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Gestamp expands in Japan
Gestamp Hotstamping Japan will be expanded with a new building on its site in Matsusaka. This is part of the…
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VW reboots to more flexible U.S. advertising strategy
As it was still trying to get past its 2015 global diesel emissions scandal, Volkswagen of America in 2019 unleashed…
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Mercedes-Benz Downsizes Dealership Network
Mercedes-Benz hopes to see 80% of European sales directed through its new direct sales model by 2025, and 25% of…
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Euro NCAP rates new models well
Results of the third round of Euro NCAP safety crash tests for 2022 saw the Kia EV6, Mercedes C-Class, Volvo…
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Lithia Motors sells Subaru dealership; Dobbs buys Chevy store
Dobbs Equity Partners late last year added a domestic dealership to its lineup and expanded to a new state: Indiana.…
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Samsung, Stellantis confirm Indiana EV battery plans
South Korean Samsung SDI has now confirmed plans to build a US$2.5bn plant to manufacture electric vehicle (EV) battery cells…
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Can Europe’s aerospace capital reinvent itself as a future mobility hub? | Automotive World
Toulouse is positioning itself as a centre for mobility talent, investment and innovation, writes Megan Lampinen If Israel is known…
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Caterham Seven 420 Cup Revealed As Company’s Most Track-Focused Road Car Ever
With Lotus deciding to make a big and heavy SUV, Caterham is now seen as one of the last bastions…
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Hyundai Sonata, Kia Stinger, And K5 To Be Axed In The US: Report
The fact sedans are no longer popular is yesterday’s news, but we are legitimately sad to hear whenever there are…
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BMW 1 Series, 2 Series Gran Coupe Edition ColorVision Introduced
Aiming to boost the appeal of its entry-level models, BMW has announced the Edition ColorVision models for the 1 Series…
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New Lego Technic Ferrari Daytona SP3 Gets Working Gearbox, Pistons
The newest Lego Technic kit miniaturizes one of Ferrari’s more recent debuts – the Daytona SP3. It joined Ferrari’s Icona…
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AMC AM Concept From The ’70s Is The Weird Pacer Minivan That Never Was
Fact: If you stare at this 1977 AMC AM Van concept for more than 30 seconds, your sideburns will grow…
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Gordon Murray T.50 Undergoes Airbag Calibration Tests In Brutal Video
New cars have to undergo extensive testing before they reach customers’ hands. They not only have to run for tens…
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Hyundai to recall 281,000 North American vehicles over exploding seat belt pretensioner
WASHINGTON — Hyundai Motor America said it will recall 281,000 vehicles in North America over seat belt pretensioners that could…
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Machine learning hiring levels in the automotive industry rose in April 2022
The proportion of automotive manufacturing and supply companies hiring for machine learning related positions rose in April 2022 compared with…
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2022 GMC Terrain Test Drive Review: Missing The Mark
We genuinely wanted to like the GMC Terrain and in particular, the AT4 version. However, the interior feels like an…
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Bentley Debuts Azure Range That Makes Interiors Even More Luxurious
As if Bentley’s products aren’t luxurious enough, the brand now launches the new Azure range that puts an emphasis on…
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Polestar invests in StoreDot
StoreDot CEO Doron Myersdorf Fast charging specialist StoreDot has agreed a supply deal with Polestar, following an investment from the…
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Volkswagen Golf R 20 Years Edition Debuts Making 328 HP
The Volkswagen Golf R 20 Years edition gives the hot hatch extra power and other touches to mark two decades…
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2023 Honda CR-V Previewed In Hybrid Flavor Before Summer Debut
Honda has formally previewed the 2023 CR-V in a series of official images from the Japanese marque. The photos, which…
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Brockman ruled competent to stand trial in U.S. court for tax evasion
Testing shows Brockman is “exaggerating his symptoms of severe dementia and his cognitive abilities are not as poor as reflected…
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Stellantis Helps Tesla’s Newest Rival Offer Finance For Its Cars
VinFast made news at the New York International Auto Show this year when it announced a novel scheme to price…
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Stellantis, Samsung SDI to build new JV battery plant in Indiana, reports say
The JV battery plant is expected to be built near Stellantis engine, casting and transmission plants in Kokomo, Indiana, the…
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North America is seeing a hiring boom in automotive industry AI roles
North America extended its dominance for artificial intelligence (AI) hiring among automotive industry companies in the three months ending March.…
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Kia Donates 10 Millionth Vehicle Sold In The United States
Kia set up shop in the United States back in 1993, but it wasn’t until the 2010s that it started…
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Mercedes To Drop 10 Percent Of Dealers, Will Focus On Direct And Online Sales
