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- Toyota back to world championship rallying after 17 years – Paris show – Just-auto: Toyota is returning to World Championship Rallying after a 17-year break.
- 2017 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup racer launched in Paris – Autocar: 478bhp racing model will take to the track next year in Formula 1 support series; it uses the 4.0-litre flat-six engine of the 911 GT3 RS
- Final bidders say Takata should file for bankruptcy protection, report says – Automotive News: All five bidders seeking to bail out Japan’s beleaguered Takata have presented restructuring plans that require the airbag maker to file for bankruptcy protection, people with knowledge of the process told Reuters.
- Peugeot to introduce five electric models by 2021 – Autocar: Peugeot 3008
- Renault sees ‘stabilization’ of European car market in 2017 – Reuters: Carlos Ghosn, Chairman and CEO of the Renault-Nissan Alliance, poses during a news conference on media day at the Paris auto show, in Paris, …
- Toyota drops new diesel for C-HR crossover – Automotive News: About 25 percent of Toyota’s vehicle sales in Europe are diesel models, compared with just below 50 percent for the total market. Since Volkswagen…
- Volkswagen ID: This is your self-driving Golf of the future – Ibtimes: Meet Volkswagen’s electric, self-driving Golf of 2025. VW expects to sell one million electric cars per year by 2025, and for this ID concept to be…
- Mercedes Plans 10 Electric Cars Under EQ Brand to Take on Tesla – Bloomberg: Mercedes’s first new all-electric models will be a coupe-like sport utility vehicle that will be available for sale before the end of the decade, the Daimler…
- Lexus Downsizes with New UX SUV Concept – Detroit Bureau: Long known for its staid and unexciting designs, Lexus has been pushing the styling envelope during the last several years, and the new UX…
- Tesla Confirms–And Ends–Discounts, But Why Were They Offered In The First Place? – Forbes: In an email sent to all employees, Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed what some customers have been saying online for months; that the company was…
- BMW to expand crossover lineup with sporty X2 – Automotive News: BMW, hoping to capitalize on the hot market for crossovers, is hinting at plans to expand its crossover lineup, once again, with a model based on the…
- Toyota drops diesel from new model, signals likely phase-out – Reuters: Visitors walk past a logo of Toyota Motor Corp on a Toyota Prius hybrid vehicle at the company’s showroom in Tokyo August 5, 2014.
- VW hopeful of US settlement by year-end – Paris – Just-auto: Speaking to Reuters ahead of the Paris show, CEO Matthias Mueller said he … Tesla has targeted 2016 sales of 80,000 to 90,000 vehicles, the news…
- Opel Ampera-e breaks cover at Paris motor show – Autocar: The Chevrolet Bolt, GM’s first all-electric vehicle since the EV1 of 1996, will be rebadged as the Opel Ampera-e for the European market
- Nissan’s new Micra shows there’s still fight in the small car market – Autocar: Nissan hasn’t just reinvented the Micra – it’s added the kind of style and quality which will have other manufacturers, including Ford, worried
- Daimler confirms EQ subbrand for electric cars – Automotive News: Mercedes-Benz will launch 10 new electric vehicles by 2025 in a bid to become the global leader in EV technology, Daimler CEO Dieter…
- 2017 Ferrari F12 successor will retain a naturally aspirated V12 – Autocar: Ferrari F12 Berlinetta
- New Audi Q5 revealed at Paris motor show – Autocar: Audi’s Mercedes-Benz GLC and BMW X3 rival will go on sale early next year, with looks and tech borrowed from the larger Q7
- Toyota drops new diesel in Europe – Automotive News: PARIS –Toyota has decided not to sell a new diesel engine it is developing in its European cars. The 1.5-liter, three-cylinder diesel was due to be…
- Alfa Romeo to launch BMW X5 and X1 rivals – Autocar: Alfa Romeo Stelvio as imagined by Autocar
- Parkopedia partners with TomTom to integrate parking content – Paris show – Just-auto: Parkopediahas announced, at the Parisshow, a globalpartnership to provide TomTom with premium parking content for its automotive customers.
- BRIEF-Daimler CEO to have more than 10 fully electric vehicles by 2025 – Reuters: SEOUL, Sept 29 South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS), the world’s third-largest pension fund by assets, said on Thursday it has filed a suit …
- 2017 Dacia Sandero facelift lands in Paris – Autocar: France’s autumn car show welcomes an aesthetically tweaked Sandero, Sandero Stepway and Logan MCV
- Renault Trezor concept revealed at Paris motor show – Autocar: Striking two-seater concept is set to shape the styling of Renault’s future production models and previews ‘big changes’ in technology and design
- BMW Appoints European Sales Chief to Replace Retiring CFO – Bloomberg: Krueger has vowed to defend BMW’s position as a luxury-car leader and plans to roll out more high-end models to help finance a transition to…