Automotive Industry

EU ministers agree watered-down position on vehicle emissions

European Union ministers agreed on Monday to water down an initial European Commission proposal on new vehicle commissions after eight states including France and Italy said the changes could divert…

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Pirelli to issue 500 mln euros in convertible bonds

Italian tyre maker Pirelli said on Monday it planned to offer 500 million euros ($607.75 million) in five-year, zero coupon convertible bonds due 2025 as part of an operation to…

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Hyundai celebrates 30 years of innovations in eco-mobility

From hybrids to hydrogen fuel cell, Hyundai has been at the forefront of the development of environmentally-friendly vehicles now for three decades. Providing clean mobility and promoting a sustainable future…

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Renault, Nissan aim to cut costs with production shake-up

Renault, Nissan Motor Co and Mitsubishi Motors Corp said on Wednesday that they aimed to produce nearly half of their car output under a new alliance scheme dividing up their…

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Nissan considering 20,000 job cuts, mainly in Europe

Nissan Motor Co is considering cutting 20,000 jobs from its global workforce, focusing on Europe and developing countries, Kyodo news reported on Friday, as the Japanese automaker struggles to recover from…

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French finance minister warns Renault could disappear and must adapt

Renault could disappear if it does not get help very soon to cope with the fallout from the coronavirus crisis, France's Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Friday, while…

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Lamborghini launches its first collector’s digital stamp dedicated to the Huracán EVO RWD Spyder

Automobili Lamborghini together with Bitstamps is launching a digital stamp via an App designed to create and collect digital stamps. The first collaboration is dedicated to the Huracán EVO RWD…

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Lexus goes to exceptional lengths to make sure there’s no loss of comfort in the new LC Convertible

It’s one of the great pleasures of driving a convertible, that wind-in-the-hair feeling that makes you feel closer to the world around you as you take to the open road.…

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Hertz and Avis cancel car orders

Rental-car companies struggling to survive the coronavirus pandemic’s catastrophic blow to their business have been working with automakers to call off purchases, in some cases even redirecting vehicles in transit…

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UK car sales plunge to lowest since 1946 amid coronavirus lockdown

The UK car market ground to a halt in April, with new vehicle sales plunging by 97% to the lowest level since the end of the second world war because…

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Lamborghini prepares to restart production on May 4 with people-safety foremost

Automobili Lamborghini is set to resume its production activities from 4 May, in accordance with the Italian Prime Minister’s decree of 26 April. The Sant-Agata Bolognese company is currently completing…

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Toyota Provides Medical Facility with Transport Vehicle for Seriously Ill COVID-19 Patients

Toyota announced that it provided Showa University Hospital in Japan with a specially designed transport vehicle for seriously ill COVID-19 patients. The Toyota Hiace-based vehicle was developed and outfitted…

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Turin’s Mirafiori factory reopens

Metalworkers and employees of the FCA (Fiat Chrysler Automobiles) factory in Mirafiori return to work in Turin, northern Italy, on Monday 27 April 2020. The Italian plant reopened its doors…

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Fiat Chrysler to restart van production at Atessa plant

Fiat Chrysler (FCA) aims to restart van production at its Atessa joint venture plant in central Italy at 70% of the normal rate, a union representative told Reuters on Thursday.…

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Toyota’s Yaris Cross Makes World Debut

Toyota announces that its new compact SUV, the Yaris Cross, originally planned to be revealed at the 2020 Geneva Motor Show, has made its world debut. As a new SUV…

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European car sales plunge 52% in March because of coronavirus

New-car sales tumbled 52 percent in Europe's major markets in March as lockdowns imposed due to the new coronavirus took their toll, data showed on Friday. In March, new-car registrations…

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Fiat Chrysler CEO to halve his salary for three months in virus response

Fiat Chrysler top executives will temporarily cut their salaries to preserve the automaker’s financial soundness during the coronavirus emergency, Chief Executive Mike Manley told employees. Manley said he would halve…

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Carmaker Lamborghini starts making surgical masks and protective medical shields for free

Italian supercar-maker Lamborghini has started making surgical masks and protective medical shields which it will donate to a local hospital. The carmaker said it will make 1,000 masks a day…

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Carmakers answer pleas to make medical supplies

Car firms are answering calls from governments to help make more ventilators and face masks to help out during the coronavirus pandemic. On Monday, Fiat began converting one of…

