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Skoda Adds “Virtual Cockpit” Option

Volkswagen AG is expanding the availability of its digital display technology to its Skoda brand.

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Automotive

Hyperloop Company Unveils Passenger Capsule

Los Angeles-based Hyperloop Transportation Technologies Inc. has unveiled the design of its high-speed passenger pod.

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Mercedes-Benz Sales Fall 8%

Daimler AG reports that global year-in-year sales of its Mercedes-Benz brand models shrank 8% to 202,800 units last month.

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GM Sales Drop 15% in China

General Motors Co. reports that its sales in China in July-September plunged 15% to 835,900 units.

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Mercedes-AMG Phasing Out V-12 Engines

Daimler AG’s Mercedes-AMG performance unit is phasing out V-12 engines from its lineup.

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Automotive

Daimler’s Moovel Launches Microtransit Service in L.A.

Daimler AG’s Moovel Group GmbH is expanding its microtransit, ride-sharing service, which was launched in June in Stuttgart, to the U.S.

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Girls Just Wanna Have Horsepower

Chances are, when you think of muscle cars—Chargers and Challengers, Mustangs and Camaros, cars of today and cars of the 1960s—and someone driving one with the throttle mashed and the shifter being slammed, you think of the vehicles with guys behind the wheels.

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Automotive

Shanghai Opens More Roads for Self-Driving-Car Tests

Shanghai has expanded the allowable public roadways for autonomous and connected car testing by nearly sevenfold to 37 km (23 miles), the Shanghai Daily reports.

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Daimler CFO Uebber to Leave in 2019

Bodo Uebber, who has served as Daimler AG’s chief financial officer for 14 years, won’t seek to extend his contract beyond 2019, according to the company.

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regulations

Honda Plan Recall to Fix Fuel Problem in CR-V Crossovers

Honda Motor Co. says it is preparing to recall an unspecified number of CR-V small crossover vehicles to fix a fuel system flaw that can push gasoline into the engine’s crankcase.

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