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Europe insists Volkswagen meet emission-scandal obligations

Sep 07, 2017 (UPI)

Consumer authorities from the European Union and the European Commission sent a letter to Volkswagen calling on the company to "swiftly" repair the vehicles ass...

Post-Harvey Houston faces a car crunch

Sep 06, 2017 (AFP)

Having a vehicle is a necessity in the sprawling Texas metropolis with few public transportation options. But as many as a half million cars were washed away or...

US House passes bill to clear path for self-driving cars

Sep 06, 2017 (AFP)

The "Self Drive Act" approved by voice vote "will help pave the way for self-driving cars nationwide and ensures America stays a global leader in innovation," s...

Battling to thwart diesel bans, Merkel throws in the cash

Sep 04, 2017 (AFP)

Merkel said she was doubling financial aid to cities from a previously announced 500 million euros ($600 million), in a bid to stave off the threat of an all-ou...

VW shares gain as dieselgate bullet dodged

Sep 01, 2017 (AFP)

Shares in the group added 0.9 percent just after 0900 GMT to trade at 126.50 euros ($150.50), against a DAX index of leading German shares up 0.5 percent. In th...

New emissions test necessary for new vehicles in the EU

Aug 31, 2017 (UPI)

The European Commission invited member states to examine emission issues after Volkswagen in 2015 was found to have used software to get around some pollution s...

New liquid-metal membrane technology may help make hydrogen fuel cell vehicles viable

Aug 29, 2017 (SPX)

Engineers have long recognized the power - and limitless availability - of hydrogen, the most abundant element in the universe. Hydrogen occurs naturally in the...

Nanoparticles pollution rises 30 percent when flex-fuel cars switch from bio to fossil

Aug 29, 2017 (SPX)

The phenomenon was detected in Sao Paulo City, Brazil, in a study supported by the Sao Paulo Reserch Foundation (FAPESP) and published in Nature Communications....

Japan's 'highway doctor' does checkup on ageing roads

Aug 28, 2017 (AFP)

Tokyo's sprawling maze of ageing expressways, measuring 320 kilometres (or 200 miles) in length, have long been crying out for a facelift, some dating back to t...

Uber to resume Philippine service 'soon' after fine

Aug 26, 2017 (AFP)

The government meted Uber a one-month suspension on August 14 following a tussle over driver permits, sparking public outrage as some 66,000 vehicles were force...

addressing battery glitch in small number of Chevy Bolts

Aug 25, 2017 (AFP)

The defect is present in some of the first Bolts that were manufactured and means that a car may say that 80 miles of electric power remains when in fact the ba...

Former VW engineer gets 40 months in 'dieselgate' scandal

Aug 25, 2017 (AFP)

James Robert Liang was sentenced to 40 months in prison and ordered to pay a $200,000 fine after pleading guilty to charges he conspired to defraud the United S...

Great Wall shares slide as Fiat Chrysler hopes dampened

Aug 23, 2017 (AFP)

The Chinese manufacturer, known for its sport-utility vehicles, had signalled Monday its interest in Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), before moving to dampen sp...

Merkel wants to 'restore trust' in diesel after scandal

Aug 21, 2017 (AFP)

She said she was "angered" by German auto giants who in the "dieselgate" scandal either broke the law or used legal loopholes, but also pointed to the at least ...

China's Great Wall Motor plans Fiat Chrysler purchase

Aug 21, 2017 (AFP)

An agreement would be a major coup for the Chinese auto industry, though it may cause political waves in the United States, where President Donald Trump has rai...

Fiat Chrysler an enticing takeover target for China

Aug 18, 2017 (AFP)

In July, a well-known but unnamed Chinese automaker made at least one offer to buy Fiat Chrysler at a price supposedly above its current market value, the indus...

Uber's ousted CEO calls investor lawsuit unfounded

Aug 18, 2017 (AFP)

A response Thursday to a lawsuit filed last week by early Uber investor Benchmark Capital said the litigation was part of a "shameful" effort to remove Kalanick...

Fiat joins BMW-led group to develop driverless cars

Aug 16, 2017 (AFP)

German luxury carmaker BMW began working on the project with US computer chip giant Intel and the Israeli tech firm Mobileye last year. The group aims to have t...

Uber settles complaint over data protection for riders, drivers

Aug 15, 2017 (AFP)

The ridesharing giant had faced complaints that it allowed some employees to use the "God view" to monitor customer movements that could allow Uber managers to ...

Uber bows to Philippines suspension after show of defiance

Aug 15, 2017 (AFP)

The US firm had slammed Monday's decision by transport authorities to impose the sanctions as a "blatant violation" of its rights earlier Tuesday, relaunching i...