EU elections: Liberals and Greens make big gains

Via Euronews: European elections 2019: Big gains for Liberals and Greens in first parliamentary results projection

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Auto Industry; Merger between.Fiat Chrysler and Renault

Renault and Fiat Chrysler to announce merger talks: sources French and Italian-US auto giants Renault and Fiat Chrysler are set to announce talks on an alliance, with a view to a potential merger, informed sources said on Sunday.

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Car Industry: Dutch authority suspects emissions fraud in Suzuki car - by Peter Teffer

Dutch car type-approval authority RDW said in a report, out on Monday (10 July), that “it seems” a Suzuki diesel passenger car with a Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) engine contained “an illegal defeat device”.

RDW said it is suspected that the Suzuki Vitara has an emissions control system and its effectiveness is dependant on the amount of time the engine is running – something the Dutch authority called “impermissible”.

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