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Changan to Phase Out Piston-Only Vehicles by 2025
10/20/2017China's Chongqing Changan Automobile Co. says it will invest 100 billion yuan ($15.1 billion) in “new energy” vehicles and phase out piston-only models by 2025.
Daimler’s Third-Quarter Sales Up, Profits Down
10/20/2017Daimler AG reports its revenue in July-September grew 6% to €40.8 billion ($48.4 billion) as car sales climbed 9% to 824,100 units.
Bosch to Launch 48-Volt Mild-Hybrid Battery Next Year
10/20/2017Robert Bosch GmbH plans to begin producing a 48-volt lithium-ion battery late next year for mild-hybrid applications in China, Europe and Japan.
LG Electronics, Qualcomm Connect on 5G V2X Tech
10/20/2017LG Electronics Inc. and Qualcomm Inc. have agreed to jointly develop so-called vehicle-to-everything and fifth generation (5G) cellular-based technologies for next-generation connected vehicles.
Bentley, Bugatti Confirm New CEOs
10/20/2017Volkswagen AG’s Bentley and Bugatti units have named Adrian Hallmark and Stephan Winkelmann, respectively, as their new CEOs to replace the retiring Wolfgang Durheimer, who had headed both supercar brands.
IIHS Toughens Small-Overlap Barrier Crash Test
10/20/2017Vehicles can no longer earn a top safety rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety unless they deliver the same front-end crash protection on the passenger side that they do for the driver.
GM Will Pay $120 Million to Settle State Ignition-Switch Claims
10/20/2017General Motors Co. has agreed to pay $120 million to settle claims by state attorneys general that GM knew about defects in 2.6 million of its ignition switches but concealed the problem for years, thereby violating state consumer protection laws.
U.K. Moves to Double Public Charging Ports, Insure Self-Driving Cars
10/19/2017This week Britain’s House of Commons introduced a bill that would significantly increase the number of chargers for electric vehicles and require insurance companies to cover vehicles with autonomous driving capabilities.
Toyota Tops Consumer Reports Reliability List Again
10/19/2017Toyota is Consumer Reports’ top car brand for reliability for the fifth consecutive year.
Ricardo Adds Power Electronics/Vehicle Labs to California Tech Center
10/19/2017Ricardo Inc. is opening two laboratories at its three-year-old technical center in Santa Clara, Calif., to support the development of electrified and autonomous vehicles.