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Chevy Adds Redline Flair
2/9/2017General Motors Co.’s Chevrolet brand will offer special-edition “Redline” trim packages for nine 2018 models beginning later this year.
Nissan’s Quarterly Income Rises 4%
2/9/2017Nissan Motor Co.'s net income rose 4% to 131.7 billion yen ($1.2 billion in the fiscal third quarter ended Dec. 31, as retail unit sales grew 8% to 1.38 million vehicles.
Scania Prepares for Electric Bus Tests
2/9/2017Volkswagen AG’s Scania commercial truck unit will begin field testing electric buses later this year in Ostersund, Sweden.
McLaren to Open its Own Carbon Fiber Chassis Facility
2/9/2017McLaren Automotive Ltd. plans to build a £50m ($62 million) factory in Sheffield, England, to produce carbon fiber chassis for its supercars.
VW Works Council Claims Company Is Violating Job Cuts Pact
2/9/2017Volkswagen AG’s powerful works council complains that Herbert Diess, who heads the VW brand, is “flagrantly” violating the terms of a plan to shed 30,000 jobs by 2020.
Report: Tesla to Begin Model 3 Pilot Production This Month
2/9/2017Tesla Inc. says it will idle its electric-car assembly plant in California for a week this month to prepare it for Model 3 pilot production. Sources tell Reuters the company aims to begin low-volume test assemblies on Feb. 20.
Japanese Brake Supplier Drops Mexico from Plant Site List
2/8/2017Japan’s Nisshinbo Holdings says it has scrapped plans to build a brake components factory in Mexico because of U.S. President Donald Trump’s determination to revamp or abandon the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Ford Goes Big with Aluminum Expedition
2/8/2017Ford Motor Co.’s redesigned 2018 Expedition fullsize SUV will be bigger, lighter and carry a lot more content than the current model.
VW Threatens “Measures” Over Ex-Chairman Piech’s Diesel Cheating Claims
2/8/2017Volkswagen AG says it may take unspecified punitive action against former Chairman Ferdinand Piech for suggesting the company’s supervisory board failed to act after he alerted them to the company’s diesel emission cheating.
BMW Names Two New Design Chiefs
2/8/2017BMW AG has hired Jozef Kaban, formerly in charge of exterior design at Volkswagen AG’s Skoda brand, to head design activities for its namesake brand later this year.