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- FCA Averts Strike by Agreeing to Canadian Pact – Detroit Bureau: With a strike threat hanging in the air negotiators for Unifor and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV reached a last-minute tentative agreement. Get details at TheDetroitBureau.com.
- Ford’s Lincoln eyes China assembly – Just-auto: Lincoln nearly tripled its China sales in the third quarter to 8,546 vehicles, the automaker told Reuters. Sales of the fully imported models are a long…
- Russia car market decline continues – Just-auto: Sales of new passenger cars and LCVs in Russia decreased by 10.9% on last year in the month of September according to data released by the Moscow-based AEB.
- Ford Mustang sales slump spurs plant furlough – Just-auto: A 32% fall in September sales of Ford’s iconic ‘pony car’ Mustang has prompted the automaker to stop production for a week.
- For Sale: Europe’s Tech Sector – Bloomberg: Osram, for example, has attractive patents and prestigious car industry customers. Deal-hunters have also spotted that while Germany’s family-owned…
- BRIEF-Guangzhou Automobile’s auto sales up 44.7 pct in Sept – Reuters: BRIEF-Guangzhou Automobile’s auto sales up 44.7 pct in Sept. Oct 11 Guangzhou Automobile Group Co Ltd. * Says it sold 158,313 automobiles in …
- Infineon buys Dutch firm in push to control driverless cars – Reuters: The logo of semiconductor manufacturer Infineon is seen at its Austrian headquarters in Villach, Austria, August 1, 2016. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader.
- Novelis aluminium used for new Jaguar XFL – Just-auto: Novelis hasannounced it is supplying aluminium for the Jaguar XFL (longwheelbase XF), the first Jaguar model from Chery Jaguar Land Rover Automotive.
- Deutsche Post makes its own electric van – Just-auto: Reuters reports that Deutsche Post is using the vehicles – named Streetscooters – to meet growing demand for e-commerce deliveries without adding…
- VW’s Seat expects ‘special year’ in 2017 as product offensive gains traction – Automotive News: Volkswagen Group’s Seat brand expects its second SUV, the Arona, to play a big role in its goal to achieve long-term profitability. The Arona…
- Renault set to increase AvtoVAZ stake to 70% in bailout of Lada maker – Automotive News: Renault is poised to raise its bet on Russia, voting with other shareholders in troubled AvtoVAZ to launch an 85 billion ruble (1.2…
- KSS targets growth in Japan, post-Takata – Just-auto: Key Safety Systems (KSS), the Chinese-owned US-based safety equipment manufacturer, said it aims to double revenues in Japan by 2020 by winning over business lost by troubled airbag manufacturer Takata Corporation.
- Ssangyong Motor Explores China Joint Venture With Shaanxi Auto – Bloomberg: Ssangyong Motor Co., the South Korean SUV maker, is exploring a joint venture in China with Shaanxi Automobile Group Co. to produce vehicles in…
- Tesla Model Y could arrive this month – Autocar: Tesla Model Y imagined by Autocar
- China sales accelerate for global automakers in September – Reuters: Honda and Nissan reported on Tuesday their strongest monthly vehicles sales growth for China this year in September, thanks to a tax cut on small engine vehicles and comparatively weak growth for the same month last year.
- Self-Driving Cars Will Be the Best Thing to Happen to Motorcycles – Bloomberg: Cars traveling in the same direction as the motorcycle often don’t notice the bike overtaking on the left. Cars making a turn while coming from the…
- Hyundai Motor’s S. Korea union to resume wage talks with firm after strike… – Reuters: A Hyundai Motor spokeswoman said she couldn’t offer immediate comment on the union’s move. The union has held 24 rounds of full-scale or partial …
- Battery Cost Plunge Seen Changing Automakers Most in 100 Years – Bloomberg: “Vehicles and the way they are used will change more in the next two decades than they have in the last 100 years,” said Colin McKerracher, head of…
- Renault Kwid effect: Maruti Suzuki Alto to come in new avatar by 2019 – Ibtimes: … cars in India is going under the knife for its much-needed makeover to counter the growing competition from the new arrivals like the Renault Kwid.