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GM to Ship U.S. Pickup Trucks to China
11/21/2016General Motors Co. is preparing to ship medium and large pickup trucks from the U.S. to China next year.
Koch Industries Will Acquire Guardian Industries
11/21/2016Koch Industries Inc. has agreed to buy the 56% of Auburn Hills, Mich.-based Guardian Industries Corp. it doesn’t already own.
Malaysia to Drop F1 Races After 2018
11/21/2016Malaysia, citing flagging ticket sales, says it will stop hosting Formula One racing at its Sepang International Circuit after the 2018 season.
Daimler Apologizes for Exec’s Rant in China
11/21/2016Daimler AG has apologized for an incident in which one of its executives got into an argument about a parking spot and declared, “all you Chinese are bastards."
NuTonomy to Test Self-Driving Car in Boston
11/21/2016Cambridge, Mass.-based nuTonomy Inc. has signed a memorandum of understanding with Boston and the Massachusetts Dept. of Transportation to begin testing autonomous cars in the city’s Marine Park area by the end of the year.
Vehicle Sales Dip 3% in Russia
11/21/2016Sales of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles in Russia slipped 3% to 126,700 units in October, the smallest year-on-year decline in 22 months, according to the Moscow-based Assn. of European Businesses.
Hyperloop One Settles Lawsuit with Former Employees
11/21/2016Los Angeles-based Hyperloop One (H1), which is developing a high-speed pneumatic transportation system, says it has settled a lawsuit initiated this summer by co-founder and former chief technology officer Brogan BamBrogan and three other former employees.
VW Plans to Export U.S.-Made SUV to Russia
11/21/2016Volkswagen AG plans to ship an unspecified number of its new American-made Atlas large crossover to Russia beginning late last year, a source tells Automotive News Europe.
Jaguar Exec Calls Hydrogen Fuel Cells “Complete Nonsense”
11/21/2016Don’t expect a fuel cell-powered Jaguar vehicle anytime soon. Wolfgang Ziebart, Jaguar Land Rover Ltd.’s technical design director, dismisses the technology as “complete nonsense,” due to its poor energy efficiency.
Cross-Brand Applications Likely for Alfa Platform
11/21/2016Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV’s Alfa Romeo unit may share its new rear-wheel-drive Giorgi platform with other FCA brands.