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• The Grand Tour's test track near Swindon has been found

  18-11-2016 23:17
  
  Filed under:Celebrities,Read This,TV/Movies,UKIt's at an airbase that also houses 250,000 objects owned by the Science Museum of London.Continue reading The Grand Tour's test track near Swindon has been found The Grand Tour's test track near Swindon has been found originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 18 Nov 2016 17:17:00 EST.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• Honda Rebel, cult beginner bike and urban cruiser, reborn for 2017

  18-11-2016 22:56
  
  Filed under:Honda,MotorcycleThe parade of small-displacement choices continues with the new Rebel 300 and 500.Continue reading Honda Rebel, cult beginner bike and urban cruiser, reborn for 2017 Honda Rebel, cult beginner bike and urban cruiser, reborn for 2017 originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 18 Nov 2016 16:56:00 EST.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• Recharge Wrap-up: why Tesla's solar roof is cheaper, Maven expands westward

  18-11-2016 22:02
  
  Filed under:Etc.,Green,GM,Tesla,Alternative Fuels,Ethanol,Green Automakers,Transportation Alternatives,Electric,SolarLightness and durability are key to a cheap solar roof. E15 raises money for breast cancer awareness. Maven arrives in LA, San Francisco, and Denver.Continue reading Recharge Wrap-up: why Tesla's solar roof is cheaper, Maven expands westward Recharge Wrap-up: why Tesla's solar roof is cheaper, Maven expands westward originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 18 Nov 2016 16:02:00 EST.
  
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• SpeedVegas - A new way to drive an exotic car in Las Vegas

  18-11-2016 22:00
  
  Filed under:Open RoadA new race track purely dedicated to driving exotic and sports cars opened in Las Vegas April of 2016. I drive to the southernmost part of Las Vegas to see what it's all about.Continue reading SpeedVegas - A new way to drive an exotic car in Las Vegas SpeedVegas - A new way to drive an exotic car in Las Vegas originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 18 Nov 2016 16:00:00 EST.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• Volkswagen details turnaround plan and will cut 30,000 jobs

  18-11-2016 21:47
  
  Filed under:Hirings/Firings/Layoffs,Plants/Manufacturing,Volkswagen,Germany,FutureVolkswagen's way forward lies in electric vehicles and mobility services, and these segments will be boosted by 9,000 new jobs in Germany.Continue reading Volkswagen details turnaround plan and will cut 30,000 jobs Volkswagen details turnaround plan and will cut 30,000 jobs originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 18 Nov 2016 15:47:00 EST.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this 
  
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• Huron Capital's Drake Automotive Group Acquires Fender Gripper - PR Newswire (press release)

  18-11-2016 21:31 via prnewswire.com
  
  Huron Capital's Drake Automotive Group Acquires Fender Gripper
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  DETROIT, Nov. 18, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Huron Capital Partners LLC ("Huron Capital") today announced Henderson, Nev.-based Drake Automotive Group ...and more »
  
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• Blindsided by Trump tweet, UAW meets with Ford on Lincoln MKC

  18-11-2016 21:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  UAW leaders huddled with Ford executives today after the union was caught off guard by President-elect Donald Trump's tweet last night he helped prevent another Ford model from going to Mexico.
  
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• Mortal X Machine: Colin Chapman

  18-11-2016 21:00
  
  Filed under:Open RoadA piece about the brilliant founder of Lotus Cars, Colin Chapman.Continue reading Mortal X Machine: Colin Chapman Mortal X Machine: Colin Chapman originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 18 Nov 2016 15:00:00 EST.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• New Smart ForTwo Electric Drive 2017 review

  18-11-2016 20:57
  
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  Smart's ForTwo city car is an obvious candidate to thrive with electric power but what's the truth? We test the ForTwo Electric DriveHead to any motor show – or showroom for that matter – and the number of new electric cars on display is greater than ever before. The trend for battery-powered runarounds shows no sign of letting up, either, as Audi, VW and even Jaguar race to offer zero-emission transport. But given the volu
  
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• The Ford Bronco will be built in America - but engineered in Australia

  18-11-2016 20:55
  
  Filed under:Ford,Australia,United States,SUV,Truck,FutureWe're looking forward to saying g'day to the Bronco in 2020.Continue reading The Ford Bronco will be built in America - but engineered in Australia The Ford Bronco will be built in America - but engineered in Australia originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 18 Nov 2016 14:55:00 EST.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• A Nissan Skyline 2000GT-R hidden in plain sight

  18-11-2016 20:30
  
  Filed under:Open RoadVisiting the Nissan headquarters in Yokohama, Japan, turned out to be even more interesting than expected thanks to the presence of a legendary Nissan sports coupe, the Skyline 2000GT-R.Continue reading A Nissan Skyline 2000GT-R hidden in plain sight A Nissan Skyline 2000GT-R hidden in plain sight originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 18 Nov 2016 14:30:00 EST.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• New McLaren 540C review

  18-11-2016 20:23
  
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  Image 1 of 14 18 Nov, 2016 7:15pmSean Carson
  The most affordable McLaren packs a serious punch but does it display the other qualities of its more exclusive brethren?You may never have expected to see the words “entry-level” and “McLaren” in the same sentence. But the firm’s 540C – which sits under the 570S and 570GT in the brand’s Sports Series – is precisely that.
  At £128,550, it’s the most affordable McLaren you can buy
  
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• Junkyard Gem: 1989 Mazda MX-6 GT Turbo

  18-11-2016 20:22
  
  Filed under:Etc.,Mazda,Coupe,ClassicsA rare sporty Mazda of the late 1980s gets discarded and shows up in a Denver self-service wrecking yard.Continue reading Junkyard Gem: 1989 Mazda MX-6 GT Turbo Junkyard Gem: 1989 Mazda MX-6 GT Turbo originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 18 Nov 2016 14:22:00 EST.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• Jay Leno and McDreamy drive a classic 911 2.7 RS on a racetrack

  18-11-2016 19:30
  
  Filed under:Celebrities,Videos,Porsche,Classics,PerformanceMcDreamy drives a dream car.Continue reading Jay Leno and McDreamy drive a classic 911 2.7 RS on a racetrack Jay Leno and McDreamy drive a classic 911 2.7 RS on a racetrack originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 18 Nov 2016 13:30:00 EST.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• Why Ford made Trump look like a jobs savior

  18-11-2016 19:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  If you ask Donald Trump, he just saved thousands of U.S. jobs that big, bad Ford Motor was about to move to Mexico. To borrow a line from his recent presidential debate performance: 'Wrong.'
  
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• Chrysler recalls 88,888 Darts, Durangos, and Grand Cherokees for two separate issues

  18-11-2016 18:45
  
  Filed under:Recalls,Weird Car News,Dodge,Jeep,Sedan,SUVThe recalls are for winshield washer pumps in Dodge Darts, and fuel rails in Dodge Durangos and Jeep Grand Cherokees.Continue reading Chrysler recalls 88,888 Darts, Durangos, and Grand Cherokees for two separate issues Chrysler recalls 88,888 Darts, Durangos, and Grand Cherokees for two separate issues originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 18 Nov 2016 12:45:00 EST.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this&nbs
  
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• Riding along in the new Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 at the LA Auto Show

  18-11-2016 18:01
  
  Filed under:Videos,Chevrolet,Truck,Diesel,Off-RoadThe Multimatic shocks are impressive on paper, and as it turns out, in action too.Continue reading Riding along in the new Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 at the LA Auto Show Riding along in the new Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 at the LA Auto Show originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 18 Nov 2016 12:01:00 EST.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• Toyota forms in-house think-tank for EV development

  18-11-2016 17:41
  
  Filed under:Green,Toyota,Japan,Electric,Future,Hybrid,HydrogenToyota has a strong commitment to fuel cell technology despite doubts within the field.Continue reading Toyota forms in-house think-tank for EV development Toyota forms in-house think-tank for EV development originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 18 Nov 2016 11:41:00 EST.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• Delivery vans to blame for record traffic levels

  18-11-2016 17:26
  
  A Government report reveals that vans delivering goods to online shoppers are a major cause of the record gridlock levels in the UK 2016-11-18 16:35 The rise in delivery vans shuttling products to online shoppers' homes on a daily basis are causing record levels of traffic hold-ups, according to a Government report.
  UK road traffic reached a new peak over the last year beating previous pre-recession figures with 320 million miles covered by vehicles in the last 12 months - up 1.5 per cent compa
  
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• Dana agrees to acquire majority stake in Italian power-transmission supplier

  18-11-2016 17:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Dana, the longtime Ohio-based supplier of various drivetrain components, has agreed to buy the power-transmission and fluid-power businesses of Italy's Brevini Group S.p.A., the company said today.
  
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• Best big panel vans 2016/2017

  18-11-2016 17:22
  
  20 Nov, 2016 3:30pm
  Need a new big van? Our guide to the best large panel vans on the market right now will help you find the right model…No sector of the car or light commercial vehicle market offers the level of choice that’s open to the big panel van customer. The choice isn’t necessarily in terms of the range of panel van makes and models that are out there. Rather, it comes in the huge array or body styles, dimensions, payload capacities, engines, transmissions, specifica
  
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• Smart widens EV range

  18-11-2016 17:20
  Daimler's Smart plans a full range of EVs - coupé, cabrio and four-seater. Sales start in early 2017.
  
