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• Automotive External Airbags – Market Analysis and Forecast From Technavio - Yahoo Finance UK

  11-01-2017 23:58 via uk.finance.yahoo.com
  
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  Automotive External Airbags – Market Analysis and Forecast From Technavio
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  According to the latest market study released by Technavio, the global automotive external airbags market is expected to reach 833.39 thousand units by 2021, growing at a CAGR of more than 10%. This Smart News Release features multimedia. View the full ...
  Over 50 Million Units Shipment of Automotive Adaptive Emergency Brake Lights by 2021: TechnavioBusiness Wire (
  
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• Uber tech efforts focused on easing 'surge pricing'

  11-01-2017 23:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Uber's Sherif Marakby said a key reason for deploying self-driving vehicles is to reduce costs to consumers during peak demand times.
  
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• Buick back for the big game

  11-01-2017 23:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Buick, General Motors' fastest-growing U.S. brand in 2016, plans to advertise in the Super Bowl for a second consecutive year as it prepares to introduce three more new vehicles.
  
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• Suppliers compelled to think simpler

  11-01-2017 23:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  While it may seem counterintuitive, connected, self-driving vehicles are forcing suppliers to simplify their components.
  
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• 2016 marked the third-straight year of no MPG growth

  11-01-2017 23:30
  
  Filed under:Green,AutoblogGreen Exclusive,Fuel Efficiency,United States,Electric,HybridFuel-efficiency average doesn't budge from 2015 or 2104 level, as more trucks sales offset higher plug-in vehicle demand.Continue reading 2016 marked the third-straight year of no MPG growth 2016 marked the third-straight year of no MPG growth originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 11 Jan 2017 17:30:00 EST.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• Driver in the UK moves an ambulance just to free up a parking space

  11-01-2017 23:18
  
  Filed under:Read This,MINI,UKPolice are still looking for the suspect.Continue reading Driver in the UK moves an ambulance just to free up a parking space Driver in the UK moves an ambulance just to free up a parking space originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 11 Jan 2017 17:18:00 EST.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• The Jaguar E-Pace shows off a rather cab-forward look in these spy shots

  11-01-2017 22:43
  
  Filed under:Spy Photos,Jaguar,Crossover,SUV,Future,LuxuryThis Jag might borrow from the Range Rover Evoque.Continue reading The Jaguar E-Pace shows off a rather cab-forward look in these spy shots The Jaguar E-Pace shows off a rather cab-forward look in these spy shots originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 11 Jan 2017 16:43:00 EST.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• VW criminal probe moves forward as U.S. pursues unindicted co-conspirators

  11-01-2017 22:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Justice Department officials confirmed that unindicted co-conspirators remain in their ongoing investigation of Volkswagen AG's diesel emissions scandal and that three of the six VW executives already publicly charged are still employed by the...
  
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• U.S. pursues unindicted VW co-conspirators

  11-01-2017 22:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Justice Department officials confirmed that unindicted co-conspirators remain in their ongoing investigation of Volkswagen AG's diesel emissions scandal and that three of the six VW executives already publicly charged are still employed by the...
  
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• Analyst sees later peak, but 'limited upside' for auto sales

  11-01-2017 22:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Automakers should begin preparing for a market downturn even as new-vehicle sales rise to 18 million units by 2018, Bank of America Merrill Lynch analyst John Murphy said.
  
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• Industry 4.0 will drive more efficiency gains than low-cost country sourcing according to Yanfeng

  11-01-2017 22:01
  Johannes Roters is the CEO of Yanfeng Automotive Interiors, the vehicle interior giant created by the 2015 70:30 joint-venture between Yanfeng Automotive Trim and Johnson Controls interior business (now Adient). just-auto's Calum MacRae was provided with an update to the company's strategy and progress at the 2017 NAIAS in Detroit.
  
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• 2018 Porsche Cayenne Coupe spied during winter testing

  11-01-2017 21:56
  
  Filed under:Spy Photos,Porsche,Coupe,Crossover,SUV,LuxuryThe car in these photos appears to be a high-riding version of the Panamera sedan.Continue reading 2018 Porsche Cayenne Coupe spied during winter testing 2018 Porsche Cayenne Coupe spied during winter testing originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 11 Jan 2017 15:56:00 EST.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• Fiat Chrysler names operating chiefs for China, Asia Pacific

  11-01-2017 21:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Fiat Chrysler Automobiles named Daphne Zheng as COO of China and Paul Alcala as the operating chief of Asia Pacific, excluding China.
  
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• Renault announces partners for open-source electric-vehicle platform

  11-01-2017 21:27
  
  Filed under:Green,Videos,Renault,AutoblogGreen Exclusive,NEV (Neighborhood Electric Vehicle),Europe,Technology,ElectricRenault says it's the first mass-market automaker to make its electric-vehicle technology open-sourced.Continue reading Renault announces partners for open-source electric-vehicle platform Renault announces partners for open-source electric-vehicle platform originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 11 Jan 2017 15:27:00 EST.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |&nb
  
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• How To Quiet Or Replace A Squeaky Belt | Autoblog Wrenched

  11-01-2017 21:00
  
  Filed under:Ownership,Videos,Auto Repair,Maintenance,Autoblog WrenchedLearn how to change a squeaky belt on this episode of Wrenched.Continue reading How To Quiet Or Replace A Squeaky Belt | Autoblog Wrenched How To Quiet Or Replace A Squeaky Belt | Autoblog Wrenched originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 11 Jan 2017 15:00:00 EST.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• Chao hits no roadblocks in confirmation hearing for DOT chief

  11-01-2017 20:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Donald Trump's choice to run the Transportation Department, Elaine Chao, defended the president-elect's $1 trillion infrastructure plan as a "bold vision" in an overwhelmingly friendly Senate confirmation hearing.
  
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• Collaboration, flexibility key to auto industry future, experts say

  11-01-2017 20:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Three industry executives tasked with inventing the world of tomorrow say they grapple with the immediate challenges on the road ahead.
  
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• VW pleads guilty, agrees to $4.3 billion settlement; five more executives charged

  11-01-2017 19:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Volkswagen took a major step toward resolving one of the darkest chapters in its history Wednesday, pleading guilty to an emissions-cheating scandal and agreeing to pay $4.3 billion in criminal and civil charges as the U.S.
  
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• US Justice Department will indict another six Volkswagen employees in diesel scandal

  11-01-2017 19:48
  
  Filed under:Government/Legal,VolkswagenThe AP report comes on the heels of the arrest of a VW exec in Florida, and a proposed plea deal with the US government.Continue reading US Justice Department will indict another six Volkswagen employees in diesel scandal US Justice Department will indict another six Volkswagen employees in diesel scandal originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 11 Jan 2017 13:48:00 EST.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comm
  
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• Green car sales might be preparing for liftoff in 2017

  11-01-2017 19:30
  
  Filed under:Green,AutoblogGreen Exclusive,United States,Diesel,Electric,HybridPlug-in vehicle sales for 2016 jumped about 27 percent as offerings from Tesla, General Motors, and Ford boost demand.Continue reading Green car sales might be preparing for liftoff in 2017 Green car sales might be preparing for liftoff in 2017 originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 11 Jan 2017 13:30:00 EST.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• Honda's Mendel warns against rising incentives, fleet sales as market peaks

  11-01-2017 19:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  U.S. auto sales might have hit another record last year, but the soaring volume is a double-edged sword for squeezed retailers trying to move the metal.
  
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• Trump leans on GM to follow Ford, Fiat Chrysler U.S. investments

  11-01-2017 19:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  President-elect Donald Trump nudged GM to follow its biggest peers by investing in domestic auto plants and adding jobs.
  
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• Toyota NASCAR driver Carl Edwards announces his retirement

  11-01-2017 18:45
  
  Filed under:Celebrities,Motorsports,Toyota,North America,United States,RacingNASCAR will have far fewer backflips.Continue reading Toyota NASCAR driver Carl Edwards announces his retirement Toyota NASCAR driver Carl Edwards announces his retirement originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 11 Jan 2017 12:45:00 EST.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• Thermoplastic overmoulding project for lightweight automotive components gets underway - British Plastics and Rubber

  11-01-2017 18:29 via britishplastics.co.uk
  
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  Thermoplastic overmoulding project for lightweight automotive components gets underway
  British Plastics and Rubber
  Provider of advanced carbon fibre processing technologies, Surface Generation, has started work on an 18-month research and development project to produce affordable lightweight carbon fibre components for the automotive industry. Backed by Innovate ...
  
