News
10 Jul, 2014
Serious casualties resulting from road accidents in 20mph zones rose 29% in 2013 according to latest figures
Come on, guys. The first Ferrari LaFerrari that lands in North America goes to Canada? It's a travesty.
Nissan's luxury brand Infiniti sold a record 101,220 new vehicles around the world in the first six months in 2014, up 30% compared with a year ago.
EXECUTIVE EDITOR RORY CARROLL: Bentley's Continental GT is one of those things that is made harder to like because of the other people who like it.
Ferrari Formula One driver Kimi Raikkonen has won 20 F1 Grands Prix and the 2007 F1 driver's championship.
Evonik Industries has started operations at a new hydrogen peroxide plant in Jilin (China), with an annual capacity of 230,000 metric tons.
South Korea's notoriously prickly car industry annual wage negotiations could be tougher than usual this year as workers fight to have fixed bonuses counted as part of their basic pay, in line with a ruling by the country's supreme court last year.
VW Group's Skoda subsidiary sold a record 522,500 cars in the first six months of the year and set a new monthly sales record in June with 94,500 deliveries.
Malaysian diversified conglomerate Sime Darby is considering listing its automotive operations separately on the Kuala Lumpur stock exchange as a means of enhancing shareholder value.
The BMW Group sold more than a million vehicles in the first half of 2014, a new record.
BMW's Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has announced that the company has enjoyed a record half-year in 2014, with sales increasing by 33% worldwide compared with the same period in 2013.
Domestic sales among South Korea's five main automakers increased by 7.7% to 121,221 units in June, from 112,595 units sold in the same month of last year, according to data released by the country's mainstream vehicle manufacturers.
Renault Samsung Motors' labour union's decision to go on a strike might hurt the company significantly, reports Business Korea.
Opel/Vauxhall unveiled the first images of the upcoming Corsa subcompact, hoping the same design cues sported by most other new Opels will rejuvenate sales of the key model.
Cummins has announced a number of leadership changes that will see Rich Freeland assume the role of presdient and COO, while Dave Crompton will succeed Freeland as president of the engine business.
Ford China has posted vehicle sales of 549,256 units in the first half of 2014, a gain of some 35% on last year.
Oerlikon Graziano, part of Oerlikon's Drive System Segment, has developed a new electric transmission, the 4SED (4 Speed Electric Drive).
News
9 Jul, 2014
New Volkswagen Scirocco will start from £20,455, with prices rising to £33,795. First delivers expected in October
Bosch says its myDriveAssist app is able to read traffic signs as well as record and process other information for new vehicle functions.
News
9 Jul, 2014
Mercedes has revealed full details the cutting edge technology that will be lifted directly from F1 and used in your next road car.