Features
14 Feb, 2015
Two former police officers are using their skills to teach learners. How different is their driving school?
Haldex has unveiled net sales for 2014 of SEK4.4bn, equivalent to growth of 12% compared with the same period of the previous year.
A growing number of voices, including those within the automakers, are questioning whether the constant range expansion by premium brands such as BMW and Audi, will continue to reap rewards or whether some kind of consolidation is required, IHS Automotive principal analyst, Tim Urquhart, said in a research note.
Opinion
13 Feb, 2015
Mike Rutherford thinks a compulsory driving appraisal every year could be one of the best investments a motorist can make
Daimler will unveil a new version of the Mercedes Pullman at next month's Geneva auto show. Also expected is a plug-in hybrid version of the C-class sedan.
RCI Banque, which offers finance to Renault-Nissan Alliance vehicle buyers, reported record sales in 2014, booking over 1,245,000 new and used car financing contracts, up 7.3% year on year versus 2013.
The Chicago auto show is now underway to be followed by Geneva in a few weeks' time, with New York and then Shanghai in April. Which are the key vehicles to note at these shows? just-auto's new and future products editor, Glenn Brooks, provides a need-to-know summary.
Faurecia has posted 2014 net income up 89% to EUR166m (US$189m), while total sales rose 5.5% to EUR18.8bn.
Sales of Volkswagen Group vehicles were broadly flat in January as gains at the Audi and Porsche premium brands and the Skoda and Seat volume marques offset a decline at its core namesake brand.
Sales of Volkswagen Group vehicles were broadly flat in January as gains at the Audi and Porsche premium brands and the Skoda and Seat volume marques offset a decline at its core namesake brand.
News
16 Feb, 2015
Land Rover 'teases' the updated Evoque SUV, with new JLR Ingenium engines, interior updates and LED headlamps
BorgWarner has posted fourth quarter net earnings dipping slightly from US$141m to US$141m, while full-year net sales were a record US$8.3bn, up 12%.
Automotive supplier Brose is planning to build a new manufacturing facility in the English midlands. The new factory will supply lightweight seat structures directly to three OEMs in the UK.
Fiat's 500X has the widest engine and transmission range in the automaker's lineup as the company prepares to offer the crossover in 100 global markets by year-end, including the U.S.
Infiniti expects a big boost to its European sales, helped by the launch of the Q30 premium compact hatchback and QX30 crossover. Infiniti's Europe chief, Francois Goupil de Bouille, outlined the brand's growth plans.
Infiniti expects a big boost to its European sales, helped by the launch of the Q30 premium compact hatchback and QX30 crossover. Infiniti's Europe chief, Francois Goupil de Bouille, outlined the brand's growth plans.
An investor group demand that General Motors give back more of its $25 billion cash hoard confronts CEO Mary Barra with a challenge to her plans for building the company and rewarding shareholders.
Carmakers recalled about 64 million vehicles in the United States last year, more than double the previous record set in 2004, according to official government data.
Nissan's US sales and market share gains will force it to squeeze more vehicles out of its North American plants -- or find factory space elsewhere.
Toyota is giving its biggest car, the Avalon sedan, a light freshening for the 2016 model year. The biggest changes are to the car's four-wheel independent suspension system, which will be available in two settings.