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VIEWPOINT | AUTOMOBILI-D AT THE NORTH AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW
10/26/2016Kicking off the 2017 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) at Cobo Center in Detroit in January will be a four-day event called AutoMobili-D that highlights the latest advances in connected and self-driving cars.
Hyundai Profits Shrink for 11th Straight Quarter
10/26/2016Hyundai Motor Co., including its Kia Motors Corp. affiliate, saw its net profit in the third quarter slide 7% to 1.12 trillion won ($987 million), its lowest level in almost seven years.
Canadian Team Leads Apple’s Autonomous Car OS Effort
10/26/2016Apple Inc. reportedly has deployed dozens of software engineers in an office outside Canada’s capital in Ottawa, Ontario, to develop an operating system for self-driving cars.
Prosecutors: No Sign that Top VW Execs Are Linked to Diesel Scandal
10/26/2016Prosecutors in Germany who are investigating Volkswagen AG’s diesel emission cheating scandal say nothing has surfaced to date to implicate the company’s senior management in the affair.
First Commercial Driverless Truck Makes a Beer Run
10/25/2016Uber Technologies Inc. says it made the world’s first driverless truck cargo run last week by delivering more than 50,000 cans of Budweiser beer from a brewery in Colorado Springs, Colo., to Fort Collins, Colo.
Mercedes Doubles Down on Concept Pickups
10/25/2016Daimler AG’s Mercedes-Benz unit has introduced a pair of concept vehicles that preview the brand’s X-Class midsize pickup truck expected to debut in international markets next year.
Hyundai Sketches Next-Gen Azera
10/25/2016Hyundai Motor Co. has released several sketches of the sixth-generation Azera sedan ahead of the car’s official introduction next month in Korea.
Japanese Developer Targets Autos for Cellulose Nanofiber
10/25/2016Japan’s Oji Holdings Corp. plans to launch production of a lightweight cellulose nanofiber late next year to replace steel and glass in unspecified automotive, aerospace, smartphone and organic light-emitting diode applications.
Renault Hikes Revenue 13%
10/25/2016Renault SA reports its revenue in July-September climbed to €10.5 billion ($11.4 billion) from €9.3 billion in the third quarter of 2015.
Baker to Head R&D at Dayco
10/25/2016Troy, Mich.-based powertrain supplier Dayco Products LLC has hired Charlie Baker as a senior vice president in charge of research, development, engineering and program management.