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HERE Touts Open Platform for Connected Cars
9/26/2016The HERE digital mapping joint venture owned by Audi, BMW and Daimler says it has developed new services that will allow connected vehicles to share information with each other.
FCA Plans Recall to Fix Airbag Short Circuit
9/26/2016Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV says 1.4 million of its cars and SUVs in the U.S. could suffer a short circuit that prevents the front and side airbags from inflating in a crash.
Magna to Buy German Closures Company
9/26/2016Magna International Inc. is purchasing the Boco Group of Companies, a Germany-based supplier of automotive closure systems.
Land Rover Recalls SUVs that May Suddenly Shift to Neutral
9/26/2016Jaguar Land Rover Ltd. is calling back 22,700 of its late-model SUVs in the U.S. with automatic transmissions could abruptly shift into neutral.
Venturi Racer Sets EV Speed Record of 358 mph
9/26/2016Venturi Automobiles SA in partnership with students from Ohio State University set two land speed records for electric vehicles last week at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah.
Audi Tech Chief Quits
9/26/2016Volkswagen AG says Stefan Knirsch, who was in charge of technical development for its Audi unit, has left the company in agreement with VW’s supervisory board.
Hyundai’s Union Stages Nationwide Strike
9/26/2016The union representing hourly workers at Hyundai Motor Co. in South Korea has begun its first nationwide strike against the company in 12 years, The Nikkei reports.
Skoda May Launch Sales in S. Korea in 2017
9/26/2016Volkswagen AG’s Skoda brand tells Automotive News Europe it “most likely” will begin selling its Kodiaq large SUV in South Korea next year—and could eventually add the model in the U.S.
GM Workers Ratify Canadian Labor Contract
9/26/2016Hourly workers at General Motors Co. factories in Canada have approved a new four-year labor agreement by a two-thirds margin.
Oil Prices Weaken as OPEC Dithers Over Production
9/26/2016Oil futures could slide as much as 33% this autumn if the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries again fail to reach agreement about reducing output, The Wall Street Journal reports.