French supplier Saint-Gobain won a €165 million ($227 million) reduction in its record €880 million EU antitrust fine for fixing car-glass prices.
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Audi offering A3 e-tron customers in Germany green electricity in cooperation with LichtBlick
As an accompaniment to the market launch of the A3 e tron plug-in hybrid, Audi is offering customers in Germany green electricity: Audi energy. The cooperating partner is the Hamburg energy provider LichtBlick SE. With Audi energy, the A3 e tron is totally emission-free when operated electrically.
Infiniti names Francois Bancon new product strategy head
Infiniti named industry veteran Francois Bancon as its product strategy head.
Finicky Cadillac plug-in ELR takes on Tesla
The sleek, new-for-2014 Cadillac ELR coupe is arguably as sexy looking as the sporty Model S, and like the Tesla, it’s a plug-in vehicle that’s capable of traveling for hours without stopping.
VW reassigns U.S. plant chief Fischer amid management shuffle
Frank Fischer, who has led Volkswagen’s plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, since the automaker announced its return to U.S. manufacturing in 2008, has been reassigned to lead an assembly plant in Germany.
