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News 11 Mar, 2016

Drop-top SsangYong Tivoli could be on the cards, but bosses are undecided on whether it’ll come to the UK

Our coverage of an address to 20,000 Volkswagen employees at Wolfsburg this week, during which VW Group CEO Matthias Müller appealed for unity as the company seeks to recover from its current crisis, attracted a lot of reader interest. As did the departure of VW's US division's CEO, Michael Horn. He was expected by some observers to emerge as a management casualty at VW as the dieselgate crisis unfolded in the US last year but appeared to weather the initial storm and stayed in position.

Mercedes-Benz's lineup overhaul is coming full circle as the E class goes on sale this month, testing the automaker's ability to maintain its growth pace ahead of the next round of revamps starting in 2018.

Mercedes-Benz is the world's best-selling luxury brand after two months even as last year's leader, BMW, regained lost ground in February.

Opinion 13 Mar, 2016

Whether we vote in or out of the EU, Mike Rutherford reckons the car industry has nothing to worry about

BMW Group achieved record unit sales in February up 7.9% year on year to 163,965 cars.

New vehicle sales in the Philippines rose by 21.7% to 25,150 units in February, compared with 20,663 units in the same month of last year, according to a report released jointly by the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines (CAMPI) and the Truck Manufacturers Association (TMA).

Valeo has confirmed the acquisition of telematics and mobile connectivity soltuions supplier, Peiker, after receiveing anti-trust authorisation.

Porsche said its profit jumped 25 percent last year to a record, providing much-needed support to parent Volkswagen Group as it braces for the high cost of resolving its emissions-cheating scandal.

Porsche booked record results for 2015, its fifth consecutive record year.

Despite the wiper blade being a mature technology, manufacturers are still pushing back the technical boundaries and finding ways to grow their market share.  To learn how the European wiper blade market is taking shape, Matthew Beecham spoke to Olivier Raby, Managing Director for Trico Europe. Market leader Trico Products' wiper product range includes complete wiper systems, blades, arms, linkages, motors, electronics and vision modules.

Magna says it is to supply its new Eyeris Generation 3.0 camera system for the 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee, the first FCA US vehicle to feature the camera technology and for the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica.

Volkswagen brand's global vehicle sales fell 4.7 percent in February, hit by declines in China, the U.S., Brazil and Russia. However, Europe was a bright spot for VW Group's core unit.

Nissan will debut semi-autonomous driving technology in Europe in the Qashqai crossover, its best-selling model in the region.

The high-powered version of the redesigned Mercedes-Benz E class will reach 396 hp. The Mercedes-AMG E43 will hit showroom floors in the U.S. in early 2017, the German luxury brand said Thursday.

Robert Taub, a 42-year veteran of Ford Motor who served as the company's director of corporate affairs planning for two decades, died this week at the age of 92.

The departure of Volkswagen's U.S. boss is a blow to the carmaker's attempts to revive sales after its emissions test cheating scandal, but should not disrupt its efforts to strike a deal with U.S. regulators, analysts and sources told Reuters.

Porsche has been weighing bids from Panasonic and Bosch for a long-range battery as it prepares to challenge Tesla Motors with an all-electric sports car, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg.

Subaru will show its new generation model-year 2017 Impreza at the New York auto show later this month. A teaser photo shows a front headlight and a bit of the sculpted front end.

News 10 Mar, 2016

New Subaru hybrid coupe would act as a halo model for the manufacturer’s range, if given the green light.