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Skoda May Outsource Some Services
7/3/2015Volkswagen AG's Skoda brand tells Automotive News Europe it may turn to outside vendors to supply at least some of the company's noncore services.
Ford Recalls 432,100 Vehicles with Engines That May Not Turn Off
7/2/2015Ford Motor Co. is calling back more than 432,000 vehicles in North America to fix a software flaw that may allow the engine to run after the driver attempts to turn it off.
NHTSA Readies Penalties for FCA Over Tardy Recalls
7/2/2015The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration indicates it will announce penalties by the end of August against Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV for what it considers the company's laggardly performance in handling several recent recalls.
Giugiaro Quits Design Firm He Founded
7/2/2015Legendary designer Giorgetto Giugiaro has quit as head of the Italdesign Giugiaro SpA firm he founded in 1968.
Tesla Sells a Record 11,500 EVs in Second Quarter
7/2/2015Tesla Motors Inc. hiked quarterly deliveries of its Model S electric sedans to a record 11,500 units in April-June.
Piquet Wins Inaugural Formula-E Championship
7/2/2015Nelson Piquet Jr. won the first season of the FIA Formula-E series for electric vehicles.
BMW Unveils Fuel Cell and Plug-in Hybrid Test Vehicles
7/2/2015This week BMW AG took the wraps off a fuel cell-powered demonstrator vehicle based on the midsize 5 Series Gran Turismo car The test car runs on gaseous hydrogen stored at 700 bar in a tank that uses BMW's patented cryogenic pressure technology.
Magna Steyr to Build Vehicles for Jaguar Land Rover
7/2/2015Tata Motors Ltd.'s Jaguar Land Rover unit has signed a contract with Magna International Inc.'s Magna Steyr unit to build an unspecified number of vehicles at the contract manufacturer's plant in Graz, Austria.
Worker Killed in Robot Accident at VW Plant
7/2/2015A contractor helping to install a manufacturing robot at Volkswagen AG's factory in Kassel, Germany, was killed on Wednesday after being struck by the machine, the Financial Times reports.
Nissan Drops Hybrid Pathfinder Crossover in U.S.
7/2/2015Nissan Motor Co. has stopped making a hybrid version of its Pathfinder crossover vehicle after only 16 months because of poor demand, Automotive News reports.