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• Hyundai will add Ioniq EVs to WaiveCar car-sharing fleet

  18-11-2016 17:16
  
  Filed under:Green,Hyundai,United States,ElectricWaiveCar debuted earlier this year in Southern California with ad-wrapped Chevrolet Spark EVs.Continue reading Hyundai will add Ioniq EVs to WaiveCar car-sharing fleet Hyundai will add Ioniq EVs to WaiveCar car-sharing fleet originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 18 Nov 2016 11:16:00 EST.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• FCA will recall 88,888 vehicles

  18-11-2016 17:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is recalling 88,888 vehicles worldwide because of defects that could cause fuel leaks or prevent windshield wipers from working.
  
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• Best large panel vans - pictures

  18-11-2016 17:15
  Pictures of the best large panel vans
  
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• Best big panel vans - pictures

  18-11-2016 17:15
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• Fiat Chrysler teams up with Amazon to sell cars online in Italy

  18-11-2016 17:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Fiat Chrysler Automobiles said it has teamed up with U.S. internet giant Amazon to start selling cars online offering an additional discount.
  
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• With Atlas, VW seeks redemption with U.S. dealers, consumers

  18-11-2016 17:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VW, aiming to recover from emissions violations, is betting that a jumbo-sized crossover will persuade more U.S. consumers to give it another chance -- now that the seven-seater has a name they can pronounce: Atlas.
  
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• Dutch WW2 shipwrecks disappear, illegal salvagers suspected

  18-11-2016 16:46
  
  Filed under:MilitarySignificant sections of a third ship are missing.Continue reading Dutch WW2 shipwrecks disappear, illegal salvagers suspected Dutch WW2 shipwrecks disappear, illegal salvagers suspected originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 18 Nov 2016 10:46:00 EST.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• Samsung snagging Harman lifts supplier stocks, creates speculation

  18-11-2016 16:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Samsung's $8 billion agreement to buy Harman International helped breathe some life into a few moribund auto stocks, especially Visteon, as investors speculate that there could be a buying spree of companies that make technology for self-driving...
  
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• Trump did talk to Bill Ford, but the Kentucky plant was never moving to Mexico

  18-11-2016 16:40
  
  Filed under:Government/Legal,Plants/Manufacturing,Ford,LincolnLincoln MKC production won't move to Mexico, but that's not necessarily good news.Continue reading Trump did talk to Bill Ford, but the Kentucky plant was never moving to Mexico Trump did talk to Bill Ford, but the Kentucky plant was never moving to Mexico originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 18 Nov 2016 10:40:00 EST.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• How Walmart's former e-commerce guru plans to revolutionise the automotive industry - TechRadar

  18-11-2016 16:33 via techradar.com
  
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  This article is part of our TechRadar North column, a series focusing on the development of the North of England's digital sector. Being asked to fly half way around the world to embark on a project two days into a new job would be some IT managers ...and more »
  
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• Trying the new Compass and other Jeeps on for size

  18-11-2016 16:15
  
  Filed under:2016 LA Auto Show,Jeep,SUV,Off-RoadWhich one has the most room? That's complicated.Continue reading Trying the new Compass and other Jeeps on for size Trying the new Compass and other Jeeps on for size originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 18 Nov 2016 10:15:00 EST.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• “The BBC suggested the car is the major source of air pollution. It isn’t”

  18-11-2016 16:07
  
  Mike Rutherford thinks the car is getting a bad reputation when it comes to air pollution 2016-11-19 13:00 One of the lesser known Monty Python works from the seventies was a sketch featuring a palaeontologist – Miss Anne Elk (John Cleese in drag) – struggling to announce her/his “new” theory. It went: “All brontosauruses are thin at one end, much, much thicker in the middle, and then thin again at the far end.”
  Wind forward almost half a century and, based o
  
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• Best medium panel vans to buy 2016/2017

  18-11-2016 15:41
  
  18 Nov, 2016 11:30am
  The market for medium sized panel vans is fiercely competitive at the moment. Here’s our guide to the best models on sale…With carrying capacities that come close to those of large panel vans and the easy driving experience of a compact van, the medium-sized panel van is a perfect fit for many operators. The market has never been more hotly contested though, with a stream of new products having emerged in recent times, and it makes choosing the best mid-sized va
  
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• Honda Clarity undercuts hydrogen competition with $369 lease price

  18-11-2016 15:36
  
  Filed under:Green,Honda,HydrogenWhy pay more?Continue reading Honda Clarity undercuts hydrogen competition with $369 lease price Honda Clarity undercuts hydrogen competition with $369 lease price originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 18 Nov 2016 09:36:00 EST.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• Honda Clarity enters hydrogen competition with $369 lease price

  18-11-2016 15:36
  
  Filed under:Green,Honda,HydrogenWhy pay more?Continue reading Honda Clarity enters hydrogen competition with $369 lease price Honda Clarity enters hydrogen competition with $369 lease price originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 18 Nov 2016 09:36:00 EST.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• Couple tries to blame drunk driving crash on imaginary black man

