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BMW Americas Chief Ludwig Willisch Retires
7/26/2017Ludwig Willisch, who heads BMW AG’s Americas operations, is retiring following a 21-year career with the carmaker.
Australia Sues Ford Over Troublesome Transmissions
7/26/2017Australia’s Competition and Consumer Commission has filed a lawsuit against Ford Motor Co. for misleading consumers about flaws in one of its transmissions.
Daimler’s Revenue, Net Profits Rise
7/26/2017Daimler AG reports its second-quarter sales rose 8% to 822,500 units, and revenue grew 7% to €41.2 billion ($48 billion). Both results were records for the period.
U.K. Poised to Ban Piston-Powered Cars in 2040
7/26/2017The British government is days away from presenting court-ordered plan to reduce vehicle emissions by retrofitting buses, smoothing traffic flow, cracking down on pollution cheaters and, by 2040, banning gasoline and diesel engines entirely.
VW Exec Expected to Plead Guilty in Diesel Cheating Scandal
7/26/2017Oliver Schmidt—the Volkswagen AG executive facing multiple U.S. charges in connection with VW’s diesel emission cheating—is expected to plead guilty on Aug. 4.
U.S. May Freeze Fuel Economy Rules in 2021
7/25/2017The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it may halt further hikes in fuel economy standards at the 41 mpg goal set for in 2021 rather than continue to raise them annually through 2025 to about 50 mpg as currently mandated, Reuters reports.
Tesla Drops Leather Seats
7/25/2017Tesla Inc. no longer is offering genuine leather seats in its Model S and Model X electric vehicles.
GM to Add Over-the-Air Update Capability
7/25/2017General Motors Co. will launch a new electrical architecture and infotainment system capable of over-the-air software updates before 2020.
Next-Gen Suzuki Sport Hot-Hatch to Get Turbo Power
7/25/2017Suzuki Motor Corp. says it has completely redesigned and upped the performance of its Swift Sport hatchback for the 2018 model year.
BMW Confirms Plans to Build Mini EV in U.K.
7/25/2017Confirming reports from earlier this month, BMW AG says it will begin producing an all-electric variant of its Mini hatchback at the main Mini factory in Oxford, England, in 2019.