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BMW faces lawsuit
- March 28, 2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
German carmaker BMW faces a class-action lawsuit filed in a New Jersey court on Tuesday for alleged emissions cheating on diesel vehicles including its X5 and 330d models. ‘BMW’s representations were misleading for failure to disclose its emissions manipulations,’ the suit, which was filed in the United States District Court of New Jersey, said. The suit was [...] -
Kia builds 3 millionth car
- March 27, 2018
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: Industry News
Kia Motors has manufactured its three millionth car in Europe since production began in Žilina, Slovakia in 2006. The three millionth car to roll off the production line is a Kia cee’d. The car is a fusion white five-door hatchback in ‘GT-Line’ specification, built for a customer in Iceland. It is fitted with a 1.0-litre [...] -
Arizona suspends driverless cars
- March 27, 2018
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: Industry News
The governor of Arizona, Doug Ducey, has suspended driverless cars on the state’s roads following the fatal accident of a woman last week. A few days after the accident, a video was released to the public showing the alarming moments that led up to the incident. It was after watching Uber’s video that Doug decided [...] -
Volvo producing for Lynk & Co
- March 27, 2018
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: Industry News
Volvo Cars, the premium car maker, will produce cars for the new car brand Lynk & Co in Volvo Cars’ manufacturing plant in Ghent, Belgium, from late 2019. The announcement represents a closer collaboration between the two companies, following Volvo Cars’ acquisition of a 30 per cent stake in Lynk & Co last year. Lynk [...] -
Lynk & Co now in Belgium
- March 26, 2018
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: Industry News
Lynk & Co, the global connected and shareable mobility brand, confirms that cars destined for Europe will be manufactured at the highly efficient and award-winning Volvo facility in Ghent, Belgium. Starting from 2019 with the Lynk & Co 01 model, production for Europe will commence in Ghent on the same production line as the recently [...]