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DECEMBER 1, 2017

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GM Targets 2019 for Mass AV Deployment

GM President Dan Ammann says if GM continues to at its current rate of AV development, it will meet the target and does not see regulatory walls potentially blocking its progress.

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Change driven: First-tier auto-industry supplier Rheinmetall Automotive with its brands Kolbenschmidt and Pierburg is addressing the challenge of increasing driveline electrification with developments including a new kind of modular battery pack and a 90-kW electric traction unit. The company’s booth at 2017 IAA (Frankfurt, Germany) highlights a large exhibit dedicated to electric mobility. Visit Rheinmetall Automotive at booth F26, Hall 8.

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Land Rover’s Design Transformation, GM to Launch Autonomous Fleet in 2019, Kia Niro Plug-In Details

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Lidar System Key to GM’s Autonomous-Car Development

GM is folding Strobe Inc.’s engineering team into subsidiary Cruise Automation, which recently unveiled plans for “the world’s first mass-producible car designed with the redundancy and safety requirements necessary to operate without a driver.”

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Volvo Intros Unique Subscription Service in Offbeat Way

2017 Los Angeles Auto Show
For a flat monthly fee, consumers can get a Volvo XC40 for two years and coverage for insurance, maintenance, potential repairs and wear and tear. A concierge service is thrown in.

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Toyota Building Hydrogen Generation Plant

2017 Los Angeles Auto Show
The 100% renewable tag Toyota is applying to the project comes from its use of agricultural waste as a feedstock.

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World Vehicle Sales up 2.7% in October

Soaring demand was seen across the globe, including double-digit gains in Europe and South America’s biggest markets.

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Nissan Brings 'Star Wars' to Dealerships

2017 Los Angeles Auto Show
Nissan is extending its tie-in with a popular movie franchise across the automaker’s entire galaxy, including 1,100 U.S. retail points.

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U.K. Insurers List Criteria for Automated Vehicles

“Insurers want to see manufacturers being absolutely clear about how they describe what their vehicles can do,” says Ben Howarth of the Association of British Insurers.

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Nissan Australia Thriving as Parts Manufacturer

With its expertise in high- and low-pressure die casting, precision machining, component assembly and accessories production, the plant makes 60 different parts specific to oil pans, transmission and final-drive housing, and electric vehicles.

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Kawasaki: Connected Bikes Cannot Compromise ‘Freedom.’

Consumer trust must be protected at all costs, says Kawasaki’s Simon Greenacre.

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