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Siemens Joins VW/Amazon Industrial Cloud
Siemens AG will be the integration partner for the Volkswagen Industrial Cloud platform the carmaker is developing with Amazon Web Services.
Volkswagen Diesels in Germany
The Volkswagen Group has established incentives for those who have Group vehicles that meet Euro 1 to Euro 5 standards and since August 2017, more than 300,000 have been traded in and replaced with new or used vehicles that meet the current Euro 6 standard.
GM Korea Finds a Buyer for Shuttered Plant
General Motors Co. is selling an auto assembly plant it closed in Gunsan, South Korea, last year to MS Autotech Co. Ltd, a local auto parts supplier.
Lyft IPO Sets Market Value of $24 Billion
Ride-hailing service Lyft Inc. will begin trading shares today on the Nasdaq exchange at $72 per share.
Stuttgart Will Ban Most Diesels on April 1
Stuttgart, Germany, will begin banning older-generation diesel vehicles—including those owned by its own residents—on April 1.
Aptiv Touts Open-Source Dataset for Autonomous Cars
Aptiv plc has created an open-source dataset that developers of autonomous driving systems can use for free.
China’s UCAR Buys Majority Stake in Germany’s Borgward
China-based ride-hailing service UCAR Inc. is acquiring control of German SUV maker Borgward Group AG, for $610 million.
Report: BMW May Buy Honda U.K. Plant
BMW AG may take over Honda Motor Co.’s Swindon, England, assembly plant that’s due to close in 2021, sources tell Autocar.
Toyoda Touts Lightweight Turbo Duct
Toyoda Gosei Co. says its all-plastic turbocharger duct is half the weight of current multi-material designs.
Startup Tests Online Used-Ford Finder in Detroit
Ford Motor Co. is backing a startup in Detroit that is testing an online portal to help shoppers find used cars on local Ford dealer lots.