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FCA, Ferrari staff to help make respirators

Specialized staff from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Ferrari and Magneti Marelli will help Bologna firm SIARE with a large contract to supply pulmonary respirators for the intensive care of coronavirus patients,…

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Fully electric Fiat 500 debuts in Milan

In Milan, Italy, Fiat Chrysler presented the all-new Fiat 500, featuring a 42-kWh lithium-ion battery and an 85-kW fast charger. With an output of 87 kW, the new 500 delivers…

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Photo story: Geneva Motor Show cancelled following coronavirus concerns

The 90th edition of the International Motor Show, which was scheduled to begin on 05 March 2020, has been cancelled due to the advancement of the (Covid-19) coronavirus disease in…

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European consumers rate Lexus as most reliable brand

The member organisations of the Euroconsumers group have published the results of their annual survey on car reliability and customer satisfaction. For the second year in a row, Lexus is…

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Fiat Chrysler wins waiver to retrieve parts from virus-hit supplier

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles obtained permission to retrieve critical parts from a supplier in an area in northern Italy locked down following the country's coronavirus outbreak. Three of FCA's car plants…

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PSA profits jump ahead of Fiat Chrysler merger

PSA Group said profitability reached fresh highs in 2019, though the automaker underscored a gloomy outlook for car sales in markets including Europe this year as it pursues its merger…

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Toyota and Toyota Industries Jointly Develop New Battery for Hybrid Electric Vehicles

Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) and Toyota Industries Corporation (Toyota Industries) announced that they have jointly developed a new battery for hybrid electric vehicles (HEV). The battery has been developed in…

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Feb

Holden car brand closes across Australia and New Zealand

About 600 Holden employees will lose their jobs after parent company General Motors announced it would axe the iconic Australian car brand by the end of the year. GM said…

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Hyundai signs development deal with another electric vehicle startup

Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Co broadened its future transportation portfolio with an agreement to jointly develop electric vehicles with California startup Canoo, the companies said on Tuesday. It was the…

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Daimler to cut 15,000 jobs

German luxury carmaker Daimler is intensifying existing cost-cutting measures and plans to cut up to 15,000 jobs, Handelsblatt newspaper reported, citing company sources. The group in had said in November…

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Hyundai Accent awarded best value in America

The 2020 Hyundai Accent earned the Best Value in America award from Vincentric, the automotive research firm specializing in automotive cost of ownership. This is the second win for…

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All-new Kia Sorento to debut in Geneva

The all-new Kia Sorento will make its world premiere at the 2020 Geneva International Motor Show. Designed and engineered to take on everything life can throw at it, the fourth…

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Lexus Announces Three European Premieres For The 2020 Geneva Motor Show

Lexus is hosting three European premieres at the 2020 Geneva Motor Show, including soon-to-be-launched new products and a concept study expressing its design and technology vision for a future electrified…

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Hyundai wins coveted Wallpaper* Design Award for its concept car 45

First revealed at the 2019 Frankfurt Motor Show, Hyundai Motor’s electric vehicle concept car 45 has been named ‘Best Concept Car’ by Wallpaper* magazine. Its old school charm combined with…

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Exhibition in Italy on the Lancia Aurelia

Cars are exhibited at the inauguration on Thursday of the exhibition 'Lancia Aurelia 1950-2020 timeless myth' at Mauto, the Turin National Automobile Museum, in Turin, Italy. The exhibition is a…

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The all-new 2020 HYUNDAI SONATA in the USA awarded Best Auto Tech by Kelley Blue Book

The all-new 2020 Hyundai Sonata has been awarded the 2020 Best Auto Tech Award by Kelley Blue Book – a recognition designed to help car shoppers identify the models with…

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Alfa Romeo Giulia wins What Car? award for third consecutive year

The Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio has taken home the accolades of Performance Car of the Year for the third year in a row at the annual What Car? Car of…

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Veloster N awarded ‘2020 most fun-to-drive car of the year’ in the U.S. by Cars.com

Cars.com awarded the 2020 Hyundai Veloster N with the 2020 Most Fun-to-Drive Car of the Year award, an accolade given annually to a model that’s defined by how fun it…

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German public prosecutors raid German Mitsubishi offices

The logo of Japanese car maker Mitsubishi is pictured outside its German importer's headquarters in Friedberg, Germany, 22 January 2020. According to reports, German public prosecutors have raided various offices…

