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- Nissan sales rise on strong crossover, truck demand – Automotive News: Nissan said overall sales of Nissan brand crossovers, trucks and SUVs set a September record, with a gain of 20 percent. Photo credit: DAVID…
- Donald Trump Trashes Nafta. But Unwinding It Would Come at a Huge Cost. – New York Times: When you buy an “American-made” car, you are probably buying a car that has an immensely complicated mix of components that were also made in…
- Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet axed from UK line-up – Autocar: Despite being facelifted just last year, the Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet has been discontinued in the UK
- 2018 Ford Mustang facelift to gain 10-speed automatic gearbox option – Autocar: An updated drivetrain and a refreshed exterior will give Ford’s Mustang a new lease of life
- Nissan’s U.S. Car Sales Top Analysts’ Estimates in September – Bloomberg: Nissan Motor Co. sold 127,797 cars and light trucks in the U.S. last month, topping analysts’ estimates as sales of pricey sport utility vehicles continue…
- Buick to introduce new Avenir sub-brand – Just-auto: General Motors’ Buick brand, for which China is the largest market, is to introduce a new, luxury Avenir sub-brand.
- Seven companies in new Audi supplier park in Mexico – Just-auto: A just-in-sequence (JIS) supplier park next to Audi’s new plant in San Jose Chiapa, Mexico, opened officially on Saturday, is home to an initial seven suppliers and will create about 1,000 jobs.
- Toyota Prius Returns to Plug-In Market With $3000 Price Cut – Bloomberg: Toyota Motor Corp. said it’s returning to the plug-in hybrid market in the U.S. by lowering the price of a redesigned model to undercut the Chevrolet…
- First drive: Testing Toyota Prius Prime’s 25-mile range – Freep: The Prius Prime is Toyota’s first vehicle with a lithium-ion battery, the … Sonata plug-in hybrids or pure electric cars like the 238-mile Chevrolet Bolt,…
- Ghosn raises Nissan Qashqai question-mark for UK – Just-auto: The manufacturing location for the next generation Nissan Qashqai is an investment decision that will largely be determined by the shape of Brexit and…
- 7th Pay Commission effect: Honda, Yamaha, Bajaj Auto two-wheeler sales spurt in September – Ibtimes: Bajaj Auto, India Yamaha Motor and Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI) saw their two-wheeler sales go up substantially in the domestic…
- PSA supply chain is “orchestra” in carmaking – component chief – Just-auto: PSA Groupe says it is constantly evaluating its supply chain processes through competitor – and industrial – benchmarking as it looks to squeeze value from its component manufacturing – likeningtheprocess to an orchestra within the company.
- Toyota to Sell ‘Cuddly Companion’ Robot in Japan – WSJ: The robot goes on sale for Y=39,800 yen ($392) this winter in Toyota dealerships in … Toyota said it hoped to use what it learns from Kirobo to make…
- Driverless car testing permitted in California – Autocar: The state of California has made it legal for car makers to test fully autonomous cars in select locations
- Faurecia builds on Iran ties to secure major deals – CEO – Just-auto: Faurecia says its historical ties with Iran have been noticed by Tehran’s automotive sector, which is rapidly inking a raft of deals with French companies as the country comes in from the cold of the sanctions era.
- Volkswagen to pay US dealers PS939 million for Dieselgate – Autocar: Volkswagen will compensate US dealers who took legal action against the company with a total of $1.21 billion (about PS939 million), in the midst of the…
- Skoda takes stake in SAIC Volkswagen – Just-auto: Volkswagen’s Czech car-making subsidiary Skoda Auto has become a shareholder in SAIC Volkswagen, one of China’s largest auto-making joint…
- All Takata takeover proposals call for bankruptcy – Just-auto: All five companies that submitted takeover proposals for Takata Corporation last week require the Japanese airbag manufacturer to file for bankruptcy protection, according to a Reuters report citing people close to the restructuring process.