Hyundai will offer in-car smartphone operating systems from Apple and Google on the 2015 Sonata mid-sized sedan by year end -- making it the first nonluxury vehicle in the United States to offer the systems.
McLaren Special Operations confirmed it would build a run of 50 MSC 650S Coupes and Spiders on Wednesday. The special edition was inspired by the MSO
PSA will offer workers at its plant in Rennes, France, early retirement benefits to reduce headcount at the site by about 10 percent. PSA builds the Peugeot 508 and Citroen C5 in Rennes.
A new GBP24m automotive supply tooling fund initiative announced today (25 June), shows the UK's "serious" intent towards the sector, insists the British government.
EXECUTIVE EDITOR RORY CARROLL: With the somewhat recent introduction of the
One year after construction started in Mexico, progress on the plant scheduled to produce Audi's Q5 SUV in México from mid-2016 is noticeable and work on the building shell is advancing rapidly, the automaker said.
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27 Jun, 2014
McLaren’s Special Operations division confirms bespoke 650S will enter production as car makes Goodwood Festival of Speed debut
The launch of the new Edge SUV is another step forward in the company's transformation plan said Ford of Europe chief Stephen Odell - a plan that will see 25 new models and updates between 2013 and 2018.
GM said a defective ignition switch linked to the recall of almost 3.4 million cars was made in China, where another car maker discovered a problem part earlier this year.
Volkswagen is planning to scale down Skoda operations in India, as the brand has failed to gain any significant market share since entry in 2001, according to The Times of India.
Hyundai Motor India may raise vehicle prices if the excise duty rate on automobiles goes back to the levels before the interim budget in February, following the expiry of reduced rates on 30 June.
Chrysler Group is adding fuel-saving engine stop-start (ESS) technology as standard on some versions of the 2015 Jeep Cherokee and Chrysler 200 mid-size sedan models.
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25 Jun, 2014
Somerset-based Ariel returns to biker roots with new £20,000 173bhp Ace motorcycle
Hyundai Mobis wants to build a factory to produce headlights in the Czech Republic where parent Hyundai Motor has a car plant, a report said.
Fiat and local partner Guangzhou Automobile have begun building a second Chinese plant to manufacture Jeep and Fiat-branded cars.
Ford Europe, which last marketed a US-made SUV - the Explorer - over here from 1997 to 2001, reckons the new Edge SUV will help it "target a fast growing SUV segment that has doubled in the past five years".
BMW is still deliberating on where to locate a new factory in North America but will reach a decision before the summer break, CEO Norbert Reithofer said.
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25 Jun, 2014
Jag’s facelifted XJ luxury saloon caught testing in Wales by an Auto Express reader