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Aug
23rd

Bosch calls VW owners’ diesel-cheating claims in U.S. ‘wild and unfounded’

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Bosch rejected as "wild and unfounded" car owners' claims in the U.S. that 38 of its employees conspired with VW Group to develop technology that enabled diesel vehicles to evade pollution-control tests.
Aug
23rd

Sporty new 2017 Kia Rio revealed in design sketches

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News 24 Aug, 2016

The 2017 Kia Rio supermini will be revealed in full at the Paris Motor Show, but these sketches give us our first look at the car

Aug
23rd

Toyota RAV4 production begins at St Petersburg plant

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Production of the current generation Toyota RAV4 has started at Toyota's plant in St Petersburg, Russia.
Aug
23rd

Skoda logistics adopts SmartGlove

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Skoda is adopting the 'smart' ProGlove industrial glove (also trialled by BMW, as we reported earlier this year) to "facilitate and improve the work of Skoda logistics", according to the VW Group automaker. 
Aug
23rd

Michelin breaks ground for 69th global plant in Mexico

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Michelin Group began construction of its 69th global plant this week with an official ground-breaking and traditional first stone ceremony at the new site in León, Guanajuato, in central Mexico.
Aug
23rd

Bosch rejects US emissions conspiracy allegations in court filing

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Volkswagen supplier Robert Bosch reportedly has rejected vehicles owners' claims in the US that 38 of its employees conspired with the automaker for a decade to develop technology that enabled diesel vehicles to evade pollution-control tests.
Aug
23rd

VW production stoppages caused by defiant Bosnian supplier

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In a year of almost non-stop crises following revelations of cheating on emissions tests, the force that brought VW factories to a halt wasn't regulators or a court ruling, but a defiant parts supplier from Bosnia-Herzegovina protesting at the...
Aug
23rd

Audi expands Chinese local content with automatic transmission plant

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Audi, with Volkswagen Automatic Transmission Tianjin (VWATJ), has opened a new automatic transmission plant in China.
Aug
23rd

Hannover “very concerned” as VW supplier row boiled

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A German regional government responsible for the area where Volkswagen is headquartered, said it was "very concerned" as the current bitter dispute between the automaker and two of its suppliers entered its second week. It was finally settled after all-night talks in Germany.
Aug
23rd

Harley-Davidson designs 27 custom motorcycles for Marvel super heroes

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Harley Davidson Marvel Super Hero Customs - Spiderman Agility
News 23 Aug, 2016

Everyone from Captain America and Spiderman to Ultron and Black Widow gets their own custom motorcycle thanks to Harley-Davidson

Aug
23rd

Harley Davidson Marvel Super Hero Customs – pictures

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Aug
23rd

Gearbox wars: Honda patents 11-speed triple-clutch unit

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Honda CR-V long-termer action
News 23 Aug, 2016

Japanese carmaker Honda registers new type of gearbox with the aim of improving efficiency

Aug
23rd

VW says production will resume after deal agreed with suppliers

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VW said the two suppliers with which it has been at loggerheads over a contract dispute had agreed to start delivering parts again and that plants hit by production stoppages would gradually resume output.
Aug
23rd

Federer travels time with Mercedes-Benz

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Roger Federer appears to be an immortal in Mercedes-Benz's campaign for the 2017 SL convertible, one of the newest arrivals on our viral list.
Aug
23rd

U.S. consumers’ satisfaction with vehicles reverses years of decline

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After three years of decline, U.S. customer satisfaction with vehicles is up in 2016, a survey released today shows. Customer satisfaction with vehicles was up 3.
Aug
23rd

Suppliers to the new VW Tiguan

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VW started production of the new Tiguan in January at its factory in Wolfsburg, Germany. Output is expected to peak at more than 250,000 units in 2017.
Aug
22nd

Gestamp to open r&d center near Detroit

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Spanish metal stamper Gestamp's North American unit plans to open a new randd center north of Detroit in Auburn Hills, Mich., later this year.
Aug
22nd

GM asks judge to throw out ignition switch case over ‘fabricated’ key

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General Motors asked a Texas judge to throw out a lawsuit over a fatal 2011 crash blamed on a faulty ignition switch, accusing plaintiffs and their lawyers of fabricating evidence about the vehicle's key during the ongoing trial.
Aug
22nd

Smart cars collaboration could raise risk of patent litigation, experts say

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As the West Coast's largest technology companies jump deeper into the automotive landscape, fears of increased litigation are bubbling in Michigan.
Aug
22nd

Nissan goes Rogue with Star Wars promotion

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Nissan has gone Rogue. The automaker is partnering with Lucasfilm in a promotional campaign supporting Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, which hits theaters Dec. 16.
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