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Do Diesels Have a Future?
The public debate about diesel engines is creating uncertainty—especially among consumers—and that’s not good.
Hyundai Set to Open Fifth Assembly Plant in China
Hyundai Motor Co. will launch production at its fifth Chinese assembly plant in August.
GM Joins Backers of Nauto AI Startup
General Motors Co. is the latest carmaker to invest in Nauto, a Palo Alto, Calif.-based developer of artificial intelligence software for autonomous vehicles.
Porsche May Drop Diesel Options
Porsche AG says its current family of diesel engines may be the brand’s last as it shifts to gasoline-electric hybrid and all-electric options.
Baidu Adds Microsoft to Apollo Alliance
Microsoft Corp. has joined Baidu Inc.’s alliance to support the Chinese company’s Apollo open-source platform for autonomous vehicles.
Daimler Recalls More Than 3 Million Diesels in Europe
Daimler AG says it will spend €220 million ($254 million) to modify more than 3 million of its diesel engines in Europe to reduce their emissions of nitrogen oxides.
French Driverless-Shuttle Maker Picks Michigan Plant Site
Navya Technologies, a French maker of autonomous electric shuttle buses., has selected Saline, Mich., for the site of its first North American manufacturing facility.
Defense Consortium Seeks Auto Tech
A new and well-funded consortium aims to bring to the U.S. military such auto technologies as lightweighting, connectivity and autonomous-driving systems.
AlixPartners Makes the CASE
Given the amount of competition in the autonomous space, the costs for automated vehicle systems could drop 78 percent by 2025.
Mahindra Plan to Open Assembly Plant in Detroit
India’s Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd tells the Economic Times it intends to open its first U.S. assembly plant—a facility in the Detroit area to make off-road vehicles—by next spring.