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South Korea holds emergency meeting as EV fires stir consumer fear
South Korean officials met on Monday to discuss electric vehicle safety and whether to require car firms to disclose battery brands amid growing consumer concern after an EV blaze in an underground garage extensively damaged an apartment block. The fire on Aug. 1, which appeared to start spontaneously in a Mercedes-Benz EV parked below a residential building, took eight hours to put out, destroying or damaging about 140 cars and forcing some residents to move to shelters. On Tuesday, transport
3-min read - LifestyleThe Independent
Renault Scenic: New dog, old tricks?
CAR REVIEW: The French car manufacturer makes a break with the past, keeping only the model name, writes Sean O’Grady. So how does the all-new ‘Iconic’ measure up – and does it still have that promise of adventure?
5-min read - BusinessReuters
Stellantis to lay off up to 2,450 factory workers as classic Ram production ends
Chrysler-parent Stellantis is laying off as many as 2,450 factory workers from its Warren Truck assembly plant outside of Detroit as the automaker ends production of the Ram 1500 Classic truck. Assembly of the Jeep Wagoneer at the same facility will be on one shift, the company said. As production of the Ram 1500 Classic winds down later this year, the company is shifting focus to the Ram 1500 Tradesman truck, produced at its Sterling Heights Assembly facility.
2-min read - BusinessThe Telegraph
UK’s rarest cars: 1975 Citroen CX, the oldest survivor still on the road
Some cars remain unfairly in the shadow of their forebears. For too many years, enthusiasts of the groundbreaking DS overlooked the CX, ignoring both its virtues and its impact on motorists (and the general public) when it debuted 50 years ago. Philip Hanson’s 2200 Super from 1975 is now believed to be the oldest surviving British-market CX.
4-min read - LifestyleSwindon Advertiser
The reason why your car alarm keeps going off (and what you can do about it)
The motoring experts at Group 1 Automotive have explained why your car alarm might be going off randomly.
2-min read - BusinessPA Media: UK News
Demand for EVs sparks surge in used car sales
Some 1.93 million cars changed hands in the UK between April and June.
2-min read - LifestyleEvening Standard
Audi S3 Sportback Black Edition: big-car looks on a compact hot hatch
Practicality in a fun-to-drive package
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