News
16 Dec, 2016
Two additional trim levels, plus Apple CarPlay and Android Auto coming to new Kia Sportage SUV. Order books open now.
Indonesia's new vehicle market continued to recover in November, with sales rising by 15% to 99,900 units from 86,900 units a year earlier, according to industry sources quoting data compiled by Industry association Gaikindo.
The Volkswagen Group is joining the eRoaming platform Hubject GmbH as shareholder.
Continental has started producing 48V hybrid assist systems at its Nuremberg plant in Germany. Continental is electrifying one diesel variant of both the new Renault Scénic and Grand Scénic model.
News
16 Dec, 2016
New MQB AO small car platform to underpin exciting new small car range as Volkswagen puts its products and customers first
Tata Motors, the owner of the Jaguar and Land Rover brands, is shaping up as a key battleground in the fight for control of India's biggest conglomerate.
As we review our notes from this year's TU-Automotive Europe conference, we look at the most interesting insights as global players strive to bring more safety and security to our roads, via the Internet of Things.
Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn says the automaker will post record sales in 2017 as stronger global economic growth boosts demand. Ghosn also is confident that U.S.
Toyota plans to open up its powertrain technology to rivals, hoping this will boost sales and speed up the industry's shift to lower-emissions vehicles.
Fiat Chrysler aims to expand its market share in Brazil for the first time in five years in 2017, betting on several new models and the end of a four-year crisis for the local industry.
The 2016 average U.S. new-vehicle transaction price increased 2.7 percent from 2015 to an all-time high of $34,077 per vehicle, Edmunds.com reported today.
The former oil services executive sued by Tesla Motors for impersonating Elon Musk in an e-mail dropped his claim that Tesla sent someone to a Best Buy store to hack his Twitter account to learn his identity.
General Motors today said it will be the first company to mass-produce autonomous vehicles, with test versions of Chevrolet Bolts equipped with self-driving technology planned to start rolling out of a Michigan plant in January.
Takata's selection of a bidder is running behind schedule as the shortlisted companies embark on a more thorough review of the airbag maker behind the biggest auto safety recall, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg.
Chinese automaker GAC Motor will have a display on the main floor of the 2017 Detroit auto show this year, a notable addition in a year in which several brands will skip the show and Fiat Chrysler will not hold a press conference.
Features
19 Dec, 2016
It's been another exciting year for Auto Express, and here the team pick their best bits of the past 12 months
When cars drive themselves, passengers may not care if they ride in a Chevy or a Ford. After a century of building automotive brands based on how they drive, carmakers face an existential threat in the coming age of autonomy.
British government sources are confirming London played a "crucial role" in ensuring Nissan committed to future production at its major plant in Sunderland, but will only release more details of that process once "commercial confidentialities" are no longer in place.
The special edition Clubsport was created to commemorate four decades of the Gran Turismo (Fuel) Injection. With an engine which can produce up to 290PS, this is the most powerful front-wheel drive Golf currently on sale.
IBM said today that it has partnered with BMW to research how the Watson artificial intelligence system can help with driver-assist functions.