Detroit-based auto-parts maker American Axle & Manufacturing (AAM) has agreed to acquire Metaldyne Performance Group (MPG) in a transaction worth about $3.3bn. MPG provides lightweight components for use in powertrain and suspension ...
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General Motors’ personal mobility brand Maven and Uber Technologies have joined hands to offer people who want to drive and earn money on the Uber platform the option to lease qualified vehicles by the week or longer at discounted ...
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Toyota Motor will set up a mobility services platform (MSPF) to collaborate with several service providers, as well as telematics insurance. Based on the proliferation and popularity of mobility services, like car-sharing; the MSPF will ...
Volkswagen has received permission from the Federal Motor Transport Authority (Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt) in Germany for the modification of models with the 1.6-litre EA 189 TDI engine. The technical solutions for 2.6 vehicles with EA 189 ...
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Mazda Motor said it sold a record 775,000 vehicles in the first half of its 2016-17 fiscal year, slightly more than the previous record set last year. Europe contributed 123,000 units, up 12% year-on-year thanks above all to robust sales ...
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Passenger car sales in China, the world's biggest auto market, will grow nearly 13 percent this year from a year earlier, data from an industry association showed Tuesday. Judging from this year's sales trend, sales of passenger and ...
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In October, Jiefang medium and heavy trucks were delivered 20800 units in total, and the sales of only one enterprise-Jiefang has achieved amazing a volume of 200 thousand. In the gloomy time, the heavy trucks industry as a whole had the ...
Marching around the snowy hellscape of Hoth slicing up rebel troopers as Darth Vader proved to be an unparalleled joy in 2015’s Star Wars Battlefront, putting you right in the thick of the iconic sci-fi universe. That being said, ...
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China plans to launch its first e-commerce satellite in 2017, with the primary purpose of using satellite data in agriculture. The plan was announced on Monday during an international aviation and aerospace forum in Zhuhai, Guangdong ...
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Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX) is the premier global event representing the $356 billion global aftermarket auto care industry. Located at the majestic Sands Expo, AAPEX 2016 will feature over 2,200 automotive aftermarket ...
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General Motors (GM) and IBM have joined hands to bring the power of OnStar and IBM Watson together to create OnStar Go, the auto industry’s first cognitive mobility platform. Starting in early 2017, OnStar is expected to give ...
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Savari has signed an agreement with SAIC USA, a subsidiary of Chinese automaker SAIC Motors, to manufacture and distribute its V2X communications solutions in the Greater China and selected ASEAN countries. With this partnership, the ...
A US judge has approved Volkswagen's $14.7bn deal that arose from the automaker's diesel emissions cheating scandal. Judge Charles Breyer of the US District Court for the Northern District of California granted final approval to the ...
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German auto-maker Volkswagen has opened a new plant in Wrzesnia, Poland. Festive plant opening in Wrzesnia, Poland: about 1,000 guests from state authorities and business as well as representatives from the workforce and unions – ...
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Electric carmaker Tesla Motors said all cars it now manufactures will have full self-driving hardware. All of the company's models including Model S, Model X and Model 3 will be equipped with 8 surround cameras offering 360° ...
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