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• GM to launch ebike brand in 2019

  02-11-2018 23:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  General Motors plans to launch a new brand and lineup of electrified bicycles beginning in 2019.
  
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• After week of tragedies in 5 states, a reminder about school bus safety

  02-11-2018 22:30
  
  Filed under:Government/Legal,SafetyIn week of tragedies, NHTSA reminds drivers of the sanctity of school buses.Continue reading After week of tragedies in 5 states, a reminder about school bus safety After week of tragedies in 5 states, a reminder about school bus safety originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 02 Nov 2018 17:30:00 EDT.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• subaru-toyota-engine-recall-caused-by-valve-spring-defect

  02-11-2018 22:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  Subaru and Toyota are recalling 411,000 vehicles across the globe for a problem with the valve spring that could cause the engine to stall.
  
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• Watch the carbon-fiber-bodied Polestar 1 crash into a wall

  02-11-2018 21:35
  
  Filed under:Videos,VolvoDoes it meet the Volvo's rigorous standards?Continue reading Watch the carbon-fiber-bodied Polestar 1 crash into a wall Watch the carbon-fiber-bodied Polestar 1 crash into a wall originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 02 Nov 2018 16:35:00 EDT.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• Elon Musk doesn't care if you like the Tesla pickup truck

  02-11-2018 21:15
  
  Filed under:Tesla,ElectricAnd that Ford might not survive the next recessionContinue reading Elon Musk doesn't care if you like the Tesla pickup truck Elon Musk doesn't care if you like the Tesla pickup truck originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 02 Nov 2018 16:15:00 EDT.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• Continental plans $59 million electronics plant in Mexico

  02-11-2018 21:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Continental, the fourth-largest global supplier of automotive parts, is investing more than $59 million to build an electronics plant in Aguascalientes, Mexico.
  
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• Cadillac temporarily halting vehicle subscription service

  02-11-2018 20:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  Cadillac plans to temporarily halt its Book by Cadillac vehicle subscription service on Dec. 1 ahead of a planned relaunch of the program early next year.
  
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• Cadillac cancels its car subscription program after just two years

  02-11-2018 20:15
  
  Filed under:Cadillac,Car BuyingFirst Cadillac ditches NYC, now it's saying goodbye to its subscription service.Continue reading Cadillac cancels its car subscription program after just two years Cadillac cancels its car subscription program after just two years originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 02 Nov 2018 15:15:00 EDT.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• Flexible factories help Japanese carmakers in Trump trade war

  02-11-2018 18:36
  
  Filed under:Plants/ManufacturingContinue reading Flexible factories help Japanese carmakers in Trump trade war Flexible factories help Japanese carmakers in Trump trade war originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 02 Nov 2018 13:36:00 EDT.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• Uber seeks OK to resume self-driving tests in Pennsylvania

  02-11-2018 18:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  Uber asked Pennsylvania for permission to resume self-driving vehicle testing on public roads and said it has improved autonomous vehicle software, more than seven months after the company suspended testing after a deadly crash in Arizona.
  
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• Here are the most Googled car brands of 2018

  02-11-2018 18:01
  
  Filed under:By the Numbers,Toyota,Car BuyingForeign manufacturers lead the way in the U.S.Continue reading Here are the most Googled car brands of 2018 Here are the most Googled car brands of 2018 originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 02 Nov 2018 13:01:00 EDT.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• Your smart office on the move - the week

  02-11-2018 17:42
  I have tried typing from the back seat of a car on quite a few occasions (needs must and all that) and it's not much fun.
  
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• 2019 Porsche Panamera GTS First Drive Review | Fear and luxury in Bahrain

  02-11-2018 17:00
  
  Filed under:Porsche,First Drives,Hatchback,Sedan,Wagon,Luxury,PerformanceDraconian speed limits or no, the Panamera GTS is all that.Continue reading 2019 Porsche Panamera GTS First Drive Review | Fear and luxury in Bahrain 2019 Porsche Panamera GTS First Drive Review | Fear and luxury in Bahrain originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 02 Nov 2018 12:00:00 EDT.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• Tesla receives SEC subpoena over Model 3 production

  02-11-2018 16:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  Tesla said it received a subpoena from the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding certain projections that the EV maker made for Model 3 production rates during 2017 and other public statements relating to Model 3 output.
  
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• New special edition Volkswagen Amarok Aventura revealed

  02-11-2018 16:44
  
  Alex Ingram2018-11-02 16:00
  New Volkswagen Amarok Aventura model gains styling and interior extras, and it's on sale now from £39,960 ex VATThis is the Volkswagen Amarok Aventura: a special edition version of the brand’s pick-up. It’s available to order now, priced from £39,960 ex VAT.
  The changes focus on the cosmetic. From the outside, the Aventura is fitted with a set of 20-inch alloy wheels, a body-coloured sports bar with Aventura badging, and chrome side bars with s
  
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• ‘The comedians running the UK’s transport network repeatedly fail to listen to motorists’

  02-11-2018 16:42
  
  Mike Rutherford2018-11-04 15:00
  Mike Rutherford thinks the people best-qualified to deal with transport problems are the folk who drive on our roads dailyWe, the car users, are facing a new and growing problem caused by them, the comedians paid to run the transport show.
  They repeatedly fail to listen to us; they blatantly refuse to deliver the goods we’ve bought and paid for (newer, safer, better-repaired roads) and they wrongly assume they know best. It’s not just local and nationa
  
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• Continental acquires Cooper-Standard's anti-vibration unit for $265.5M

  02-11-2018 16:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  German supplier Continental reached an agreement to acquire Cooper-Standard Automotive's anti-vibration systems business for $265.5 million.
  
