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| Mar.19 |
 Arizona |
Uber halts self-driving car tests after death 
Map of Tempe Arizona Arizona Uber said it is suspending self-driving car tests in all North American cities. A 49-year-old woman was hit by a car as she crossed the street
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| Nov.21 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Uber concealed huge data breach Uber concealed a hack that affected 57 million customers and drivers, the company has confirmed
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| Aug.27 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Uber names ex-Expedia boss Dara Khosrowshahi as CEO pick
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| Jul.9 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Tesla's Elon Musk tweets new photos of latest car
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| Jun.25 |
Japan |
Takata: Airbag-maker files for bankruptcy
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| Dec.21 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Uber halts California self-driving cars test
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| Sep.20 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Tesla updates software after car hack
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| Jun.28 |
USA |
Toyota recalls half million US cars over faulty airbags
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| Jun.27 |
USA |
VW US emissions settlement reported to cost $15bn
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| Apr.21 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
VW reaches US deal in emissions scandal Volkswagen will offer 'substantial compensation' and car buy-back deals in the US as part of a settlement of the the diesel emissions scandal
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| Apr.20 |
Germany |
VW 'to offer diesel buy back deal in US'
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| Mar.31 |
Los Angeles |
Tesla Model 3 pitched as an 'affordable' electric car
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| Mar.15 |
U.S. Senate |
Google calls on US to shake-up self-driving car laws
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| Feb.29 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Google self-driving car hits a bus
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| Jan.14 |
Washington |
US plans $4bn for self-driving rules |
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| Jan.4 |
Washington |
VW sued by US justice department |
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| Oct.14 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Tesla launches 'autopilot' update but urges caution |
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| Oct.7 |
USA |
Volkswagen US boss told about emission cheat in 2014 |
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| Oct.6 |
West Germany |
VW's Matthias Mueller: Recall to start in January |
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| Sep.25 |
 Switzerland |
Volkswagen models sale halted in Switzerland Switzerland has temporarily banned the sale of VW diesel-engine models which could have devices capable of tricking emission tests
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| Sep.23 |
West Germany |
Volkswagen chief executive Martin Winterkorn resigns |
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| Sep.22 |
USA |
Volkswagen facing multiple US probes Volkswagen is facing multiple investigations in the United States including, reportedly, a criminal probe from the Department of Justice (DoJ)
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| Jul.19 |
Japan |
Mitsubishi to make prisoners of war apology
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| Jun.25 |
Paris |
France cracks down on Uber service after protests
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| May.19 |
Japan |
Takata doubles faulty airbag recall to 34 million |
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| Apr.25 |
West Germany |
Volkswagen chairman Ferdinand Piech quits
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| Apr.20 |
 Pakistan |
Xi Jinping agrees $46bn superhighway to Pakistan China's President has signed agreements with Pakistan promising investment of $46bn on building a China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)
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| Nov.3 |
USA |
Car Talk host Tom Magliozzi dies |
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| Sep.21 |
Detroit |
GM recalls 220,000 cars over brake defect |
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| Sep.4 |
Nevada |
Nevada chosen for high-tech Tesla car battery factory |
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| Jun.16 |
Detroit |
GM recalls more cars over ignition |
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| Jun.5 |
Detroit |
GM accepts 'troubling' recall report |
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| May.27 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Google to build self-driving cars |
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| May.26 |
Beijing |
China plans to take 5 million older vehicles off road |
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| Apr.11 |
 Japan |
Japan carmakers to recall 3.4m cars 
Japan's top four carmakers are recalling a total of 3.4 million cars over a defect in passenger airbags
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| Apr.19 |
Japan |
Toyota recalls Lexus GX 460 SUVs
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| Apr.14 |
Japan |
Toyota suspends sales of Lexus worldwide| Toyota has suspended sales of its 2010 Lexus GX 460 after a US consumer magazine warning and said it would test all of its other SUV models | |
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| Mar.15 |
San Diego |
'Runaway Prius' claim dismissed by Toyota
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| Feb.24 |
House of Representatives |
Lawmakers grilled Toyota's president Toyota's president, Akio Toyoda, acknowledged that the company had made mistakes and apologized for the recent lapses in quality control
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| Feb.23 |
U.S. Congress |
Electronics cited as Toyota problem
