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Mercedes to Market EVs Under MEQ Sub-Brand?
8/12/2016Daimler AG’s Mercedes-Benz unit has filed trademark applications for several vehicle names starting with an EQ prefix that will form the basis of an MEQ sub-brand for electric vehicles, AutoExpress reports.
China Considers Sales Mandates for EVs
8/12/2016China is reviewing a proposal to require large carmakers to guarantee that a certain percentage of their total vehicle sales in the country are comprised of electric cars.
UPDATE: India Lifts Diesel Ban
8/12/2016India’s Supreme Court has lifted its ban on the registration of vehicles powered by diesel engines displacing more than 2.0 liters—as long each sale includes a 1% surcharge that goes into a government environmental fund.
Bosch Targets Big Growth for Automated Driving and Connected Car Systems
8/12/2016Robert Bosch GmbH expects autonomous and connected car technologies to play an increasingly significant role in its future.
LeEco Plans EV Plant in China
8/12/2016Chinese consumer electronics giant LeEco plans to build a plant in Hangzhou, China, to make a production version of the LeSee electric car concept it introduced at the Beijing auto show in April.
Vehicle Output in India Headed for Record 4.1 Million Units
8/12/2016India’s output of cars, SUVs and light commercial vehicles this year appears likely to reach a record 4.1 million units in calendar 2016, predicts PwC Autofacts.
Hyundai Workers Launch New Round of Partial Strikes
8/12/2016Hyundai Motor Co.’s unionized workers are staging two rounds of four-hour strikes today at the company’s facilities in South Korea.
GM Asks Appellate Court to Reconsider its Ignition Switch Ruling
8/12/2016General Motors Co. has petitioned the Second U.S. Court of Appeals in Manhattan to review its ruling five weeks ago that opened the company to hundreds of liability claims about its faulty ignition switches.
Mahindra to Offer Gasoline Engines in All Indian Models
8/11/2016India’s ban in January on diesel engines that displace more than 2 liters has prompted SUV specialist Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. to announce it will offer a gasoline engine option throughout its lineup by 2018.
Subaru Planning an Electric Crossover
8/11/2016Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.’s Subaru unit is developing an all-electric crossover vehicle and expects to launch it in the U.S. by 2021, sources tell the Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun.