News
24 Feb, 2016
Subtly updated version of premium hatch features tweaked design, and drops Quadrifoglio name
A study by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) finds that the growth of car sharing will erode the traditional automotive industry's sales through the next five years, but will not be as disruptive as the move towards autonomous cars later in the 2020s.
Right hand drive Jeep Wrangler utes (local-speak for utility or pickup truck) have gone on sale in New Zealand where the Thai-built Ford Ranger was best selling commercial vehicle last year with 6,818, units and 17% market share and also the top selling model overall, the first time a commercial vehicle has outsold a passenger model.
The latest generation of the UK's top-selling convertible goes on sale in the country at the end of March although it will no longer be assembled in its home market.
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24 Feb, 2016
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Aston Martin has chosen to invest in Wales (part of the UK) for its second manufacturing plant which will produce a crossover based on the 'DBX'. The company has been evaluating possible sites around the world and there had been speculation that it would choose a site in the US.
Features
24 Feb, 2016
Shell, Gordon Murray Design and Geo Technology have joined forces to create Project M, an efficient vision for the future
DriveRight, an independent supplier of automotive, wheel and tyre data, founded 15 years ago, has established a UK R&D team and wheel and calliper consultancy within a newly-opened building within the MIRA Technology Park, owned by Japanese company Horiba which acquired the facility last year.
GKN has unveiled 2015 sales up 2% organically with profit before tax (management basis) of GBP603m (US$840m) (2014: GBP601m).
Daimler and Nissan have joined Ford in supporting Prime Minister David Cameron's bid to keep the UK inside the European Union.
Nissan and Daimler have joined Ford in supporting Prime Minister David Cameron's bid to keep the UK inside the European Union. Exports to EU markets accounted for 58 percent of UK auto production last year.
Linamar and GF Automotive, a division of Georg Fischer, have selected Henderson County, North Carolina as the location for GF Linamar's new jointly-owned aluminium die casting plant to provide integrated light metal casting and machining solutions.
PSA CEO Carlos Tavares said the automaker will issue new growth targets this year after it completed a restructuring program ahead of schedule. PSA posted a 2015 profit of 1.2 billion euros, reversing a 555 million loss in 2014.
Europe's first big motor show of 2016 is about to get underway. Small crossovers from Toyota and the Volkswagen Group, plus Renault's attempt to reinvigorate the C-MPV segment with a new Scénic will be some of the highlights. Yet it wouldn't be a Geneva show without extraordinary supercars. But even the eagerly awaited Bugatti Chiron looks set to be upstaged by a certain 2000+hp concept.
Stephan Winkelmann faces a challenge to inject fresh momentum into Audi's Quattro high-performance cars unit when he moves to the division from Lamborghini. Quattro is struggling to match growth at its competitors Mercedes AMG and BMW M.
When the Cadillac CT6 goes on sale in March, GM won't have to worry about regulatory blowback from one of its most eye-catching features: a rear-view mirror that doubles as an electronic rear-view display.