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• Dodge Durango poised for SRT's devilish power-up

  11-01-2017 18:16
  
  Filed under:Spy Photos,Dodge,SUV,PerformanceEveryone wants to know what's under the hood.Continue reading Dodge Durango poised for SRT's devilish power-up Dodge Durango poised for SRT's devilish power-up originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 11 Jan 2017 12:16:00 EST.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• Ford contract worker injured in Dearborn plant accident

  11-01-2017 18:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A Ford contract worker was seriously injured Wednesday morning after falling from a crane at the automaker's Dearborn Diversified Manufacturing Plant.
  
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• Linamar CEO says suppliers must press case against tariffs

  11-01-2017 17:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Linamar CEO Linda Hasenfratz said the so-called border tax that President-elect Donald Trump has threatened against automakers such as Ford, General Motors and even Toyota would be detrimental to business.
  
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• We obsessively covered the 2017 Detroit Auto Show

  11-01-2017 17:31
  
  Filed under:Detroit Auto ShowHere's everything we saw at NAIAS 2017. And there was a lot to see.Continue reading We obsessively covered the 2017 Detroit Auto Show We obsessively covered the 2017 Detroit Auto Show originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 11 Jan 2017 11:31:00 EST.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• BorgWarner announces new business and guidance

  11-01-2017 17:04
  
  BorgWarner has announced its three-year net new business, guidance for full year 2017 and guidance for first quarter 2017.
  
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• Detroit should build its own innovation hub, iPhone co-creator says

  11-01-2017 17:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Tony Fadell, iPhone co-creator and Detroit area native who upended the mobile phone industry, has a message for Detroit: Don't move to Silicon Valley.
  
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• GEFCO addresses myriad EV transportation challenges

  11-01-2017 16:43
  Logistics provider, GEFCO says rapid advances in powertrain technology are driving it to radically alter the way in which it addresses supply chain delivery.
  
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• Suspect leads LAPD on slow speed chase down the 405

  11-01-2017 16:20
  
  Filed under:Etc.,Government/Legal,Weird Car News,AcuraA man charged with attempted murder led Los Angeles police on a strange and erratic chase along the 405 freeway earlier this week.Continue reading Suspect leads LAPD on slow speed chase down the 405 Suspect leads LAPD on slow speed chase down the 405 originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 11 Jan 2017 10:20:00 EST.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• New Porsche Cayenne coupe spied in early testing

  11-01-2017 16:20
  
  New design led version of Porsche's big Cayenne SUV to swoop in after arrival of next generation Cayenne model 2017-01-11 15:25 Porsche is looking to expand its SUV line-up with the addition of a new coupe-shaped off-roader based on the next-generation Cayenne. It will rival the BMW X6 and the Mercedes-Benz GLE Coupe, and our spy photographers have captured an early test mule. 
  The pictures show that Porsche is still in the early stages of development given the test mule awkwardly wears a
  
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• European carmakers hope to catch Tesla with faster e-car chargers

  11-01-2017 16:13
  
  Aiming to break Tesla's stranglehold on the EV market, BMW, Volkswagen, Ford and Daimler plan to build about 400 next-generation charging stations in Europe that can recharge an electric car in minutes instead of hours.
  
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• Listen to the V8 howl of this modified BMW 135i on Jay Leno's Garage

  11-01-2017 16:10
  
  Filed under:Celebrities,Videos,BMW,Coupe,PerformanceThis 1M-style 135i features an M3-based V8.Continue reading Listen to the V8 howl of this modified BMW 135i on Jay Leno's Garage Listen to the V8 howl of this modified BMW 135i on Jay Leno's Garage originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 11 Jan 2017 10:10:00 EST.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• South Africa car market ends 2016 on 'weak note'

  11-01-2017 15:48
  
  For the third year in succession, new vehicle sales during 2016 in South Africa recorded a decline.
  
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• Nexteer and Continental announce joint venture in motion control systems

  11-01-2017 15:46
  
  Nexteer Automotive and Continental announced during a press conference at the Detroit show their agreement to form a joint venture focused on the advancement of motion control systems and actuator components for automated driving.
  
