GM confirms investment in southern Brazil

18 Aug 2017 | Fernando Calmon

General Motors will spend BRL1.4bn/US$430m on its Gravataí plant in state of Rio Grande do Sul.

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Auto groups oppose Trump NAFTA US content plans

18 Aug 2017 | Graeme Roberts

Auto industry groups from Canada, Mexico and the US are pushing back against the Trump administration's demand for higher US automotive content in a modernized North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), a media report said.

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Switzerland bans Porsche diesel registrations

18 Aug 2017 | Graeme Roberts

Switzerland's road agency has imposed a preliminary ban on new registrations of Porsche Cayenne cars equipped with manipulated diesel engine management software, a media report said.

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Will Daimler and BMW combine car sharing services?

18 Aug 2017 | Chris Wright

Daimler and BMW are rumoured to be in talks to combine their car-sharing services Car2Go and DriveNow, the chief executive of car rental company and DriveNow partner Sixt hinted to the Reuters news service.

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Drivers need convincing of automated car benefits - study

18 Aug 2017 | Graeme Roberts

Drivers fail to see that automated and driverless vehicles will deliver promised benefits according to a new study.

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GAZ launches van production in Turkey

18 Aug 2017 | Graeme Roberts

GAZ Group has started assembly of Gazelle Next cargo van and combi van models in Turkey.

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Trelleborg to build new production facility for sealing solutions in Denmark

18 Aug 2017 | Simon Warburton

Trelleborg has, through its business area Trelleborg Sealing Solutions, invested in a new production facility for sealing solutions in Denmark, relocating its current manufacturing facility in the country.

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PPG opens new automotive refinish training centre in Argentina

18 Aug 2017 | Simon Warburton

PPG announced it has opened a new 300 sq m training centre for automotive refinish professionals in Pillar, Argentina.

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Goodyear names new vice president and CTO

18 Aug 2017 | Simon Warburton

Goodyear has unveiled Christopher Helsel as VP and chief technology officer, effective 1 September.

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GAZ/PJSC Rosseti ink Russia agreement

18 Aug 2017 | Simon Warburton

GAZ Group has inked an agreement with Russian energy network company, PJSC Rosseti.

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Valeo uses BASF engineering plastics to develop top column module

18 Aug 2017 | just-auto plus Extended News

Safety, driving pleasure, esthetics – when you drive a car, it is not just the steering wheel that has a major influence on the...

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Tesla appoints two new directors to its board

18 Aug 2017 | just-auto plus Extended News

Tesla welcomes Linda Johnson Rice, chairman and chief executive officer of Johnson Publishing Company (JPC), and James Murdoch, chief...

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Honda CR-V earns five ASEAN NCAP stars

18 Aug 2017 | just-auto plus Extended News

Beginning 2017, the New Car Assessment Programme for Southeast Asian Countries (ASEAN NCAP) has introduced a new rating system to assess...

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Mercedes-Benz GLC surpasses one million sales since launch

18 Aug 2017 | just-auto plus Extended News

Since the market launch in 2008, the sales figures of the successful GLC and its predecessor GLK reached more than one million vehicles. The...

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GWM sales up 7% in July 2017

18 Aug 2017 | just-auto plus Extended News

GWM released its report on production and sales of July. It can be noted from the data that GWM in July sold 69,100 vehicles, with a...

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Harman appoints new director of Public Affairs

18 Aug 2017 | just-auto plus Extended News

Harman International, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics focused on connected technologies for automotive, consumer and...

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Evonik announces price increase for Vestanat/Vestagon products

18 Aug 2017 | just-auto plus Extended News

Evonik raises the prices for its aliphatic diisocyanates and derivatives, offered under the brand names Vestanat and Vestagon up to 10% on a...

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ChargePoint expands its service and support operations with new office in Scottsdale

18 Aug 2017 | just-auto plus Extended News

ChargePoint the world's largest electric vehicle (EV) charging network, today built on its industry leadership and commitment to EV...

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Audi offers new A4/A5 alternatives with g-tron models

18 Aug 2017 | just-auto plus Extended News

Audi is offering its customers two sustainable alternatives in the midsize category: the new A4 Avant g-tron and the new A5 Sportback...

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Hyundai Motor previews new fuel cell vehicle

17 Aug 2017 | Graeme Roberts

Hyundai Motor has offered an early glimpse of its next generation fuel cell vehicle, well ahead of the hydrogen-powered SUVs official launch early next year.