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VW Frets That Trump Victory May Delay Diesel Settlements
Volkswagen AG CEO Matthias Mueller worries that yesterday's election of Donald Trump as the 45th president of the U.S. could have "negative consequences" on the carmaker's efforts to resolve its diesel cheating scandal.
California Steps Up Search for Emission-Test Cheaters
The California Air Resources Board says it will use newly expanded testing capabilities to look for carmakers that use secret software to evade emission laws, Bloomberg News reports.
Illinois Sues VW Over Diesel Cheating
Illinois has become the 19th state in the U.S. to sue Volkswagen AG for violating state environmental laws.
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Autoline After Hours: Bob Lutz on the Future Transportation
Bob Lutz of VFL Automotive joins Autoline After Hours to discuss the newly released Destino and the future of vehicular transportation
VW Chairman Added to Diesel Probe in Germany
Prosecutors in Lower Saxony, Germany, have added Hans Dieter Poetsch, chairman of Volkswagen AG’s supervisory board, to their list of people being investigated in connection with the company's diesel emission cheating, Reuters reports.
UPDATE: Canadian Supplier Strike Ends, Averting Supply Crunch for GM, FCA
General Motors and Fiat Chrysler Automobile assembly plants in Ontario face disruption after Canada’s Unifor union struck a factory in Windsor that supplies them with seats and molded seat foam.
VW Approved to Fix Another 2.6 Million Diesels in Europe
Volkswagen AG has received approval from Germany’s KBA motor transport authority to recall another 2.6 million diesel-powered vehicles in Europe that had been rigged with secret software to sidestep emission rules.
Toyota, Mazda Partnerships May Include EVs, Connected Car Tech
Electric and connected vehicle technologies are two of at least 10 potential areas of collaboration being evaluated by Toyota Motor Corp and Mazda Motor Corp., Bloomberg News reports.
Bosch, Toyota Lead Patent Applications for Self-Driving Cars
Bosch has filed the most patent applications (2,710) related to autonomous vehicle technologies since 2010, according to a study by Grunecker Patent Attorneys.
Arconic Inc. Has Great Expectations for Aluminum in Automotive
Alcoa Inc. has split in two, with there being Alcoa Corp. and Arconic Inc. The latter will focus on “multi-materials innovation, precision engineering and advanced manufacturing.”