to relinquish some power over its Japanese partner Nissan Motor NSANY -0.48% , sources…
- Hyundai Motor Considers Developing Chips for Autonomous Driving – Bloomberg: Hyundai Motor expects fully self-driving cars to be available in 2030 and … of 11 percent in the past four years, according to Bloomberg Intelligence.
- China November Auto Sales Surge 18% as Tax Cut Bolsters Demand – Bloomberg: Passenger-vehicle deliveries in China increased at the fastest pace in nine months amid demand for small cars after the government cut a tax to boost…
- VW’s Skoda Auto not cutting investments, board member says -paper – Reuters: Volkswagen’s Czech unit Skoda Auto will not cut back on investment projects, the carmaker’s board member responsible for human…
- FTSE Russell suspends Volkswagen from FTSE4Good index series – Reuters: “The suspension follows an assessment of Volkswagen through FTSE’s Controversy Monitor which considers the significance of crises or…
- Mitsubishi Europe sells 50,000 Outlander PHEVs in two years – Just-auto: Mitsubishi Motors Europe has passed the 50,000 deliveries milestone with its Outlander plug-in hybrid EV SUV two years after the first sale to a Dutch customerin October 2013.
- CES 2016: BMW to reveal new i8 Spyder concept at Las Vegas technology show – Ibtimes: Four years after it was first shown off as a concept car, the BMW i8 Spyder is tipped to enter production in 2016 – and it will be shown at the CES…
- Hyundai considers developing chips for autonomous driving – Automotive News: Hyundai Motor is considering developing its own computer chips and sensors used in autonomous driving to gain fuller control over components seen as being crucial to future development of cars.
- ACEA elects Dieter Zetsche as 2016 president – Just-auto: European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA), has elected Daimler CEO, Dieter Zetsche as president for 2016.
- 2016 Citroen e-Mehari revealed – Autocar: Successor to the iconic Mehari will be a new all-electric compact SUV, set to go on sale in France next Spring
- Russia’s Nov auto sales down 42.7 pct y/y – AEB – Reuters: New car sales in Russia fell 42.7 percent in November, year-on-year, after a 38.5 percent drop in the previous month, the Association…
- China auto sales to maintain growth rate in 2016: Passenger car association – Reuters: Passenger car sales expected to grow 10 pct in 2016 … The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), whose statistics are generally…
- If You Can Think You Can Drive this Chinese Car – Detroit Bureau: Chinese researchers are developing a car that can be driven simply by using brain power: “I think therefore I drive.” For details, go to TheDetroitBureau.com.
- Over 3000 Koreans join class-action suit against Volkswagen – Yonhap: Over 3,000 owners of Volkswagen vehicles in South Korea are participating in a class-action lawsuit against the German…
- Beijing Suspends Schools, Restricts Cars on Pollution Red Alert – Bloomberg: Beijing has suspended schools, restricted car travel and banned fireworks and outdoor barbecuing as the Chinese capital scrambles to cope with a…