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BMW electric cars hit 100,000 sales target

BMWsaidonMondaythatithadhititstargetofselling100,000electriccarsthisyearworldwide,benefitingfromstrongdemandinwesternEuropeandtheUnitedStatesformodelssuchasthei

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Chinese auto giant to end petrol vehicle sales by 2025

OneofChina'slargeststate-ownedautomakershassaiditwillphaseoutsalesofallpetrolvehiclesby2025,asBeijingconsiderstakingallfuel-burningcarsoffthecountry'sroads.Beij

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Carmaker Nissan to trail robo-taxi in Japan

CarmakerNissanplanstotestself-drivingtaxisonJapaneseroadsfromMarchnextyear.ThecompanyispartneringwithJapanesesoftwarecompanyDeNA,whichoperatesonlineservicesfort

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Nissan's Japan car sales slide for second month after compliance scandal

NissanMotorCo’s(7201.T)salesofdomesticpassengercarsfellbyalmosthalfinNovember-itssecondstraightmonthofslidesinthewakeofacompliancescandalanditsfirstsinceitresum

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UK to have driverless cars by 2021: govt

BritishfinanceministerPhilipHammondistoannounce£75million($99million,84millioneuros)fundingforArtificialIntelligenceandplanstoputdriverlesscarsonUKroadsby2021,i

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Delhi reintroduces car rationing to curb pollution

ThegovernmentintheIndiancapital,Delhi,hasreintroducedcarrationingtocurbalarminglevelsofpollution.Privatecarswithevenandoddnumberplateswillonlybeallowedonalterna

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S. Korea to fine BMW, Mercedes, Porsche units on emission rules breach

SouthKoreaplanstoimposeacombinedfineof70.3billionwon($63.1million)onunitsofautomakersBMWAG,Mercedes-BenzandPorschecitingviolationofemissionrules,theenvironmentm

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Nissan executive bows to apologize for inspections scandal

NissanExecutiveVicePresidentDanieleSchillaciboweddeeplyforseveralsecondsinaJapanese-styleapologyWednesday,expressinghisremorseforwidespreadillegalinspectionsatt

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Owning a car will soon be a thing of the past

Ifoursisanageinwhichnoendofinstitutionsandconventionsarebeingdisrupted,itshouldn’tcomeasasurprisethatoneofthemostbasicfeaturesofeverydaylifeseemsunderseriousthr

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Subway riders in Boston to enjoy 'Made in China' trains

ThesubwaysystemiantheUScityofBostonwillsoonbeequippedwithtraincars"MadeinChina,"whichwillbeshippedtothecityinDecember.ThecurrenttraincarsinBostonhavebeenrunning

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Paris hopes to ban gas-powered cars in city by 2030

Inthefuture,thenoiseofcarenginesrevvingaroundthestreetsofParismightbecomejustamemory.Initslatestinitiativetoreduceairpollution,ParisCityHallwantsgasoline-powere

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Four killed, three injured as two cars collide head-on in southern India

AtleastfourpeoplehavebeenkilledandthreeothersinjuredinaroadaccidentinthesouthernIndianstateofTelanganaMonday,policesaid."Theaccidentoccurredthismorningwhentwosp

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Nissan suspends selling of 60,000 cars after inspection foul-up

Japan'sNissanMotorCo.saidonFridaythatithassuspendedthesellingofsome60,000newcarsduetoproblematicsafetyinspectionprocess.Theautomakersaiditwouldredothesafetyinsp

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China: Regulation to cap sales of fossil-fuel cars, boost NEVs

ChinaonThursdaytookasignificantstepforwardinphasingoutfossil-fuelpassengercarsandboostingnew-energyvehicles(NEVs),issuingaregulationthatrequirescarmakerstosella

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Chipmaker NXP: China in great position with high innovative capability

Self-drivingtechnologyisontheroad,asglobalautopartsuppliers,automakersanddotcomcompaniesarecontinuouslycomingupwithupdatedsolutions.China,theworld'slargestautom

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Chinese brands outstrip rivals in market share

Chineseautomakersaregaininganincreasinglylargermarketshareoftheirhomemarket,butindustryinsiderssaidtheyshouldnotbeoverlyoptimisticasthereisstillalongwaytogo.Mor

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Study: 4,500 deaths a year from high Europe diesel emissions

Researcherssaytherehavebeenmorethan4,500prematuredeathsannuallyinEuropebecausedieselcarsemittedhigherlevelsofpollutionthanclaimed.ThestudycomestwoyearsafterVolk