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- Diesel to stay centre pillar of BMW CO2 strategy – Just-auto: Diesel will remain a central pillar of BMW’s CO2 strategy despite growing concerns in some quarters over emissions and the scandal surrounding VW’s so-called defeat device.
- BMW: driverless cars not likely this decade – FT: BMW, the self-declared leader in autonomous driving, has just said truly autonomous cars aren’t something we are likely to see this decade. BMW…
- Skoda surpasses 1 million sales in record-breaking year – Autocar: More than 1 million cars were delivered to customers last year, marking the brand’s best year to date
- Tesla Model S owners can now summon their cars – Autocar: UK drivers can now use the ‘Summon’ feature to make the Model S park itself, or drive to meet its owner
- New Nissan GT-R to debut at New York International Motor Show – Ibtimes: Nissan dropped a teaser image of the new GT-R sports car via its Facebook page, confirming the vehicle will debut at the New York International…
- Renault Kwid Racer, Climber concepts to be launched as special editions: Report – Ibtimes: The biggest attractions at Renault India’s stall in Auto Expo 2016 were the two concept models of Kwid, the Racer and Climber. The jazzed-up avatar…
- Japan’s big firms offer small 2016 pay hikes, dealing blow to Abenomics – Reuters: * The ‘tide has changed’ in business environment – Toyota chief
- BMW shifts focus towards harnessing technology – Reuters: BMW to expand offerings in ultra-luxury segment. * BMW to streamline production, mulls ride-sharing business (Adds details on new strategy, quotes …
- Japan Eyes 40000 Fuel-Cell Cars, 160 Hydrogen Stations by 2020 – Bloomberg: Japan is aiming to have 40,000 hydrogen-powered cars on its roads by 2020, with plans for a 20-fold expansion to 800,000 by 2030, according to a…
- BMW unveils new strategy for autonomous car era – Reuters: German carmaker BMW unveiled a new strategy on Wednesday to focus on achieving further advances in electric vehicles, automated driving and to develop new services in the field of premium individual mobility.
- BMW plans 7-series and Rolls-Royce SUVs, M7 – Just-auto: BMW is to add a high performance version and an SUV to its flagship 7-series range as well as an all-terrain luxury Rolls-Royce, board chairman Harald Krueger said here in Munich today.
- German court says VW customer has no right to return rigged vehicle – Reuters: A German court on Wednesday dismissed a Volkswagen customer’s plea to cancel the purchase of his vehicle, which was affected by the carmaker’s cheating software.
- BMW CEO Pushes Electric Cars, Relies on Luxury Models for Funds – Bloomberg: BMW AG plans to roll out more electric cars and add self-driving features faster than rivals to help fend off growing threats to its status as the world’s…
- BMW unveils new connectivity and automated driving strategy – Just-auto: BMW has unveiled its new NUMBER ONE>NEXT strategy aimed at setting new standards for connectivity and automated driving.
- German court rejects customer’s bid to cancel VW purchase – Reuters: Volkswagen (VW) admitted in September it had fitted illegal software on up to about 11 million cars worldwide that mitigated emissions during tests but …
- BMW forecasts new records – Just-auto: BMW Group has forecast new records for sales volume, revenues and earnings for 2016, the company said at its annual accounts press conference here in Munich today (16 March).
- European car sales jump 14 pct in February on extra selling day – Reuters: European new car sales jumped 14 percent in February, industry data showed on Wednesday, helped by an extra selling day, even allowing Volkswagen’s core brand to swing back to growth despite its diesel emissions scandal.
- Hyundai, Kia log 17.7 pct hike in European sales last month – Yonhap: Hyundai Motor Co. and its smaller affiliate Kia Motors Corp. saw their sales in Europe grow nearly 18 percent on-year in…