GM's Cruise CTO departs, citing disagreements with CEO Vogt

Cruise Automation, the self-driving arm of General Motors, said Chief Technology Officer A.G. Gangadhar is departing after less than half a year.

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Uber, Tesla crashes prompt automakers to warn about rivals cutting corners

As the auto industry vies to deploy driverless cars, some contenders may be cutting corners in a bid to get ahead, carmakers warned after the first pedestrian death tied to the emerging technology.

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BMW, Faurecia agree on mega seating deal

Faurecia has won a contract to provide seating for 6 million BMW Group vehicles, the company's largest ever in terms of volume.

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VW to extend diesel trade-in program in Germany

Volkswagen will extend its diesel trade-in incentive program in Germany to the end of June. The automaker had planned to stop the program at the end of this month.

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Nissan, Renault start merger talks

Renault and Nissan are in talks to merge and create a new automaker that trades as a single stock, Bloomberg reported, citing sources with knowledge of the matter.

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BMW reports fatal accident at S.C. plant

The Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office launched an investigation into an accidental death at the paint shop in BMW's assembly plant in South Carolina.

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Six states team up to encourage ZEV purchases

A half-dozen Northeast states have agreed to help automakers boost sales of electric vehicles, which have remained at ultra-low levels in the region despite government-mandated sales quotas designed to improve air quality.

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