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China Allows Dealerships to Carry Multiple Brands
4/14/2017China’s commerce ministry tells reporters that car dealers in the country will be allowed to handle more than one brand under new rules that will take effect on July 1, Reuters reports.
VW Group Sales Grew 3% in March
4/14/2017Volkswagen Group reports its worldwide sales rose to 990,900 vehicles last month from 967,000 units in March 2015.
GM to Add 1,100 Jobs in Software Unit
4/14/2017General Motors Co. is dramatically expanding Cruise Automation Inc., the software company it acquired a year ago to develop and test self-driving-vehicle technologies.
California Startup Touts Next-Gen Lidar Tech
4/14/2017Luminar Technologies, a Silicon Valley startup company, says it has developed a next-generation lidar sensor that can significantly improve the performance of self-driving cars.
Tesla Outlines Future Product Schedule
4/13/2017Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk used a series of tweets on Thursday to announce a timetable for the electric carmaker’s previously announced future product plans.
VW Previews Electric Crossover
4/13/2017Volkswagen AG plant to present a concept version of its first all-electric crossover next week at the Shanghai auto show.
FCA Readies Local Jeep Production in India
4/13/2017Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV plans to launch a local production of the Jeep Compass small SUV in Ranjangaon, India, by June.
U-Mich. Mobility Transformation Center Gets New Name
4/13/2017The University of Michigan Mobility Transformation Center has become Mcity, a name that formerly referred to MTC’s two-year-old test facility in Ann Arbor.
Report: Volvo Will Build Its First EV in China
4/13/2017Zhejiang Geely Holding Group’s Volvo Cars plans to manufacture its first all-electric vehicle at a factory in Luqiao, China, in 2019, sources tell Automotive News Europe.
Conti Opens Silicon Valley R&D Center
4/13/2017Continental AG has officially opened a 65,000-sq-ft research and development center in San Jose, Calif.