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Ford urged to recall 1.3M Explorers over fume fears

A Washington-based auto safety group is repeating its call for Ford Motor Co. to recall more than a million Explorer sport-utility vehicles, citing an increase in the number of complaints about exhaust fumes seeping inside the vehicles. (Photo: Chris O’Meara / AP file) A Washington-based auto safety group is repeating its call for Ford Motor… Continue reading Ford urged to recall 1.3M Explorers over fume fears

APAC Digest: Dely, BeliMobilGue.co.id and GTRIIP raise funding

January 23, 2018 In multiple investments in the region, Tokyo-based culinary media firm Dely has raised $30.25 million in venture funding while Indonesian user car marketplace BeliMobilGue.co.id has secured a $3.7 million pre-Series A. Meanwhile, AI & biometrics software startup GTRIIP has  secured a seven-figure sum Series A funding round. Dely closes $30.25m venture round Japanese startup Dely, which… Continue reading APAC Digest: Dely, BeliMobilGue.co.id and GTRIIP raise funding

South Korean Government Changes Standards for Payment of Subsidy for Electric Vehicles

Ministry of Environment (ME) has decided to change standards for payment of government subsidy for electric vehicles to ‘first-come-first-served based on registration and release date of cars’ this year. Its standards changed for the first time when they were based on submission of documents for purchase since 2013. It has decided to change standards in… Continue reading South Korean Government Changes Standards for Payment of Subsidy for Electric Vehicles

Jaguar Land Rover to cut production at Halewood plant

Jaguar Land Rover has announced its intention to trim Range Rover Evoque and Discovery Sport production, citing challenges facing the auto industry, including Brexit. The UK’s largest car manufacturer said it would adjust output at its Halewood plant on Merseyside between March and June despite a record year of sales for the company worldwide in… Continue reading Jaguar Land Rover to cut production at Halewood plant

Waymo heads to Atlanta to test its self-driving cars

Waymo continues to expand the pool of locations where it’s testing its autonomous vehicle tech, and the latest destination is metro Atlanta. The former Google self-driving car company revealed the news on Twitter, noting that it’s expanding considerably its geographic testing footprint now that it’s got fully driverless test vehicles on the road in Phoenix.… Continue reading Waymo heads to Atlanta to test its self-driving cars

BVRLA publishes diesel transition roadmap

As London launches its T-Charge Clean Air Zone for cars and commercial vehicles, the BVRLA has today published a blueprint for delivering a cost-effective transition away from diesel vehicles in urban areas. Applying the same methodology used by government policymakers to assess their national air quality plan, the BVRLA has produced a high-level blueprint for… Continue reading BVRLA publishes diesel transition roadmap

Peugeot Citroen boss seeks to avoid further Vauxhall job losses in meeting with Union

The head of Peugeot and Citroen (PSA) has met with Vauxhall union bosses for a “frank exchange” of ideas, as the French company weighs up how it will integrate the British brand into its portfolio of companies. The Unite union’s general secretary, Len McCluskey, said the meeting with Carlos Tavares, PSA’s chief executive, was “constructive”, and Tavares repeated his… Continue reading Peugeot Citroen boss seeks to avoid further Vauxhall job losses in meeting with Union

Uber’s CEO Predicts the U.S. Will Have Flying Cars Within 10 Years

Flying cars will be zipping across U.S. skies within the coming decade — at least that’s what Uber Technologies Inc.’s Chief Executive Officer Dara Khosrowshahi predicts. “There will be people flying around Dallas, Texas,” Khosrowshahi said at the DLD tech conference in Munich, his first public appearance in Europe since taking over the top job… Continue reading Uber’s CEO Predicts the U.S. Will Have Flying Cars Within 10 Years

Halberg casting: VW Schreck Prevent buys

Automotive supplier Prevent The supplier group became known in the summer of 2016 due to its dispute with the Volkswagen Group. (Photo: AP) The German-Bosnian automotive supplier group Prevent surprises with another acquisition. Prevent takes over the medium-sized casting company Halberg Guss from Saarbrücken, as the supplier confirmed on Monday. For the purchase price, both… Continue reading Halberg casting: VW Schreck Prevent buys