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News 17 Jul, 2016

Q50 first to get the treatment as brand considers teaming up with Nismo and Renaultsport in the future

BorgWarner plans to spend $27 million to expand its Auburn Hills operations near Detroit, a project expected to add 76 jobs, the state of Michigan said.

News 15 Jul, 2016

Average delay on motorways and dual carriageways in England rose by 3.9 per cent to 9.4 seconds per vehicle per mile last year

News 15 Jul, 2016

New report reveals scale of hold ups on motorways and A roads, as Highways England misses a number of targets

Biggest story of this week, as far as you lot were concerned, the announcement Mazda is to end a long-standing alliance with Ford on 'medium' pickup trucks and hitch up with Isuzu instead.

Creditors of Kumho Tire are preparing to sell their respective stakes in South Korea's second largest tyre manufacturer, according to local reports.

Several UK car factories face an uncertain future following Britain's vote to leave the European Union, according to PA Consulting Group research.

Tesla Motors is in talks to open its first store in what will be South Korea's biggest mall, according to the shopping complex's owner Shinsegae Group.

Slovakia, which is home to VW, PSA and Kia car plants, will see slower growth and up to 4,000 job losses as a result of the UK's decision to exit the EU, the country's finance ministry says.

Turbo charging a one-litre, three-cylinder engine is a growing trend here in Brazil.

Opinion 16 Jul, 2016

Despite the hype surrounding Tesla, Mike Rutherford wonders if the American electric car manufacturer's bubble is about to burst

News 15 Jul, 2016

Mazda is boosting appeal for buyers of its popular Mazda 2 supermini with new high-specification Red Edition

Yokohama Rubber said its Geolandar G91 tyre is original equipment on Mazda Motor's new crossover CX-4, now on sale in China.

Nissan Motor is adding customer notification measures in Japan for an existing recall related to the rear door stay in some vehicles including models produced on an OEM basis for other automakers.

Kia Motors has made significant progress in reducing the environmental impact of its production facilities, according to the company's annual Move sustainability report.

Johnson Matthey said drinks company executive Anna Manz would join the company's board on 17 October, succeeding Den Jones as group finance director.

Harman has announced the launch of its Harman software update gateway product with go-to-market partner NXP Semiconductors (NXP) as the latest addition to the Harman software management portfolio.

Ford is among five investors providing $6.6 million in seed funding for Civil Maps, a California startup that creates three-dimensional maps for autonomous cars.

FCA said it would spend more than $1bn on its assembly plants in Illinois and Ohio to retool them for Jeep models. Up to 1,000 new jobs could be created.