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• US car market edges up in October

  02-11-2018 15:35
  The US light vehicle market edged up in October, according to preliminary estimates, the market feeling the benefit of strong economic fundamentals, even as analysts warn of an outlook for softer demand as interest rates rise.
  
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• Aston Martin's extremely British DBS Superleggera special edition: DBS 59

  02-11-2018 15:35
  
  Filed under:Aston Martin,Coupe,Luxury,PerformanceIt draws inspiration from the 1959 Le Mans-winning DBR1.Continue reading Aston Martin's extremely British DBS Superleggera special edition: DBS 59 Aston Martin's extremely British DBS Superleggera special edition: DBS 59 originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 02 Nov 2018 10:35:00 EDT.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• Aston Martin’s Valkyrie looks set to melt ice in new photos

  02-11-2018 15:11
  
  Filed under:Aston Martin,Coupe,Luxury,Performance,RacingIt's intended to be the fastest street-legal production car.Continue reading Aston Martin’s Valkyrie looks set to melt ice in new photos Aston Martin’s Valkyrie looks set to melt ice in new photos originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 02 Nov 2018 10:11:00 EDT.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• Aston Martin’s Valkyrie looks ready to melt ice in new photos

  02-11-2018 15:11
  
  Filed under:Aston Martin,Coupe,Luxury,Performance,RacingIt's intended to be the fastest street-legal production car.Continue reading Aston Martin’s Valkyrie looks ready to melt ice in new photos Aston Martin’s Valkyrie looks ready to melt ice in new photos originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 02 Nov 2018 10:11:00 EDT.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• Tesla acknowledges feds have subpoenaed its Model 3 production records

  02-11-2018 15:04
  
  Filed under:Government/Legal,Green,Sedan,ElectricBut as far as company knows, investigations have not found anything wrong.Continue reading Tesla acknowledges feds have subpoenaed its Model 3 production records Tesla acknowledges feds have subpoenaed its Model 3 production records originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 02 Nov 2018 10:04:00 EDT.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• One in eight admit to falling asleep when driving

  02-11-2018 15:04
  
  Tristan Shale-Hester2018-11-02 13:59
  A further 37 per cent said they’d been so tired they feared nodding off; fatigue blamed for an estimated 53 fatalities in 2017One in eight drivers say they have fallen asleep behind the wheel, according to new research.
  A survey of over 20,000 drivers found a further 37 per cent saying they had been so tired they feared they might nod off. An estimated 53 fatal and 351 serious accidents were caused by tired drivers in 2017, with fatigue thought to be a
  
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• Tesla, aiming to avoid tariff hit, sets target for Model 3 output in China

  02-11-2018 15:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  Tesla is developing plans to start producing about 3,000 Model 3 vehicles per week in Shanghai in the initial phase of its Gigafactory 3 to reduce the impact of tariffs.
  
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• Watch the McLaren Speedtail in motion

  02-11-2018 14:03
  
  Filed under:Design/Style,Videos,McLaren,Coupe,Performance,SupercarsOK, it's slow motion, but this is a view we didn't get from still photos.Continue reading Watch the McLaren Speedtail in motionWatch the McLaren Speedtail in motionoriginally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 02 Nov 2018 09:03:00 EDT.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• Will Bridgend plant build a new SUV for Ineos?

  02-11-2018 13:56
  A UK-based chemicals company - Ineos - is reportedly in talks with Ford to use spare capacity at Ford's Bridgend engine plant to build a new utility vehicle.
  
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• New Nio ES8 review

  02-11-2018 13:27
  
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  Image 1 of 18 3 Nov, 2018 10:00amMark Andrews
  The all-electric Nio ES8 SUV is currently only available in China, but could its innovative switchable batteries be a real EV game-changer? Nio grabbed the headlines in September when it listed the company’s IPO on the New York Stock Exchange. The Tesla competitor is one of a raft of Chinese New Energy Vehicle (NEV) start-ups, and while most have no history of producing cars, Nio’s involvement in Formula E puts it well ahead
  
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• Aston Martin DB11 AMR vs Bentley Continental GT

  02-11-2018 13:09
  
  2018-11-05 08:40
  The more focused Aston Martin DB11 AMR locks horns with the Bentley Continental GT in a grand tourer battle of BritainThe big, British grand tourer is a thing of beauty. The history books are littered with fine examples of GT cars from iconic brands such as Aston Martin and Bentley.
  They combine performance, luxury and style, but now we’ve got two new examples from these marques that claim to fill that void just as well as their forebears. Both newcomers feature 12-cylinde
  
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• Long-term test review: Mercedes X 250 d

  02-11-2018 12:49
  
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  Image 1 of 20 3 Nov, 2018 4:00pmKim Adams
  First report: posh Mercedes X-Class pick-up makes a big impression as it joins our fleetMileage: 302
  Economy: 24.5mpg
  Mercedes is aiming to fill a gap in the global market for a premium pick-up. Its new X-Class is loaded with kit from its upmarket SUVs and saloons, to appeal to business and fleet users who wouldn’t normally give a truck a second glance. Naturally there’s a price to pay – in this case, it’s £36,
  
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• Inteva appoints new Global Supply Chain Management VP

  02-11-2018 12:42
  Inteva Products has appointed DeRoy Bryant as Global Supply Chain Management VP, reporting directly to CEO and president, Lon Offenbacher.
  
