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- Fiat Chrysler Layoffs Underscore Failure Of 200 Sedan, Not Just Low Gasoline Prices – Forbes: In laying off 1,420 production workers at a Michigan plant that builds the Chrysler 200, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is doing more than bowing to the U.S….
- INTERVIEW-Bollore’s London electric car club scheme faces delay – Reuters: … well but are taking a bit more time than we thought,” Bollore told Reuters. … Bollore said it has 19 BlueCity electric cars in London at the moment but not all … It is investing 100 million pounds ($141 million) in the car club and a …
- The supercomputer for a self-driving car: Nvidia shows off the first of its intended series Roborace – Ibtimes: Nvidia is diving in the world of automobiles. Specifically, it has developed a new supercomputer that will be used for the Roborace, a line of autonoms…
- VW emissions scandal: German government finds that only VW Group used defeat devices – Autocar: German officials investigating the emissions scandal have concluded that only the Volkswagen Group used defeat devices
- Sausage buffet bust-up mars Daimler AGM – Guardian: A fight between shareholders over free sausages at Daimler’s annual meeting has overshadowed the German luxury carmaker’s declaration of its…
- Google expanding self-driving vehicle testing to Phoenix, Arizona – Reuters: Alphabet Inc is expanding its testing of self-driving cars to the Phoenix, Arizona metro area, the company said on Thursday, making it the fourth U.S. …
- Honda, Acura prep crossovers for Beijing auto show – Automotive News: Honda Motor Co., which is already outpacing industry growth in China, aims to spur sales by tapping the shift to crossovers with two new…
- Volvo Cars plans autonomous driving experiment in China – Just-auto: Volvo Cars plans to launch and autonomous driving test in China using local drivers to test autonomous driving cars “on public roads in everyday driving conditions”
- Sapa develops high-strength aluminium alloy – Just-auto: Sapa says it has developed a new aluminium alloy for automotive applications, which require high-strength aluminium solutions.
- 2017 Mercedes-Benz C-Class facelift – first spy pictures – Autocar: The facelifted C-Class has been spotted for the first time with new headlights and mild cosmetic tweaks ahead of its expected launch next year
- 2015 was Daimler’s most successful year ever – Just-auto: Underlying the good times for premium brands, Daimler’s Supervisory Board chairman has hailed last year as the company’s most successful year…
- Tesla Model 3 Orders Wow Advocates, Skeptics Not So Much – Forbes: Electric vehicle advocates are overwhelmed by the advance orders received by Tesla for its forthcoming Model 3, said to top 200,000 in the first 24…
- Mazda CX-4 pictures leaked onto internet ahead of Beijing reveal – Autocar: Crossover inspired by Koeru concept to make its debut this month; expected on sale in 2017
- BOJ’s Nagoya head: No damage to auto exports from strong yen – Reuters: TOKYO, April 7 Japanese automobile exports remain strong with no big damage seen from the yen’s recent rises, a senior central bank official said on …
- Project HHR – Kaptur & future Renault SUVs – Just-auto: Renault says only that the recently announced Kaptur SUV will be for Russia. But there is a lot more to this new model, the fruition of an R&D project…
- Volvo Cars sees Q1 retail sales up 11.9% – Just-auto: Volvo Cars says it continued to grow sales globally in March and posted an 11.5% increase in retail sales for the month, selling 52,279 cars.
- The PS12,000 baby Aston Martin, 17 October 1981 – Throwback Thursday – Autocar: Think the Aston Martin Cygnet was the first car of its type? Think again; the Frazer Tickford did it all before thirty years prior, with an Austin Metro as its donor car
- Ford Sales In China Rose 5% In March, Helped By Big SUV Gain – Forbes: Ford Motor’s sales in China, the world’s largest auto market, rose by 5% in March from a year earlier to 114,788 vehicles, helped a big gain in SUV…
- Uber Rival Said to Raise Funding Goal to Over $1.5 Billion – Bloomberg: On-demand car services have taken off around the world as mobile usage expands and riders seek simpler or quicker alternatives to taxis and public…
- BRIEF-Ford says March China vehicle sales +5 percent y/y – Reuters: * March China vehicle sales total 114,788, +5 percent y/y, vs -9 percent in Feb