Opinion
11 Sep, 2016
The GVT OX is an affordable, easy-to-build and rugged vehicle for developing countries - and Mike Rutherford's pretty excited about it
Takata plans to take initial bids from seven potential rescuers on Sept.
Porsche will unveil the third model in its redesigned Panamera line at the Paris show: the 4 E-Hybrid with controlled all-wheel drive and an electric range of 30 miles (50km) in the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC). The vehicle generates some 462 hp of total system power and delivers fuel consumption figures of 2.5 l/100 km (NEDC) for plug-in hybrid models. That corresponds to CO2 emissions of 56 g/km.
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Automotive seating and electrical systems supplier Lear Corporation said it had entered into a strategic partnership with Tempronics, obtaining a minority equity stake, and also secured exclusive rights to its thermoelectric seat heating and cooling technology for automotive applications.
Mitsubishi Motors, raided three times by Japan's transport ministry over its decades-long fuel economy scandal, could be searched again by the regulator as a planned rescue by Nissan falls behind schedule.
News
9 Sep, 2016
After being officially confirmed earlier this year, a single image of what might be the SEAT Mii by COSMOPOLITAN has leaked
Liberty Media's takeover of Formula One promises a long-term strategy for the cash-rich sport with a sharper focus on new media markets and another attempt to expand in North America.
Japan's Nissan Motor began construction this week of a new engine and transmission production facility at its existing plant in Purwakarta in the Indonesian province of West Java.
Mazda's independent assembler and distributor in Malaysia, Berjaya Auto, has applied to list the shares of its Philippine auto distribution subsidiary on the main board of the local Philippine stock exchange.
Johnson Controls says its board of directors has approved the previously announced spin-off of its global automotive seating and interiors business.
ZF Friedrichshafen has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with the government of Telangana to set up a new technical centre in Hyderabad, the first of its kind for the ZF Group in India.
Federal-Mogul Powertrain said it was supplying pistons, pins and ring packs for the quad-turbo diesel engine that will power the 2017 BMW 750d and 750Ld xDrive models.
Mitsui is to become a shareholder of Gestamp's holding company, after being a partner in the Spanish supplier in North and South America since 2013.
News
9 Sep, 2016
The updated hybrid model will join the Panamera range, packing 455bhp and an all-electric range of 31 miles
BMW is recalling about 110,000 cars in Japan, including some 1-series and 3-series models, over potentially faulty airbag inflators made by Takata.
ClipperCreek's Share2 maximizes infrastructure investment by turning one charging spot into two.
China has accused more than 20 additional carmakers, including Nissan and Hyundai, of breaking rules on green-car subsidies, widening a scandal over a program to promote electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles.
Russia's Association of European Businesses (AEB) is scrambling to generate a positive spin on last month's passenger cars and LCV sales, which saw numbers fall yet again, this time by 18%.