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Renault-Nissan Alliance, Dongfeng to Make EVs in China
8/29/2017A new joint venture announced earlier today by the Renault-Nissan Alliance and Dongfeng Motor Group aims to begin making an all-electric SUV/crossover in China in 2019.
Goodyear Touts Soybean-Oil Tire
8/29/2017Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. is launching what it says is the first tire to use soybean oil-based rubber.
Chery Teases European Model
8/29/2017China's Chery Automobile Co. has released a sketch of the small crossover vehicle it plans to launch in Europe—and possibly the U.S.—early next decade under a new brand.
Volvo Names New Chief for U.S. Sales
8/29/2017Volvo Car Corp. has appointed Anders Gustafsson to head its U.S. operations, beginning Sept. 15.
Ford, Domino’s Test Autonomous Pizza Delivery
8/29/2017Ford Motor Co. and Domino's Pizza Inc. plan to begin testing customer reactions to pizza deliveries made with a self-driving car over the next two months in Ann Arbor, Mich.
Battery Maker A123 Names New CEO
8/29/2017Peter Cirino has been named CEO of A123 Systems LLC, a Michigan-based supplier of low-voltage lithium-ion batteries for backup power systems.
Hyundai Idles Production in China
8/29/2017Hyundai Motor Co. has suspended production at all four of its operational factories in China because a supplier stopped shipping fuel tanks after not being paid, Bloomberg News reports.
Korean Auto Industry’s Optimism Fades
8/29/2017Carmakers and their suppliers in South Korea are less optimistic than any other sector of the country’s economy, says the Korea Economic Research Institute.
U.K. to Test Automated Truck Platooning
8/29/2017The U.K. is funding an £8 million ($10 million) test of automated truck platooning on public roads by the end of 2018, Reuters reports.
Ford CEO Urges Wider Outlook for Driverless-Car Project
8/29/2017CEO Jim Hackett is pushing Ford Motor Co. to think more expansively about how to apply the fully autonomous vehicle technology it plans to introduce in 2021.