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Audi to recall 6,682 cars in Russia due to various problems – regulator

MOSCOW, August 6. /TASS/. OOO Volkswagen Group Rus, a Russian dealer of Audi, will recall in Russia 6,682 A5 model crossovers because of certain potential malfunctions in vehicles, the Federal Agency for Technical Regulation and Metrology (Rosstandart) reported on Tuesday.
In particular, the recalling campaign will cover 6,679 cars sold in 2017-2019. A clamp on a wheel arch cover may broke, leading to weakening of wheel arch liner fastening and liner separation in the worst case.
Three more Q5 crossovers sold in 2019 will be recalled for dashboard replacement.
“The reason to recall vehicles is that a welded joint in the area of passenger’s front safety airbag fastening to the dashboard could have been made with deviation from the specification,” the regulator says.
All repair work will be carried out free of charge for vehicle owners.

EV Connect and General Motors to Enhance Charging Experience

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — To ensure that drivers of the Chevrolet Bolt EV have a more seamless charging experience in the United States, EV Connect today announced a collaboration with General Motors. With 6,000 charge ports under contract through its EV Cloud, EV Connect is the largest open platform in the country.… Continue reading EV Connect and General Motors to Enhance Charging Experience

Didi, BP team up to build EV infrastructure

Ride-hailing firm Didi Chuxing and UK energy giant BP announced on Thursday that they have agreed to form a new joint venture to build electric vehicle charging infrastructure in China, the world’s largest market for electric vehicles.Under the deal, the new venture plans to develop a network of EV charging hubs across China as part of a broad effort to better tap opportunities of electrification in the automobile sector.The joint venture will develop stand-alone, reliable and high-quality charging hubs to provide EV charging services to Didi’s drivers and the public.

Suzuki posts 46 per cent drop in Q1 profit on slowing India demand

Suzuki Motor Corp on Monday reported a 46.2 per cent fall in first-quarter operating profit, hurt by lower output at home as it improves its inspection systems, and falling demand in India, its biggest market.Japan’s fourth-largest automaker posted an operating profit of 62.7 billion yen (S$818.6 million) for the April-June quarter, down from 116.5 billion yen a year earlier and below a mean forecast of 69.09 billion from eight analysts.Slowing profit growth could hamper its ability to invest in and develop lower-emissions vehicles and on-demand transportation services necessary to survive the technological upheaval currently underway in the global auto industry.

GM Korea set to increase imports, reduce local output

By Nam Hyun-woo GM Korea appears to be more interested in bringing more Chevrolet vehicles into the country rather than manufacturing them at its plants.It has applied for membership in the Korea Automobile Importers & Distributors Association (KAIDA).It is also a member of the Korea Automobile Manufacturers Association (KAMA).