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News 10 Jul, 2015

BAC's Mono, the road legal single-seat racing car, gets a new 2.5-litre 305bhp engine for the 2016 model year

Tesla has hired former Burberry senior vice president Ganesh Srivats, adding a sales executive to help the electric-car maker extend its reputation for automotive luxury to an increasingly global audience.

News 10 Jul, 2015

Survey finds an increasing number of motorists replacing their car tyres when they're below the 1.6mm tread limit

Takata, the Japanese auto supplier at the center of a global safety crisis, rejected a U.S. senator's request to set up a fund that would compensate people injured or killed by its airbags.

Audi's global sales rose 1.3 percent in June as gains in Europe and the U.S. helped offset a second consecutive monthly decline in China deliveries. Six-month sales at Audi rose 3.8 percent.

Novelis is showcasing its products at Aluminium China 2015 in Shanghai, displaying its range of solutions for the automotive, construction and electronics industries.

News 10 Jul, 2015

Hot Hyundai i30 N due in next two years as halo product for the brand

News 10 Jul, 2015

The Skoda Rapid Spaceback Scoutline has been introduced as a Europe-only version of Skoda's roomy hatch with mild off-road overtones

Nissan Motor has revealed a Takata air bag in an SUV had deployed with too much force and caused a fire in a light crash in Japan, the automaker's first such case in the country.

Solvay has started production of Highly Dispersible Silica (HDS) at its new plant in Wloclawek, Poland.

Opinion 10 Jul, 2015

Disused railway lines are usually broad enough for a bike path, a no overtaking car lane and a hard shoulder

Russia's government is weighing whether to inject up to 10 billion rubles ($176 million) of additional support for local automakers to stem the plunge in car sales, Industry Minister Denis Manturov said.

Russia's government is weighing whether to inject up to 10 billion rubles ($176 million) of additional support for local automakers to stem the plunge in car sales, Industry Minister Denis Manturov said.

China's vehicle sales will grow only 3 percent year-on-year in 2015, an industry association said today, in a major downward revision of its previous prediction of 7% growth for the year.

VW Group is offering financial assistance totaling 1 billion yuan ($161 million) to support some of its dealers in China as demand slows in its largest market, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

BMW is expaning further beyond its roots as a maker of sporty sedans with the 2-series Gran Tourer, its second front-wheel-drive compact minivan after the 2-series Active Tourer.

DS Automobiles will launch a flagship sedan code-named the DS8 in 2018, a company source said.

VW's Seat brand could sell its forthcoming compact SUV in China in one of the few segments still posting growth in the world's largest auto market.