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OPINION: Growth trends in the car industry for 2018 - Independent Online

OPINION: Growth trends in the car industry for 2018
Independent Online
Growth will be modest: Cautiously optimistic expecting improvement in the premium segment of around 10000 units next year. Growth will be entirely product driven: A poor economy and unstable rand mean growth will be entirely because of introduction of ...

European New Energy Vehicle Industry Report, 2017-2021 - PR Newswire (press release)

European New Energy Vehicle Industry Report, 2017-2021
PR Newswire (press release)
After a really close race for the "Best Seller" title, with the deliveries delay of the 40 kWh Renault Zoe units artificially dragging down the Zoe performance, with 21,735 units registered in 2016 (422 of them being 2-seater LCVs -- aka, vans).

Merkel says car industry must work to rebuild trust - Reuters

Reuters

Merkel says car industry must work to rebuild trust
Reuters
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel said Germany's car industry should do everything in its power to repair its damaged reputation, pointing to the combustion engine's uncertain future as she opened the Frankfurt motor show. The auto sector ...
Angela Merkel at IAA: 'Regaining trust is key'Deutsche Welle

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Tucson Tech: UA technology could lower cost of self-driving vehicles - Arizona Daily Star

Arizona Daily Star

Tucson Tech: UA technology could lower cost of self-driving vehicles
Arizona Daily Star
“Together, these two technologies may prove to be the key to allow traditionally expensive luxury car automotive safety systems to be included on much more popular and less expensive cars,” said Bob Sleeper, Tech Launch licensing manager for the ...

McKinley Brings National Autonomous Vehicles Discussion to Morgantown - West Virginia Public Broadcasting

West Virginia Public Broadcasting

McKinley Brings National Autonomous Vehicles Discussion to Morgantown
West Virginia Public Broadcasting
In response to the work being done in Congress around autonomous vehicles, Rep. David McKinley (R-W.Va.) invited industry leaders and the public to examine the issue at a forum at West Virginia University's Erickson Alumni Center, in Morgantown.

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10 Giant Companies Commit to Electric Vehicles, Sending Auto ... - InsideClimate News

InsideClimate News

10 Giant Companies Commit to Electric Vehicles, Sending Auto ...
InsideClimate News
The EV100 coalition is expanding EV charging infrastructure and shifting away from gas for transportation, the fastest growing emissions source.

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Europe's auto industry greenwashing diesel in attempt to save its dying technology - Bellona

Bellona

Europe's auto industry greenwashing diesel in attempt to save its dying technology
Bellona
“The car making industry has invested heavily in the diesel technology. Despite being outdated, they want to continue enjoying high sales”, comments Teodora Serafimova, policy manager for electro-mobility at Bellona. Despite Euro 6 standard diesel ...

Long read: Why car industry is worried - Sky News

Sky News

Long read: Why car industry is worried
Sky News
Sticking a camera at a car production line cannot do justice to the sheer magic of the making of a modern motor vehicle. The right front-end module of the right Mini joins the assembly line at precisely the right time for the body of the car. Four ...

Streamlined federal guidelines may 'unleash' autonomous vehicle industry - San Francisco Business Times

San Francisco Business Times

Streamlined federal guidelines may 'unleash' autonomous vehicle industry
San Francisco Business Times
The goal, according to the report, is to create a more uniform regulatory environment, while ensuring that the government does not “impede progress with unnecessary or unintended barriers to innovation.” ...

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WABCO completes acquisition of RH Sheppard; combines active braking and active steering technologies to advance ... - Automotive World (press release)

WABCO completes acquisition of RH Sheppard; combines active braking and active steering technologies to advance ...
Automotive World (press release)
“The powerful combination of our breakthrough technologies, including active steering, active braking, electronic stability control and other advanced driver assistance systems, is a key milestone in our strategy to enable the commercial vehicle ...

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