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• U.S. wants 4-year phase-in for higher NAFTA auto content thresholds

  30-04-2018 22:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  The latest proposal for updating NAFTA's automotive rules from the United States would carry a four-year phase-in to meet a higher, 75 percent regional value threshold as well as new labor rules.
  
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• Tesla Model S shooting brake video shows EV wagon in motion inside and out

  30-04-2018 22:03
  
  Filed under:Green,Videos,Tesla,Wagon,Electric,LuxuryRemember that Tesla Model S shooting brake we told you about a few months ago? No, not that Dutch-customizer version, which has yet to see the light of day, so far as we can tell. We're talking about the wagonized version from British outfit Qwest Norfolk. The finished version was just featured in a new episode of U.K. YouTube show Fully Charged.Continue reading Tesla Model S shooting brake video shows EV wagon in motion inside and out Tesla Mo
  
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• Pentagon challenges Uber, Waymo in race over self-driving vehicles

  30-04-2018 21:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  Forget Uber and Waymo: the next big name in self-driving vehicles could be the Pentagon. The stakes are high -- 52 percent of combat casualties can been attributed to logistics.
  
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• Volkswagen withdraws from Paris motor show

  30-04-2018 21:17
  The importer for France has confirmed rumours which had claimed that Volkswagen would not have a stand at the 2018 Paris Mondial de l'Automobile. Other Group brands will, however, go ahead with their displays.
  
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• Public world debut for SEAT Tarraco at Paris show

  30-04-2018 21:17
  The public world premiere of the SEAT Tarraco will take place at the Paris Mondial de l'Automobile a few weeks after the SUV is revealed to the media.
  
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• Public world debut for Audi Q3 at Paris show

  30-04-2018 21:17
  Following the 25 July media preview, the public world premiere of the second generation Audi Q3 will take place at the Paris Mondial de l'Automobile.
  
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• Paris show - Toyota kills Auris name with wagon debut

  30-04-2018 21:17
  The world debut of the Corolla estate will take place at the Paris Mondial de l'Automobile, Toyota Motor Europe has announced. This means the end of the Auris name.
  
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• Paris show - Skoda Kodiaq RS & Hyundai i30 Fastback N details

  30-04-2018 21:17
  The world premiere of the Hyundai i30 N Fastback will take place at the Paris Mondial de l'Automobile, 15 months after the i30 N was revealed.
  
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• Paris motor show world debuts list - VinFast sedan and SUV

  30-04-2018 21:17
  VinFast, the Vietnam-based start-up controlled by the country's richest man, will reveal its first two models at the Paris Mondial de l'Automobile.
  
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• Paris motor show world debuts list - smart forease concept

  30-04-2018 21:17
  Daimler says its smart division will show the forease, an electric roadster design study, at the Paris Mondial.
  
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• Paris motor show world debuts list - Skoda's Golf preview and facelifted Lexus RC

  30-04-2018 21:17
  Skoda has dropped the strongest hint yet that its parent company will allow the Czech firm to enter the global C segment. A concept showing the general outline of a Golf-sized hatchback will appear at the Paris motor show.
  
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• Paris motor show world debuts list - Skoda Kodiaq RS

  30-04-2018 21:17
  Skoda Auto has revealed that the public debut of the Kodiaq RS will take place at the Paris Mondial de l'Automobile.
  
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• Paris motor show world debuts list - Skoda Karoq Scout

  30-04-2018 21:17
  Skoda has announced that the world premiere of the Karoq Scout will take place at the Paris Mondial de l'Automobile.
  
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• Paris motor show world debuts list - Revised Hyundai i30

  30-04-2018 21:17
  Hyundai Motor Europe has announced a minor styling change for the i30 range, along with engines which now meet the norms of Euro 6d Temp. The cars' motor show debut will take place at the Paris Mondial.
  
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• Paris motor show world debuts list - Renault reveals electric Kwid

  30-04-2018 21:17
  Renault has announced plans for a Clio Hybrid as well as PHEV versions of the Megane and Captur on the eve of the Paris motor show's media days. The company is also going to display a prototype of the Kwid Z.E. at the show.
  
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• Paris motor show world debuts list - Renault Kadjar facelift

  30-04-2018 21:17
  Daimler has divulged details of the new Mercedes-Benz GLE Class, Renault has announced a facelift and new engines for the Kadjar, and Citroën has issued some details of a C5 Aircross PHEV prototype. All three will make their public debuts at the Paris Mondial de l'Automobile.
  
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• Paris motor show world debuts list - Peugeot e-Legend concept

  30-04-2018 21:17
  Peugeot will be returning to the past at the Paris motor show but with a twist: the e-Legend concept looks like a new take on the 504 Coupé but is autonomous, electric and has four-wheel drive.
  
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• Paris motor show world debuts list - Peugeot 508-based coupe concept

  30-04-2018 21:17
  Peugeot is hinting that it will show a new take on the classic 504 Coupé at the Paris Mondial de l'Automobile. The design study is said to be based on the 508.
  
