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TomTom Puts Detroit on its High-Definition Map
6/30/2015TomTom International BV has added a section of metropolitan Detroit covering several highways between Farmington Hills and Ann Arbor to its high-definition map library.
McLaren Targets More Hybrids
6/30/2015Hybrid vehicles will account for at least of half of McLaren Automotive Ltd.'s lineup by 2025, CEO Mike Flewitt tells Auto Express.
Nissan Leaf to Get Midcycle Battery Upgrade
6/30/2015Nissan Motor Co. has increased the energy capacity of the lithium-ion battery in its Leaf all-electric car by 25%, Automotive News reports.
Judge Dismisses Recall-Related Lawsuit Against GM Directors
6/30/2015A Chancery Court judge in Delaware has dismissed a lawsuit that claims General Motors Co. directors are personally liable for the cost of recalling some 2.6 million cars with defective ignition switches.
Honda to Adopt English as Its International Language
6/30/2015Honda Motor Co. says it will make English its standard language for internal international communications by about the end of the decade.
Takata Asks Customers for Price Relief
6/30/2015Takata Corp. is asking its customers to temporarily suspend their demands for price cuts while the company copes with the cost of recalling tens of millions of flawed airbag inflators that could explode when activated in a crash, The Nikkei reports.
U.S. Owner Loyalty Climbs to 10-Year High
6/30/2015In the first quarter of 2015, about 53% of new-car buyers in the U.S. stayed with their previous brand the highest ratio of brand loyalty in a decade, according to IHS Automotive.
British Insurer Signs Connected-Car Deal to Reconstruct Crashes
6/30/2015U.K.-based insurer Admiral Group plc is launching a service that can track its policyholders' cars and report details of a crash almost instantly, the Financial Times reports.
Former Ford President Benton Dies at Age 86
6/29/2015Phil Benton Jr., former president and chief operating officer of Ford Motor Co., died last week at his home in Massachusetts.
BMW, Toyota Sports Car Project on Track
6/29/2015BMW AG tells Bloomberg News its partnership with Toyota Motor Corp. to co-develop a sports car is "progressing according to plan." The partners announced in 2013 they would collaborate on a common platform to carry separately designed cars that would be marketed independently by each company.