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Articles 22 Dec, 2015

We've compiled the ultimate car quiz of 2015. Our 50 motoring mindbenders will test you to the limit. Good luck...

British car manufacturing output increased 9.3% year on year in November 2015 with 150,084 cars built. Strong overseas demand continued to boost output, with export production up 10.8% to 120,484 units.

Features 22 Dec, 2015

We round up the biggest car news stories that made 2015 an unmissable year

News 17 Dec, 2015

New Renaultsport network will have full RS range for customers to try

European new car sales experienced a 27th consecutive month of growth during November 2015 with volume up 13.5% year on year, the second largest rise this year, according to analysts at JATO Dynamics. This followed a significant slowing of growth during October as a consequence of smaller increases in the 'Big Five' EU markets.

National Electric Vehicle Sweden (Nevs) and Chinese company, Panda New Energy have signed a collaboration agreement worth RMB78bn (US$12bn).

Volkswagen named five new leaders for its development, sales, design, production and product divisions as the automaker rebuilds its executive ranks following the upheaval spurred by an emissions cheating scandal.

News 17 Dec, 2015

The convertible version of Mercedes C-Class Coupe has been spied undisguised and roofless ahead of its mid-2016 launch

Sabic says it is working on developing car window technology with integrated lighting features.

News 17 Dec, 2015

The two-millionth Land Rover Defender sold for a record price at a charity auction

UK car production rose 9 percent in November, helped by a strong increase in exports.

Continuing just-auto's series of interviews with tier one manufacturers, Matthew Beecham spoke to Antoine Luijkx of AGC Automotive Europe's Strategic Marketing department about some key market and technical trends driving the auto glazing sector and how windows could become a screen for more infotainment in the self-driving car.

Fiat Chrysler, which lags the auto industry in fuel efficiency, purchased U.S. greenhouse gas emissions credits from Toyota, Tesla and Honda, a government report said today.

The clearest pictures yet of the 2017 Lincoln Continental emerged this week as a spy photographer caught a test mule leaving Ford's product development center in Dearborn, Mich.

California regulators, calling for caution on self-driving cars, today proposed rules that would sharply restrict their use on the state's roads -- and place an outright ban on 'driverless' cars that travel with no humans onboard.

Automakers saw slower progress toward achieving the U.S. government's fleet-wide fuel economy target of 54.5 mpg by 2025 as cheap gasoline fueled surging demand for light trucks.

Ford said it secured a permit from California to begin testing its self-driving car on public roads from next year.

Online used-car retailer Vroom said today it has acquired one of its competitors, Texas Direct Auto. The deal was approved today by the Department of Justice, a Vroom spokeswoman said.

In our second interview with Harman, Matthew Beecham asked EVP and President Lifestyle Audio Division Michael Mauser about forces driving the audio market and innovations it is introducing to sustain growth.