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VW seeks new chief as pollution scandal spreads
Sep 24, 2015 (AFP)
Auto giant Volkswagen searched Thursday for a new chief to steer it out of a global pollution cheating storm, as suspicions over diesel car emissions spread for...
US owners feel 'betrayed' by VW, vow to ditch cars
Sep 24, 2015 (AFP)
After nearly 20 years as a loyal Volkswagen customer, Bob Merlis is among scores of Americans determined to get rid of their cars after the German automaker adm...
Volkswagen scandal touches nerve centre of German economy
Sep 24, 2015 (AFP)
The pollution cheating scandal that has engulfed auto giant Volkswagen touches one of the main nerve centres of the German economy, given the importance of the ...
Scientists develop tire-grade rubber that repairs itself
Sep 23, 2015 (UPI)
Material scientists in Germany have developed a rubber capable of self-repairing. The development could pave the way for a world without flat tires. Currently, ...
VW just the latest scalp for independent campaigners
Sep 23, 2015 (AFP)
Volkswagen's worldwide pollution cheating has been exposed in large part thanks to independent campaigners, a growing force in the scrutiny of multinationals wh...
Tough road ahead for Volkswagen in US
Sep 22, 2015 (AFP)
Volkswagen faces a criminal probe, myriad customer lawsuits and a grilling before hostile legislators in the United States over its emissions cheating scandal, ...
VW admits 11 mn cars have pollution cheating device
Sep 22, 2015 (AFP)
Volkswagen's pollution cheating scandal escalated dramatically Tuesday when the automaker revealed 11 million of its cars worldwide could be affected, wiping a ...
VW scandal: Could the same happen in Europe?
Sep 21, 2015 (AFP)
The non-profit group which helped expose Volkswagen's deceit on emissions of its diesel cars in the United States said Monday that the same issue could exist in...
Apple revving work on electric car
Sep 21, 2015 (AFP)
Apple aims to have an electric car on the road some time in the year 2019, according to a report on Monday in the Wall Street Journal. The Journal report, which...
Deakin has global designs on cars of future through partnership with GM
Sep 17, 2015 (SPX)
Australian researchers at Deakin University will be at the forefront of the international car industry's future design and innovation, thanks to a new partnersh...
Hyundai cautious on prospects for self-driving cars
Sep 16, 2015 (AFP)
The self-driving car is coming, but not as rapidly as people think, the head of the European operations of South Korean carmaker Hyundai, Thomas Schmid, told AF...
Auto industry shows off car cockpit of future at IAA
Sep 16, 2015 (AFP)
Imagine climbing into your car seat exhausted but knowing you have to keep awake for the long drive home. That may not be a problem if the car is fitted with a ...
China clouds European optimism as IAA auto show opens
Sep 15, 2015 (AFP)
Leading carmakers boasted at the IAA auto show in Frankfurt on Tuesday about resurgent sales in Europe but said they were keeping a close eye on slowing demand ...
German automakers feel pinch from Chinese slowdown
Sep 15, 2015 (AFP)
The slowdown on the Chinese automobile market, the world's largest, may be affecting the entire industry, but will hit German makers the hardest given their str...
Auto industry veteran hired to rev up Google car
Sep 14, 2015 (AFP)
Google announced Monday it hired auto industry veteran John Krafcik to head up its self-driving car project, as it eyes expanded road tests for autonomous vehic...
Uber's Chinese rival invests in US opponent Lyft: report
Sep 11, 2015 (AFP)
China's top taxi hailing app Didi Kuaidi has taken a stake in US archrival Uber's own domestic competitor Lyft, the Wall Street Journal reported, as the firms s...
Major carmakers pledge auto-braking for US market
Sep 11, 2015 (AFP)
Major global carmakers pledged Friday to install auto-braking technology as a standard feature for vehicles sold in the US market, government and safety officia...
China auto sales down 2.98% in August: industry group
Sep 10, 2015 (AFP)
Car sales in China fell 2.98 percent in August from a year ago, an industry group said Thursday, as concerns rise over slowing growth in the Chinese economy. A ...
Uber raises $1.2 bn for Chinese branch: source
Sep 08, 2015 (AFP)
Uber -- the app-based car service -- has raised $1.2 billion to keep expanding Uber China, a source close to the efforts said. The fundraising round has not yet...
New York cabs get smart in battle with Uber
Sep 04, 2015 (AFP)
As New York taxi drivers face surging competition from smartphone cab services, the traditional taxi force in the city that never sleeps is preparing to push ba...
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