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- VW chief casts doubt on whistleblower’s account of emissions scandal – Reuters: Germany Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) Chief Executive Matthias Mueller has cast doubt on a report which last week said many managers…
- Brazil seeks free auto trade with Argentina – paper – Reuters: The two states have imposed quotas on bilateral automobile trade despite being major partners in South America’s trading bloc Mercosur. Brazil and…
- Ford Rolls to Record Profit on Surging Sales of SUVs, Pickups – Bloomberg: F-150 truck is displayed for sale at a Ford dealership in Louisville, Kentucky. … Rising sales of high-profit sport utility vehicles propelled Ford to 2015…
- Ford Motor quarterly profit beats Street expectations – Reuters: 1 through the close of trade on Wednesday as analysts and investors have begun factoring in fears that the U.S. and Chinese auto markets are…
- Ford Posts $1.9 Billion Profit – WSJ: Ford Motor Co. reported fourth-quarter net income of $1.9 billion, or 47 cents a share, swinging from a loss in the prior-year period as strength in its…
- GM’s Opel, German watchdog recalling Opel models – Reuters: … * Opel recalling some cars due to faulty steering. * Adam, Corsa models may contain faulty components. * Opel says third-party dealerships installed…
- Renault boosts LCV sales in 2015 – Just-auto: Renault group LCV sales in 2015 rose 12.4% year on year to 387,000 units, despite a 6.3% dip in the total market, North America excluded. Its share…
- Self-Driving Cars Would Need a Driver Under California Rules – Bloomberg: The state’s Department of Motor Vehicles is finalizing regulations for the everyday use of autonomous cars with the goal of releasing them in the next…
- How a High-Flying Lawyer Botched His Big Case Against GM – Bloomberg: … stand again, might “throw her husband under the proverbial bus, or GM car.” … GM’s massive vehicle recalls came too late to keep Ward-Green from…
- Hyundai Tucson gets big boost from Europe’s SUV boom – Automotive News: The Tucson’s bolder design with large wheel arches and bulging body lines gives the SUV an enhanced road presence that will “turn heads,” Hyundai…
- Peugeot to Renew Iran Ties With $435 Million Factory Upgrade – Bloomberg: Peugeot announced the car-plant accord during a visit by Iranian President … Peugeot sold 458,000 vehicles in Iran in 2011, the year before the…
- France eyes deals for Airbus, Peugeot, farming as Iran visits – Reuters: Iranian Transport Minister Abbas Akhoundi told Reuters Iran had reached a deal with the planemaker, but declined to give further details. Technical…
- China’s ‘green’ cars are making things worse – Reuters: The world’s largest electric car market races ahead, cheered on by the leadership in Beijing. Correspondent John Ruwitch explains why all this is…
- Takata prepares CEO exit over air bag safety scandal – sources – Reuters: Takata has been under fire for almost two years over defective air bags that can explode with excessive force and shoot shrapnel inside the car – a…
- IIHS study underlines benefits of automatic braking – Automotive News: Automatic braking systems were shown in a new study to reduce rear-end crashes by about 40 percent on average, handing added momentum to a push by safety groups, regulators and some automakers to equip all new cars with the technology.
- 10 modern car ‘inventions’ you thought were new – Detroitnews: Multiple warehouses there hold more than 400 cars made at one time or … manufacturer to release a production model version of a V16 automobile.