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- Tesla says lawsuits could delay SolarCity deal – Reuters: Elon Musk, Chairman of SolarCity and CEO of Tesla Motors, speaks at SolarCity?s Inside Energy Summit in Manhattan, New York …
- Tesla-SolarCity Merger Could Be Delayed by Shareholder Suits – Bloomberg: Tesla Motors Inc.’s planned merger with SolarCity Corp. faces four lawsuits, one of which seeks an injunction to stop the transaction, potentially…
- Bentley, Lamborghini skip Paris show amid VW cost-cutting drive – Reuters: Volkswagen supercar brands Bentley and Lamborghini have dropped out of the Paris Motor Show next week as their German parent is reining in spending on auto exhibitions to cushion costs from its emissions scandal.
- BMW 8 Series spotted in development – Autocar: BMW’s new flagship coupé has been caught testing in Germany; it’s due to go on sale in 2020
- EU to penalise member states following emissions scandal – Autocar: EU commissioner Elzbieta Bienkowska aims to take legal action against some EU states for not enforcing emissions legislation
- Renault begins export of made-in-India Kwid, Duster to Nepal – Ibtimes: French automobile manufacturer Renault on Monday announced that it had started the export of its entry-level car, the Kwid, and the Duster SUV to…
- Haldex picks ZF’s $647 million bid over higher Knorr-Bremse offer – Automotive News: Swedish braking systems maker Haldex has backed a 5.53 billion crowns ($647 million) takeover offer from German car parts firm ZF Friedrichshafen, even though it is less than a rival bid from Germany’s Knorr-Bremse.
- Toyota opens first R&D centre in Latin America – Just-auto: Toyota’s Brazilian subsidiary (the first of the kind outside Japan, dating back to the 1950s) has opened its first Advanced Research Centre (acronym is…
- ZF increases public cash offer price for Haldex – Just-auto: ZF has increased the price per share in its public cash offer for Haldex from SEK110 (US$12.86) to SEK120. The German firm has previously received full antitrust clearance in all relevant markets, allowing for a quick completion of the offer.
- Ground-breaking rotary engine created by British firm – Autocar: 120bhp rotary engine has been developed by Advanced Innovative Engineering
- VW Group global sales up 6.3% in August – Just-auto: The Volkswagen Group delivered 759,400 vehicles in August, an increase of 6.3%.
- Mobileye refutes allegations by Tesla spokesperson – Just-auto: Mobileye has said allegations recently attributed to a Tesla spokesperson regarding Mobileye’s position in respect of Tesla internal computer visionefforts are incorrect and can be refuted by the facts.
- Science|A Lesson of Tesla Crashes? Computer Vision Can’t Do It All Yet – New York Times: Tesla has said that Autopilot is not meant to take over completely for a human driver. And earlier this month, the company implicitly acknowledged that…
- Bosch expands development and technical centre in the US – Just-auto: Bosch is strengthening its research and development activities in the US.
- Bosch coordinates EV static inductive charging project – Just-auto: Bosch, acting as project coordinator, is working with the Fraunhofer Society and GreenIng on research into an innovative concept for charging vehicles inductively through a magnetic field while the car is parked at a charging station.