Change your oil to save petrol – that’s top maker Castrol’s claim for the latest addition to its long-running Magnatec line-up.
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Cigarette lighter-powered tyre inflators are all the rage, but Metro’s new foot pumps take a back-to-basics approach. The £4.99 base model has two rubber feet, a non-slip pedal and a pressure gauge.
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New simulator makes driving games even more realistic
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The Specialty Equipment Market Association expo in Las Vegas is a mecca for modified
cars – and we round up the stars...
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Traditional spare tyres are becoming a thing of the past – but can you rely on the skinny rubber in your car’s boot? We put it to the test...
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Novel adhesives, bonding techniques and tackling 'dimension creep' head-on are just some of the activities 3M's automotive engineers are currently working on. just-auto bonded with Simon Holmes to find out more.
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Data released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) shows that India's car market continued to decline in October. Car sales were down 6.6% year-on-year to 98,900 units.
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There are signs that wage negotiations in the German metal working and electronics industry are making some progress.
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Not long after Honda began testing 'production' fuel cell cars in California, General Motors' Japan unit has displayed the fuel-cell powered Chevrolet Equinox in Japan and plans to start testing the vehicle on roads there after approval from authorities.
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With sales of new cars in Latvia shrinking by more than a third in the first ten months of 2008 according to figures released Monday, it was left to carmakers at opposite ends of the price spectrum to report the strongest results.
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Despite registering increased sales in October, in contrast to its main competitors, Audi is cutting production in Germany.
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Kia is to introduce the Soul in the United States next April. The versions sold there will have a 142bhp two-litre four cylinder engine with and the choice of a five-speed manual or four speed automatic transmission.
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Hyundai Motor shares fell on Monday as investors worried the United States may harden its stance on car trade and on talk, already denied, that the automaker may target parts of money-losing Chrysler.
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Nissan Motor and the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) on Monday said they had jointly developed a neutron imaging system that has provided the world's first precise visualisation of oil flow in an engine operating at high speed.
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Hyundai Motor has denied it is interested in taking over Chrysler's Jeep brand.
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Chassis and powertrain supplier Metaldyne Corporation will close its Niles, Illinois, plant on 31 March.
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His new boss promised help in his first press conference on Friday, just hours after Ford and GM announced huge third quarter losses and, with the possibility of Detroit Big Three bankruptcies being discussed in the weekend papers, president-elect Barack Obama's chief of staff on Sunday urged swift action to rescue the US auto industry.
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Magneti Marelli, italian car manufacturer Fiat's affiliate, has scheduled stoppages of up to 50 days at two of its plants in Catalonia, eastern Spain, El Pais reported on Sunday citing trade union sources.
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Porsche earned eight times as much from its share dealing in Volkswagen than from selling cars.
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