FEBRUARY 25, 2019

U.S. Tariff Talk Worries Global Automakers

Sigrid de Vries, secretary general of the European Association of Automotive Suppliers, says Section 232 tariffs could seriously harm “the automotive industry, workers and consumers in Europe and the U.S.”

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Autoline Daily 2019: Top Industry News

Peugeot Shows Off New 208; BMW Makes Vehicle Interaction Easier; Lexus Hits Big Milestone

February 28, 2019
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Piëch to Launch New EV Brand at Geneva

Geneva Auto Show
Ferdinand Porsche’s great-grandson enters the automotive arena with the Mark Zero electric coupe concept.

Court Ruling Prolongs VW’s Diesel Woes

Germany’s Federal Court of Justice rebuked the automaker’s arguments that the cheat software it fitted to various diesel models was legal under European Union law, and therefore it had no responsibility to compensate customers.

No Key, No Problem for U.K. Car Thieves

Tracker data shows 88% of stolen vehicles fitted with one of its devices and successfully recovered last year were stolen without using the owner’s keys. That’s up from 80% stolen that way in 2017 and 66% in 2016.

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