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• My Canadian Track Day Adventure - Stage 3

  11-01-2017 15:45
  
  Filed under:Open RoadThe full track at Calabogie gave us the opportunity to really press the Mustang's advantages on the longer track.Continue reading My Canadian Track Day Adventure - Stage 3 My Canadian Track Day Adventure - Stage 3 originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 11 Jan 2017 09:45:00 EST.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• Junkyard Gem: 1989 Ford Taurus SHO

  11-01-2017 15:44
  
  Filed under:Etc.With its 220 Yamaha horses and a 5-speed manual transmission, the Taurus SHO was quite a performance machine by 1989 standards.Continue reading Junkyard Gem: 1989 Ford Taurus SHO Junkyard Gem: 1989 Ford Taurus SHO originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 11 Jan 2017 09:44:00 EST.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• GM's buyback, Ford's dividend show confidence even as sales peak

  11-01-2017 15:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  For a year in which automakers are facing their first U.S. sales decline since the recession, 2017 is off to an awfully auspicious start. GM on Tuesday projected its fifth consecutive year of improving profit and Ford declared a special dividend.
  
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• Volkswagen board expected to approve $4.3-billion plea bargain in diesel scandal

  11-01-2017 14:50
  
  Filed under:Government/Legal,Green,Volkswagen,DieselA deal is at hand, VW confirms.Continue reading Volkswagen board expected to approve $4.3-billion plea bargain in diesel scandal Volkswagen board expected to approve $4.3-billion plea bargain in diesel scandal originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 11 Jan 2017 08:50:00 EST.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• Japanese sales continue to grow in December

  11-01-2017 14:25
  
  New vehicle sales in Japan continued to grow in December, by 7.6% to 397,536 units from weak year earlier sales of 369,459 units, according to registration data released by the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association.
  
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• Vietnam market expands by 30% in 2016

  11-01-2017 14:03
  
  New vehicle sales in Vietnam increased by 18.5% to 28,164 units in December, from 23,775 units a year earlier, according to data released by the Vietnam Automotive Manufacturers Association (VAMA).
  
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• All-electric BMW M cars due by 2027

  11-01-2017 13:40
  BMW will bring its M Sport division into the electric era with performance focused electric cars due within the next four years
  
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• India car sales fall on cash crisis

  11-01-2017 13:31
  
  Car sales in India fell for the first time in 11 months in December, as a cash shortage triggered by the 'demonetisation' withdrawal of high denomination banknotes reduced retail spending.
  
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• BMW India sales rise 14% in 2016

  11-01-2017 13:14
  
  BMW Group India delivered 7,861 cars to customers in calendar year 2016. This split as 7,500 BMW cars and 361 Minis. Moving ahead on a positive course, Sales were up 14% over 2015.
  
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• BMW names new president for India

  11-01-2017 13:05
  
  Vikram Pawah (45) has been appointed president of BMW Group India effective 1st March 2017.
  
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• Philippine sales rise 28% in December, 25% YTD

  11-01-2017 11:55
  
  New vehicle sales in the Philippines increased by close to 28% to 34,104 units in December, from 26,679 units a year earlier, according to a report released jointly by the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines (CAMPI) and the Truck Manufacturers Association (TMA).
  
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• 'The 2017 Detroit and CES shows illustrate how our world is changing forever'

  11-01-2017 11:41
  
  The Detroit Motor Show hasn't lost its vigour but tech shows like CES are quickly becoming crucial for car brands, says Graham Hope 2017-01-11 11:03 As a snapshot of how the car industry is changing at an extraordinary rate, the first two major shows of the year provide a real marker. Last week I attended the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas; this week Auto Express has been in Detroit for the North American International Auto Show.
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• New Renault Clio Signature Nav comes loaded with tech

  11-01-2017 11:32
  
  Fresh range topping Renault Clio builds on Dynamique S Nav with cluster of tech and assistance additions 2017-01-11 10:45 The Renault Clio is set to get a new Signature Nav range-topping model in 2017, which builds on the current Dynamique S Nav specification version of the supermini. 
  Heading the Clio range, Signature Nav cars get a handful of key technology extras as standard. Heated front seats and a height adjustable front passenger seat are joined by a hands-free park assist func
  
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