Interiors specialist International Automotive Components (IAC) has opened a new factory in Hangzhou, China.
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15 Jul, 2015
Scottish MSP is pushing for graduated driving licences that would impose restrictions on 17 and 18 year old drivers
Iranian business organisations involved with promoting Scandinavian component manufacturers say they are confident President Barack Obama can use his veto if necessary to ensure this week's news of sanctions being conditionally lifted against Tehran, is made binding.
New vehicle wholesales in Indonesia declined sharply in June, by close to 26%, to 82,200 units from 110,600 units a year earlier, according to industry sources quoting data compiled by local industry association Gaikindo.
GMC is refreshing the Sierra pickup for the 2016 model year with a redesigned front end in a bid to keep the sales momentum going for one of GM's most profitable vehicles.
Volkswagen Group's Seat unit halted production at its factory near Barcelona following a strike at seating supplier Johnson Controls.
Employees at a Spanish factory of seating supplier Johnson Controls today resumed work. Their strike had hit production at Volkswagen Group's Seat unit.
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15 Jul, 2015
New entry-level 1.6 DIG-T 163 petrol engine brings X-Trail SUV down to £21,995, and is available to order now
Toyota Motor Europe (TME) announced second quarter sales of 220,900 Toyota and Lexus vehicles, bringing the half year tally to 451,000 units and the group's market share to 4.6% for the six-month period.
Ford of Europe said its sales growth outpaced the overall industry in June and the first half of the year thanks to strong demand for new models such as the redesigned Mondeo sedan, Kuga and EcoSport SUVs, and Transit commercial vehicles.
Volkswagen Group brand Seat sales worldwide rose 8% year on year in the first half of 2015 to 216,500 units, the best H1 result since 2007.
Automotive technology supplier Mobileye's plans for bringing hands-free driving to market marks a contrast with the headline-grabbing effort by Google, whose moonshot, bottom-up approach aims to transform the auto industry in one dramatic sweep.
Jaguar Land Rover has reported June retail sales of 39,602 vehicles, in line with prior year volume.
General Motors (GM) is spending US$1.4bn on a range of improvements at its Arlington, Texas assembly plant "to produce high quality, full-size SUVs more competitively".
American Honda Finance will settle a complaint by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and pay US$24m to minority borrowers.
The Frankfurt motor show will be the launch pad for a very important Jaguar, the F-Pace SUV, vital for the brand in the US and Chinese markets, and a car chief designer Ian Callum "swore I'd never do".
Porsche will spend 1.1 billion euros ($1.21 billion) through 2020 to upgrade its main production and research sites in Germany.
Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne does not plan to make another offer to merge with General Motors after being rejected by its U.S. rival four months ago, the New York Times quoted him as saying.
Daimler estimates autonomous cars will be on specially selected highways within the decade as sensor technology progressively upgrades