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BorgWarner to Expand Michigan Operations
7/15/2016BorgWarner Inc. is investing $27 million to expand its Auburn Hills, Mich., headquarters operations.
Ford Invests in 3-D Mapping Start-Up
7/15/2016Ford Motor Co. has joined four other investors to provide nearly $7 million in seed money for Albany, Calif.-based startup Civil Maps.
June Car Sales Expand 7% in Europe
7/15/2016New-car registrations across Europe climbed 7% year on year to 1.51 million units in June, ACEA reports.
U.K. Panel Suggests Possible Prosecution for VW’s Diesel Cheating
7/15/2016A British transport panel is urging the government to consider prosecuting Volkswagen AG for selling some 1.2 million vehicles in the U.K. that were rigged to cheat emission standards.
FCA to Invest $1 Billion in Jeep Plants
7/14/2016Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV will invest more than $1 billion and create 1,000 new jobs at its assembly plants in Toledo, Ohio, and Belvidere, Ill., to bolster output of its Jeep brand SUVs.
Mazda3 Adds New Torque Vectoring Technology
7/14/2016Mazda Motor Corp.’s updated Mazda3 compact car will be the first vehicle to offer the carmaker’s new G-Vectoring Control (GVC) electronic chassis assist technology.
Consumer Reports Urges Tesla to Disable Auto-Steer Feature
7/14/2016Tesla Motors Inc. should disable the automatic steering function in its Autopilot driver-assist system until the technology can be updated to require the operator to maintain a grip on the wheel, says Consumer Reports.
Honda Launches Takata Airbag Recall in India
7/14/2016Honda Motor Co. is recalling 190,600 cars in India to replace passenger-side Takata Corp. airbag inflators that could explode.
Hyundai Workers Authorize Strike
7/14/2016Hourly workers at Hyundai Motor Co. in South Korea have voted for the fifth consecutive year to strike after annual contract talks stalled.
End of the Line for Bimmer Z4 Roadster
7/14/2016BMW AG will stop making the Z4 roadster next month, BMW Blog reports. The Bimmer enthusiast website notes that this will leave a temporary gap in the carmaker’s lineup until the all-new roadster BMW is co-developing with Toyota is launched sometime in the next two years.