MARCH 30, 2016

U.S. Lawmaker Pursues National Auto Cybersecurity Lab

The lab would be located at a former General Motors manufacturing site near Detroit and designated for development as an $80 million automated-vehicle testing facility.

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Volkswagen Sued for False Advertising, New Headlights Need Improvement, You Said It!

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Wards 10 Best Interiors Field Under Microscope

2016 Wards 10 Best Interiors
This year’s Wards 10 Best Interiors field consists of at least 48 nominees, including 18 utility vehicles and 15 sedans. Winners will be announced April 14.

See the Future of Automotive Interiors on May 11
Register now for the WardsAuto Interiors Conference to see keynotes from GM and Volvo design execs, nine panel discussions on new technologies, materials and more, check out Wards 10 Best Interiors winning vehicles on display, network with peers and make new connections. Sign up by April 1 to save $100.

2016 Wards 10 Best Interiors Nominees

2016 Wards 10 Best Interiors
Eight WardsAuto editors based in Southfield, MI, select the Wards 10 Best Interiors after spending February and March evaluating the vehicles and scoring each based on materials, ergonomics, driver information, safety, comfort, fit-and-finish, value and aesthetics.

Take a Deep Breath Wall Street

2016 NADA Convention & Exposition
Vehicle-finance conference panelists tell the investor class to not fret so much about subprime auto loans.

Kia Says Mexico Production Launch on Schedule

The Korean automaker says it will begin building the Forte compact car at the $1 billion plant on May 15 as planned, although the government of Nuevo Leon state wants to renegotiate some of the incentives granted in 2014.

U.K. Buyers Back Standard Emergency Braking

Vehicles fitted with automatic braking are capable of reducing the likelihood of front-to-rear crashes up to 40%, Thatcham Research says.

Workers Threaten Strike at Audi's Hungary Plant

The approximately 11,000 workers at the engine plant in Gyor, which Audi says is the world's largest, are demanding a backdated pay raise, a bonus and bigger benefits.

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