Toyota, PSA end minicar joint venture

PSA and Toyota confirmed that Toyota will take full ownership of the companies' joint venture factory in the Czech Republic, which makes the Citroen C1, the Peugeot 108 and the Toyota Aygo.

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President George H.W. Bush, free-trade proponent, ethanol supporter, dies at 94

George H. W. Bush, the nation's 41st president who championed NAFTA and faced pressure from U.S. automakers to ease Japanese imports in the late 1980s and early 1990s, died late Friday. He was 94.

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Las 5 cosas que más nos gustan (y que menos) del nuevo Hyundai Kona 2018

El segmento B-SUV ha llegado para quedarse. Así lo demuestran las cifras de ventas, con 1,1 millones de matriculaciones en Europa cada año, aproximadamente un 7% del mercado, una cifra que se prevé aumente hasta superar los 2 millones de ventas anuales en 2020. Por volumen, se espera que el mercado del segmento B-SUV supere al segmento C-SUV […]

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Renault-Nissan's future is up to private shareholders, Japan tells France

The future of the Nissan-Renault alliance should be decided among the companies and not by the government, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told French President Emmanuel Macron on the sidelines of the G20 summit.

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VW, Tesco will develop UK electric vehicle charging network

Volkswagen and Britain's biggest retailer, Tesco, have teamed up to develop an electric vehicle charging network in the UK.

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Así van las ventas de C-SUV Premium en España

Cada vez son más las personas que optan por un SUV, crossover o todocamino así que todas las marcas están apostando por este segmentos para conseguir mejorar la penetración en España. Entre las firmas premium han aumentado las alternativas en todos los segmentos, incluido el de los compactos. Con la última generación del X1, BMW […]

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Survey eases fears of pickup cannibalization

If car or crossover owners are willing to dip a toe into the midsize pickup segment, while full-size pickup buyers remain where they are, that would be a recipe for greater profitability across the board.

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