FEBRUARY 10, 2017

New EU Guidance Meant to Prevent Dieselgate Repeat

In its ongoing revamp of testing procedures that followed the Volkswagen emissions-cheating scandal, the EU is replacing laboratory tests with onboard portable emissions-measurement devices allowing on-road testing.

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New Challenger Celebrates Mopar’s 80th B-Day, Bernhard Leaves Daimler, Hyundai Unveils the Elantra GT

GM Korea CEO Defending U.S.-Korea Free-Trade Deal

GM Korea President and CEO James Kim says the Korean government and industries must persuade the Trump Admin. to maintain the Korea-U.S. free-trade pact and develop ways to attract more investment from the U.S.

Tesla Workers Have Approached UAW, Union Confirms

The UAW says it has been approached employees at Tesla's assembly plant in Fremont, CA, while denying CEO Elon Musk's claim a worker who publicly criticized the electric-vehicle maker was on the union's payroll "to agitate for a union."

Mustang Buyers Warming to Makeover

Ford’s restyled ’18 Mustang is garnering mixed reactions, but the company says that’s to be expected whenever an icon is reshaped. Overall, Ford says the customer base is diversifying and expanding with Millennials and globally.

Volvo V60 Polestar 2.0L Turbo/Supercharged DOHC 4-cyl. -- 2017 Award Acceptance

Stefan Hermelin, general manager-Monitoring & Concept Center, accepts Volvo Cars' award at the 2017 Wards 10 Best Engines ceremony.

Citroen’s C-Aircross Concept Stresses Urban Utility

2017 Geneva Auto Show
Aimed at the urban consumer navigating congested city streets, the C-Aircross Concept’s dimensions are compact but Citroen uses styling cues conjuring a go-anywhere image.

Daimler's Bernhard, VW's Diess Under Supervisors' Scrutiny

A Daimler source says the automaker's supervisory board is meeting to discuss a contract extension for Wolfgang Bernhard, who heads the truck division, while key member of the Volkswagen Board are reviewing Herbert Diess's progress in turning around the Volkswagen brand he oversees.

New Vauxhall Insignia Sports Tourer Lightens Up

2017 Geneva Auto Show
A comprehensive lightweighting program compensates for new high-tech features including all-wheel-drive with torque vectoring and 8-speed automatic transmission.

Website Lets Oz Consumers Report Knockoff Car Parts

Launched by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries, the website aims to help investigators detect and seize counterfeit car parts. The Department of Immigration and Border Protection is cooperating in the crackdown.

Nissan Believes Robots Will Have to Learn to Second-Guess

HMI means the driverless car must play its part in on-road interactions, Nissan’s Melissa Cefkin says.

Ghosn Says French Government Blocking Deeper Renaiult-Nissan Ties

France raised its stake in Renault from 15% to 20% on short notice in April 2015, and Renault-Nissan Alliance CEO Ghosn says Nissan executives declared further consolidation was out of the question as long as the French government continued holding Nissan shares.

Mercedes-Benz C300 2.0L Turbocharged DOHC 4-cyl. -- 2017 Award Acceptance

Neil Armstrong, vice president at Mercedes-Benz Research and Development North America, accepts Mercedes' award at the 2017 Wards 10 Best Engines ceremony.

SEAT Reconfigures Dimensions of Fifth-Gen Ibiza

The fifth-gen Ibiza is one of the first vehicles built upon VW Group’s MQB A0 platform, a shorter variant of the new, weight-saving MQB platform. Future VW Polos and a small CUV based on it also will use the MQB A0.

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