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• Why Trump wants Andrew Wheeler to be the EPA's permanent chief

  16-11-2018 22:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  President Donald Trump said he would nominate the acting head of the Environmental Protection Agency, Andrew Wheeler, to take on the position permanently.
  
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• Toyota, Mazda break ground on Alabama assembly plant

  16-11-2018 22:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Toyota-Mazda manufacturing joint venture said it planned to begin construction next month of its giant $1.6 billion assembly plant in Alabama, with hopes of launching production in 2021.
  
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• Trump signals optimism for a China trade deal

  16-11-2018 21:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  President Trump said he is optimistic about resolving the trade dispute with China after receiving a response to his demands from Beijing, ahead of a meeting this month with China's Xi Jinping.
  
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• Florida man tries to steal car in jail lot on way out of jail, cops say

  16-11-2018 19:00
  
  Filed under:Weird Car NewsHe'd just been released after arrest in attempted vehicle theft.Continue reading Florida man tries to steal car in jail lot on way out of jail, cops say Florida man tries to steal car in jail lot on way out of jail, cops say originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 16 Nov 2018 13:00:00 EST.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• 2020 Buick LaCrosse images leaked on Chinese website

  16-11-2018 18:35
  
  Filed under:Design/Style,Buick,Sedan,LuxuryThey show updates similar to the Regal and Enclave.Continue reading 2020 Buick LaCrosse images leaked on Chinese website 2020 Buick LaCrosse images leaked on Chinese website originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 16 Nov 2018 12:35:00 EST.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• Tesla launches vehicle reservations in China

  16-11-2018 18:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  Tesla has started taking orders for its Model 3 sedan in China for a deposit of 8,000 yuan ($1,153), according to the electric carmaker's China website.
  
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• New Audi R8 2019 review

  16-11-2018 18:23
  
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  Image 1 of 22 18 Nov, 2018 11:00pmJames Batchelor
  The revised 2019 Audi R8 does what the Audi R8 has always done best, delivering supercar drama in a usable everyday packageThe Audi R8 has always stood out from its peers because it’s so beautifully old- fashioned. While other cars are powered by efficient, downsized turbo engines, the R8 clings on to its wailing V10 – using big- chested cubic capacity for its arsenal.
  For the R8’s mid-life update, a touch more pow
  
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• VW corrects its EV commitment plans

  16-11-2018 18:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  Volkswagen Group corrected a key figure used by CEO Herbert Diess in an interview with Automotive News to describe the extent of the automaker's plans for electric vehicles.
  
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• 2019 Ford F-150 2.7L EcoBoost Drivers' Notes Review | More than just adequate

  16-11-2018 18:00
  
  Filed under:Ford,Quick Spins,TruckWe dig Ford's smallest turbo V6Continue reading 2019 Ford F-150 2.7L EcoBoost Drivers' Notes Review | More than just adequate2019 Ford F-150 2.7L EcoBoost Drivers' Notes Review | More than just adequateoriginally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 16 Nov 2018 12:00:00 EST.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• VW CEO Diess adds responsibility for China

  16-11-2018 17:42
  The VW Supervisory Board has assigned responsibility for the China Board of Management Division to VW Group CEO and chairman Herbert Diess, in addition to his other duties.
  
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• Updated Honda CR-V revealed ahead of 2021 launch

  16-11-2018 17:30
  
  Honda has unveiled an updated version of the CR-V. The revised SUV, priced from £30,180, will reach UK showrooms at the end of this year, sporting a range of cosmetic and technology updates.
  The most noticeable updates for the CR-V are found in the cabin. The trim fitted to the car’s centre console, door cards and dashboard now features a new silver finish, while the range-topping EX model now comes with a wireless smartphone charging pad.SEE MORE Best SUVs to buy 2020Exterior revisi
  
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• New 2023 Honda CR-V: UK pricing and specifications revealed

  16-11-2018 17:30
  Latest Honda CR-V will come with plug-in hybrid technology for the first time
  
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• New 2023 Honda CR-V gets a radical rethink with plug-in tech

  16-11-2018 17:30
  Honda has chosen the trusty CR-V as its first UK plug-in hybrid model, boosted cabin space, and edged up the price
  
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• Toyota Camry TRD and Avalon TRD are here to kiss the boring reputation goodbye

  16-11-2018 17:15
  
  Filed under:Toyota,Sedan,PerformanceBoth sedans get "track tuned" suspension and brakes.Continue reading Toyota Camry TRD and Avalon TRD are here to kiss the boring reputation goodbye Toyota Camry TRD and Avalon TRD are here to kiss the boring reputation goodbye originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 16 Nov 2018 11:15:00 EST.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• What is a staggered crossing?

  16-11-2018 16:35
  
  Find out what a staggered crossing is and how to use one.
  
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• What is a Zebra crossing?

  16-11-2018 16:30
  
  Find out what a Zebra crossing is and how to use one
  
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• What is a Toucan crossing?

  16-11-2018 16:30
  
  Find out what a Toucan crossing is and how to use one
  
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• What is a Puffin crossing?