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Hyundai and KIA make strategic investment in arrival to co-develop electric commercial vehicles

Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors Corporation today announced a strategic investment of €100 million (US $110 million) in a new partnership with Arrival, a UK-based electric vehicle startup. Through…

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Hyundai starts production for the all-new i10 in Europe

Hyundai Motor has announced the start of production for the all-new i10 at the Hyundai Assan Otomotiv Sanayi plant in İzmit, Turkey. The latest model in Hyundai’s best-selling i-range, the…

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Polluting vehicles could be pulled from UK market

Carmakers could pull models from the UK, the automotive industry has warned, as the British taste for polluting vehicles clashes with the difficulty of meeting post-Brexit carbon dioxide limits. Under…

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Photo Story: The Ferrari F8 at the Brussels Motor Show 2020

The Ferrari F8 on display at the Ferrari stand during the inauguration of the Brussels Motor Show in Brussels, Belgium. The motor show opened on the 10th January and will…

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Nissan step up planning for potential split from Renault

The Financial Times reports that senior executives at Nissan have accelerated secret contingency planning for a potential split from Renault as the downfall of Carlos Ghosn continues to reverberate through…

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Fiat 500 and Fiat Panda Hybrid, the Hybrid according to Fiat

The Fiat 500 and Fiat Panda, undisputed leaders of the city car, will be the first FCA Group models in their category to adopt the new hybrid technology. The new…

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Photo Story: World Premiere for the new Opel Insignia at Brussels Motor Show

The new Opel Insignia on display at the Opel stand during the inauguration of the Brussels Motor Show in Brussels, Belgium, 09 January 2020. The motor show will run from…

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Hyundai Motor Presents Vision for Human-Centered Future Cities throughSmartMobility Solutionsat CES 2020

Hyundai Motor will take the stage at CES 2020 to present its vision for mobility and cities of the future. Hyundai will unveil its first concept Personal Air Vehicle (PAV)…

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FCA-PSA merger good for Europe says Conte

Italian Prim Minister Giuseppe Conte has expressed his approval after Italian American car maker Fiat Chrysler (FCA) and France's PSA Peugeot announced they had agreed to merge. "The marriage between…

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Lexus celebrates half a million SUV sales across its European markets

Lexus is celebrating sales of its SUVs passing half a million units across its European markets. It’s a significant landmark for the brand that originated the concept of the luxury…

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Fiat Chrysler, Peugeot reach agreement on $50 billion merger

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV and Peugeot SA have signed a binding agreement to move forward with their $50 billion tie up, the two companies said Wednesday. The Wall Street Journal…

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German car industry to slash more jobs in 2020

Germany’s main automobile industry body, the VDA, said it expects global car sales to fall by 5% this year, the steepest drop since the financial crisis, and warned of more…

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Hyundai Motor to invest $52 billion over six years

Hyundai Motor said on Wednesday it planned to invest $51.81 billion ( 61.1 trillion won) between 2020 and 2025. The South Korean carmaker unveiled a “Strategy 2025” roadmap that…

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Daimler to cut 10,000 jobs worldwide

Daimler, the German carmaker that owns Mercedes-Benz, has said it will shed at least 10,000 jobs worldwide as it seeks to fund the switch to electric cars. Daimler personnel…

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Berlin bans diesel cars and trucks

A worker installs a road sign at the central Mitte district that indicates a circulation ban for Diesel cars and trucks with less than Euro 5/V in Berlin, Germany,on…

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UK car body warns output will slump if Brexit leads to tariffs with EU

British annual car production will drop by a third to 1 million by 2024 if Brexit leads to tariffs with the European Union, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders…

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THE TOYOTA SUPRA IS BACK

Toyota unveiled the brand new 2020 GR Supra with a completely re-imagined design and engineering formula. The new model is inspired by the iconic Toyota 2000 GT that was originally…

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Photo Story: The Fiat 500x at the AutoMobility LA auto show

The Fiat 500X Sport is displayed during the AutoMobility LA auto show at the Los Angeles Convention Centre in Los Angeles, California, USA. The show will run from 22 November…

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Fiat Chrysler says Peugeot talks progressing

Fiat Chrysler on Thursday said its talks with Peugeot to create the fourth-largest carmaker are going well, despite a racketeering lawsuit filed by General Motors late on Wednesday, seeking “substantial…

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