NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Nissan CEO Ghosn Reviving Embattled Mitsubishi

Mitsubishi CEO Osamu Masuko tells WardsAuto areas of potential collaboration include Nissan taking advantage of Mitsubishi’s Southeast Asian production base and Mitsubishi adopting Nissan’s development of autonomous-driving technologies.

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Average Car Age on the Rise, Qoros Testing Cam-Less Engine, Self-Driving Cars Headed to Boston

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Lexus Looks to Spiders to Create Concept Car Seat

The back rest’s spider’s-netting construction used in the seat-frame upholstery is made from an environmentally friendly synthetic spider silk material instead of standard petroleum-derived materials.

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Ground Broken, Plans Detailed for Autonomous-Vehicle Test Track

The first of three test tracks to be built on the grounds of a one-time World War II bomber plant, a 2.5-mile highway loop, is expected to be in operation by the end of 2017.

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Technology Effective Option to Overseas Sourcing

INDUSTRY VOICES More manufacturers are bucking the rising tide of globalization and bringing manufacturing back to the U.S.

Nissan Takes Fukushima Plant Offline Amid Tsunami Warning

Nissan says it will suspend operations at its Fukushima engine plant, which was severely damaged in an earthquake and tsunami calamity in 2011, until a tsunami warning issued after another earthquake hit northern Japan early Tuesday.

Three Finalists in Proton Sweepstakes

The Malaysian automaker isn’t identifying who the three potential strategic partners are or where they are based, but says final proposals for a whole or partial sale of the company are expected to be received in February.

Report Says Autoliv, Key Safety Systems Finalists for Takata Bidding

The Japanese supplier, whose defective airbags are at the center of the world's biggest auto recall, says Autoliv, a Swedish supplier of safety systems, and China-owned Key, based in suburban Detroit, are among the preferred investors in Takata's $10 billion restructuring.

Red Tape Comes With Car Dealers’ Out-of-State Sales

Filings must be accurate and complete or the affected DMV will return the paperwork.

VW Brand Looks to Top Operating Margin 6% After 2025

CEO Herbert Diess says a deal with its labor unions allowing the elimination of 30,000 jobs by 2025 should allow the automaker's core brand to achieve at least 6% profitability afterward, compared with 2% now and 4% in 2020.

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