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Ford Cleared to Launch Shuttle Service in London
1/29/2018Ford Motor Co. has been given permission to operate four minibus shuttle routes in London.
BMW Buys Out Partner in DriveNow Car-Share Service
1/29/2018BMW AG has agreed to take full control of its DriveNow car-share service by buying out partner Sixt AG, the European rental car company.
Genesis Moves Ahead with Stand-Alone Dealerships
1/29/2018Hyundai Motor Co.’s upscale Genesis brand has formally announced plans to open 100 dealerships in the U.S. this year.
UPDATE: German Carmakers Also Backed Diesel Fume Tests on Humans
1/29/2018German carmakers are scrambling to distance themselves from the political fallout of research they backed that exposed 25 human test subjects to diesel exhaust fumes, Bloomberg News reports.
California Targets 5 Million Zero-Emission Vehicles by 2030
1/29/2018California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed an executive order calling for at least 5 million zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) to be on the state’s roads by 2030, more than three times its target for 2025.
First Volvo EV Will Be a Compact Car
1/29/2018Volvo Car Corp.’s first electric vehicle will ride on the carmaker’s compact modular architecture (CMA) and feature styling based on last year’s 40.2 concept EV, Autocar reports.
Ford China Boss Quits
1/29/2018Jason Luo, who joined Ford Motor Co. last September to head the company’s China operations, has left the company due to undisclosed personal reasons.
VW Could Face Group Lawsuit Over Rigged Diesels in U.K.
1/29/2018Nearly 60,000 diesel owners in the U.K. plan in March to ask England’s High Court for permission to file a group litigation order against Volkswagen Group over the company’s rigged diesels.
Opel Plans to Ship Cars to North Africa
1/29/2018PSA Group’s Opel unit intends to export cars made in Europe to markets in Morocco and Tunisia, says CEO Michael Lohscheller.
German Carmakers Face Longer Strikes This Week
1/29/2018Germany’s carmakers are bracing for day-long strikes this week after negotiations with the IG Metall labor union stalled on Saturday.