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Car Sales Climb for Malaysian Brands
7/17/2019Malaysia’s biggest domestic carmaker is raising its full-year sales forecast after posting a 4% gain in the first half of 2019.
VW Drops Golf-Based Wagons in U.S.
7/17/2019Volkswagen AG confirms that it will discontinue the Alltrack and SportWagen variants of its Golf small car after the 2019-model year—the last for the current generation Golf.
SKF’s Operating Profit Drops 13%
7/17/2019Swedish bearings maker SKF Group says restructuring costs caused its operating profit in April-June to fall 13% to 2.5 billion kronor ($271 million).
Renault Launches EV Venture in China
7/17/2019Renault SA is investing in its 50:50 venture with Jiangling Motors Corp. to develop and build electric vehicles in China.
Safety Group Wants Recall Records Kept 20 Years
7/17/2019The nonprofit Center for Auto Safety advocacy group wants carmakers to retain records about their safety defects for at least 20 years—four times the period currently required.
All Future Lotus Models to Get EV Variant
7/17/2019Group Lotus plc, which unveiled its first all-electric model this week, plans to offer electric variants of all future vehicles.
Ex-Jaguar Design Boss Callum Forms Own Company
7/17/2019Ian Callum, who left Jaguar Cars Ltd. on July 1 after serving as the carmaker’s design chief for a decade, is launching his own design and engineering firm.
Toyota Finalizes EV Battery Partnership with CATL
7/17/2019Toyota Motor Corp. says it has launched a partnership with China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd., in which CATL will supply batteries for Toyota electrified vehicles.
June Car Sales Skid 8% in Europe
7/17/2019Registrations of new cars and light trucks across Europe fell 8% to 1.49 million units last month, according to trade group ACEA.
Senators Urge Probe of Ford Dual-Clutch Transmissions
7/17/2019Two U.S. senators are urging a safety probe into allegations that some Ford Motor Co. transmissions jerk and/or drop out of gear.