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BMW will export iX3 electric SUV to Europe, U.S. from China
25 April 2018, 08:00BMW will export its first full-electric SUV, called the iX3, to global markets after it goes into production in 2020 at its joint-venture plant in China.
Mercedes seeks to keep China luxury lead with stretched A class
24 April 2018, 08:00Mercedes aims to widen the brand's appeal to Chinese buyers with a long-wheelbase version of its latest A class.
GM, Volvo team with Amazon to deliver packages to customers' cars
24 April 2018, 08:00General Motors and Volvo have partnered with Amazon to offer customers in-vehicle delivery of packages in the United States.
Once an industry joke, electric buses start to dent oil demand
24 April 2018, 08:00Suddenly, buses with battery-powered motors are a serious matter with the potential to revolutionize city transport -- and add to the forces reshaping the energy industry.
Flying taxi start-up hires designer behind modern Mini, Fiat 500
24 April 2018, 08:00Lilium, a startup with ambitions to put electric "flying taxis" in the air next decade, has hired Frank Stephenson, the designer behind several iconic cars such as the Mini, Fiat 500 and McLaren P1.
Mercedes-Maybach is betting on a hybrid SUV-sedan look
24 April 2018, 08:00Mercedes is betting on a hybrid SUV-sedan to attract wealthy Chinese buyers to its Maybach ultraluxury brand.
2019 Toyota Avalon gets price bump after redesign
23 April 2018, 08:00The fifth-generation Toyota Avalon that goes on sale next month as a 2019 model shares almost nothing with the previous generation, including the pricing.
GM Korea, union reach tentative wage deal
23 April 2018, 08:00GM's South Korean unit said that it has reached a tentative wage deal with its labor union, meeting a key condition laid down by the automaker to prevent it filing for bankruptcy.
Activist investor turns up heat on Hyundai
23 April 2018, 08:00Hedge fund Elliott Management said a restructuring plan proposed by Hyundai Motor Group to simplify its shareholding structure was not enough, and recommended it create a holding company, among other measures.
VW's internal handling of emissions scandal 'unsatisfactory,' U.S. monitor finds
23 April 2018, 08:00VW's independent monitor, former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Larry Thompson, has criticized the automaker's internal response to its emissions scandal, a German newspaper report said.