  16-11-2018 16:30
  
  Find out what a Puffin crossing is and how to use one
  
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• What is a Pelican crossing?

  16-11-2018 16:30
  
  Find out what a Pelican crossing is and how to use one
  
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• What is a Pegasus crossing?

  16-11-2018 16:30
  
  Find out what a Pegasus crossing is and how to use one
  
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• UK pedestrian crossings explained: Zebra, Puffin, Pelican, Toucan and how to use them

  16-11-2018 16:30
  
  There are various types of pedestrian crossing in the UK; we explain the rules for each type, and how to identify them
  
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• 1915 Ford Model T somehow survived the California fires

  16-11-2018 16:30
  
  Filed under:Read This,Ford,ClassicsTwo other cars at the same home didn't make it.Continue reading 1915 Ford Model T somehow survived the California fires 1915 Ford Model T somehow survived the California fires originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 16 Nov 2018 10:30:00 EST.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• Mercedes goes hybrid with hydrogen - the week

  16-11-2018 16:02
  This week, Mercedes-Benz launched an electric vehicle featuring a hydrogen fuel cell and conventional plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) battery technology.
  
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• Elon Musk will be back on Tesla's assembly line this month

  16-11-2018 15:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  Tesla CEO Elon Musk said he will walk the entire Model 3 production line on Nov. 27 and 28. He said all assembly areas need to be able to support making 1,000 cars per day.
  
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• VW board backs plan to storm the market with millions of electric cars

  16-11-2018 15:40
  
  Filed under:Green,Plants/Manufacturing,Volkswagen,ElectricConfirms Ford talks, 3-plant plan for EVs — and clears up a big error.Continue reading VW board backs plan to storm the market with millions of electric cars VW board backs plan to storm the market with millions of electric cars originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 16 Nov 2018 09:40:00 EST.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• New Honda CR-V hybrid 2018 review

  16-11-2018 15:07
  
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  Image 1 of 24 16 Nov, 2018 1:45pmJames Brodie
  Hybrid technology adds appeal to the flagship Honda CR-V and makes it the pick of the rangeMost of the world’s big carmakers have made headline-grabbing announcements by committing themselves to an electrified future – and Honda is no different. The firm reckons up to two-thirds of its European sales could comprise electrified cars by 2025, with full-EVs a big part of that plan, too.
  But before we see the wraps come off the
  
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• VW to spend $50.2 billion on electric, autonomous vehicles by 2023

  16-11-2018 15:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  Volkswagen Group said it will spend 44 billion euros ($50.2 billion) on electric vehicles, digitalization, autonomous driving and new mobility services by 2023. The 44 billion euro plan is 10 billion euros ($11.
  
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• BMW 'preparing for no-deal Brexit'

  16-11-2018 15:01
  BMW has said it is continuing to prepare for a so-called 'no-deal' Brexit, given ongoing political uncertainty surrounding the ratification of a terms-of-exit 'outline agreement' between the UK and the EU.
  
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• 'Why build HS2 for £403m per mile when a road costs £10m per mile?'

  16-11-2018 14:46
  
  Mike Rutherford2018-11-18 14:00
  With HS2 costs spiralling, Mike Rutherford asks if money should be put into roads insteadNormally I’m not the sort who kicks someone or something when he/it is down. But with HS2 – the proposed alternative to normal trains, cars, buses, coaches and planes – normality goes out the window.
  The crackpot project has barely begun, yet we’re already seeing financial anomalies, lack of logic and annihilation of the homes/communities/countryside in
  
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• Volvo owner Irv Gordon, who drove 3.2M miles in his P1800, has died

  16-11-2018 14:30
  
  Filed under:Etc.,Volvo,Automotive History,Coupe,ClassicsIrv Gordon was perhaps the world's most famous Volvo owner.Continue reading Volvo owner Irv Gordon, who drove 3.2M miles in his P1800, has died Volvo owner Irv Gordon, who drove 3.2M miles in his P1800, has died originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 16 Nov 2018 08:30:00 EST.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• Why Toyota is slowing down Camry production

  16-11-2018 14:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  Toyota is slowing down production of the Camry, the top-selling car in the U.S. for 16 years running, underscoring the ongoing slump besetting sedans.
  
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• Elon Musk's infamous tweet creates legal morass for Tesla

  16-11-2018 13:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  Elon Musk's infamous tweet saying he'd secured funding to take Tesla private did so much damage to so many different kinds of investors that he should have multiple class-action suits, lawyers said.
  
