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VW Brand to Skip Paris Auto Show
5/17/2018Volkswagen AG’s namesake brand has decided not to participate in this year’s Paris auto show, which begins in early October.
BMW Opens Third R&D Center in China
5/17/2018BMW AG has officially opened a new research and development center in Beijing, marking the company’s third such facility in China.
Honda Odyssey Wins Award for Steel Innovation
5/17/2018The Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI) awarded its “Automotive Excellence Award” to Honda Motor Co. for the use of advanced high-strength steel in the 2018 Odyssey minivan.
April Car Sales Jump 10% in Europe
5/17/2018New passenger vehicle registrations across Europe grew 10% to 1.35 million units in April, thanks to strong growth in the region’s smaller markets, trade group ACEA reports.
Report: Tesla May Need $10 Billion by 2020
5/17/2018Tesla Inc. may need to raise more than $10 billion in fresh capital by 2020 to pay for new product development and launch production in China, says Goldman Sachs Group.
Mobileye Inks Supply Deal for 8 Million Cars Self-Driving Cars
5/17/2018Intel Corp.'s Mobileye unit has signed a deal to supply its next-generation autonomous driving chip platform to an unnamed European carmaker that plans to add it to 8 million vehicles.
Japan’s Economy Ends Two Years of Steady Growth
5/17/2018Japan’s gross domestic product contracted by 0.2% in January-March, ending a two-year run of continuous expansion, according preliminary government data.
Feds Probe Another Tesla Crash Involving Autopilot Feature
5/17/2018Federal investigators are looking into another crash involving a Tesla Model S electric sedan that was operating in semi-autonomous mode.
NAFTA Misses Fast-Track Deadline, but Talks Continue
5/17/2018Trilateral talks to update NAFTA will continue, even though negotiators failed to meet today’s deadline to ensure fast-track review by the current U.S. Congress.
Ford Relaunching F-150 Production after Supplier Fire
5/16/2018Ford Motor Co. expects to resume production of its F-Series pickup trucks, the company’s top selling and most profitable line, on Friday after a supplier plant fire idled output a week ago.