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Buick Encore Adds Tech, Styling Updates
3/22/2016General Motors Co. took the wraps off the 2017 Buick Encore subcompact crossover vehicle this week at the New York auto show.
Tesla Workers Using Google Glass to Aid EV Production?
3/22/2016Workers at Tesla Motors Inc.’s production plant in Freemont, Calif., are using Google Glass interactive eyewear to help improve manufacturing efficiency, according to Elecktrek magazine.
Borgward Opens China Assembly Plant
3/22/2016Stuttgart-based Borgward Group AG says it is ready to begin production of its wide-bodied BX7 crossover—the company’s first new model in 54 years—at a factory in Beijing.
Ford Investing €200 Million in Romanian Factory
3/22/2016Ford Motor Co. says it will spend about €200 million ($225 million) to prepare its factory in Craiova, Romania, to build the EcoSport small crossover vehicle.
UPDATE: Hankook Ponders More Automotive Acquisitions
3/22/2016South Korea’s Hankook Tire Co. Ltd. says it may drive growth by buying more companies in the automotive sector.
Ford “Rent-a-Racer” Program Returns with Shelby Hertz GT-H Mustang
3/22/2016Ford Motor Co. is teaming up with Carroll Shelby International Inc.'s Shelby American unit and Hertz Corp. on a new limited-production version of the 2016 Mustang GT that will be available at select Hertz rental car locations at airports around the U.S.
IHS Merges with London-Based Data Research Firm
3/22/2016IHS Inc. and rival data provider Markit Ltd. have agreed to merge into a new company called IHS Markit with combined sales of $3.3 billion for their most recent fiscal years.
Hackers Trick Keyless Ignition Systems
3/22/2016German researchers have shown how hackers can trick a car’s keyless entry system into responding to a key fob 300 or more feet away, WirtschaftsWoche reports.
Toyota Steel Supplier Resumes Production Following Plant Blast
3/22/2016Aichi Steel Corp. has resumed production of specialty steels at its factory in Tokai, Japan after an explosion there in January halted output.
TVR Readies Welsh Production Plant for New Sports Car
3/22/2016TVR Manufacturing Ltd. says its upcoming high-performance sports car will be produced at a factory in Ebbw Vale in Wales, U.K.