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BMW to recall over 360,000 vehicles in China

BEIJING, April 20 (Xinhua) — BMW will recall 360,001 vehicles in China to replace defective airbags, according to a State Administration for Market Regulation statement.

The recall, set to begin on Aug. 30, involves 272,880 vehicles produced by BMW Brilliance Automotive Ltd. between Jan. 2, 2014 and Oct. 16, 2017, and 87,121 imported models manufactured between April 5, 2000 and Feb. 21, 2018.

A defect could cause the airbags to eject debris at passengers if deployed.

The defective airbags were made by now-defunct Japanese supplier Takata. Founded in 1933, Takata went out of business in 2017 because of the airbag crisis.

BMW will replace the defective airbags free of charge.

Suzuki is recalling 2 million cars after cheating on safety tests

Suzuki plans to recall around 2 million vehicles in Japan after admitting it cheated on safety tests, filed false fuel-efficiency reports, and failed to conduct proper inspections.Nissan recalled 1.2 million cars in Japan last October, after it found uncertified technicians were conducting final vehicle inspections.Nissan – owner of the Infiniti and Datsun brands – recalled a further 150,000 domestic vehicles in December, after it found inspections of brakes, steering wheels, speed measurement and vehicle stability weren’t up to scratch.

Audi reveals new concept car at Shanghai motor show

SHANGHAI, April 16 (Xinhua) — German carmaker Audi debuted its new concept car AI:ME at the ongoing Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition Tuesday.

Equipped with a level four autonomous driving system, also known as the “mind-off” level, the electric car aims to present a new design of city cars in the near future.

With an exterior length of 4.3 meters and a width of 1.9 meters, the model mainly focuses on its interior space. Audi said the concept car could offer drivers and occupants more interior space with a more comfortable experience.

The car is able to accommodate up to four occupants.

“With level four unmanned driving technology, the driver can do anything while the car handles the driving in specific areas such as highways or a specially equipped area in inner cities,” said James Nissen, interior designer of the Audi AI:ME concept. The driver needs to resume the task only when the car leaves the area defined for fully automated driving.

Audi said eye-tracki..

GM to reveal next-generation Corvette in July

It’s just the thing to make the hearts of Corvette fans race: A new rendition of the classic sports car is coming.For fans who closely follow any tweak in the venerable car, it’s a big deal.The new sport car has been photographed undergoing road tests for months.

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Japan’s Suzuki Motor estimates 714 mln dollar loss in cars recall

TOKYO, April 12 (Xinhua) — Japan's automaker Suzuki Motor Corp. said Friday it will log about 80 billion yen (714 million U.S. dollars) in loss in fiscal year 2018 due to a recall of two million vehicles in Japan.

The corporation also submitted an investigation report on inappropriate checks on brakes and fuel-economy to the transport ministry, local media reported.

In the report, Suzuki revised the number of cars affected by improper fuel-economy inspections and data falsification to 11,070, up from 8,577 reported last September.

The company said that improper product inspections took place at three plants in Shizuoka Prefecture from April 2008 to last September.

The report also said the company has newly discovered that improper brakes inspections were conducted from June 1981 to this past January.

The company said the faulty inspections took place due to a shortage of inspectors and lack of supervision among other factors.

The automaker said it will spend 170 billion yen..

Lawmakers Push For Another $11 Billion In Electric Vehicle Tax Credits

A bipartisan group of US lawmakers is introducing legislation to expand the electric vehicle tax credit by 400,000 vehicles per manufacturer.The existing tax credit, which is $7500, phases out over 15 months after an automaker hits a cumulative 200,000 in sales of electric vehicles.GM’s tax credit was cut on April 1 of this year and Tesla’s tax credit was cut on January 1 of this year.