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• New AVEVAI IONA electric van is bound for Europe

  16-11-2018 13:13
  
  Adam Smith2018-11-16 13:30
  The Guangzhou Motor Show has turned up a new electric van that maker AVEVAI plans to bring to Europe in 2019AVEVAI, a Singapore-based tech company, has unveiled two new electric light commercial vehicles at the 5th Guangzhou International Electric Vehicles Show in China.Order books are open for the Chinese-built large panel van called the IONA Van, and a box van called the IONA Truck with the first European deliveries due to start in May next year. Both models are avai
  
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• New all-electric MG eZS revealed with 266-mile range

  16-11-2018 12:05
  
  John McIlroy2018-11-16 11:10
  An electric version of the MG Zs SUV, called the eZS, has been revealed at the Guangzhou Motor ShowMG has unveiled an all-electric version of its ZS SUV at the Guangzhou Motor Show. 
  The British brand, which is owned by Chinese conglomerate SAIC, is calling the car eZS - and given the regular ZS’s positioning as a rival for the likes of the Renault Captur and Nissan Juke, the EV version could prove a competitor for the Hyundai Kona Electric.
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• New body kit turns Suzuki Jimny into a mini Land Rover Defender

  16-11-2018 11:40
  
  Jake Weaver2018-11-16 10:45
  Japanese tuning company DAMD can turn your Suzuki Jimny into a tiny Land Rover Defender or even a Mercedes G-ClassWhile customers wait patiently for JLR to reveal the new Defender, a Japanese tuning company called DAMD have created a unique body kit for the Suzuki Jimny that makes it resemble a Land Rover Defender.
  Called the 'Little D', the body kit includes nose alterations such as adding another headlight bulb for the Defender's signature trio and "LITTLE D" l
  
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• VW Zwickau plant set to be e-mobility production centre

  16-11-2018 11:11
  The Volkswagen brand is creating the production capacity needed for building more than one million electric cars per year throughout the world from 2025.
  
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• Visteon expands Karlsruhe technology centre

  16-11-2018 11:07
  Visteon has inaugurated its new expanded technology centre in Karlsruhe, Germany, which will drive advanced development of vehicle cockpit electronics, including information display, driver assistance, cockpit domain controller and autonomous driving.
  
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• Opel signs with Segula for Russelsheim restructure

  16-11-2018 11:06
  Opel and Segula Technologies have now signed an agreement on a strategic partnership. It is described by Opel as a major step towards securing highly qualified jobs in the research and development sector in Russelsheim and Dudenhofen for the long-term. 
  
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• VW CEO Diess will succeed Jochem Heizmann as China chief next year

  16-11-2018 11:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  Volkswagen Group CEO Herbert Diess will take on responsibility for the automaker's business in China in addition to his other duties.
  
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• Global NCAP wants ban on Nissan NP300 in Africa

  16-11-2018 10:58
  The latest crash test results in the #SaferCarsForAfrica campaign, released by Global NCAP and AA South Africa last week, show that Nissan's NP300 'Hardbody' received a zero star safety rating.
  
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• Bosch unveils curved instrument cluster

  16-11-2018 10:57
  Bosch has developed what it maintains is the world's first curved instrument cluster in the cockpit of a mass-production vehicle.
  
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• Bridgestone Americas expandsWarren County tyre plant

  16-11-2018 10:55
  Bridgestone Americas is expanding its Warren County, Tennessee commercial truck and bus radial (TBR) tyre manufacturing facility as part of a three-year, US$40m investment.
  
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• Ex-Bosch engineers aim to strengthen self-driving car software

  16-11-2018 10:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  A company formed by two veteran Bosch engineers is seeking to make the open-source software that powers many experimental self-driving cars safe and reliable.
  
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• Hyundai-Kia's design chief on CASE opportunities

  16-11-2018 10:05
  Hyundai Motor Group Design chief Peter Schreyer is rightly proud of his role in changing not only the look,  but the perception of the South Korean carmaker's two brands. His work is far from done, however. There are plenty more challenges ahead, not least with the advent of autonomous vehicles.
  
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• Thailand approves Mazda's hybrid production

  16-11-2018 09:53
  The Thai government this week approved Mazda Motor's application for tax incentives to produce plug-in hybrid vehicles in the country, according to local reports.
  
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• VW invests in electrification, seeks to strengthen alliances with battery makers and rival automakers

  16-11-2018 09:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  VW's top board is due to vote on a multibillion-euro investment plan, including steps to retool three German plants to mass produce EVs and to explore alliances with battery partners and competitors.
  
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• Automotive sales decline impacts suppliers - Rubber & Plastics News - RubberNews.com

  16-11-2018 09:00 via rubbernews.com
  Automotive sales decline impacts suppliers - Rubber & Plastics News  RubberNews.comDETROIT—Lower-than-expected production at auto plants in all major global markets, especially China and Europe, dinged some big suppliers' third- quarter ...
  
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• Adapting The Law For Automotive Automation - Transport - UK - Mondaq News Alerts

  16-11-2018 09:00 via mondaq.com
  Adapting The Law For Automotive Automation - Transport - UK  Mondaq News AlertsThe Law Commission of England, together with the Scottish Law Commission, last week announced a consultation into the laws around the self-driving vehicles ...
  
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• VW tools German plant for Tesla-fighting electric cars

  16-11-2018 06:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  Volkswagen will invest $1.4 billion to revamp a plant in eastern Germany into Europe's largest electric-car factory, giving chase to a global move into affordable zero-emission vehicles.
  
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• VW to create Europe's largest electric-car production network

  16-11-2018 06:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  VW will convert two more plants in Germany to build electric vehicles, creating what the automaker said will be Europe's largest EV production network.
  
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