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• Envoy Technologies starts car share programme in Sacramento

  02-11-2018 12:39
  Envoy Technologies, a provider of shared on-demand, community-based electric vehicles, has unveiled the first wave of live sites and vehicle deployments through the Electrify America Green City initiative in Sacramento known as Sac-to-Zero.
  
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• Cummins' Garry Enyart elected new RVIA chairman

  02-11-2018 12:37
  Cummins says Garry Enyart, director of Cummins Mobile Generator Business, has been elected chairman of the board for the RV Industry Association (RVIA).
  
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• Allison Transmission appoints Carolann Haznedar to board

  02-11-2018 12:21
  Allison Transmission has appointed Carolann Haznedar to its board, effective immediately.
  
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• Audi RSQ e-tron concept takes starring role in Spies in Disguise movie

  02-11-2018 12:08
  
  Alex Ingram2018-11-02 12:10
  New Audi RSQ e-tron concept car will hit the big screen in animated form for Spies in Disguise with Will SmithAudi has designed a new car but not only is it a concept, it won't even make it into physical form. This is the Audi RSQ e-tron: an electric, fully autonomous concept which is due to appear in the Twentieth Century Fox movie Spies in Disguise starring Will Smith and Tom Holland.
  It’s a first for the Audi brand, in that the concept is designed exclusively
  
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• Gordon Murray gets EU funding for seats feasibility study

  02-11-2018 11:44
  Gordon Murray Design has said it will receive EU funding for a feasibility study that will investigate the economic potential for the mass production of its lightweight automotive seats.
  
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• VW to show 'pioneering' pickup concept at Sao Paulo show

  02-11-2018 11:09
  Volkswagen is to show a 'near-production concept' pickup at the Sao Paulo International Motor Show on 6 November.
  
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• Ford engine plant may build Land Rover Defender rival, paper says

  02-11-2018 11:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  UK chemicals company Ineos is in talks with Ford to build a Land Rover Defender rival at the automaker's engine plant in Wales, the Financial Times reported.
  
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• Windscreen replacement firms fight to keep up with new technology

  02-11-2018 10:56
  
  Hugo Griffiths2018-11-02 10:15
  Windscreen replacement companies are spending millions on tech and training to recalibrate screen-based car safety systemsWindscreen repair companies are investing millions upgrading their workshops with new tech, because of the growing number of cars that require vital safety sensors to be recalibrated after a windscreen replacement.
  Advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), such as autonomous emergency braking and lane assist, typically rely on windscreen-mounte
  
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• Terrafame to build Finland EV battery plant

  02-11-2018 10:32
  Terrafame is to build a EUR240m (US$274m) electric vehicle battery plant in Sotkamo, Finland and has entered into what it says are "major technology agreements" with equipment suppliers.
  
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• Porsche 911 GT2 RS retakes Nurburgring lap record, with an asterisk

  02-11-2018 09:00
  
  Filed under:Aftermarket,Porsche,Coupe,PerformanceThe car was road legal, but not stock.Continue reading Porsche 911 GT2 RS retakes Nurburgring lap record, with an asteriskPorsche 911 GT2 RS retakes Nurburgring lap record, with an asteriskoriginally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 02 Nov 2018 04:00:00 EDT.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• Faraday Future, strapped for cash, explores strategic options

  02-11-2018 02:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  Faraday Future has begun exploring strategic options, including debt and equity financing, two days after the Chinese electric vehicle developer's co-founder Nick Sampson stepped down.
  
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• U.S. OCTOBER 2018 VOLKSWAGEN AUDI AUTO SALES: Audi's nearly 9-year streak ends; VW up 4.6% in October on crossover gains

  02-11-2018 01:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  Audi's industry-best sales streak ended in October as the German premium brand posted its first monthly decline exactly nine years after its last one, in October 2009. Audi's sales fell 17 percent in October to 16,056.
  
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• U.S. OCTOBER 2018 LUXURY AUTO SALES: Mercedes-Benz dips, but stays ahead of BMW

  02-11-2018 00:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  Despite a 5 percent U.S. sales decline, Mercedes-Benz remained No. 1 among luxury brands last month, extending its lead over BMW on the year.
  
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• 2019 BMW M850i xDrive convertible joins 8-series lineup

  02-11-2018 00:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The soft-top, four-seat 2019 BMW M850i xDrive Convertible will launch in March and start at $122,395, including shipping.
  
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