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News 2 Mar, 2016

Dacia adds new 'Easy-R' automated transmission to its dCI 90 diesel models and new limited-edition spec

News 2 Mar, 2016

What were the cars that stood out for the Auto Express team in what was an action-packed Geneva Motor Show…

Bentley is considering an increase in production of its Bentayga, the world's most expensive SUV, CEO Wolfgang Duerheimer said.

The Maserati Levante will be the "big beast" among luxury SUVs, CEO Harald Wester said. Maserati is counting on the crossover to help it reach its target of boosting sales to 75,000 cars in 2018.

Faurecia says it has equipped the Hyundai IONIQ Hybrid and plug-in Hybrid with its compact Exhaust Heat Recovery System (EHRS), offering up to 3 % fuel savings, as measured on US EPA Federal Test Procedure (FTP20).

An expected slowdown in new vehicle registrations did not materialise in New Zealand which saw a record 10,313 February new vehicle registrations last month, up 4.4% year on year.

Toyota will create new business units focused around product segments and roll out a new advanced strategic planning center to plot growth in an era in which sales exceed 10 million units and new technologies are needed.

News 2 Mar, 2016

Ford Edge-rivalling Vauxhall Insignia-based SUV on sale in 2018 to replace the old Antara

News 2 Mar, 2016

Italian firm Italdesign rebodies and re-engineers a Lamborghini Huracan for its Geneva 2016 show concept

Dana has unveiled a new driveshaft engineered to further support engine downspeeding. 

Total production of Subaru All-Wheel Drive (AWD) vehicles at Fuji Heavy Industries has reached 15m units nearly 44 years after the Leone 4WD Estate Van was introduced in September 1972.

General Motors Europe boss has told just-auto that the company is off to a strong sales start as it looks to hit breakeven in 2016. In a wide-ranging interview in Geneva, he also said that Opel is looking to address its weakness in SUVs, is concerned about the UK's currency movements and believes that Opel should focus on efficiency gains for combustion engines - rather than go for hybrids - in meeting tighter CO2 emission rules.

News 10 Mar, 2016

396bhp Mercedes-AMG E 43 revealed ahead of New York Motor Show debut

Software interface provider, Rightware, says it is collaborating with semiconductor solutions operator, Renesas Electronics to showcase the latter's R-Car H3 System-on-a-Chip (SoC) and Kanzi software.

Can what we now call the QX70, the car that started life as the FX, really be almost eight years old? It's still selling strongly too, deliveries in its largest market rising by 25% in February.

Opel/Vauxhall CEO Karl-Thomas Neumann has told just-auto that the brands are planning to increase diesel mix in Europe, in spite of the uncertainties caused for diesel's outlook due to the ramifications of VW's so-called 'dieselgate' scandal and its wider fallout.

Belgian automotive supplier, ECA says it has achieved hide efficiency of up to 80% using Lectra's Versalis cutting solution.

Relatively milder temperatures may have brought people outdoors but it was most likely incentives averaging 11% higher than last February and petrol prices averaging 27% less that brought them to dealer lots last month.