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Walmart, JB Hunt to give Tesla's electric truck a try

TeslagotonFridayhigh-profileordersfromWalmartandfleetoperatorJBHuntforitsfutureelectrictruck,butwould-bebuyersindicatedtheyaregivingthebigrigawhirl,notorderingi

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BMW recalls 1 million vehicles for fire risk

BMWofNorthAmericahasissuedtworecallscoveringaboutonemillionvehiclesthatcontainpartsimplicatedincarfires.Therecallsspansixyearsofproductionandincludenumerousmode

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Toyota eyes 'game changer' in electric vehicle race

ToyotaMotorCorpsaiditssolid-statebatterytechnologyunderdevelopmentcouldbea“gamechanger”forelectricvehicles,butthatdoesnotmeanitismovingawayfromhydrogen-poweredf

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Tesla reaffirms effort to build cars in China

ElectriccarmakerTeslareaffirmedonSundayitistalkingwiththeShanghaimunicipalgovernmenttosetupafactoryintheregionandexpectstoagreeonaplanbytheendoftheyear,butdecli

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Mercedes-Benz, JVs to recall over 350,000 cars in China

Mercedes-Benz(China)andtwoChinesejointventureswillrecall351,218vehiclesiduetodefectiveairbags,thequalitysupervisorsaid.Thecarmakershavefiledaplantorecalldomesti

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Oxford to become first UK city to ban petrol and diesel cars from center

TheuniversitycityofOxfordhasunveiledplanstobanpetrolanddieselcarsfromitscenteraspartofthemostradicalsetofproposalssofarinBritaintocurbpollution.WhilstLondonisro

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GM to recall 2.5 mn vehicles in China over Takata airbags

GeneralMotorswillrecallmorethan2.5millionvehiclesinChinaoverconcernsaboutairbagsmadebytroubledJapanesegiantTakata,Chineseauthoritiessaid,dealingablowtotheUSauto

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Turkish army deploys 80 military vehicles to Syrian border

Atotalof80trackedmilitaryvehiclesweresenttotheSyrian-TurkishbordernearTurkey'ssouthernprovinceofHataySunday,localDailySabahreported.Themilitaryvehicles,includin

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China mulls fossil fuel car ban, boosts electric vehicles

ChinaisgearinguptojoinFranceandBritaintobangasolineanddieselcars,amovethatwouldboostnewenergyvehicles(NEVs)andcouldchangetheautoindustryforeverastheworld'slarge

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Renault-Nissan to set up new China JV with Dongfeng for electric car

NissanMotoranditsalliancepartnerRenaultaresettingupanewjointventureinChinawithDongfengMotorGrouptodesignandbuildelectriccars,joiningalistofglobalautomakersaimin

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Hyundai unveils new fuel cell SUV with longer travel range

HyundaiMotorsaidThursdayitplanstolaunchearlynextyearasecond-generationhydrogenfuelcellvehiclethatwilltravelmorethan580kilometers(360miles)betweenfill-ups.Ifdeli

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The UK government has issued new cybersecurity guidelines for smart cars

TheBritishgovernmenttodayissuedanewsetofguidelinesdesignedtoencourageautomakerstomakevehiclescybersecurityapriority.UKTransportMinisterLordCallanansaysthatasaut

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UK government sets out tougher guidelines to protect smart cars from hackers

The British government issued new guidelines on Sunday requiring manufacturers of Internet-connected vehicles to put in place tougher cyber protections to ensure they are better shielded against hackers.

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BMW profit rises more than expected on new 5-Series sedan

GermanluxuryautomakerBMWsaysnetprofitrose14percentinthesecondquarterasearningswereboostedbythenewversionofthe5-Seriessedan.Profitroseto2.21billioneuros($2.60bil

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3 killed as Al-Shabaab ambushes commuter bus in coastal Kenya

AtleastthreepeoplewerekilledandanotherinjuredwhenAl-ShabaabmilitantsambushedacommuterbusinKenya'sLamuCountyonWednesday,agovernmentofficialsaid.LamuCountyCommiss

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GM Cadillac chief outlines plan for fewer sedans, more electrics

TheheadofGeneralMotorsCo'sCadillacluxurydivisionsaidonThursdaythebrandwillshrinkitslineupofsedansandexpanditsofferingsofsportutilityvehiclesandhybridandelectric

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Germany orders recall of 22,000 Porsche Cayennes with illegal emissions software

Federal Transport Minister Alexander Dobrindt said here Thursday that an illegal emissions software had been detected in the 3-litre TDI diesel Cayenne and, as such, he had ordered 22,000 vehicles to be recalled across Europe.