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- Carlos Ghosn and UK prime minister have ‘productive’ meeting – Just-auto: Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn has met with UK prime minister Theresa May today, in a meeting that follows recent remarks by Ghosn that raised question-marks over future UK investment by the company due to Brexit and uncertainty over future UK-EU trade conditions.
- New Volvo XC60 is coming in 2017 – Autocar: Volvo’s next mid-sized SUV has been spotted testing but heavy disguised; styling draws from its successful XC90 sibling
- Strong auto purchases buoy US retail sales; inflation stirring – Reuters: WASHINGTON U.S. retail sales rebounded in September amid a surge in motor vehicle purchases and a rise in discretionary spending, pointing to …
- VW Wants to Cut 25,000 Jobs in 10 Years – Detroit Bureau: Volkswagen AG is looking to eliminate some 25,000 jobs in Europe during the next 10 years as moves to reorganize and rebuild after its diesel scandal,
- After Brexit ultimatum, Nissan CEO Ghosn meets UK PM May – Reuters: Nissan, which built nearly one third of Britain’s 1.6 million cars last year, faces … NS) told Reuters that any Brexit deal would have to guarantee a “level …
- The problem with non-luxury big cars – Autocar: Citroen is set to make big saloons again, but why do most non-premium car makers have a problem selling them?
- Exclusive: Carmakers forced back to bigger engines in new emissions era – Reuters: Renault (RENA.PA), General Motors (GM.N) and VW are preparing to enlarge or scrap some of their best-selling small car engines over the next three …
- Nissan seeking to find Brexit solution at meeting with May – Reuters: REUTERS/Benoit Tessier … its chief executive and Prime Minister Theresa May, after the Japanese firm warned it could halt investment in its car plant.
- Maven, GM’s car-sharing play, expands to San Francisco – Automotive News: GM’s car-sharing program Maven, the auto giant’s latest foray into alternative transportation services, expanded into San Francisco, marking its ninth market since launching in January.
- Renault to unveil Alpine sports car before year-end – Automotive News: Renault will unveil the production version of its Alpine Vision sports car concept before the end of the year. Renault hopes for a halo effect…
- Europe car sales grow 7% but VW fails to end share decline – Automotive News: New-car sales in Europe grew by 7.3 percent last month with most major automakers except PSA Group gaining volume. Volkswagen Group, hit by its…
- NextEV officially opens its US HQ in California – Just-auto: NextEV has openedits new US headquarters, located in the heart of the Silicon Valley
- Gore-Coty: Hard Science Problems for Driverless Cars – Bloomberg: Pierre-Dimitri Gore-Coty, EMEA head at Uber, discusses scientific and regulatory hurdles for self-driving cars and lessons learned from the company’s…
- Producers to halve as Silicon Valley moves in – FCA – Just-auto: FCA Fiat Chrysler Automobile Serbia’s purchasing chief says he believes the number of global automakers able to incorporate the myriad leaps forward in technology currently flooding the market will halve with Silicon Valley companies jostling for entry into a crowded market.
- VW group sales up 7.1 percent in September, biggest gain since Dieselgate – Reuters: The logo of German car maker Volkswagen is seen on a car outside a garage in Vienna, Austria, September 29, 2016. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger.
- BRIEF-Tianjin FAW Xiali Automobile expects net loss in Jan-Sept – Reuters: BRIEF-Tianjin FAW Xiali Automobile expects net loss in Jan-Sept … function in their electric cars requires the driver’s unrestricted attention at all times.
- Volvo owner Geely prepares launch of new car brand – Automotive News: Chinese automaker Geely Automobile is set to launch a new car brand – Lynk & Co – on Oct. 20, sources said, as it seeks to broaden its…
- Made-in-India Renault Kwid set to make inroads in Indonesia – Ibtimes: French carmaker Renault will launch the India-made Kwid in Indonesia in the coming days. The Kwid, the entry-level model that turned the table for…