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Jun
4th

Google’s Brin defends driverless car

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Google Co-Founder Sergey Brin said one of its driverless car was involved in another rear-end accident, even as he defended the prospects for the self-driving technology.
Jun
4th

VW says China agrees to bigger stake in JV with FAW

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China has given Volkswagen Group a green light to raise its stake in a joint venture with local partner FAW, the German company said. VW currently has a 40 percent stake in the venture.
Jun
4th

UK: West European car sales dipped in May

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Although car sales in Western Europe slipped by 0.2% in May, the underlying gradual recovery to demand continues, according to the analysts at LMC Automotive.
Jun
4th

Bentley design chief Donckerwolke to be replaced by former Audi styling boss Sielaff

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Bentley's design chief, Luc Donckerwolke, has decided to leave the carmaker. VW named Stefan Sielaff, head of its Potsdam design center in Germany and a former Audi design boss, as his successor.
Jun
4th

Bentley design chief Donckerwolke leaves automaker

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Bentley's design chief Luc Donckerwolke, a veteran of Volkswagen Group who has headed up design for three different brands including Lamborghini and Seat, has decided to leave the carmaker.
Jun
4th

Renault Kadjar RS on the horizon

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Renault Kadjar crossover front static
News 4 Jun, 2015

High-performance Renaultsport Kadjar could be on the way alongside Nissan Qashqai Nismo

Jun
4th

Western European sales rebound slowed in May

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Western European car registrations rose 0.2 percent in May as the region's stop-go recovery faltered in some markets and sales were hit by fewer working days.
Jun
4th

RUSSIA: Ford Sollers begins Fiesta production

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Ford Sollers, a joint venture of Ford Motor and OJSC Sollers in Russia, has started production of the new Fiesta four-door sedan and five-door hatchback at its modernised plant in Naberezhnye Chelny, Tatarstan.
Jun
4th

VW, SAIC sign deal to build EVs, plug-in hybrids in China

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Volkswagen Group says it has signed a cooperation agreement with partner SAIC Motor Corp. to ensure the production and research and development of electric and plug-in hybrid cars in China.
Jun
4th

VW Phaeton axed in UK, but set to be replaced in 2017

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Volkswagen Phaeton
News 4 Jun, 2015

Volkswagen has confirmed its slow-selling Phaeton luxury saloon is no more, but all-new model promised for 2017 release

Jun
4th

GM sales slump deepens in China even after price cuts

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GM reported a second consecutive month of sales declines in China, its largest market, despite cutting prices on 40 models across its Buick, Chevrolet and Cadillac brands.
Jun
4th

Win a Formula E Trip Worth £1,000 with Protyre

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Formula E car
Articles 4 Jun, 2015

Formula E is coming to London and you could win a pair of exclusive EMOTION Club tickets with Protyre!

Jun
4th

Over four times more plug-in cars sold in UK in 2015

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Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV - front tracking
News 4 Jun, 2015

May SMMT figures show 11,842 plug-in hybrid/electrics bought so far this year, a four-fold increase on 2014

Jun
4th

UK new-car registrations up 2.4% in May

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UK new-car registrations in May rose by 2.4 percent, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), said today. Sales were up 5.
Jun
4th

Ghosn says Renault-Nissan can compete without new partners

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Renault and Nissan continue to increase savings through synergies and can meet longer-term goals without expanding their current alliances, CEO Carlos Ghosn said. The automakers saved more than 3 billion euros ($3.
Jun
4th

Automotive News Europe salutes Horst Hanschur

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Automotive News Europe salutes the winners of the 2015 Rising Stars awards. Every day through today one of the 14 winners will be featured. The Rising Star for Sales OEM is Horst Hanschur of Audi.
Jun
4th

Nissan bullish that Russian market will rebound

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Nissan Europe sales boss Guillaume Cartier remains bullish about the brand's future in Russia, where it continues to launch fresh product despite the market's 38 percent sales slump through April.
Jun
4th

Nissan Europe sales boss aims to top Toyota on multiple metrics

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Nissan will not do "crazy things' to reach its goal of passing Toyota to become Europe's top-selling Asian brand by 2016, the region's sales boss, Guillaume Cartier, said.
Jun
4th

Key Safety Systems, Delphi, BorgWarner are key suppliers to the new Ford Mondeo

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Key Safety Systems, Delphi and BorgWarner supplies the new Ford Mondeo with key components that include its inflatable rear seat belts, high-precision fuel injectors and new turbocharger.
Jun
3rd

ANALYSIS: Perodua is the main beneficiary of Proton’s decline

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Malaysian nation carmaker Proton has been in decline as protectionist trade measures in Malaysia have been eroded under regional trade agreements. However, Malaysia number two maker - Perodua - has fared relatively well recently. Tony Pugliese examines the picture.
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