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Caddy to Shrink Sedan Lineup, Add SUVs
7/28/2017General Motors Co.'s Cadillac luxury unit plans to discontinue its ATS, CTS and XTS sedans in 2019 and replace them with a single model—the upcoming CT5 sedan—by the end of the decade as consumer demand continues to shift toward crossover/SUVs.
1 Million EV Fleet in U.K. by 2022?
7/28/2017Chargemaster plc expects there to be more than 1 million electric vehicles in operation in the U.K. by mid-2022.
Porsche Motorsports Switching From LMP1 to Formula E
7/28/2017Porsche AG says it will end its involvement in LMP1 class of the FIA World Endurance Championship at the end of this year and join the Formula E electric car racing series for the 2019/2020 season.
U.S. Regulators Approve Another VW Diesel Fix
7/28/2017Volkswagen AG has won approval from federal and California regulators to update 326,000 of its 2.0-liter diesels that had been rigged to evade U.S. emission standards, The Detroit News reports.
U.S. Escalates Probe of Exhaust Odors Inside Ford Explorer SUVs
7/28/2017The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it has upgraded a year-old investigation of exhaust gas leakage into the passenger compartments of 1.3 million of Ford Motor Co.’s 2011-2017 model Ford Explorer SUVs.
Court Blocks Use of VW Diesel Evidence Seized in Law Office Raid
7/28/2017Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court has ruled that prosecutors cannot use materials about Volkswagen AG’s diesel emission cheating that were obtained during a raid on the company’s Jones Day law firm four months ago.
19th Fatality Reported in Crash Involving Takata Airbag Inflator Blast
7/28/2017A driver in Florida died on July 19 in a crash in which the vehicle’s Takata Corp. airbag inflator misfired, the Associated Press reports.
VW Offers Software Update for 4 Million Diesels in Germany
7/28/2017Volkswagen AG has offered free software updates for about 4 million of its diesel-powered cars in Germany to lower their emissions of nitrogen oxides.
Germany Orders Porsche to Recall Diesel Cayenne SUVs
7/27/2017Germany has ordered Volkswagen AG’s Porsche unit to recall some 22,000 of its diesel-powered Cayenne crossover vehicles across Europe and update their software so it will no longer evade emission standards.
Ford Expands Chariot Shuttle Service to NYC
7/27/2017Ford Motor Co. says the Chariot shuttle service it bought last year will expand its service to New York City in August.