banner The latest auto news, reviews, prices, product and vehicle releases. Auto News 5

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed

Do not miss the latest Auto News !

Aug
6th

CHINA: GM year to date sales set record

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
General Motors and its joint ventures booked record retail sales of 1,948,377 vehicles during the first seven months of the year in China.
Aug
6th

GERMANY: Ford taps gamers for future mobility solutions

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
Ford is inviting the gaming community during Gamescom to create online games that "could inspire real-life solutions to global mobility issues".
Aug
6th

Volvo recalls new XC90 over airbag design flaw

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
Volvo XC90 front
News 6 Aug, 2015

Estimated 10,000 2015 XC90s recalled over fears third-row airbag won't deploy properly, no figures for UK as yet

Aug
6th

UK: FTA warns of truck driver job losses as Calais storm swells

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
British freight organisations are warning of job losses among truck drivers if the migrant meltdown currently engulfing the French port of Calais continues much longer.
Aug
6th

US: Feds eye FCA and Harman over radio security flaw

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) and supplier Harman are under regulatory scrutiny in the US after the automaker reportedly delayed 18 months before telling NHTSA about a security flaw in radios fitted in over 1m vehicles.
Aug
6th

US: Tesla’s Q2 net loss increases

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
Luxury electric vehicle maker Tesla's revenue for the second quarter ended 30 June 2015 was up 24.13% to US$954.98m but the company continued to book operating and net losses in both the quarter and the first half.
Aug
6th

UK: Vans slip, truck sales surge in July

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
Commercial vehicle CV registrations in the UK rose rise 3.7% year on year to 28,980 in July, with strong truck demand (up 39.7% to 4,434) outweighing a 0.9% fall to 24,456 vans.
Aug
6th

Hackers turn off Tesla Model S at low speed

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
Tesla issued a software patch to address security flaws in the Model S that could allow hackers to take control of the sedan.
Aug
6th

GM July sales drop 4% in China, but margins hold up

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
General Motors sales in China fell 4 percent year-on-year in July but the U.S. automaker said it remained on track to achieve an upbeat goal for profit margins this year in its second-largest market.
Aug
6th

Mitsubishi Shogun Sport could come back to the UK

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
Mitsubishi Pajero Sport front side
News 7 Aug, 2015

L200-based Pajero Sport could come here as Shogun Sport & points to styling of the next-generation Shogun

Aug
6th

UK: Freight bosses urge Prime Minister meeting as Calais worsens

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
UK freight transport chiefs have written to British Prime Minister, David Cameron, requesting an "urgent meeting" to discus the huge disruption at Calais, which has seen thousands of migrants attempt to board lorries bound for Britain.
Aug
6th

Nexteer, TI Automotive plan new home offices in suburban Detroit

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
Nexteer Automotive said it would locate its new headquarters north of Detroit in Auburn Hills, Mich., by next summer. TI Automotive also said it would lease and build out a new facility in the Detroit suburb
Aug
6th

UK car sales growth slows in July; ‘muted’ growth forecast for second half

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
UK new-car registrations rose 3.2 percent to 178,420 in July, driven by sales of small cars and SUVs, according to the SMMT industry association. Growth likely will level off in the second half, it said.
Aug
6th

CHINA: Nissan’s China sales plummet in July

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
Nissan vehicle sales in China dropped by almost 14% in July versus a year earlier, as the company felt the impact of slowing demand in the world's biggest car market.
Aug
6th

UK: Car sales still rising but record elusive

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
New car registrations saw steady growth in July, according to the latest data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) but an industry observer now doubts 2003's record will be broken this year.
Aug
6th

UK new car registrations continue to rise in July 2015

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
Range Rover Evoque
News 6 Aug, 2015

New vehicle registrations up by 3.2 per cent in July, the 41st consecutive month of rising car registrations

Aug
6th

US: Johnson Controls expands Toledo battery capacity

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
Johnson Controls is to increase existing Absorbent Glass Mat (AGM) battery capacity in its Toledo, Ohio plant, bringing the overall invested amount to US$130m since the start of production for the technology in the US in 2012.
Aug
6th

SOUTH KOREA: Import sales rise 14% in July

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
Sales of imported vehicles in South Korea increased by 14.3% to 20,707 units in July, compared with 18,112 units in the same month of last year, according to the Korea Automobile Importers and Distributors Association.
Aug
6th

Mercedes July sales jump to record on China, Europe demand

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
Mercedes sales increased 15.7 in July to a record 159,040 cars, boosted by double-digit gains in Europe and China.
Aug
6th

US: Visteon posts Q2 sales of US$812m

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
Visteon has unveiled second-quarter 2015 results, reporting sales of US$812m and net income attributable to the supplier of US$2.2bn including "a significant gain" related to the sale of its interest in Halla Visteon Climate Control (HVCC).
Hosted by CifTech Hosting.