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BMW Group clocks best-ever August sales

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BMW sold a total of 165,431 vehicles worldwide last month, up 5.7%. January-August sales rose 5.5% to 1,508,659 vehicles sold, marking the first time that the Group has crossed half-a-million sales in the first 8 months.

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Renault-Nissan Alliance sells its 350,000th EV

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Advanced diesel-electric powertrain project in UK cuts fuel consumption by 10-12%

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Final testing confirms ADEPT key achievement of 10-12 percent reduction in fuel consumption – equivalent to sub-80g/km...

Baidu autonomous car to use NVIDIA’s artificial intelligence computer

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2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV to feature a 322 km range

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Yamaha merges its precision component subsidiaries

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The merger of Toyobesq Co and Fine Catec will help encompass manufacturing of small- to medium-sized components and al...

Jaguar Land Rover expands Ingenium powertrain family

By Phill Tromans, Autocar UK calendar13 Sep 2016

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Renesas to acquire Intersil, will become world’s leading embedded solution provider

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JLR moves Jaguar XE production to Castle Bromwich; to invest £100 million

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The £100 million investment will be mainly spent on new press lines, body shops and final assembly halls. Around 3,000...

General Motors to recall 4.3 million cars globally

By Sam Sheehan, Autocar UK calendar12 Sep 2016

The issue is found in models built from 2014 onwards and has been linked to one death and three injuries.