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Opinion 13 Jul, 2016

After his daughter had a low-speed prang, Steve Fowler recommends getting a dash cam fitted to your car for peace of mind

PSA is preparing to test battery-powered cars that recharge with an on-board generator as the automaker hunts for a breakthrough in mass-market electric vehicles to catch rivals Toyota and Renault-Nissan.

News 13 Jul, 2016

Hardcore Lamborghini Huracan Superleggera could be on the way after being spotted testing at the Nurburgring

News 13 Jul, 2016

Mercedes join forces with golf cart maker Garia to produce the luxurious Style Edition golf cart

First half registrations in 2016 for Europe's Big Five markets showed that overall the market is performing strongly, JATO Dynamics said.

Jaguar Land Rover will create a fleet of more than 100 research vehicles to test autonomous and connected technology. The first models will be on the road later this year.

Divergent auto safety regulations in the United States and the European Union drive up costs by as much as US$2.3bn annually on a bilateral basis, according to a new Center for Automotive Research (CAR) study, entitled Potential Cost Savings and Additional Benefits of Convergence of Safety Regulations between the United States and the European Union.

LMC Automotive has cut its forecast for auto sales in the US for 2016-2023, based on the recent plateauing of year-on-year sales growth, combined with growing economic and political risk in the US and globally, potentially impacting trade, the US economy and consumer confidence.

Porsche's worldwide sales were up by just three percent in the first half of 2016 but the 911 is doing better than that, deliveries rising by 10 percent. That's thanks to the release of a model which has had so many changes in mid-life that it even gains a new project code: 991.2, as opposed to 991 for the series which first appeared in late 2011.

Nissan unveiled a new technology that allows for hands-free highway driving as its next step toward self-driving cars but cautioned that automakers must be proactive in warning about safety following the recent crash of a self-driving Tesla.

News 13 Jul, 2016

Design boss at MINI resigns to follow new career opportunity, having been in the position since 2011

Porsche will supply its new V-8 gasoline engine to Bentley and Audi. The engine debuts in the new Porsche Panamera later this year.

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles will become the first mass-market automaker to join Tesla in offering bounties to hackers who identify security vulnerabilities in vehicle software.

General Motors is modifying its criteria for how it holds dealers accountable for their sales performance -- at least in New York state -- following a court ruling there that shot down GM's preferred formula for rating dealers'...

News 13 Jul, 2016

New technology will allow Jaguar Land Rover to test over 100 driverless cars on UK roads starting later in 2016

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the electric car maker has no plans to disable its Autopilot feature in the wake of a fatal accident in which the driver of a Model S car was using the technology, The Wall Street Journal reported.

A longtime General Motors supplier has filed for bankruptcy and repercussions could wreak havoc on the automaker's North American production. Clark-Cutler-McDermott filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Thursday, July 7.