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Jul
8th

FRANCE: Renault expects sales growth acceleration in H2

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Renault expects to see an acceleration of its global sales based on continued recovery to the European car market and a raft of new models, in spite of sluggish sales in its major emerging markets.
Jul
8th

RUSSIA: Ford Sollers starts production of upgraded Focus

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Ford Sollers, Ford's Russian joint venture, has started production of the revised and facelifted Ford Focus at its Vsevolozhsk plant close to St. Petersburg.
Jul
7th

Mercedes readies advanced safety tech for next E class

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Mercedes-Benz will introduce a new suite of advanced safety and autonomous driving features on the redesigned E-class sedan next spring.
Jul
7th

UK: More car sharing and disruptive business models on the way – F&S

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Car sharing continues to rise rapidly across the world with new business models allied to personal connectivity leading to the exploitation of new opportunities, according to analysts from Frost & Sullivan.
Jul
7th

VEHICLE ANALYSIS: 2015 Mazda6 & future models

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As noted recently on just-auto, Mazda is on a roll in its home market but it's also doing very well in North America, China, Australia and across Europe. The company's largest sedan and its only estate car has been refreshed and is now selling better than ever.
Jul
7th

VEHICLE ANALYSIS: New DS 5 & the future of PSA’s luxury brand

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It will soon be 60 years since the Citroën DS was revealed to dropped jaws at the 1955 Paris motor show. Now, PSA has a more subtle desire to create a luxury brand based on this car's name. Will a quiet, slow, relentless, Lexus-style approach work?
Jul
7th

Q&A: Paul Philpott, MD of Kia Motors UK – Part 1

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There years ago this month Paul Philpott became the managing director of Kia Motors for the UK and Ireland. This followed a stint at Kia Motors Europe (KME) in Frankfurt and prior to that, senior roles at Ford of Britain and Toyota GB.
Jul
7th

Ferrari picks UBS for stock listing, report says

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Ferrari SpA, the supercar maker being spun off by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, picked UBS Group to help manage its initial public offering in New York later this year, people with knowledge of the matter told Bloomberg.
Jul
7th

Quality Metalcraft acquired by private equity firm

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Automotive metal components and assemblies supplier Quality Metalcraft was acquired last month by private equity firm The Watermill Group LLC.
Jul
7th

Infiniti QX60 ad pays homage to ‘Vacation’ movies

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Infiniti's new QX60 ad pays homage to a classic scene in 1983's National Lampoon's Vacation where an alluring blonde, played by supermodel Christie Brinkley, suddenly pulls up in a Ferrari alongside Chase's character Clark Griswold as he takes his...
Jul
7th

Toyota’s next Prius hybrid takes on fastback styling

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The next-generation Toyota Prius hybrid may be getting a lot closer in looks to the 2016 Chevrolet Volt. A five-door hatchback wearing heavy disguise spotted during testing in California could offer the best look yet at the next Prius.
Jul
7th

GERMANY: ZF TRW unveils third generation video camera

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ZF TRW has unveiled its third generation video camera, the S-Cam 3, with production starting for the first time across four major global vehicle platforms.
Jul
7th

Mazda3 repackaged for 2016 with more features, new base price

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The Mazda3 sedan and hatchback are getting more standard features for 2016 and a new base price.
Jul
7th

Toyota, PSA boost joint Czech output 38% on updated models

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Toyota and PSA increased first-half production by 38 percent at their joint car factory in the Czech Republic thanks to the launch of updated versions of the minicars the two automakers build together.
Jul
7th

Renault cuts global car market forecast on Russia, China, S. America woes

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Renault said global industrywide sales will probably increase 1 percent this year -- down from a 2 percent gain predicted earlier -- because of China's slowdown as well as big declines in Latin America and Russia.
Jul
7th

Renault cuts global car market forecast on Russia, S. America woes

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Renault said global industrywide sales will probably increase 1 percent this year, rather than a 2 percent gain predicted earlier due to the slowdown in the Chinese market and the crisis in Latin America and in Russia.
Jul
7th

Google begins testing self-driving vehicles in Austin

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Google has begun testing its self-driving vehicles in Austin, Texas, expanding efforts to gather information on how the prototypes interact with traffic, road conditions and people.
Jul
7th

Takata, Autoliv named in Brazil price-fixing probe

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Brazil's antitrust watchdog has opened an investigation into a suspected cartel involving local units of Japanese auto parts maker Takata and Swedish-American rival Autoliv, citing potential price collusion in safety belts, airbags and steering...
Jul
7th

GERMANY: BASF and ContiTech develop plastic trasmission crossbeam

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BASF and ContiTech say they have developed the first plastic transmission crossbeam in the rear axle subframe for the S-Class from Mercedes-Benz.
Jul
7th

FRANCE: PSA confirms future DS model for Mulhouse

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PSA Peugeot Citroën has told the media that it intends to manufacture a new DS model at its Mulhouse plant in eastern France, commencing in 2018.
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