  18-11-2016 15:00
  
  Filed under:Etc.,Weird Car NewsA couple from Elyria, OH, are in jail today after driving drunk, crashing their car, and then blaming the whole thing on an imaginary black man.Continue reading Couple tries to blame drunk driving crash on imaginary black man Couple tries to blame drunk driving crash on imaginary black man originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 18 Nov 2016 09:00:00 EST.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• Trump trauma continues - the week that was - just-auto.com (subscription)

  18-11-2016 14:37 via just-auto.com
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  A certain president-elect Trump remained in the news this week, as you'd expect. First up, a couple of possible scenarios from LMC Automotive, one of which foresees the sales loss of a million units a year for the US. LMC's 'Adverse Trump' scenario ...
  Trump just took credit for stopping Ford from moving a plant to Mexico. But it wasn't planning to.Washington Post
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• Trump trauma continues - the week that was

  18-11-2016 14:05
  A certain president-elect Trump remained in the news this week, as you'd expect. First up, a couple of possible scenarios from LMC Automotive, one of which foresees the sales loss of a million units a year for the US. LMC's 'Adverse Trump' scenario assumes that many, though still not all, of the stated Trump policies are implemented. The resulting slowdown in the US economy, and declining trade flows between several of the world's largest economies, has far-reaching consequences around the
  
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• Electric vehicles let you go green for less money than fuel-cell vehicles

  18-11-2016 14:00
  
  Filed under:Green,United States,Electric,HydrogenFollow the money.Continue reading Electric vehicles let you go green for less money than fuel-cell vehicles Electric vehicles let you go green for less money than fuel-cell vehicles originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 18 Nov 2016 08:00:00 EST.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• The Grand Tour is here and it was worth the wait

  18-11-2016 13:48
  
  Filed under:Celebrities,TV/MoviesThe Grand Tour's first episode is out, bringing Amazon subscribers the The American, a new test track, and Jeremy Renner's untimely fictional death.Continue reading The Grand Tour is here and it was worth the wait The Grand Tour is here and it was worth the wait originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 18 Nov 2016 07:48:00 EST.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• Ford, UAW commit $6 million toward $50 million Motown Museum project

  18-11-2016 13:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Ford Motor and UAW-Ford have made a joint, $6 million commitment to help fund the Motown Museum expansion in Detroit. With the grant, the automaker and the union become the lead donor in the campaign, which was announced in mid-October.
  
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• Government pledges ‘to do more’ to meet 2040 car emissions target

  18-11-2016 13:44
  
  Transport minister admits electric car charging infrastructure needs more investment 2016-11-18 12:45 The Government should do more to boost electric charging in the UK to help meet 2040 targets, according to the minister in charge of low emission vehicles.
  John Hayes, minister of state at the Department for Transport, told Auto Express that his team would do more to support infrastructure projects, as well as continue to back the Plug-in Car Grant in a bid to achieve a target of seeing every n
  
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• Tesla's move beyond cars official with $2 billion SolarCity deal

  18-11-2016 13:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Elon Musk's Tesla Motors officially moved beyond cars and became a clean-energy company Thursday, as shareholders overwhelmingly approved the acquisition of SolarCity.
  
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• Next wave of gesture recognition technologies

  18-11-2016 13:06
  If you like talking to your car to operate certain functions, you can now wave and take a swipe at it. While gesture recognition is used in consumer electronics, it is now creeping into vehicles. Given that prodding and pinching at a touchscreen while driving can be distracting, using hand gestures and even eye movements to control climate and switch radio channels is seen as the next best thing. Continuing just-auto's series of research snapshots - pulled from its automotive research platf
  
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• Volkswagen agrees future mobility deal with works council

  18-11-2016 12:52
  Volkswagen has announced a new pact with its works council which will see 23,000 jobs go, by natural attrition, but another 9,000 created in new areas as it transforms "from a pure automaker into a successful mobility service provider in the age of digitalization and increasing e-mobility".
  
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• JLR Q2 global revenues rise 23%

  18-11-2016 12:52
  
  Jaguar Land Rover Automotive, the UK's largest car manufacturer, has reported a 23% increase in quarterly revenues and improvement in pre-tax profits for the three months to 30 September, 2016.
  
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• House of Lords to scrutinise autonomous technology

  18-11-2016 12:47
  Britain's House of Lords Science and Technology Committee will continue its inquiry investigating driverless vehicles on 22 November, hearing evidence from the Department for Transport, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy as well as leading academics.
  
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• Trump claims credit for keeping Lincoln out of Mexico

  18-11-2016 12:41
  
  Ford executive chairman Bill Ford told president-elect Donald Trump on Thursday the automaker no longer plans to move production of its Lincoln MKC from Louisville to Mexico, a media report said.
  
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