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Indonesia launched a major overhaul of its automotive regulations this week designed to encourage the development of an electric vehicle industry in the country.

Motus Integrated Technologies, a Tier 1 and Tier 2 supplier of automotive interior products, said it had signed an agreement to acquire Janesville Fiber Solutions, a division of Jason Industries.

BP and Didi Chuxing (DiDi) are to form a new joint venture to build electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure in China, the world’s largest market for electric vehicles.

PSA Group and local partner Dongfeng Group have agreed to cut thousands of jobs in China and drop two of their four shared assembly plants, according to a document seen by Reuters, in a desperate bid to curb mounting losses as the world’s largest auto …

China’s state-owned Dongfeng Motor is considering selling its stake in PSA Group as both companies continued to struggle in the world’s largest vehicle market, according to Bloomberg.

New vehicle sales in Vietnam continued to rebound strongly in July 2019, by close to 28% to 25,828 units from 20,212 units a year earlier, according to wholesale data released by the Vietnam Automotive Manufacturers Association (VAMA).

Britain’s Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps has unveiled an extra GBP2.5m (US$3m) for 1,000 new charge-points on residential streets.

Coast Autonomous has signed an MoU with Lidar manufacturer Ouster.  

A dealer group has welcomed extra funding for EV charge points in the UK.

Volvo recently launched the third-generation S60, marking its first model offered without a diesel engine. It is also the first Volvo car made in the US, where diesel remains a less popular fuel option. Continuing QUBE/just-auto’s review of interior de…

Israeli company UVeye has expanded its automotive scanning capabilities with its new tyre inspection system, Artemis.

Brose Group and IPG Photonics are collaborating on the development of what they say is the first direct weld measurement technology for automotive seat rails.

Sales of imported light passenger vehicles in South Korea declined by 5.2% to 19,453 units from 20,518 units a year earlier, according to data released by the Korea Automobile Importers & Distributors Association (KAIDA).

Valmet Automotive is investing around EUR7m (US$7.8m) in the construction of its new Germany Battery Test Centre (BTC) at Bad Friedrichshall, with full test capacity available from February next year.

Sales of new passenger vehicles in China fell by 5.3% to 1.5m units in July 2019, based on dealer retail data released by the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA).