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Aug
12th

“We’re rearranging what Kia is for buyers in Europe”

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Opinion 14 Aug, 2016

Mike Rutherford chats with Albert Biermann, the man behind some legendary BMW M cars - who's now turning his talents to Kias product range

Aug
12th

Russia sales “nowhere near” enough says downbeat AEB

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Russia's Association of European Businesses has delivered a gloomy assessment of the country's automotive sales just days before next week's Moscow International Automobile Salon.
Aug
12th

VW brand suffers most as car sales fall 2% in Europe’s top 5 markets in July

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VW brand car sales fell steeply in Europe's top five markets in July as the automaker continued to suffer from its emissions-rigging scandal. Other automakers including Opel, Renault and Fiat posted sales gains in the month.
Aug
12th

Range Rover Sport MY2017 updates – pictures

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Aug
12th

Toyota US changes fix for RAV4/ Lexus models recalled in 2013

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Toyota in the US has announced that it is changing the fix for approximately 337,000 model year 2006, 2011 Toyota RAV4 and model year 2010 Lexus HS 250h vehicles involved in a 2013 recall.
Aug
12th

Datsun returns to Sri Lanka with redi-GO

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Datsun continues to expand its global presence with the brand's return to Sri Lanka, where it was first introduced in 1957. This comes just a few weeks after the brand was brought back to Lebanon.
Aug
12th

Lotus CEO Jean-Marc Gales says brand is poised to return to profit this year

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Jean-Marc Gales was forced to cut costs in a bid to achieve his goal of making Lotus profitable when he became CEO just over two years ago.
Aug
11th

Karma targets Tesla with $115,000 solar-boosted hybrid

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Karma Automotive, the Chinese-owned carmaker once known as Fisker Automotive, has taken another step in its resurrection with the online reveal of a plug-in hybrid sedan that seeks to compete with Tesla's Model S electric car.
Aug
11th

Michigan owns Tesla stock despite sales ban, report says

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The State of Michigan may have a ban on direct sales of Tesla vehicles, but the Michigan Department of Treasury has 339,623 shares worth $72 million invested for state retirement funds in Tesla Motors stock, according to a published report.
Aug
11th

Subaru to introduce all-electric crossover by 2021, report says

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Subaru plans to launch an all-wheel drive electric vehicle in the U.S. by 2021 to meet more stringent emissions regulations, a Japanese newspaper reported.
Aug
11th

Mercedes-Benz gives luxury coupe a spin ahead of California show

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Mercedes-Benz released a sneak preview of a new ultra-luxury Maybach coupe in a sign that Daimler is continuing its push upmarket to turn up the heat on BMW, which owns the Rolls-Royce brand.
Aug
11th

Keyless systems of older VW cars can be hacked, researchers say

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Tens of millions of vehicles sold by Volkswagen AG over the past 20 years are vulnerable to theft because keyless entry systems can be hacked using cheap technical devices, according to European researchers.
Aug
11th

New Audi R8 ad banned by the ASA

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News 11 Aug, 2016

Advertising Standards Authority claimed that the Audi R8 advert linked speed with excitement, going against motoring commercial regulations

Aug
11th

VW plaintiffs’ lawyers to seek up to $332.5 million in fees, costs from emissions settlement

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Lawyers representing plaintiffs in a $10 billion settlement over claims that Volkswagen outfitted vehicles with software to cheat on emissions testing said they will seek up to $332.
Aug
11th

Hillary Clinton pitches tax changes, infrastructure investment in Detroit area speech

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Hillary Clinton cast a distinct tone from her Republican rival for president, highlighting Detroit's post-bankruptcy momentum and painting herself as the candidate of income fairness and middle-class workers.
Aug
11th

SAIC to move from ‘besieged city’ to service provider – president

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SAIC says it will transform itself from a traditional provider of automobiles to a full service operation as the landscape of the Chinese car industry evolves.
Aug
11th

Ford employee shot and killed outside Kansas City plant

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A Ford employee was shot and killed this morning in the parking lot outside the Kansas City Assembly Plant, which makes the F-150 pickup and Transit van. The shooting occurred around 4:07 a.m.
Aug
11th

Ford, FCA begin Canada contract talks with Unifor

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Unifor opened talks on new labor contracts with Ford and Fiat Chrysler, kicking off a round of negotiations the union has framed as critical to the future of auto manufacturing in Canada.
Aug
11th

Supplier M&A deals revving up

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The value of automotive supplier consolidation deals continues to soar according to Bloomberg data.
Aug
11th

Schaeffler Q2 profit jumps on strong component demand, cost cuts

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Schaeffler's second-quarter profit rose 14 percent helped by growing demand for its auto components and cost savings at its industrial division.
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