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- Chevrolet prices Bolt for US and Canada – Just-auto: Chevrolet has set a US price for the new Bolt EV of US$37,495 including destination charge. Customers might receive an available federal tax credit of up to $7,500, reducing the cost to $29,995.
- UK insurers put drivers first in proposing simple cover for driverless cars – Just-auto: UK insurers are offering to handle the complications of insuring the first automated cars behind the scenes, meaning consumers should notice hardly any difference to the current system of motor insurance.
- Dyson car: former Aston Martin product development director joins Dyson – Autocar: Electric car rumours surrounding tech giant Dyson are fuelled by former Aston Martin product development director’s move to the company
- Chip designer ARM launches processor fit for driverless cars – Reuters: “If you have a piece of safety critical code, you want to be sure that nothing can interfere with that,” John Ronco, VP Product Marketing, told Reuters.
- Chinese web-video tycoon raises $1.08 billion for electric car – Automotive News: China’s Le Holdings Co. has raised $1.
- How much cleaner is an electric car? Depends on where you are – Automotive News: How much cleaner are electric cars than the fossil-fuel powered alternative? The answer depends on exactly where you charge the batteries.
- VW emissions scandal: Audi R&D boss Knirsch to be suspended – Autocar: Knirsch was only appointed nine months ago but reportedly knew about emissions-fixing prior to the story first breaking
- Renault, Nissan buy French tech firm to develop mobility apps – Reuters: Sylpheo will develop the applications for the alliance’s connected car service platform, a Renault spokeswoman said. She said the acquisition was …
- New Toyota Supra to be a performance hybrid – Autocar: Tech hinted at by hybrid performance concept is likely to feature, although we won’t see it until after its BMW Z5 sister car
- New Ford Ka+ to cost from PS8995 – Autocar: New Ka+ targets the Vauxhall Viva and Fiat 500 in the city car market, with stylish Black and White editions to follow later this year
- 2017 Ford Fiesta to keep three-door option – Autocar: Next-gen Fiesta will be bigger than the current model; development is well under way ahead of a planned launch next year
- GM Canada strike averted after union agrees deal – Just-auto: According to Reuters, Unifor said the tentative deal would prevent the … According to Reuters, Dias did not say what vehicle model or models would…
- Toyota to offer night-only shifts in Japan – Just-auto: Toyota is planning to introduce night-time only shifts in Japan as part of a review of shift-patterns that allow for ‘family friendly’ daytime-only shifts for…
- US wants to approve autonomous cars before launch – Just-auto: According to Reuters, the US Transportation Department, in its most comprehensive statement yet on autonomous vehicles, also issued voluntary…
- Chinese Car Dealers Say Hyundai Agrees to Compensation Talks – WSJ: Authorized Hyundai dealers in China can sell either locally-produced … Hyundai said in a statement to the dealers Tuesday that it fully understands…
- Takata share price plunges on bankruptcy rumours – Just-auto: Takata’s share price has plunged by almost 12% in trading on the Tokyo stock market today on speculation that potential bidders are now considering bankruptcy proceedings for the troubled supplier.
- Tesla dealership sued in China over fatal crash – FT: Tesla Motors’ China unit and a local dealership are being sued following a fatal accident in the country that the victim’s father is blaming on the car’s…
- Audi R&D chief reportedly faces suspension – Just-auto: German newspaper Bild am Sonntag, citing sources, reported development chief Stefan Knirsch would be suspended this week, according to Reuters.
- 2017 Citroen C3 WRC Paris concept previews fastest Citroen rally car yet – Autocar: The next Citroën C3 will compete in the World Rally Championship; Paris show concept reveals its look