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Canadian Partners Team Up on Electric Motor Technology
6/17/2016The National Research Council of Canada, Rio Tinto Metal Powders and Hydro-Quebec’s TM4 subsidiary have launched a four-year research program aimed at reducing the cost of electric motors.
Prius Plug-In Adds Solar Roof Panel
6/17/2016Toyota Motor Corp.’s redesigned Prius PHV plug-in hybrid sedan includes a solar roof panel that can boost the car’s fuel efficiency by as much as 10%. Energy generated from the panel’s photovoltaic cells is used to recharge the car’s 8.8-kWh battery pack when the car is parked.
3-D Printing Company Unveils Self-Driving Shuttle Bus
6/17/2016Local Motors Inc. has developed a 3-D-printed, self-driving electric shuttle bus that it plans to test on public roads late this year.
Ford Trims Summer Shutdown as SUV Sales Soar
6/17/2016Ford Motor Co. will cut its usual two-week summer shutdown in half at three North American plants that build its most popular SUV/crossovers.
China’s Demand for Electrified Cars More than Doubles
6/17/2016Sales of hybrid and all-electric vehicles in China jumped 130% to 126,000 units through the first five months of 2016 compared with the same period last year, the China Assn. of Automobile Manufacturers reports.
Porsche SE Agrees to Back VW Dividend
6/17/2016Porsche Automobil Holding SE, which controls Volkswagen Group, has decided against blocking VW’s plan to pay a dividend for 2015 in spite of the impending financial burden of the carmaker’s diesel emission cheating scandal, Bild reports.
U.S. Indicts Two Japanese Auto Suppliers for Price Fixing
6/17/2016The U.S. Dept. of Justice has indicted Maruyasu Industries Co., Tokai Kogyo Co. and five of their executives for rigging prices on original-equipment car parts in North America between 2003 and 2011.
Infiniti Recall Targets Electric Steering Flaw
6/16/2016Nissan Motor Co.’s Infiniti luxury unit is recalling about 60,000 of its Q50 sedans worldwide to fix a problem that could cause the adaptive electric steering to malfunction.
Car Sales in Russia Continue to Shrink
6/16/2016Sales of new cars and light commercial vehicles in Russia, which shrank 9% to 121,300 units in April, declined 15% to 107,700 vehicles last month, the Moscow-based Assn. of European Businesses reports.
BMW Breaks Ground on Mexico Plant
6/16/2016BMW AG says its new factory in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, will build next-generation 3 Series sedans when it goes into production in 2019.