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Ford May Compensate Suppliers for Abandoned Mexico Plant
1/12/2017Ford Motor Co. is discussing compensation for suppliers linked to its $1.6 billion assembly plant in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, that was cancelled last week.
FCA Names New Operating Chiefs for China, Asia Pacific
1/12/2017Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV has shuffled its top executives in Asia Pacific, effective immediately.
U.S. Charges Five More VW Execs in Diesel Cheating Scandal
1/11/2017U.S. prosecutors have charged five more current or former Volkswagen AG executives in connection with the carmaker’s diesel emission cheating scandal.
Aisin Readies Trio of New Transmissions
1/11/2017Japan’s Aisin AW is rolling out three new transmissions: an 8-speed automatic for front-drive applications, a 10-speed rear-drive automatic and a “multi-stage” 8-speed unit for rwd hybrid vehicles.
Paice, VW Group Settle Patent Dispute Over Hybrids
1/11/2017Hybrid powertrain developers Paice LLC says it has reached a settlement with Volkswagen Group’s Audi, Porsche and VW units over the use of Paice’s powertrain patents.
PSA Hiked Sales 6% in 2016
1/11/2017PSA Group reports global vehicle sales of 3.14 million last year compared with 2.97 million in 2015.
Nissan Adds Baby Rogue Crossover in U.S.
1/11/2017Nissan Motor Co. is giving its Rogue compact crossover vehicle a smaller sibling in the U.S. this year with the Rogue Sport.
Waymo Touts Its Hack-Resistant Autonomous Driving System
1/11/2017The self-driving-car system being developed by Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo unit (formerly known as Google Project X) resists cyber attacks by operating mostly offline, Waymo CEO John Krafcik tells the Financial Times.
Conti, Nexteer to Form JV for Autonomous Vehicle Systems
1/11/2017Continental AG and Nexteer Automotive Group Ltd. have agreed to form a 50:50 joint venture to develop control and actuator systems for self-driving cars.
Denso to Team with University of Michigan on R&D Lab
1/11/2017Denso Corp. is opening a research and development center for advanced safety systems on the University of Michigan’s main campus in Ann Arbor.