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Hyundai Aims to Merge Automated Valet, Wireless Charging
1/3/2019Hyundai Motor Co. and its Kia Motors affiliate are developing a system that can autonomously park a vehicle and utilize a wireless charging station.
GM Names Reuss as President
1/3/2019General Motor Co. has appointed Mark Reuss, who has headed its global product group and Cadillac brand to take over as the company’s president, effective immediately.
Volvo to Offer Driver-Facing Cameras
1/3/2019Volvo Car Corp. will offer driver-facing, in-vehicle cameras as an option in select markets later this year.
Car Recalls in China Drop to 12 Million Units
1/3/2019Chinese carmakers recalled about 12 million vehicles last year, down from 20 million in 2017 and 11 million in 2016.
Turkey Extends Tax Cuts on New Cars
1/3/2019The Turkish government is extending tax cuts on cars through March to bolster the country’s sagging auto industry.
Thai Carmakers Expect No Growth in Output This Year
1/3/2019Thailand’s auto industry expects to build 2.15 million cars this year, about the same as in 2018.
Average New-Car Prices in U.S. Top $36,000
1/2/2019The average selling price of a new passenger vehicle in the U.S. climbed 3% to more than $36,000 last year, according to Kelley Blue Book.
Car Sales in France Plunged 15% in December
1/2/2019New-car deliveries in France plummeted 15% last month, as “yellow vest” protests over higher fuel taxes disrupted weekend sales, trade group CCFA reports.
EVs Claim Nearly One-Third of Norway’s Car Market
1/2/2019Sales of pure-electric cars in Norway captured 31% of the country’s entire passenger vehicle market last year, says the Norwegian Road Federation (NRF).
GM’s EV Sales Trigger Tax-Credit Phaseout
1/2/2019General Motors Co.’s cumulative sales of electric vehicles in the U.S. reached 200,000 units in the fourth quarter of 2018, thereby triggering a one-year phaseout of federal tax credits for buyers, a source tells Reuters.