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• Paris motor show world debuts list - Mercedes GLE

  30-04-2018 21:17
  New generations of the Mercedes-Benz GLE Class and GLE Coupé are to make their public debuts at the Paris Mondial de l'Automobile.
  
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• Paris motor show world debuts list - Mercedes A-Class Sedan

  30-04-2018 21:17
  Daimler has just announced that the world premiere of the Mercedes A-Class Sedan will take place at the Paris Mondial de l'Automobile.
  
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• Paris motor show world debuts list - Kia confirms ProCeed

  30-04-2018 21:17
  The world debut of ProCeed will take place at the Paris Mondial de l'Automobile, Kia Motors has confirmed. The five-door shooting brake is the successor for the pro_cee'd, a three-door hatchback.
  
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• Paris motor show world debuts list - Kia Ceed GT & ProCeed GT

  30-04-2018 21:17
  The public debuts of the Kia Ceed GT and ProCeed GT will take place at the Paris Mondial de l'Automobile.
  
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• Paris motor show world debuts list - Hyundai i30 N Fastback

  30-04-2018 21:17
  The world premiere of the Hyundai i30 N Fastback will take place at the Paris Mondial de l'Automobile, 15 months after the i30 N was revealed.
  
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• Paris motor show world debuts list - G20 BMW 3 Series

  30-04-2018 21:17
  A new generation of the BMW 3 Series has been revealed at the Paris motor show's first press preview day.
  
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• Paris motor show world debuts list - DS 3 Crossback & E-Tense

  30-04-2018 21:17
  The public debuts of the DS 3 Crossback and its electric variant, the E-Tense, will take place at the Paris Mondial de l'Automobile.
  
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• Paris motor show world debuts list - BMW X5 PHEV has 80km range

  30-04-2018 21:17
  BMW has announced the X2 M35i and X5 xDrive45e iPerformance. The second of the two, a plug-in hybrid, goes on sale in 2019 and has a claimed range on batteries of up to 80km.
  
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• Paris motor show world debuts list - BMW G20 3 Series

  30-04-2018 21:17
  A BMW insider has revealed that the next 3 Series sedan will be revealed at the Paris Mondial de l'Automobile. By contrast, not only will Mini not be premiering any models at the show but it will not be present.
  
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• Paris motor show world debuts list - Audi TT facelift

  30-04-2018 21:17
  The public world premiere of a restyled Audi TT will take place at the Paris Mondial de l'Automobile.
  
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• Paris motor show world debuts list - Audi e-tron & Ferrari Monzas

  30-04-2018 21:17
  Audi revealed the e-tron to the media at an event in California on Monday but this electric SUV's public premiere will take place at the Paris motor show. Production has already started and sales will commence in European markets during November.
  
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• Paris motor show world debuts list - Audi e-tron

  30-04-2018 21:17
  Audi revealed the e-tron to the media at an event in California on Monday but this electric SUV's public premiere will take place at the Paris motor show. Production has already started and sales will commence in European markets during November.
  
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• Paris motor show world debuts list - Audi A4 facelift

  30-04-2018 21:17
  VinFast, the Vietnam-based start-up controlled by the country's richest man, will reveal its first two models at the Paris Mondial de l'Automobile.
  
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• Paris motor show world debuts list - Audi A1 Sportback

  30-04-2018 21:17
  Audi has announced details of the second generation A1 Sportback ahead of its public premiere at the Paris Mondial de l'Automobile.
  
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• Paris motor show world debuts list - 300hp RenaultSport Megane Trophy

  30-04-2018 21:17
  The public world premiere of the Renault Mégane R.S. Trophy will take place at the Paris Mondial de l'Automobile.
  
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• PARIS MOTOR SHOW - first cars for world debuts list

  30-04-2018 21:17
  The first vehicles to be announced as global debuts for the 2018 Paris Mondiale de l'Automobile are named below. This list will be regularly updated ahead of the show's opening in October. Then, just-auto.com will publish a comprehensive list of world premieres following the media preview days.
  
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• PARIS MOTOR SHOW DEBUTS LIST - Kia Ceed Shooting Brake

  30-04-2018 21:17
  The first vehicles to be announced as global debuts for the 2018 Paris Mondiale de l'Automobile are named below. This list will be regularly updated ahead of the show's opening in October. Then, just-auto.com will publish a comprehensive list of world premieres following the media preview days.
  
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• Groupe PSA confirms Peugeot 508 SW for Paris motor show

  30-04-2018 21:17
  Groupe PSA's Peugeot passenger cars division has revealed initial details of the 508 SW, the successor for a car of the same name. After a public debut at the Paris Mondial de l'Automobile, the new estate will be available in LHD and RHD European markets from January.
  
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• 2018 Paris motor show - world debuts list

  30-04-2018 21:17
  Vehicles which made their global debuts at the 2018 edition of the Paris Mondial de l'Automobile are named below.
  
