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Buick Hatches New Body Styles for 2018 Regal
4/5/2017General Motors Co.’s Buick arm is eschewing a tradition sedan in favor of wagon and sportback variants of the 2018 edition of its Regal midsize car.
Trump Budget Would Scrap EPA’s Budget for Vehicle Emission Tests
4/5/2017The Trump administration’s proposed federal budget would virtually eliminate funding to pay for emission and fuel economy testing by the Environmental Protection Agency.
Honda Cites New Push for Parts Sharing
4/5/2017Honda Motor Co. is telling suppliers in Japan it wants to expand its list of components that can be shared across multiple vehicle platforms, The Nikkei reports.
Conti Aims to Make Sense of Changing Road Conditions
4/4/2017Continental AG is developing a system that can quickly assess road precipitation and alter a vehicle’s driving dynamics accordingly.
Hyundai Confirms Small Crossover for Europe
4/4/2017Hyundai Motor Co. confirms it will introduce a subcompact crossover vehicle in Europe called the Kona late this year.
UAW Membership Expands 2%
4/4/2017The United Auto Workers union gained 7,300 members last year, increasing its roles 2% to 416,000 workers, according to its annual report to the U.S. Dept. of Labor.
GM Monitors Factory Robots via Internet to Cut Downtime
4/4/2017General Motors Co. has linked about 25% of its 30,000 manufacturing robots via the internet to help anticipate breakdowns and maximize output, Bloomberg News reports.
Bentley Names New CEO for Americas
4/4/2017Volkswagen AG’s Bentley Motors luxury car unit has named Mark Del Rosso to become CEO of its Americas operations, the brand’s largest market, effective May 1.
Fewer than Half of Competitors Complete Autonomous Vehicle Race
4/4/2017Point One Navigation, a San Francisco-based location services startup, won the Self Racing Cars challenge last weekend at California’s Thunderhill West race track in northern California.
Ford: No Fully Autonomous Cars Until 2026
4/4/2017Consumers aren’t likely to be able to buy their own completely automated vehicles until at least 2026, even though such vehicles may come into use by ride-sharing services by 2021.