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Investigators found a laptop computer in the Tesla Model S sedan involved in a fatal crash on May 7, the Florida Highway Patrol said on Thursday.

Nissan will have a significantly freshened Pathfinder crossover for 2017, with more engine power and torque, more safety features and more towing power.

Mexico's auto production rose 4.1 percent in June from a year earlier while auto exports rose 1.8 percent, the country's auto industry group, AMIA, said on Thursday.

Ficosa said it had won a contract with a major European car manufacturer (OEM) to produce a system composed of the backrest suspension mat and the cushion mat with electromechanical lumbar adjustment.

BorgWarner said it is supplying its pre-emptive on-demand transfer case for multiple Jaguar models.

The rapid growth of Tesla and the increasing range of other electric vehicles have California contemplating new requirements that anger both Tesla and competitors like Honda.

News 7 Jul, 2016

Jeep has collaborated with Garage Italia Customs to create three unique models for the 50th anniversary of Montreux Jazz Festival. Nice...

Features 9 Jul, 2016

Teaser pics and videos aim to build excitement ahead of a new car launch but some give very little away. Others, nothing.

The recovery to car sales in Western Europe continued in June, with sales across the region at 1.4m units, some 5.7% up on the same month last year.

News 7 Jul, 2016

The sole provider of UK motorway EV charging stations, Ecotricity, has decided to start charging users a £5 flat-fee

News 8 Jul, 2016

The Dacia Duster budget SUV is set to include a new seven-seater model when all-new 4x4 arrives next year; could be called 'Grand Duster'

Ford continued its strong performance in China with vehicle sales in the first half for Ford, Lincoln and its joint ventures reaching 577,097 vehicles, a 6% increase compared to the same time last year.

The board of management and group works council of Audi have reached a new company agreement. In the future, employees will have even more freedom and scope to combine their working life with their private life. For the first time, they have a general right to work flexibly and independently of place and time, if it is compatible with their actual tasks. The new regulations are part of a comprehensive concept for the future world of work at the automaker.

General Motors and its joint ventures enjoyed record June deliveries in China of 273,563 units, up 11.2% year on year. The Buick, Cadillac and Baojun brands had their best June ever.

GF Automotive, a division of GF, has received a major global order for passenger cars·structural parts from a well-known European car manufacturer.

Jaguar Land Rover Special Vehicle Operations (SVO) has officially opened its new technical centre in the UK.

Europe's leading trade associations for the telecommunications and automotive sectors have announced they intend to launch a large-scale, pre-deployment project to test connected and automated driving at the EU level.

The Fitch ratings agency says that Tata-owned Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is the automotive group most at risk of revenue and earnings pressure due to the so-called Brexit referendum result for the UK to leave the EU.