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Former JLR Exec Tapped to Head Lotus
Group Lotus plc has appointed Phil Popham, a former senior Jaguar Land Rover executive, to manage its operations.
Read MoreVW to Team with HP on 3D-Printed Production Parts
Volkswagen AG says it will begin using 3D-printed parts in production vehicles early next decade.
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Daimler to Buy Stake in VW-Backed Used-Car Shopping Site
Daimler AG is buying a 20% stake in Heycar, the online, used-car shopping platform launched last October by Volkswagen AG.
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Nissan Names Tennis Sensation Osaki a Brand Ambassador
Nissan Motor Co. has signed Naomi Osaka, who won the women’s U.S. Open tennis championship last weekend, as a brand ambassador.
Read MoreGM Recalls 1.2 Million SUVs, Pickups to Fix Power Steering
General Motors Co. is recalling 1.2 million full-size pickup trucks and SUVs in the U.S. and Canada to repair defective electric power steering systems.
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Ford Building in Detroit—Not Just a Structure but a Community
The Michigan Central Station in Detroit that Ford is transforming from an abandoned Beaux Arts shambles into the place from which its mobility future will be largely defined and created has been vacant since 1988, 500,000-square feet of something that has been used by film makers in need of striking ruins, used by graffiti artists and scribblers because it was there.
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Another High-Level Tesla Exec Quits
Justin McAnear, Tesla Inc.’s vice president of worldwide finance and operations, is joining the parade of high-level executives to leave the electric car company this year.
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U.S. Proposes New Trade Talks with China
The Trump administration has invited China to resume high-level trade talks and ease escalating trade tensions between the countries.
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Toyota May License Hybrid Tech to Chinese Carmakers
Toyota Motor Corp. is in advanced talks to license its hybrid-car technology to China’s Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd., sources tell Bloomberg News.
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KDB Moves to Block GM Korea’s Bid to Spin Off R&D Center
State-run Korea Development Bank has filed a preliminary injunction to stop General Motors Co. from establishing GM Korea’s r&d center as a separate company.
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