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News 1 Oct, 2019

Nissan is “waiting for clarity” on UK-EU trade relationships, but says “plans for Qashqai production in Sunderland have not changed”

Volkswagen says it is boosting its capabilities in Artificial Intelligence (AI) with a key appointment.

Pirelli's 2019 Supplier Awards have recognised nine component manufacturers from around the world at a ceremony in Milan.

News 1 Oct, 2019

Automatic warnings come as government statistics show an 18% rise in accidents caused by car doors being opened or closed

Ford and Mahindra have confirmed a new joint venture in India, heralded last week by a media report. This is the second time in six months the Detroit automaker has handed control of most of its operations in a once-promising emerging market to a local partner and follows the March 2019 decision to end the Russian passenger car making joint venture with Sollers to focus on the still-profitable Transit commercial van JV.

News 1 Oct, 2019

Sitting on a bespoke platform, new electric city car signals Nissan compact EV push

PSA has appointed Xavier Peugeot as Light Commercial Vehicles Business Unit SVP.

News 1 Oct, 2019

Toyota has launched a revised version of the C-HR, with updated styling, tweaked hybrid powertrains and a reworked chassis

Chinese transportation and online mobility specialist Didi Chuxing has formed a 'strategic partnership' with Volkswagen in China.

Hyundai Motor Group has established a new division dedicated to the development of urban aviation mobility technology and related business and recruited one of NASAs top managers as its vice president.

EDAG and Hyundai say they have developed a 'pathbreaking touch steering wheel concept'.

Nexteer has opened a steering systems plant in Morocco. The plant will manufacture electric power steering systems for PSA Group, as well as driveline systems for FCA, PSA Group and the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance, Nexteer says in a news release.

Britain has named the 16 ports across England which will receive a share of GBP10m (US$12.3m) as the UK prepares to exit the European Union (EU) on 31 October.

By outsourcing front-end modules (FEMs), automakers are able to reduce the number of operations on their assembly lines, simplify their supply chains, reduce modular weight and improve the ergonomic aspects of the assembly process. Magna Exteriors, a wholly-owned operating unit of Magna International, is among the global market leaders of FEMs. To learn more about how the market is shaping up, we spoke to Rob Selle, Global Product Line Technical Director, Magna Exteriors and Mark Pilette, Global Product Line Technical Manager, Magna Exteriors. In addition to FEMs, Magna Exteriors' portfolio of products includes liftgates, door modules, exterior fascias and trim, active aerodynamic systems, running boards, sealing, trim and engineered glass.

SAIC Motor has launched production at its newly built vehicle assembly plant in the city of Ningde in China's eastern Fujian province.

Nissan Motor confirmed earlier this week that it has no intention of quitting the South Korean market, even as political and trade relations between the two neighbours remained strained.

Elektrobit opens new software lab in Berlin

Toyota reportedly plans to launch hydrogen fuel cell car models with Chinese partners Guangzhou Automobile Group (GAC) and FAW Group to boost its presence in the world's biggest vehicle market.