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Toyota will deploy 850 electric vehicles at the Olympics, including some weird ones

Toyota is providing the official fleet for the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo in 2020 and 90% of them will be electric. That’s 850 electric vehicles to be deployed next year — most of them new, including some weird ones. Last month, we already reported on the short-range shuttle that Toyota is building specifically… Continue reading Toyota will deploy 850 electric vehicles at the Olympics, including some weird ones

Auto parts supplier: Continental puts several plants to the test

Continental A shift of production abroad could lead to a reduction of jobs in Germany. (Photo: Reuters) Dusseldorf The talks are still in progress Continental and the union representatives. But now the first details seep out, which extent of the renovation process could have with the automotive supplier from Hanover. The “Hannoversche Allgemeine” reportsthat apparently… Continue reading Auto parts supplier: Continental puts several plants to the test

Isuzu Europe and UK managing directors open two NI dealerships

Northern Ireland Isuzu dealers John Barr Cars and Eakin Bros have been officially opened by Isuzu managing directors. This is the first time that NI Isuzu dealers have had a visit from the Japanese managing director and underlines the importance placed by Isuzu in growing representation for the brand through substantial investments in first class… Continue reading Isuzu Europe and UK managing directors open two NI dealerships

Crisis in the auto industry: 9 out of 32 Conti plants are threatened with closure

The automotive supplier Continental is considering closing nine of the world’s 32 power plants Powertrain. At least 4000 jobs would then be in danger. German locations could also be affected by the job cuts, it is said. When crisis supplier Continental are apparently several works on the edge. In the course of the announced redevelopment,… Continue reading Crisis in the auto industry: 9 out of 32 Conti plants are threatened with closure

Trump calls on U.S. firms to exit China as trade war escalates

WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Friday pressured U.S. companies to leave China after Beijing unveiled retaliatory tariffs on $75 billion in U.S. goods, stoking fears their escalating trade war will tip the global economy into recession. FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping pose for a photo ahead of… Continue reading Trump calls on U.S. firms to exit China as trade war escalates

VW diesel fix deemed inadequate in Germany

A German court has found that updated software applied to VW diesels still doesn't bring emissions to acceptable levels in all circumstances.

The Dusseldorf district court found that the update applied to the plaintiff's turbodiesel Tiguan still only allows the emissions control equipment to function properly between 50 and 90 degrees Fahrenheit.

The court agreed with the plaintiff's claim that, given the temperature window, the car continued to operate illegally, in violation of emissions laws, even after it received the software update, according to a report in the German publication Wallstreet-Online (in German.)

Volkswagen TDI diesel vehicles owned by Phil Grate and family, Seattle, Washington

More troubling for Volkswagen is that the finding could reopen the entire diesel scandal in Germany, because it resets the clock on the statute of limitations for damages against the company.

Volkswagen was forced to recall more than 11 million vehicles worldwide in 2015 after regulators in the U.S. found that the cars emitted nearly 40 times the level of nitrogen oxide emissions that the law allows. The emissions control system on VW's diesel cars contained “defeat device” software that operated emissions equipment fully only when the cars were being emissions-tested, but allowed far greater emissions as they were being driven on the road.

Volkswagen TDI diesel cars stored at Pontiac Silverdome (Photo by Jalopnik)

The company recalled more than 400,000 diesel cars in the U.S. with inline-4 and V-6 turbodiesel engines. The scandal also touched off recalls of other diesel-powered models such as the 2014-2016 Ram 1500 pickup and Jeep Grand Cherokee EcoDiesel models.

In June, VW introduced a new diesel engine, which it says is now “fully-compliant” with emissions laws, according a post by the company's head of diesel engine development, Sebastian Willmann, pointing to what the company claims as very low nitrogen oxide emissions.