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Holden Commodore will be retired in 2020Holden will retire the Commodore next year after a run spanning more than four decades.
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Daimler and Geely launch premium ride-hailing service in ChinaGerman auto giant Daimler and its Chinese shareholder Zhejiang Geely Holding Group have joined forces to take on the booming ride-hailing market in China, which is currently dominated by Didi Chuxing. The two automakers on Tuesday established a 50:50 joint venture to offer various mobility...
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Volkswagen Group names new design chiefThe German auto giant's new design chief has been with the company since 1989.
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Billionaire behind Racing Point F1 team reportedly eyes major stake in Aston MartinLawrence Stroll led a consortium that bought the Force India F1 team last year and could now be about to buy into Aston Martin.
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Bentley to build new engineering center at Crewe headquartersThe site will have a climate-controlled dyno able to simulate temperatures ranging from 14 degrees F to over 104 degrees F.
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The new plant is scheduled to start production of a Tesla Model S rival called the Air around late 2020.
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Mini to build EVs in China with Great Wall MotorsThe first electric Minis could be rolling off the line in China by 2022.
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FCA could tap struggling EV startups for techA report says FCA is in talks with Faraday Future and Seres to help develop electric powertrains.
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Audi the latest to announce staff reduction plansAudi plans to rely on voluntary retirement incentives to reduce staff numbers rather than force terminations.
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2020 North American Car, Utility and Truck of the Year finalists namedTwo sports cars have made it into the final round of the prestigious awards, demonstrating what a good time it is for performance fans.
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Pininfarina teases 5-car lineup, seeks new Italian plantPininfarina will follow its Battista hypercar with an SUV and then three additional models, all built in Italy.
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The future of the plant originally established for VW's ill-fated Phaeton flagship sedan has been secured.
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JLR keen on Geely, BMW partnershipsJaguar Land Rover has reportedly reached out to BMW and Chinese company Geely as possible partners, likely for electric vehicle and/or autonomous driving technology.
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Audi names BMW exec as CEOThe man named CEO of Audi at one point headed the powertrain department of BMW's Formula One team.
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Daimler to cut jobs in $1.1B cost savings driveA need to sell increasing numbers of low-margin EVs to meet European emissions standards is hurting the bottom lines of major automakers.
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Hyundai launches Mocean mobility brandHyundai's new mobility division will initially focus on car sharing but will move to integrate self-driving cars as the technology matures.
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China's Evergrande commits $6.4B to become EV forceEvergrande Group will establish the EV brand Hengchi whose first model is due in 2020.
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Saab's last production car was built in 2013 and only driven 43 miles since it rolled off the line.
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Tesla picks Germany for European plantTesla will likely build the Model 3 and Model Y at the plant initially.
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PSA CEO: No plan to drop brands in FCA-PSA mergerLineups are already being trimmed, but the FCA-PSA merger won't result in any dead brands, at least for now.
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Lordstown Motors buys idled GM plant for electric pickup truckLordstown Motors plans to start production of the Endurance pickup truck at the former GM plant in 2020.
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Nio to rely on Intel-owned Mobileye for self-driving techPart of the deal will see Nio supply vehicles for a commercial driverless taxi service run by Mobileye.
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Ehang could become first flying taxi company to go publicAs more and more companies leap (pun intended) into the flying taxi race, a Chinese company that first made headlines three years ago could be the first to go public with an initial public offering. The company is Ehang, a drone manufacturer that used the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas...
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