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News 5 Aug, 2015

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UK automotive body, The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) is calling for the current crisis engulfing the Port of Calais to be resolved quickly as component supply becomes ever-more problematic.

News 4 Aug, 2015

MINI’s 'Connected’ smartphone app can now create routes based on driving behaviour and traffic conditions

GM plans to invest $877 million to modernize its assembly plant in Flint, Mich., one of its two U.S. full-size pickup factories.

GM uses modular parts to dramatically reduce costs for batteries, motors and other components in its fleet of six electrified cars, its chief engineer for electrified vehicles said today.

BMW Group booked record revenues and sales volumes in the second quarter of 2015 while profit before financial result (EBIT) for the first half beat EUR5bn for the first time.

Toyota's latest quarter profits were up 10% on last year, boosted by a weak yen and cost reductions. However, the positive result came in spite of the company seeing lower overall unit sales in the quarter. It also warned on the outlook for sales in China.

News 4 Aug, 2015

Rolls-Royce Wraith 'Inspired By Music' offers extensive copper detailing and the mother of all car stereos

Continental has raised its forecast for 2015 profitability on strong first half earnings results bolstered by lower raw material costs.

Domestic sales by South Korea's five main automakers increased by 5.4% to 135,312 units in July, from 128,338 units in the same month of last year, according to data released individually by the vehicle manufacturers.

News 4 Aug, 2015

Spy pictures show BMW's next-generation 5 Series Touring testing for first time, likely to debut in 2017

Mel Farr, the former Detroit Lions running back who became owner of the nation's largest black-owned dealership group, has died at the age of 70.

New vehicle sales in southeast Asia's deteriorated significantly in the second quarter, according to data collected exclusively for just-auto by AsiaMotorBusiness.

Driverless cars will be tested on Australian roads for the first time in November this year says the country's national independent road research agency, ARRB Group.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is investigating Harman car radios, following a recall by Fiat Chrysler of 1.4m cars and trucks due to a hacking vulnerability.

Automotive forecaster LMC Automotive has revised down its forecast for China's car market this year in the light of recent industry data.

Goodyear has broken ground for its San Luis Potosi plant in central Mexico.

Bosch is to expand its development centre in Abstatt near Stuttgart with a EUR70m (US$77m) injection in the project.

News 4 Aug, 2015

Mercedes announces a range of updates to CLA saloon, CLA Shooting Brake, and GLA crossover, bringing Apple CarPlay and engine tweaks