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UK car manufacturing at its lowest level in over a decade
UK car manufacturing has declined by 20% in November and this trend is revealing that the industry is at its lowest level in over ten years. This massive drop in manufacturing underscores the great fears that are looming mainly due to Brexit. November was the worst month in a decade in most of Britain’s car factories, with a combined drop...
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BASF is working to make darker cars more visible to lidar
BASF is a German chemical corporation and is the largest chemical producer in the world. This chemistry giant is changing the way paint is formulated specifically to eliminate materials that absorb lidar. Lidar is probably the most critical technology which is currently utilised in the drive to develop autonomous cars. BASF wants to make the paints highly reflective to that...
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Volkswagen is storing 300000 diesels at 37 facilities in the United States
A recent court filing shows that Volkswagen has paid more than $7.4 billion to buy back about 350,000 U.S. diesel vehicles through mid-February. Volkswagen is keeping the cars in 37 secure storage facilities around the US. One storage area includes a shuttered suburban Detroit football stadium, a former Minnesota paper mill and a desert graveyard near Victorville, California. A spokeswoman...
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The $1.1 Million Italdesign Nissan 710-HP GT-R50
Have you got a million Euro to spare? If you do, you could be the owner of the latest supercar from Nissan. The Japanese carmaker is now taking orders for its exotic $1.1 Million, 710-HP GT-R50 Italdesign which is limited to just 50 cars, making it one of the rarest cars in the world. The car was revealed at the...
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Volkswagen and Ford Consider Alliance
Volkswagen and Ford are considering an alliance which could have far-reaching implications for the global auto industry. It is claimed that both manufacturing giants plan to announce this far-reaching alliance shortly after the new year. Any alliance between these two powers would leverage their individual strengths and offset any weaknesses they may have. There is a move towards massive technological...
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Police Catch Tesla Car Driving Itself On Autopilot With a Sleeping Drunk Behind the Wheel
Over in the United States, it took the police officers in two police patrol cars seven minutes to outsmart Tesla's Autopilot system. Maybe in the future people will be able to sleep at the wheel but right now, no matter how advanced an autopilot system may be, this is simply not possible with great safety at this present time. California...
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Madrid Bans Most Polluting Cars
Spanish authorities in Madrid have activated an anti-pollution order that will significantly restrict private vehicles in Madrid city centre. Spain's capital city is aiming to reduce air pollution by up to 40%. These tough measures will mean that Spanish motorists will have to test their vehicles' emissions, with the oldest and most polluting vehicles being banned from Madrid. The...
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BMW Seventh-Generation 3 Series Revealed
The all-new, seventh-generation 3 Series has been revealed by BMW. This version is one of BMW’s most important and popular core models and was revealed earlier this year for the first time at the Paris Motor Show. The new BMW 3 Series is Codenamed the ‘G20′ is expected to go on sale in early 2019. It is bigger in all...
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Small Italian village catches 55,000 speedsters in two weeks
Small European villages are not the kind of places that lend themselves to speeding but one such town. The small town of Acquetico in Italy has nabbed 55,000 people for speeding in just 2 weeks. The roads around this part of Italy are ultra-narrow sections as they were originally designed for horses, but in modern times there is the issue...
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Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn arrested over allegations of financial misconduct
In a stunning fall from grace, one of the world’s best known automotive businessmen, Carlos Ghosn, who is the Chairman of Nissan was arrested in Japan this weekend over allegations of financial misconduct. As a result of the allegations and arrest, the company will make a decision about firing him this week. His arrest and imminent dismissal from Nissan has...