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Report: Nissan Falsified Safety Inspections
10/5/2017Japanese regulators say Nissan Motor Co. used unqualified workers to do final safety checks on new vehicles and doctored the reports to appear legitimate, sources tell The Nikkei.
Lexus Readies Mystery Concept for Tokyo Show
10/4/2017Toyota Motor Corp.’s Lexus unit says it will unveil an unspecified concept car later this month at the Tokyo auto show.
SE Asia Braces for Boom in EVs
10/4/2017Southeast Asia is scrambling to prepare for a major shift in its car markets from piston to battery power, the Financial Times says.
Nissan Adds Amazon Alexa Telematics
10/4/2017Nissan Motor Co. is the latest carmaker to add compatibility for Amazon.com’s popular Alexa voice-enabled personal assistant in its vehicles.
Daimler Outlines EV Battery Production Plan for U.S.
10/4/2017Daimler AG says it will build capacity in Alabama to assemble enough batteries to deliver at least 10 gigawatt-hours of energy for its electric vehicles per year.
Toshiba Touts Ultra-Fast-Charging Battery
10/4/2017Japan’s Toshiba Corp. says its next-generation SCiB lithium-ion battery uses a new material that doubles the anode capacity to allow for much faster recharging times.
Land Rover Debuts Its First Plug-in Hybrid SUV
10/4/2017Jaguar Land Rover Ltd. has begun selling its first plug-in hybrid, the Range Rover Sport P400e, in the U.K.
PSA Brings Mobility Services App to U.S.
10/4/2017This week PSA Group expanded its Free2Move mobility services platform to the U.S.
VW Brand Seeks Competition Shields from Skoda Sibling
10/4/2017Volkswagen AG’s VW brand is trying to eliminate what it considers unfair competitive advantages from the group’s own Skoda brand, Reuters reports.
Honda to Shutter Sayama Plant in Japan
10/4/2017Honda Motor Co. says it will close its 53-year-old Sayama assembly plant in Japan in 2022 and transfer the facility’s operations to the company’s 4-year-old Yorii factory nearby.