GM announced in June it would begin exporting the all-new, Mexican-made Cruze hatchback, while production of the Cruze sedan will continue at Lordstown, OH. The Gunsan factory is building the new-generation Cruze for the Korean domestic market and selected export markets.
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Heavy Truck Sales Continue to Slide, Lucid Shows Its Tesla Fighter, How Many Countries Export to U.S.?
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ZF becomes technology partner of the Venturi team in Formula E ZF has entered in a long term technology partnership with Venturi to compete in the FIA Formula E. From the start of the 2016/17 season, ZF will be supporting Venturi with suspension system technology and components, simulation and testing resources and other technology inputs. The principal objective is the design and development of a completely new electric driveline for 2018.
One key issue is that China is about to gain market-economy status within World Trade Organization disputes, which would prevent the EU from assuming the real cost of Chinese exports when deciding whether to impose anti-dumping duties.
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Lincoln taps its heritage to bring back the Continental, but the 10th-generation '17 model bears little resemblance to Continentals past.
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A Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade spokesman says the new rule governing distribution of 2017 subsidies is a response to a shortage of facilities where car owners can have their vehicles serviced.
Sources tell a German newspaper the automakers, joining forces to better compete against U.S.-based ride-hailing pioneer Uber, will use a shared platform that retains their individual DriveNow and Car2Go brand names.
The German automaker is investing in Hubject, whose development of a uniform method of connecting, mapping and paying at electric-vehicle charging stations also is supported by rival automakers BMW and Daimler and suppliers Bosch and Siemens.
The automaker anticipates a 1% increase in global sales to 10.7 million next year after finishing 2016 with a projected 10.09 million deliveries, a 1% decline.
