China's corruption watchdog says it is investigating one former and one current executive at VW Group's Chinese venture, FAW-Volkswagen Automotive, for "seriously violating the law."
Volvo's upcoming XC Classic - the previous model XC90 - will be assembled in a new Geely plant in Daqing, China, from a mix of parts shipped from Sweden while larger parts such as body panels will be stamped locally using dies relocated from a Swedish plant, just-auto has learned.
Former Porsche CEO Wendelin Wiedeking must stand trial over the company's failed bid to use options to acquire Volkswagen, a Stuttgart appeals court ruled.
Former Porsche CEO Wendelin Wiedeking must stand trial over the company's failed bid to use options to acquire Volkswagen, a Stuttgart appeals court ruled.
VW Group sales increased 7 percent in July to 808,500 vehicles as gains in Europe and China outweighed declines in the Americas. Through seven months the automaker's volume is up 6 percent to 5.78 million.
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Tata Motors is developing two upscale SUVs for its Tata brand using technology from Jaguar Land Rover, a Delhi-based business newspaper reported.
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has appointed Bear Grylls as a long-term brand ambassador for the Land Rover brand.
AvtoVAZ is to cut production of Lada models over the next three months by 25,000 because of falling demand for new cars in the domestic market.
Chinese authorities have reportedly told three German suppliers they can no longer manage their units independently but need to form partnerships with local businesses.
Carmakers in India are coming under similar pressure from regulators as those in China with a total of US$420m in fines being handed out to 14 companies for stifling competition in the market for spare parts.
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Scale models of new baby Land Rover, the Discovery Sport, surface online
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India's antitrust regulator fined 14 carmakers a combined $420 million for stifling competition in the market for spare parts. Among the companies fined were the local units of GM, Ford, Toyota, VW, Fiat, Nissan, BMW and Mercedes.
India's antitrust regulator fined 14 carmakers a combined $420 million for stifling competition in the market for spare parts. Among the companies fined were the local units of GM, Ford, Toyota, VW, Fiat, Nissan, BMW and Mercedes.
Porsche continues to expand the 911 range, with the Targa body style having just gone on sale in Britain. Could this be the best looking variant yet?
Though today's new vehicle development programmes are more comprehensive than ever, using exhaustive virtual and 'real world' testing, issues can still escape into the market place. just-auto spoke to Mark Findlay of UK engineering consultancy Drive System Design about a new approach to reducing warranty costs.
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