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Lexus, Infiniti Test Ways To Fight Tesla, German Rivals
The Japanese luxury brands are fighting to gain ground in the U.S. luxury market as Volkswagen AG's Audi brand and Mercedes-Benz have expanded sales, and Tesla has provided a fresh alternative to the established brands.
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Peugeot CEO Outlines Ambitious Plan To Re-Enter U.S., Go Electric
The French automaker is using the know-how of former Opel engineers acquired from General Motors Co to develop vehicles to re-enter the U.S. market, and will offer electrification as an option on all its vehicles by 2025.
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Hyundai Pledges 45,000 Hires, $22 Billion Investment Over 5 Years
The investment will be in areas such as electric cars and self-driving automobiles, but analysts said the sum was not a surprise as Hyundai Motor already spends 4-5 trillion won annually as capital expenditure and has previously indicated it will invest in those areas.
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Pragma Industries Launches Hydrogen-Powered Bicycles
Pragma Industries makes fuel cells for military use, has sold some 60 hydrogen-powered bikes to French municipalities including Saint Lo, Cherbourg, Chambery and Bayonne.
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BlackBerry Launches Jarvis For Self-Driving Cars
BlackBerry in September announced it would partner with auto supplier Delphi Automotive Plc on a software operating system for self-driving cars.
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Global Carmakers To Invest At Least $90 Billion In Electric Vehicles
Investments in electrified vehicles announced to date include at least $19 billion by automakers in the United States, $21 billion in China and $52 billion in Germany.
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Ford Plans $11 Billion Investment, 40 Electrified Vehicles By 2022
Of the 40 electrified vehicles Ford plans for its global lineup by 2022, 16 will be fully electric and the rest will be plug-in hybrids
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Saudi Women-Only Showroom Opens In Jeddah
The showroom was opened in a shopping mall in the western Red Sea port city of Jeddah to allow women the freedom to choose their own cars before they hit the road.
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Ford Puts Auto Emergency Brakes On Two 2019 Models
Ford will fit the brakes on its redesigned 2019 Edge midsize crossover vehicle and its new 2019 Ranger midsize pickup.
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Toyota Expands U.S. Takata Air Bag Recall To 600,000 Extra Vehicles
Air bags with the inflators have been linked to at least 180 injuries and 20 deaths, mostly in the United States including one in Louisiana that was identified last month.
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General Motors Races To Build Formula For Profitable Electric Cars
A key element of the plan, according to two people familiar with the company's strategy, is slashing the amount of cobalt in GM's new EMC 1.0 battery system.
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Nvidia Partners With Uber, Volkswagen In Self-Driving Technology
Uber has been using Nvidia's GPU computing technology since its first test fleet of Volvo SC90 SUVS was deployed in 2016 in Pittsburgh and Phoenix.
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China Aims To Enable Half Of All New Cars With AI By 2020
China aims to implement artificial intelligence technology in at least half of all its new cars by 2020 and cover 90 percent of its big cities and highways with a wireless network that can support smart vehicles.
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Renault-Nissan Sets Up $200 Million Fund To Tap Startups
The Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi venture will also obviate the current need to thrash out the ownership split for each new alliance acquisition.
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More Than Half Of New Norway Car Sales Now Electric Or Hybrid
In many countries, high prices of battery-driven cars, limited ranges between recharging and long charging times discourage buyers.
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Volkswagen To Block Emissions Audit In Constitutional Court
The court in the town of Celle ruled that VW could not appeal, which the auto maker views as a violation of its fundamental rights.
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Hyundai Motor Union Rejects Tentative Wage Deal
The union said 50.2 percent of 45,008 voters rejected the deal as they deemed wage levels were inadequate compared with previous years' agreements, whereas 48.2 percent accepted the terms.
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Aston Martin To Recall Over 5,000 Vehicles In US. Here's Why
Aston Martin is recalling 3,493 DB9, DBS, Rapide, Virage and Vanquish models that were made between 2009 and 2016 due to problems that can cause the transmission park pawl to not engage, which could make the vehicle roll and increase the risk of a crash.
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France Passes Bill To End Oil And Gas Production By 2040
The decision is largely symbolic because France produces only about six million barrels of hydrocarbons a year, about one percent of its consumption.
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Emissions Fix For 24,000 Audi Diesel 3.0-Litre Vehicles Approved
The approved fix entails removing defeat device software that reduced emission control effectiveness and replacing certain hardware components.
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