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- Ford to exit all operations in Japan, Indonesia this year – Reuters: (Corrects to say 44 dealerships are in Indonesia, not Japan). * Japan, Indonesia staff to leave Ford – email. * Automaker employs 292 staff in Japan,…
- Ten Modern Car ‘Inventions’ You Thought Were New but Are Not – Bloomberg: Seeing all that early technology in one place, I was struck by how much of it is not too different from what we expect in cars today-in fact, much of the…
- Iran’s Rouhani Shops for Cars, Jets on European Visit – Bloomberg: … lifting of trade sanctions against the Middle Eastern nation. Bloomberg’s Alessandra Migliaccio reports on “Bloomberg .”
- Daimler and Iran Khodro to produce truck diesel engines – Just-auto: Daimler and IKCO have inked a memorandum of cooperation to produce three diesel truck engines in Iran, following the recent lifting of sanctions.
- Grammer improves 2015 NAFTA revenue 15% to US$173m – Just-auto: Grammer Automotive says NAFTA revenue exceeded EUR160m (US$173m) last year, improving the previous figure by 15%.
- AT&T to bring 4G to all new Ford units in the US and Canada – Ibtimes: Beginning this March, Ford Escape buyers in North America can now access unlimited 4G mobile connection inside their car through AT&T’s high…
- VW Given Deadline to Come Clean by Second-Biggest Shareholder – Bloomberg: Volkswagen CEO Matthias Mueller, left, and Lower Saxony Prime Minister Stephan Weil during a news conference at VW’s headquarters in Wolfsburg,…
- UK cities receive PS40 million to support EV growth – Autocar: Eight cities in the UK, including London, Milton Keynes and Bristol, will receive a share of PS40 million to support and develop their electric vehicle infrastructures
- FCA starts Warren stamping plant production – Just-auto: FCA US has started production at its newest stamping plant in Warren, Michigan, after investing US$63m in the 65-year-old facility..
- SAIC considers India manufacturing via GM plant buy – reports – Just-auto: Chinese vehicle producer SAIC is reportedly considering a move to purchase a GM India plant to start manufacturing in India. Reports in India suggest that the company plans to buy GM’s Gujarat factory.
- VW’s labour leader rejects efficiency drive – Reuters: … fallout from the emissions crisis, said Osterloh. “At the moment there are more questions than answers. That is bad.” (Reporting by Andreas Cremer;…
- Daimler’s Zetsche impressed by Sillicon Valley car efforts – Just-auto: Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche has told a German newspaper that Google and Apple have made more progress on automotive projects than he had…