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• Hot Wheels 50th anniversary tour kicks off fan vehicle search

  30-04-2018 21:06
  
  Filed under:Toys/GamesHot Wheels is celebrating the half-century milestone with the Legends Tour. A traveling car show with a heavy dose of Hot Wheels, the tour will double as a search for the next generation of Sweet 16 cars.Continue reading Hot Wheels 50th anniversary tour kicks off fan vehicle search Hot Wheels 50th anniversary tour kicks off fan vehicle search originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 30 Apr 2018 15:06:00 EDT.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email
  
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• Edsel Ford II says Ford board may take up train station plan May 10

  30-04-2018 20:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  Edsel Ford II said the automaker's board of directors "has been briefed" on plans to purchase the long-vacant Michigan Central Station as part of a "big redevelopment" near downtown Detroit.
  
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• Watch The FJ Company perfectly restore a classic Toyota Land Cruiser

  30-04-2018 20:03
  
  Filed under:Design/Style,Videos,Toyota,SUV,Classics,Off-Road,SpecialtyWe're big fans of The FJ Company here at Autoblog. The outfitter builds some pretty sweet restomod Toyota off-roaders. Late last year, we were lucky enough to drive a 1981 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ43. It was a big dose of nostalgia right to the pleasure centers of the brain. While that particular FJ — the company's Signature model — would set you back at least $200,000, The FJ Company does offer vehicles with less eye
  
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• JM Family Enterprises names Burns as CEO

  30-04-2018 19:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  JM Family Enterprises has named Brent Burns as its new CEO, effective July 1, with current CEO Colin Brown to remain chairman of the diversified concern.
  
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• New laws needed to protect mechanics from electric and hybrid cars, say experts

  30-04-2018 19:40
  
  Hugo Griffiths2018-05-01 00:01
  High voltage systems of EVs and hybrids are putting “have-a-go” individuals’ lives at risk, says Institute of the Motor IndustryNew laws are needed to protect mechanics from the high-voltage electrical systems in hybrid cars and electric vehicles (EVs), according to a leading industry body.
  The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has met with the Department for transport (DfT) calling for a change to current regulations, which offer minimal guid
  
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• VW close to ride hailing JV in China

  30-04-2018 19:11
  Volkswagen hopes to form a joint venture with China's Didi Chuxing to manage part of the ride-hailer's vehicle fleet and help develop customised vehicles for Didi's services, a news agency reported.
  
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• 2018 Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid Quick Spin Review | Behold, the relevant one!

  30-04-2018 19:01
  
  Filed under:Green,Honda,Quick Spins,Sedan,HybridWhen evaluating electrified vehicles like the 2018 Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid, it's easy to become fixated on electric range. Oh, it's certainly one of the most important factors, but there are so many other things one must weigh when choosing one of these new-fangled eco-friendly cars. Things like comfort, quality, feature content, driving experience ... you know, the stuff we use to evaluate every other car out there.Continue reading 2018 Honda
  
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• Toyota is leading the way in automotive retail certifications - Automotive World (press release)

  30-04-2018 18:45 via automotiveworld.com
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  Toyota is leading the way in automotive retail certifications
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  Toyota is proud to join the ranks of the top 10 companies with the most Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)-certified retail locations1. While the list includes retailers from various industries, Toyota is the only automotive brand to ...
  
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• Google takes aim at engineer left untouched by suit against Uber

  30-04-2018 18:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  Uber's settlement of Waymo's trade-secrets lawsuit in February left a key piece unresolved: the role played in the alleged theft by engineer Anthony Levandowski.
  
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• Subaru of America sells it's 9 millionth vehicle, a 2018 Crosstrek

  30-04-2018 18:27
  
  Filed under:Subaru,Crossover,Hatchback,Off-RoadBack in 1967, Malcolm Bricklin approached Subaru about bringing its cars to the United States. The first models made their way to customer hands sometime in 1968. After 50 years, Subaru of America announced that it has sold its 9 millionth vehicle, a 2018 Subaru Crosstrek, to a doctor and repeat customer in Arkansas. This comes just weeks after the automaker sold its 2 millionth Outback and marks another achievement in Subaru's long and continuously
  
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• Porsche boots Mueller from executive board but he keeps benefits

  30-04-2018 18:15
  Porsche SE said former Volkswagen Group CEO Matthias Mueller had "resigned" from his post as executive board member responsible for strategy and corporate development from today (30 April).
  
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• Skoda UK adds Alexa integration

  30-04-2018 17:43
  Skoda UK has introduced Alexa connectivity for some models.
  
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• FCA Brampton plant limits production as Unifor strikes Lear seating plant

  30-04-2018 17:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  Unionized workers who make seats at Lear Ajax near Toronto began strike actions over the weekend. The strike has affected production of the Chrysler 300 and Dodge Challenger and Charger in Ontario.
  
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