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Mazda recollects positive Mazda3, CX-3 automobiles for faulty rearview cameras

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Mazda North American Operations stated it’s recalling positive 2014-18 Mazda3 and 2016-21 CX-3 automobiles. automobiles, the rearview digicam symbol would possibly not show correctly, in keeping with a July 14 recall document from NHTSA. Within the affected 227,335 U.S. of Japan, NHTSA paperwork stated.

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Audi to begin production of Q1 entry-level SUV in 2016

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Audi AG has officially sanctioned the addition of the Q1 model to the Q lineup; the new model will roll off the assembly lines in Ingolstadt in 2016. It is designed on the basis of the modular transverse engine concept and will round off our Q series at the bottom end. The Audi Q1 is part of our broad-based SUV strategy.

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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles joining BMW Group, Intel and Mobileye in developing global autonomous driving platform; Level 4/5 by 2021

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BMW Group, Intel and Mobileye signed a memorandum of understanding with the intention for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) to be the first automaker to join them in developing a world-leading, state-of-the-art autonomous driving platform for global deployment. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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Ford, Alcoa collaborate on more formable and design-friendly next-generation aluminum alloys; Micromill

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are collaborating to produce next-generation automotive aluminum alloys that are more formable and design-friendly. Ford will use Alcoa’s Micromill material ( earlier post ) in multiple components on the 2016 F-150, becoming the first automaker to use the advanced automotive aluminum commercially. Ford Motor Company and Alcoa Inc.

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Audi unveils redesigned R18 diesel hybrid Le Mans racer for 2016 season

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Audi unveiled its redesigned R18 diesel hybrid Le Mans racer for the 2016 World Endurance Championship (WEC) season. The FIA WEC regulations have been providing automobile manufacturers with incentives to build increasingly efficient race cars since 2014. This is an objective we’re pursuing for our road-going automobiles as well.

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Volkswagen Group appoints new heads of Global R&D, Group Design, Group Product and Modular Toolkit Strategy

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The number of top managers reporting directly to the CEO has been almost halved, and new appointments to several posts will take effect in the first quarter of 2016. Our goal is to play a decisive role in shaping the transformation of the automobile. Michael Mauer will lead Group Design in addition to his present function at Porsche.

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Toyota details design of fuel cell system in Mirai; work on electrode catalysts

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And again at this year’s 2016 SAE World Congress, Toyota presented three more papers: one detailing the development of Mirai’s Toyota Fuel Cell System (TCFS) and two dealing with the critical issues of the fuel cell catalysts. The 2016 paper by Hasegawa et al. Kato (2016) Click to enlarge. Earlier post.) —Kato.

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