Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has revealed some of its prototype technologies at the Future Tech showcase in Gaydon, UK where they are developing driver-focused autonomous capabilities which work in all weathers and environments.
Honda is axing its Civic Hybrid and natural gas models in the US because of the advances the company has made in improving fuel economy from its conventional engines.
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17 Jun, 2015
Vauxhall details pricing and equipment for its new Astra hatch, which is up to £2,200 cheaper spec-for-spec than before
Under its new deal with Isuzu, Chevrolet has announced it will offer low cab forward medium-duty trucks in the US in 2016, returning the brand to a growing segment of the commercial vehicle market and expanding choices for fleet and commercial truck customers.
GKN has said that its "Hybrid Power's Gyrodrive flywheel hybrid energy storage system" helped power the hybrid Audi R18 e-tron quattro to third place at the weekend's Le Mans 24 Hours, the fourth consecutive podium result for the technology with Audi Sport.
Toyota said it plans to buy back as much as 600 billion yen ($4.9 billion) in stock to avoid dilution from new shares aimed at long-term investors.
Toyota said it plans to buy back as much as 600 billion yen ($4.9 billion) in stock to avoid dilution from new shares aimed at long-term investors.
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16 Jun, 2015
Honda close to green-lighting 400bhp baby NSX hybrid as a spiritual successor to S2000 roadster
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16 Jun, 2015
Audi's new BMW 4 Series Gran Coupe rival spied for the first time, expected to arrive next year
Honda has sold 6,381 of its new HR-V crossover in two weeks, triple what any other automaker has managed in the first month with a new model in the segment. That has led the company to weigh its options to meet the better-than-expected demand.
Michelin North America has announced it is investing US$22m in its Dothan facility in order to increase output of light truck and SUV passenger tyres.
Ford and Jaguar Land Rover are teaming up with the UK government to test autonomous cars as an add-on to public transport systems.
Geely Automobile will unveil the first compact car jointly developed with Volvo at the Geneva auto show in March. The two automakers, both units of China's Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, plan to develop a series of models using a shared architecture.
As an environmentally conscious corporate citizen, General Motors India celebrated World Environment Day on 5 June by organising free Pollution Check-Up Camps across its dealerships and facilities including the Talegaon and Halol manufacturing facilities and General Motors Technical Centre India (GMTC-I).
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16 Jun, 2015
JLR demonstrates a Range Rover Sport that you can drive via smartphone app, and advanced autonomous turning tech
Nissan has announced that its European sales for May have reached 59,368 units (Nissan and Datsun) compared to 55,974 units in May 2014 (+6%), representing a market share of 4.2%.
The second generation of Hyundai Motor's premium sedan, the Genesis, has passed global cumulative sales of 100,000 units.
The German government is examining increased support to help bring 1 million electric cars onto the country's roads by the end of the decade. Unlike other European countries, Germany has so far refused to provide generous EV sales incentives.
Chancellor Angela Merkel's government is examining further support to help bring one million electric cars onto German roads by the end of the decade.