French billionaire Vincent Bollore is setting up the largest U.S. car-sharing program for electric vehicles to promote advanced batteries and services offered by the conglomerate he leads.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has upgraded its probe involving 65,347 Kia Sorento SUVs from a preliminary evaluation to an engineering analysis of shattering sunroofs.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has upgraded its probe involving 65,347 Kia Sorento SUVs from a preliminary evaluation to an engineering analysis, reports Reuters.
Toyota, aiming to extend its lead in hybrid technology, has developed a new semiconductor it says can boost fuel efficiency in hybrid cars such as the Prius by up to 10 percent.
Toyota is aiming to achieve a 10% improvement in the fuel efficiency of its hybrids and other electric-powered vehicles using a new power semiconductor technology.
Volkswagen-owned Bentley Motors is creating over 140 new jobs at its headquarters in Crewe, England. Recruitment includes 90 skilled engineers and 51 new apprentices, the biggest single apprentice intake in 10 years.
Japanese carmakers are collaborating in engine research with the aim of better competing against their European rivals in fuel-saving technologies.
Bentley will create 140 new jobs at its UK headquarters ahead of the production start for its first SUV in 2016. The majority of the new hires will be engineers.
New car sales in Romania, which include both passenger cars and commercial vehicles, grew by 23.3% in the first four months of 2014 compared to the same period last year, to just over 27,000 units, according to data released by the Romanian Automotive Manufacturers and Importers Association (APIA). Over 80% of sales volumes come from Romanian companies.
Chen Guozhang, Renault's former China chief, will oversee PSA's DS subbrand in Asia, a China newspaper reported. PSA is upgrading the DS range to a stand-alone premium marque.
PSA has hired Renault's former China chief, Chen Guozhang, to oversee its upscale DS brand in Asia, a Chinese newspaper reported.
BMW plans to announce in July it will build its first assembly plant in Mexico and has identified two regions where the site could be built, media reports said.
-- South Korea's automotive legacy may not be as rich as, say, Czechoslovakia's, but don't tell collector Baek Joong-gil that. Not to his face, anyway.
After 1,300 miles, 96 hours, two engines, three transmissions, a busted exhaust, a bent shifter, a stuck throttle, countless bottles of water, much swearing and the looming threat of heat exhaustion,
There would be a significant impact on the overall performance and cost of vehicles, plus an effect on targets for fuel efficiency and reduced CO2 emissions, if established battery applications were to be replaced with alternative technologies, according to a study by Europe's automotive and battery industries.
Porsche hopes its Macan compact SUV will be able to repeat the success of its Cayenne, which accounted for 84,000 of the sports car maker's 162,000 global sales last year.
A slew of new videos made our viral list this week, including Ford Motor Co. announcing the chance for European buyers to pre-order the 2015 Mustang.
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles' new London headquarters will have a staff of about 50 people, most of whom will have a finance background, said two people familiar with the details of the automaker's plan to shift its tax residency to the UK.
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