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Amazon to Sell Cars in Europe
6/14/2017Amazon.com is ramping up its automotive business with plans to sell cars online to European buyers.
Dutch Group Prepares to Sue VW for Diesel Refunds
6/14/2017A Dutch group is readying a lawsuit against Volkswagen AG on behalf of 180,000 customers that demands full refunds for vehicles equipped with diesel engines that VW rigged to cheat emission tests.
Bentley Taps Ex-Nissan Exec to Head U.S. Sales
6/14/2017Volkswagen AG’s Bentley luxury car units has hired Mike Rocco, formerly head of sales for Nissan Motor Co.’s central U.S. region, to be its vice president of sales and operations in the Americas, Automotive News reports.
Ford to Open Mobility Office in London
6/14/2017Ford Motor Co.’s Smart Mobility unit will open an innovation office in London later this year to develop advanced mobility technologies for the European market.
Valeo Expands in China
6/14/2017Valeo SA, which operates 30 facilities across China, is expanding at six of those locations and building two more factories in the country.
Exposers of VW Diesel Cheating Cite Similar Issues for FCA
6/13/2017Diesel-powered vehicles marketed by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV emit as much as 20 times the legal amount of nitrogen oxides pollution during real-world driving, according to the researchers who uncovered Volkswagen AG’s diesel cheating two years ago.
Waymo Retires Self-Driving Bubble Car
6/13/2017Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo autonomous car unit is officially retiring its fleet of "Firefly" bubble-shaped prototype autonomous vehicles as it ramps up testing of its automated technologies in modified production cars and trucks.
Uber CEO Kalanick Confirms Sabbatical
6/13/2017Travis Kalanick, founder and CEO of ride-hailing service Uber Technologies Inc., confirms earlier media reports that he will take time off from leading the crisis-laden company.
Report: Renault-Nissan Ponders Back-Channel Bonus Plan for Execs
6/13/2017The Renault-Nissan alliance has developed a scheme that would enable it to sidestep limits on compensation to CEO Carlos Ghosn and other top executives.
China Refuses to Ease EV Sales Targets
6/13/2017China has affirmed its aggressive sales targets for electrified vehicles, ignoring a one-year delay apparently agreed to two weeks ago by Premier Li Keqiang.