McGraw Hill Financial is looking at selling off its J.D. Power unit, best known for car quality and reliability ratings, as the owner of the Standard and Poor's ratings services focuses on capital and commodity markets.
News
30 Oct, 2015
Merc's 2016 GLS replaces the GL-Class in the range, with updated styling and a revised engine range
Volkswagen Group stayed very much in the news this week. The company posted a set of results that were dragged down by provision made for costs associated with 'dieselgate'. I suspect it won't be the last set of disappointing results to come out of Wolfsburg.
As winter starts to really take hold in Russia - both climatically through the advent of the first real cold of this time of year - and equally with the country finding itself in a state of political deep freeze - this vast territory finds itself beleaguered on almost all fronts.
European carmakers said tougher emissions-testing rules agreed this week by the EU would hurt the industry by forcing the early phase-out of some diesel models and making it harder to meet carbon dioxide limits.
Opinion
30 Oct, 2015
Could car makers diversify into building homes? Mike Rutherford wouldn't bet against it...
Skoda has launched its new flagship model, the Superb, on the Chinese market and says it is on the way to delivering China sales of 500,000 Skodas a year 'within the next few years'.
BYD has reported a sharp rise to profit as sales of its eco-friendly cars have surged in China.
Denso has posted half-year consolidated revenue up 7.6% to US$18.6bn, with consolidated operating profit down 1.2% to US$1.2bn.
Fiat Chrysler is recalling nearly 900,000 vehicles around the world to fix issues related to airbag deployment and anti-lock braking systems.
European automotive supplier association, CLEPA says it is worried about the harm caused to the industry by continuing fallout from Volkswagen's emissions scandal.
Toyota's second-biggest supplier, Aisin Seiki, says the carmaker's goal to almost eliminate conventional combustion engines by 2050 is a wake-up call for parts makers to transform their businesses.
Nissan says it has begun testing its first prototype vehicle that demonstrates piloted drive on both highway and city/urban roads.
Volkswagen Group has reaffirmed its planned investments for the US at Chattanooga and in the production of an all-new SUV for the US market. The statement from VW follows the recent harm done to the brand in the US following the diesel emissions scandal.
Volkswagen will protect its $24 billion expansion plan in China from cost cuts, emphasizing the importance of its No. 1 market in helping to stem the fallout of the diesel-emissions scandal.
ZeroLight is the new visualisation partner to Audi AG. Matthew Beecham caught up with the real-time 3D visualisation specialist's marketing director, Jason Collins, to discuss the game-changing technology, its potential impact on the evolving marketplace and why the automotive industry is already sitting up and taking notice.
Volkswagen and the Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in Beijing, forming a long-term global strategic partnership between the two companies.
Volvo Cars is developing kangaroo detection technology to solve one of the most costly causes of traffic collisions in Australia.
Just a year after its return, the reborn Datsun brand - Nissan's budget brand for emerging markets - is looking at possible expansion in new high growth markets such as Africa, Middle East, South East Asia and beyond.
Skoda says that in the first nine months of 2015, its deliveries to customers increased by 2.2% to 791,500 vehicles worldwide. During the same period, the sales revenue increased by 5.7% to EUR9.3bn (US$10.2bn). Operating profit rose significantly to EUR734m, representing an increase of 12.7% compared to the same period in 2014
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