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| Feb.9 |
Japan |
Honda extends airbag recall
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| Feb.8 |
Japan |
Toyota recalls thousands of Prius cars Toyota has recalled about 200,000 of hybrid Prius cars sold in Japan last year due to a brake problem
| This latest recall will include the Toyota Prius and Sai, along with the Lexus HS250h
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| Feb.4 |
Washington |
US to probe Toyota Prius brake problems
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| Feb.3 |
Tokyo |
Toyota shares plummet
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| Jan.29 |
Japan |
Toyota president sorry Akio Toyoda apologized for the gas pedal problems that have forced the recall of millions of vehicles in the United States and Europe
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| Nov.4 |
Detroit |
GM plans to cut 10,000 Opel jobs
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| Nov.3 |
Detroit |
General Motors cancels Opel sale GM has cancelled plans to sell a majority stake in its European car business Opel, including its UK brand Vauxhall
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| Jul.23 |
Germany |
VW prepares to take over Porsche Europe's biggest carmaker, Volkswagen, plans to buy German sports car firm in stages while retaining the latter's independence
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| Jul.10 |
Detroit |
Leaner GM emerges from bankruptcy
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| Jun.1 |
New York |
GM enters bankruptcy protection Car giant General Motors has filed for bankruptcy protection, marking the biggest failure of an industrial company in US history
| General Motors had seen its losses widen following a steep fall in sales in recent years. US government expected to take a 60% stake in the company
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| May.31 |
Detroit |
GM bosses discuss bankruptcy plan
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| May.29 |
Berlin |
Germany picks Magna to save Opel Germany has agreed a deal with Canadian car parts maker, to take over Opel, part of the European wing of US carmaker GM
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Austria |
Magna 'agrees to buy GM Europe'
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| May.27 |
Detroit |
GM ponders future as deal fails
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| Apr.30 |
Detroit |
Chrysler 'to file for bankruptcy'
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| Apr.27 |
Detroit |
GM to cut total of 21,000 US jobs
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| Mar.30 |
Washington |
Obama gets tough with carmakers After ordering the resignation of General Motors chief, President Obama is to reveal how he plans to save the auto industry
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| Mar.29 |
Detroit |
GM chairman to leave car maker The chief executive of struggling General Motors - Rick Wagoner - has agreed to step down immediately at the request of the White House
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| Mar.23 |
India |
Nano car to be launched in July |
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| Feb.17 |
Detroit |
Chrysler and GM seek further aid |
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| Dec.22 |
Japan |
Toyota braced for historic loss |
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| Dec.19 |
Washington |
Obama urges carmakers to 'reform' |
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Washington |
Bush unveils $17.4bn car bail-out The government will provide $17.4bn in loans to troubled carmakers GM, Chrysler and Ford
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| Dec.12 |
Washington |
White House considers auto rescue |
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| Dec.11 |
U.S. Senate |
US car bail-out fails in Senate A $14bn bail-out package for the beleaguered US car industry has died after failing to get enough support in a procedural vote
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| Dec.10 |
House of Representatives |
US House backs car industry plan |
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| Dec.8 |
Washington |
White House cool on car bail-out |
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| Dec.4 |
Japan |
Global crisis ends Honda F1 dream |
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| Dec.3 |
USA |
Auto union makes key concessions |
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| Nov.20 |
U.S. Congress |
No agreement for US car bail-out |
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| Nov.18 |
U.S. Congress |
US car firms ask for $25bn aid| The bosses of Ford, GM and Chrysler, have asked Congress for a $25bn bail-out and warned of broader risks to the US economy. The United Auto Workers is willing to make key concessions to help the Detroit Three carmakers secure vita... | |
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| Nov.12 |
Washington |
Car wrangle looms in US bail-out Leaders of the Democratic Party, which now has a majority in Congress, have confirmed they are working on a car industry rescue plan
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| Jun.4 |
Argentina |
Traffic snarls latest bump in farm crisis |
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| Jan.9 |
 New Delhi |
Tata Motors unveils bargain car Tata Motors has unveiled the world's cheapest motor car Tata Nano at India's biggest car show
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| Feb.6 |
European Union |
Car industry facing 18% CO2 cut |
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| Feb.10 |
Germany |
Volkswagen to cut 20,000 workers |
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| Apr.10 |
England |
MG Rover gets £6.5m loan lifeline |
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| Feb.17 |
London |
Congestion charge cuts traffic levels |
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| Jul. 30, 1863 |
U. S. Midwest |
Henry Ford born Map of Greenfield Township Michigan USA| An American industrialist, the founder of the Ford Motor Company, and sponsor of the development of the assembly line technique | |
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