JANUARY 31, 2017

Honda Aims to Make Infotainment More User Friendly

Voice recognition is simplified and faster, while the display audio system has smartphone-like functionality.

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Honda & GM Form Fuel Cell JV, Ford's Unique Super Bowl Ad, Opel Unveils All-New Crossland X

Euro-Spec Mustang Scores Poorly on Some Safety Tests

In one of several tests conducted by the European New Car Assessment Program, the U.S.-built sports car scored just two of a possible five stars, the worst showing for a mass-market car in eight years.

Vauxhall to Add Local Flavor to London Motor Show

Besides Vauxhall, other brands signed up for the second edition of the Battersea Park show include Tesla, Aston Martin, Fiat, Hyundai, Nissan, Porsche and Zenos.

Trump Potential Wild Card in GM-Honda Fuel-Cell JV

The $85 million deal bolsters a nearly 4-year-old fuel-cell R&D partnership between the two automakers. Production will occur at an existing GM manufacturing facility in Brownstown, MI.

Q1 Output Mostly Steady

Several automakers have scaled back their robust first-quarter output plans, but on the whole the industry is still set to build 2.7% more cars and trucks than were assembled in like-2016.

German Automakers Resigned to U.K. Tariffs Post-Brexit

The U.K.'s departure from the European Union's tariff-free single market could mean exports of completely built-up vehicles from the region could carry tariffs of up to 10% under World Trade Organization rules.

Mitsubishi Predicts Weak Yen Will Reduce Full-Year Loss

The automaker, in which Japanese rival Nissan holds a 34% stake, revised its estimated full-year 2016 operating profit to ¥1 billion after a weak yen helped it achieve a third-quarter operating profit of ¥8.4 billion.

Oz Auto Production to End With Toyota Shutdown in October

The Japanese automaker says it will complete its phase-out of vehicle production in the country on Oct. 3, the same month General Motors' GM Holden subsidiary ends local manufacturing and a year after Ford Australia shut down its assembly lines.

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