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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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4 Jun, 2015
High-performance Renaultsport Kadjar could be on the way alongside Nissan Qashqai Nismo
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.
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.
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.
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4 Jun, 2015
Volkswagen has confirmed its slow-selling Phaeton luxury saloon is no more, but all-new model promised for 2017 release
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.
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4 Jun, 2015
Formula E is coming to London and you could win a pair of exclusive EMOTION Club tickets with Protyre!
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4 Jun, 2015
May SMMT figures show 11,842 plug-in hybrid/electrics bought so far this year, a four-fold increase on 2014
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.