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Audi, BMW, Kia, Toyota Lead World “Car-of-the-Year” Contenders
The initial list of 35 vehicles vying for the 2019 World Car of the Year title includes four Audi models and three each from BMW, Kia and Toyota.
Read MoreCaddy Puts Diesels on Back Burner in Favor of Electrification
General Motors Co.’s Cadillac unit is shelving plans to offer diesel-powered models.
Read MoreBosch, Daimler Test Autonomous Parking Valet in China
Daimler AG and Robert Bosch GmbH have expanded testing of their joint Automated Valet Parking system to the carmaker’s research and development center in Beijing.
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Inside Ford
On this edition of “Autoline After Hours” Joann Muller, Detroit bureau chief for Forbes, provides insights into what she’s learned about Ford, insights that are amplified on the show by our other panelists, Stephanie Brinley, principal analyst at IHS Markit who specializes in the auto industry, and Todd Lassa, Detroit Bureau Chief for Automobile.
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YFAI’s “Smart” Interior Surfaces
The next big thing in automotive interiors will be aesthetic surfaces that can double as functional controls, says Nathan Bowen at Yanfeng Automotive Interior Systems Co.
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Tesla Grapples with “Delivery Logistics Hell”
Tesla Inc., which is beginning to overcome months of production snags for its Model 3 electric sedan, now faces the logistics challenges of delivering cars to customers.
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Geely Takes Control of Danish Bank
China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group has acquired 52% of Copenhagen-based Saxo Bank AS in a deal that values the online trading and investment bank at €1.3 billion ($1.5 billion).
Read MoreiNext Concept Previews BMW’s Electric Flagship
BMW AG is using its iNext electric SUV/crossover concept to showcase advanced mobility technologies being developed by the company.
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Hurricane Florence Heads for Daimler, Volvo, BMW Factories
Hurricane Florence appears likely to drift just north of Daimler and Volvo Cars assembly plants in South Carolina tonight, then draw a bead on BMW AG’s huge complex in Spartanburg on Saturday.
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Many California Hydrogen Stations Are Offline
Fourteen of the 35 hydrogen stations for fuel cell vehicles in southern California were either out of service for maintenance or had limited or no fuel this week.
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