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Virgin Hyperloop Demos Test Pod for Saudi Prince
4/6/2018Los Angeles-based Virgin Hyperloop One demonstrated its high-speed transportation concept this week in Nevada to a Saudi Arabian delegation led by Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman Al Saudi.
American Axle Forms JV in China
4/6/2018Detroit-based American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc. has launched a joint venture in China with Liuzhou Wuling Automobile Industry Co., a subsidiary of Guangxi Automobile Group Co.
Israeli V2V Developer Demos Motorsports Applications
4/6/2018Autotalks Ltd., an Israeli developer of vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication chipsets, aims to use the technology in motorsports to help prevent crashes.
VW Cancels Contracts with Troublesome Bosnian Supplier
4/6/2018Volkswagen AG has abruptly canceled all contracts with a Bosnian supplier that disrupted the carmaker’s production in Germany two years ago, Automobilwoche reports.
Protesting GM Korea Workers Raid Executive Office
4/6/2018About a dozen South Korean union workers forced their way into General Motors Co.’s executive offices in Incheon yesterday to protest cancelled bonuses, Bloomberg News reports.
Ford Recalls 347,400 Trucks and SUVs for Gearshift Fix
4/6/2018Ford Motor Co. is recalling 2018 model pickup trucks and large SUVs in North America to repair a loose cable that could allow the transmission to be in a different gear than the one selected by the driver.
U.K. Startup Launches Peer-to-Peer Battery Charging Network
4/6/2018Zap-Map has launched two peer-to-peer charging networks for all-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles in the U.K.
Trump Taps Deputy Administrator Heidi King to Head NHTSA
4/6/2018The Trump administration plans to nominate Heidi King to head the U.S. National Highway Transportation Safety Administration.
Foreign Brands Capture a Record 9% of Japan’s Car Market
4/6/2018Foreign-brand passenger vehicles captured a record-high 9% of the Japanese domestic car market in the fiscal year ended March 31, the Japan Automobile Importers Assn. reports.
Trump Threatens to Triple Tariffs on Chinese Goods
4/6/2018The Trump administration, which plans to levy $50 billion in tariffs on 1,300 imported Chinese products, threatened yesterday to hike those taxes by another $100 billion.