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Audi to spend 50 mn euros to repair diesel cars in US
Nov 23, 2015 (AFP)
Audi said Monday it will spend about 50 million euros upgrading software that regulators believe flouts US pollution limits in larger diesel cars in the US. The...
Tesla recalls all Model S cars worldwide for seatbelt fix
Nov 20, 2015 (AFP)
Tesla said Friday it was recalling all 90,000 of its Model S luxury electric cars sold worldwide since 2012 after discovering a security problem with seatbelts....
US regulator deepens crisis at VW in emissions probe
Nov 20, 2015 (AFP)
Volkswagen's use of emissions cheating devices on its larger 3.0 liter diesel engine cars extends back five years earlier than originally reported, US regulator...
VW puts off China investment amid costly emissions scandal
Nov 19, 2015 (AFP)
German automaker Volkswagen, tainted by an emissions scandal expected to cost it billions, said Thursday it had postponed a planned investment in China. "In lig...
GM to make fuel cell pickup truck for US military
Nov 19, 2015 (AFP)
General Motors said Thursday it will build a hydrogen fuel cell version of its Colorado pickup for the US Army, giving soldiers a quiet and fuel-efficient recon...
Human roadblock for Japanese firms developing autonomous cars
Nov 15, 2015 (AFP)
Japanese car manufacturers will have to convince the public that letting go of the wheel in a self-driving car is safe, while also dealing with the biggest thre...
Madrid sets speed, parking restrictions to fight pollution
Nov 13, 2015 (AFP)
Madrid city hall on Friday for the first time banned non-residents from parking in the centre of the Spanish capital and reduced speed limits on access highways...
GM to sell Chinese-made cars in the US: report
Nov 12, 2015 (AFP)
General Motors plans to sell Chinese-made cars in the United States beginning early next year, a first for a major automaker, The Wall Street Journal reported T...
BMW buys Chinese firm to drive car leasing business
Nov 11, 2015 (AFP)
German auto giant BMW said Wednesday it has acquired Chinese firm Herald Leasing as part of its bid to broaden the business in its biggest market to include car...
Fitch slashes VW ratings over poor management of pollution fraud
Nov 09, 2015 (AFP)
Fitch ratings agency on Monday cut Volkswagen's credit rating by two notches, saying that a widening pollution cheating scandal has exposed weak corporate gover...
Making cars of the future stronger, using less energy
Nov 06, 2015 (SPX)
Engineers at The Ohio State University have developed a new welding technique that consumes 80 percent less energy than a common welding technique, yet creates ...
Honda to Add 120 EV Chargers to Torrance Campus
Nov 06, 2015 (SPX)
In an effort to increase the use of alternative fuel vehicles by its associates for daily commuting, and to prepare for a new generation of plug-in vehicles set...
Moody's downgrades VW as toll from emissions scandal grows
Nov 04, 2015 (AFP)
Embattled Volkswagen's credit rating was cut by Moody's on Wednesday as the toll on the German automaker grew over its cheating on emissions. Moody's cut the ra...
VW suspends sales of US diesel models; Moody's cuts rating
Nov 04, 2015 (AFP)
Volkswagen and its Audi unit froze sales of diesel car models in the United States Wednesday after new accusations on the use of software that cheats on emissio...
VW shares skid as emissions-cheating scandal widens
Nov 03, 2015 (AFP)
Shares in Volkswagen tumbled on the Frankfurt stock exchange Tuesday amid new accusations in the ever-widening emissions cheating scandal, but the German auto g...
Nissan boosts annual outlook on new models, N.America sales
Nov 02, 2015 (AFP)
Japan's Nissan on Monday raised its full-year forecasts, citing new model rollouts along with upbeat sales in North America and Europe that offset weakness in t...
US says VW also violated emission rules in larger engines
Nov 02, 2015 (AFP)
The Volkswagen emissions-cheating scandal widened Monday when US regulators said the German automaker also included illegal "defeat devices" on its larger 3.0 l...
Toyota view on Volkswagen scandal: don't obsess over No. 1
Oct 29, 2015 (AFP)
Toyota's top executive has offered some advice to German rival Volkswagen as it wrestles with a huge emissions scandal: don't focus on being number one. Akio To...
Pollution scam pushes VW into first quarterly loss in 15 years
Oct 28, 2015 (AFP)
German auto giant Volkswagen on Wednesday booked its first quarterly loss in more than 15 years in the wake of the global pollution-cheating scandal which also ...
Tokyo Motor Show kicks off with a spotlight on self-driving cars
Oct 28, 2015 (AFP)
The Tokyo Motor Show kicked off Wednesday with a focus on cars that drive themselves, eco-friendly technologies, and a concept vehicle with tablet-style touch s...
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