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General Motors and Cruise Automation have begun testing autonomous prototypes of the Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicle.

Toyota's San Antonio plant is expected to restart slowly on Friday afternoon after a storm knocked out power midweek and stopped production of midsize and large pickups.

ATandT has added Volkswagen and Infiniti to its wireless connected-car program and is introducing a new connected-car data plan for existing tablet or smartphone customers with unlimited plans.

General Motors will offer owners of 2016 Chevrolet Traverse, GMC Acadia and Buick Enclave crossovers debit cards worth $450 to $1,500 to compensate them for buying the vehicles with inflated fuel-economy estimates.

Tesla Motors has surprised auto parts makers with plans to move up high-volume production of the Model 3 to 2018, two years earlier than planned -- an acceleration that supplier executives and industry consultants say would be difficult to achieve...

News 24 May, 2016

Third Skoda Academy apprentice car is one-off sleek coupe based on Rapid Spaceback hatch

Protean Electric and the Tianjin Binhai Hi-Tech Industrial Development Area (THT), have announced their plan to start manufacturing in-wheel motors in Tianjin during the second half of 2016 and to construct a factory on a permanent site within THT by the end of next year.

Opinion 22 May, 2016

Mike Rutherford visited the London Motor Show, and he thinks it's set to become one of the hottest events in the motoring calendar

News 20 May, 2016

BMW has unleashed the 2002 Hommage concept on the eyeballs of the world at the 2016 Villa d’Este car show in Italy

Rolls-Royce is ceasing production of the Phantom Drophead Coupe and Phantom Coupe and the last 50 cars -- already spoken for -- will take mementos with them: pieces of the assembly line where the cars were built.

Brembo says closing of the transaction to acquire a 66% stake in the share capital of ASIMCO Meilian Braking Systems (Langfang), has now taken place.

News 24 May, 2016

Latest Renault Grand Scenic gets 20-inch wheels as standard for a crossover-style look

Zafar Razzacki's resume -- which includes a stint at Google and a few tech startups -- screams Silicon Valley, not Detroit.

Need help with General Motors' future platform strategy? We have you covered with this handy, pocket, go-to guide that was a smash hit with just-auto readers this week. Speaking of platforms, Volvo this week revealed a couple of concept cars that hint at what it is doing with its version of the new CMA architecture being developed jointly with Chinese parent Geely. And we got the inside view about how that cooperation is working out from the chief of R&D.

News 20 May, 2016

BMW tuning experts at Alpina are upping their efforts in the big diesel field with performance versions of the 6 Series, 7 Series and new X7

Volkswagen, aiming to become a "mobility provider," will introduce a new strategy comprising eight key initiatives in mid-June, CEO Matthias Mueller said Friday in a speech to senior company managers.

Zhejiang Geely Holding Group has raised US$400m to support the development of zero-emission capable vehicles by its UK subsidiary, the London Taxi Company (LTC), maker or the iconic London Black Cab.

VW, aiming to become a "mobility provider," will introduce a new strategy in mid June, CEO Matthias Mueller told senior company managers.