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Opel/Vauxhall CEO Karl-Thomas Neumann will expand his social communication activities to LinkedIn as a member of the "influencer" programme limited to 500 participants worldwide.

Starting today (29 February) Nissan Motor is buying back up to 300m shares worth JPY400bn. The programme ends on 22 December, 2016.

America's Department of Energy's (DoE) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), says up to US$30m will be available in funding for a new programme focused on creating components for the next generation of batteries, fuel cells and other electrochemical devices.

News 29 Feb, 2016

Volvo is developing a 1.5-litre 3-cylinder turbo engine that could power entry-level versions of the S90, V90 and XC90

The main improvements in braking systems in recent years have come from electronic controls - ABS, to ESC to brake-by-wire. Continuing just-auto's series of interviews with tier one suppliers, Matthew Beecham spoke to Felix Bietenbeck, Head of Business Unit Vehicle Dynamics and Dr. Sören Kirchner, Head of Segment Electronic Parking Brakes, both part of Continental's Chassis & Safety Division about trends in the electronic braking system market.

Fiat Chrysler started production of the Maserati Levante at its Mirafiori plant in Turin. The SUV, a rival to the Porsche Cayenne, will be launched in Europe in May and later in other markets around the world.

News 1 Mar, 2016

New Rolls Black Badge versions of the Wraith and Ghost get exclusive exterior and interior treatment plus extra power

Daimler says U.S. authorities have requested information from its Mercedes brand to explain emissions levels in some of its diesel cars.

Denso's thermal systems division represents its second largest segment, accounting for approximately one-third of the company's annual turnover. The division produces climate control products and engine-cooling systems. Continuing just-auto's series of interviews with tier one suppliers, Matthew Beecham spoke to Tibor Gyoeroeg, Senior Manager at Denso Automotive Deutschland GmbH and Matteo Biglia, Director at Denso Thermal Systems Italy about the supplier's cooling system technologies.

News 29 Feb, 2016

The first pictures of the new Porsche 911 R have emerged ahead of the car’s Geneva Motor Show reveal tomorrow.

Bridgestone Canada says it is expanding its passenger and light truck tyre manufacturing facility in Joliette, Quebec, as part of a five-year investment that could total upwards of CA$300 million (US$221m).

Key Safety Systems (KSS) says it has obtained a majority ownership stake in ImageNext, a Korean-based developer of vision systems in automotive electronics for advanced safety applications.

The General Motors Research and Development Innovation Challenge is an internal competition quietly launched in 2013 to harness GM's ranks of Ph.D.

One of the largest and most complex recall efforts in auto industry history is growing larger and more complex. After starting small, the Takata airbag inflator recalls have spread like a virus to infect 12 automakers and as many as 25 million U.S.

GM isn't just cutting back on rental sales, it's selling a richer mix of trim levels and features to entice future new and used buyers to consider a Chevy or Buick.

Berlin City Auto Group in New England makes the most of its rural setting, using 30 chase cars and 80 drivers to deliver 3,000-plus cars per year.

The latest issue of the Automotive News Europe monthly e-magazine is ready to view.

In 'The Art of the Deal,' Donald Trump's 1987 best-seller, he wrote that then-Cadillac general manager John Grettenberger approached him with the idea of developing a superstretch, superluxe Caddy bearing the Trump name.