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U.S. Orders Mitsubishi to Revise Future Fuel Economy Tests
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. has been ordered to explain its fuel economy test process for vehicles sold in the U.S. after the company admitted it incorrectly assessed cars sold in Japan for 25 years.
Mitsubishi Falsified Fuel Economy Data for 25 Years
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. says its internal investigation shows the company evaded Japan’s fuel economy certification procedures and has falsified test data for its cars since 1991.
Industry Partners Form Advocacy Group for Self-Driving Cars
Five companies, each one developing its own autonomous vehicle system, have formed a coalition to promote the technology and urge U.S. regulators to establish federal guidelines for it.
Japan to Review Emission Testing Process
Japan’s transport ministry is setting up a special task force to tighten the country’s emission and fuel economy test methods.
FHI, IBM Eye Improved Data Imaging for Self-Driving Cars
A new partnership between Subaru-maker Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. and IBM Corp.’s Japanese operations claims to have developed a more sophisticated imaging database for autonomous vehicle.
The Law and Autonomous Cars
Features that enable your car to drive itself are coming to market now, but regulations to govern their performance have lagged, notes Jennifer Dukarski, an attorney with the Butzel Long law firm.
The Kia Sportage Inside and Out
Kia Motors America has a lot riding on the 2017 Sportage. (As do other Kia companies in various other countries around the world, as the Sportage is a global vehicle, and while it might be considered a compact crossover in the U.S. market, the vehicle is just the right size pretty much everywhere else.) This version is the fourth generation of the vehicle.
Toyota to Introduce Plug-in Hybrids in China
Toyota Motor Corp. says it will add plug-in hybrid versions of its Corolla small sedan and Levin coupe variant in China in 2018.
VW Delays Plan to Reveal Results of Diesel Cheating Probe
Volkswagen AG has cancelled plans to release preliminary findings this week of an independent investigation into the company’s diesel emission test cheating scandal.
German Carmakers Recall 630,000 Diesels in Europe
Three German carmakers have agreed to recall a combined 630,000 of their diesel-powered cars in Europe to improve their exhaust emissions.