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Typhoon Idles Subaru Plants in Japan
10/17/2019Subaru Inc. says it has suspended vehicle production in Japan for a week because some of its suppliers were flooded by Typhoon Hagibis on Oct. 12.
UPDATE: UAW, GM Reach Tentative Labor Deal
10/16/2019General Motors Co. and the United Auto Workers union have reached a possible deal on a new four-year labor contract covering some 48,000 of the union’s hourly workers in the U.S.
Conti, 3M Team on V2I Research
10/16/2019Continental AG and 3M Co. have agreed to work together to develop technologies and protocols to better enable vehicle-to-infrastructure communications.
China Surges Ahead on EV Charging Points
10/16/2019China has installed 466,000 charging points for electric vehicles, nearly eight times as many as the number of units operating in the U.S.
September Car Sales Rise 14% in Europe
10/16/2019Registrations of new passenger vehicles across Europe jumped 14% to 1.29 million units in September, thanks to abnormally low volume in the same month in 2018, says trade group ACEA.
Volvo Launches Recharge EV Sub-Brand
10/16/2019Volvo Cars Corp. is introducing a new Recharge sub-brand for all future fully electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles, starting with the EV variant of the XC40 compact crossover.
LG Touts 5G Module
10/16/2019LG Group’s Innotek unit has developed the first 5G automotive module using Qualcomm Inc.’s Snapdragon 5G chip.
XL Buys Quantum’s Electrification Unit
10/16/2019Boston-based XL (formerly XL Hybrids), which supplies hybrid powertrain systems for commercial vehicles, has acquired Quantum Fuel Systems LLC’s electrification division.
SMMT: “Hard” Brexit May Kill U.K. Auto Industry
10/16/2019A British exit from the European Union that doesn’t include a trade deal will jeopardize the future of the U.K.’s auto industry, warns the Society of Motor and Manufacturers and Traders.
Aptera Claims Its EV Can Run only on Solar Power
10/16/2019California-based startup Aptera Motors Inc. claims its latest three-wheeler electric car will be able to generate enough solar power to never need a plug-in charge.