China's State Council executive meeting has decided that three types of 'new energy vehicles' (NEVs) - electric vehicles, plug-in hybrids and fuel-cell powered cars - will be exempt from vehicle purchase tax from 1 September 2014 to the end of 2017.
Porsche plans to consolidate production of its Boxster and Cayman sports cars at its main plant in Zuffenhausen, near Stuttgart.
GM in the US has recalled 28,789 model year 2004-2011 Saab 9-3 convertible vehicles manufactured 30 July 2003 to 15 February 2011.
Hyundai in the US has recalled 2,138 model year 2015 Sonata vehicles manufactured between 2 May and 23 May this year because a poor connection within the vehicle's wiring harness may result in a reduction of steering assist from the vehicle's motor driven power steering system or the inability to move the vehicle's shifter from the Park position.
Months after the Mini in which it is used was launched, Continental, in component maker's tradition, has finally announced it developed the turbocharger with aluminum turbine housing - an industry first.
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The Tesla Model 3 is now on sale in select European markets, with first deliveries penned in for February 2019
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16 Jul, 2014
Tesla to challenge the compact exec elite with all-electric Tesla Model 3. Gen III car on sale in 2017 with possible UK engineering input
A subsidiary of BMW's China JV partner Brilliance has started local assembly of BMW's N20 4-cylinder turbocharged engines.
Life will become increasingly difficult for automakers in the hotly contested Brazilian market for compact hatchbacks. After all, there are no fewer than 32 models on offer, including five subcompacts, in this locally-made and imported sector which accounts for 53% of annual sales or 1.5m units.
Audi will add a third shift at its car plant in Hungary in mid-August ahead of the launch of the new TT sports car.
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15 Jul, 2014
Porsche’s new 911 Turbo S Exclusive GB Edition will start from £150,237 and celebrates 40 years of the 911 Turbo
Volkswagen plans to invest 15 billion rupees ($250 million) in India over the next five to six years. VW's market share in India fell in the last fiscal year to 2.1 percent from 2.4 percent.
Geely's Volvo Cars has produced its last XC90 at its Torslanda factory in Sweden and the tooling for the now-jurassic vehicle, first seen at the Detroit show in 2002, is being shipped to China.
BMW Group and Samsung SDI plan to expand their supply relationship for battery cells for electro-mobility. The two companies have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that will see supply volumes of battery cells from Samsung SDI to BMW rise.
BMW is open to sharing with rival automakers the EV battery cell technology it co-developed with Samsung SDI. Sharing the technology would reduce the cost of the battery cells -- the most expensive part of an electric vehicle.
BMW is open to sharing with rival automakers the EV battery cell technology it co-developed with Samsung SDI. Sharing the technology would reduce the cost of the battery cells -- the most expensive part of an electric vehicle.
Two new viral videos, two very different locales.
Uber and Lyft are racing to recruit drivers to spur the growth of their popular ride-sharing businesses. The rivalry for drivers is unfolding across the United States as both companies rush to expand services -- most recently in New York.
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