Strong truck prices offset weak car prices and lifted overall used vehicle prices to their highest level in more than four years in June, according to the monthly Manheim index.
Takata, stricken by an airbag scandal that has forced it to seek investors, is reaching out to as many as 20 possible buyers in an effort to narrow down a list of suitors, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
New spy photos suggest that the redesigned 2018 Toyota Camry will be more rakish, with a noticeable lip on the rear deck and new side mirrors.
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8 Jul, 2016
The future will indeed be orange, if you buy Toyota’s new Yaris Orange Edition priced from £15k.
Robotic glove technology developed out of a partnership between General Motors and NASA for use on the International Space Station is finding new life on earth in health care, manufacturing and other industrial applications though a licensing agreement between GM and Bioservo Technologies AB, a Swedish medical technology company.
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11 Jul, 2016
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Brazil's car market shows signs of stabilising after a brutal contraction, which drove sales to the lowest level in a decade during the first half of the year, the national automakers association has said.
Spain's High Court said Volkswagen's parent company, based in Germany, would be liable to answer any charges over emissions fraud, rather than its Spanish affiliates.
VW may partner with EV battery specialists such as LG Chem or Panasonic as it overhauls its strategy to emerge from diesel emissions violations, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
Yanfeng Automotive Interiors is establishing operations in Laurens County, South Carolina. The new development is expected to bring $71 million of new capital investment and lead to the creation of 35 new jobs.
Opel is adding as an option adaptive forward lighting (AFL) and full LED headlamps to vans and sport utility vehicles in the compact market segment.
Russian new-car sales fell 13 percent in June as an economic crisis driven by low oil prices and Western sanctions over the Ukraine continued to hit demand. Registrations for the first six months were down 14 percent.
A Spanish court said Volkswagen Group, based in Germany, would be liable to answer any charges over emissions fraud, rather than its Spanish affiliates.The automaker had said that any probe should be directed at its its units in the country.
Porsche has opened a new engine plant at its main site in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen where 400 workers produce around 200 V8s a day after a EUR80m spend.
FAW reported its sales results for the first-half of 2016: cumulative wholesales increased 8.1% to 1,485m units, retail sales were 1,471m units, up 9.3% year over year.
China's passenger-vehicle sales expanded at a faster pace in the first half as rising demand for crossovers, SUVs and new-energy vehicles widened the nation's lead as the world's biggest auto market.
Although Britain's actual departure from the European Union is still at least two years off and the exit procedure won't be triggered till we have a new prime minister, 'Brexit' is still a key talking point and we've been on it.
Panasonic expects strong demand for lithium ion batteries from Tesla to help more than double its annual sales of automobile-related batteries in three years. The Japanese supplier also plans to accelerate its $1.
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