Mercedes has a busy schedule up ahead as it aims to slim down on the number of entry-level cars from…
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Nexteer and Continental JV expands brake-to-steer tech
Further leveraging technology building blocks from its parent companies, Nexteer Automotive and Continental Automotive, JV CNXMotion is expanding its Brake-to-Steer…
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Nissan R390 GT1 Road Car Looks As Spectacular As It Sounds At Villa d’Este
If it hadn’t been for Gran Turismo, the Nissan R390 GT1 would’ve likely ended on the list of the most…
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Porsche Taycan GTS Hockenheimring Edition Marks Track’s 90th Anniversary
The Porsche Taycan GTS Hockenheimring Edition celebrates the 90th anniversary of the historic German track. Buyers of this model who…
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New Land Rover Range Rover Hits Top Speed With Ease On Autobahn
The Land Rover Range Rover received a major overhaul for the 2022 model year. It has a new platform, a…
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Axe-Wielding Driver Distracted By Road Rage Rear-Ends Car Into A Ditch
Road rage is real. It’s also dangerous and sometimes even deadly. Anger behind the wheel of a 3,500-pound hunk of…
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Arize Launches AI Bias Tracing to Pinpoint and Address Causes in ML Pipelines
Credit: Gorodenkoff/Shutterstock Concept: US-based AI technology startup Arize has launched a Bias Tracing tool to detect the root cause of…
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Carvana’s License To Sell In Illinois Suspended Over Title Issues
It appears more trouble is brewing at online automotive retailer Carvana. The company’s sales license was suspended in Illinois over…
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Stress free route planning with HERE Technologies
Real-time traffic technology platform HERE Technologies has recently partnered with BMW to assist owners with route planning information. Unexpected and…
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BMW N.A. names new CFO, vice president of marketing
BMW North America named Raymond Wittmann to be its next CFO and Marcus Casey to become head of marketing communications,…
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Stellantis’ course change not a total victory for suppliers
While the North America changes have been undone, Stellantis is keeping its revamped global terms and conditions in place. Some…
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HMG, Ford EVs recalled in US
EV6 is Kia’s first model to use Hyundai Motor Group’s E-GMP Hyundai Motor Group brands in the US and Ford…
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2023 Ferrari Purosangue SUV Plays Its NA V12 Music In New Spy Video
The world didn’t end when Rolls-Royce and Bentley came out with their own sport utility vehicles and we’re certain Ferrari…
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Lexus LFA And Lamborghini Huracan STO Drag Race In V10 Engine Battle
Comparing modern supercars against the top-tier models from a few years ago lets us see the technical progress of these…
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Daimler Truck takes stake in Manz
Mercedes-Benz eActros has a range of up to 400km Daimler Truck will become a major anchor shareholder in German high…
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1954 Chevy Bel Air Restomod Is A 640-HP Ode To Chrome And Steel
Restomod is a relatively new word that comes from the combination of the words restoration and modification. In its essence,…
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Georgia getting second Hyundai Motor Group plant
The signing took place earlier in Georgia. Hyundai Motor Group (HMG) said at the weekend it would spend US$5.54bn to…
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2024 Mercedes EQG Does Tank Turn In Official Video
Mercedes held a conference last week during which it outlined plans to push further into luxury territory by chasing higher…
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How can driving dynamics keep up with the autonomous, electric revolution? | Automotive World
Simulation allows engineers to see how motion control capabilities will behave in increasingly complex vehicle architectures. By Christophe Bianchi Many…
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Trend Micro Launches Unified Cybersecurity Platform
Credit: Rymden/Shutterstock Concept: Japanese cybersecurity company Trend Micro has launched an attack surface management and cybersecurity platform called Trend Micro…
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Mastercard and Microsoft Co-Launch Enhanced Identity Solution to Tackle Digital Fraud
Credit: jijomathaidesigners/Shutterstock Concept: Mastercard has partnered with Microsoft to enhance its Digital Transaction Insights (DTI) solution with next-generation authentication and…
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Stellantis ranks even lower among supplier base
In recent months, Stellantis indicated that it expected its supply base to shoulder more of the R&D cost of making…
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WRC Generations Coming To PC, Consoles With 165 Special Stages
Video game developer Kylotonn and publisher Nacon have announced their upcoming video game featuring the 2022 season of the FIA…
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Mercedes-Maybach SL Concept Teased By Daimler’s Design Boss
Mercedes-Benz presses on in overhauling its product portfolio. In fact, one of the new models to be arriving in the…
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Bugatti Bolide Caught Up Close And Personal Arriving At Villa D’Este
Even as a concept, the Bugatti Bolide already wowed the world with its outlandish looks and one-of-a-kind appeal. Beyond the…
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