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Trump Urged to Push Japan on Auto Trade Issues
2/10/2017Congressional lawmakers from carmaking states have urged President Donald Trump to press Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to remove auto-related trade impediments when the two leaders meet today.
EC Plan to Tighten Emission Testing Clears First Hurdle
2/10/2017The European Commission’s proposal to tighten emission testing and certification in Europe won support of the European Parliament’s internal market committee.
Korea Says Nissan Used Device to Cheat Diesel Test
2/10/2017A court in Seoul has ruled that Nissan Motor Co. sold diesel-powered Qashqai crossover vehicles in South Korea that were illegally equipped to evade emission standards, Reuters reports.
China Sends Former FAW Chairman to Prison
2/9/2017The former chairman of Chinese carmaker FAW Group has been sentenced to 11.5 years in prison for accepting bribes.
U.S. Fleet of Unfixed but Recalled Cars Surges 34%
2/9/2017The number of vehicles in the U.S. that have been recalled but not yet repaired has jumped by one-third to more than 63 million units this year from the total in 2016, Carfax Inc. reports.
Dana Profits Soar on Tax Allowances
2/9/2017Dana Inc. reversed a year-earlier loss of $82 million with a net profit of $485 million in the quarter ended Dec. 31, thanks to a favorable swing in tax valuation allowances.
Gilles: Autonomous Tech Needs to Be Attractive—or Invisible
2/9/2017Emerging driver assist and fully autonomous systems should be visually appealing—or at least not unattractive—to help the technology catch on with consumers, asserts Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV design chief Ralph Gilles.
Nissan Confirms Mexico Plant Will Open in 2018
2/9/2017Nissan Motor Co. says it will go forward with plans to begin making Infiniti-brand luxury QS30 small crossover vehicles in Mexico a year from now, regardless of the Trump administration’s vow to revamp or abandon the North American Free Trade Agreement.
The Scoop on the Dodge Demon: It’s Big!
2/9/2017Chrysler Fiat Automotive NV’s upcoming Dodge Challenger SRT Demon variant will have the largest hood scoop of any production car in history, the carmaker boasts.
China’s Retail Car Sales Drop 10%
2/9/2017Retail sales of passenger vehicles in China fell 10% year-on-year to 2.12 million units in January, according to the China Passenger Car Assn.