Italy's government is highlighting the importance of the automotive sector to the country's economy as it works with the European Union (EU) to secure a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Japan.
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16 Nov, 2016
Mercerdes’ rival to the Rolls-Royce Dawn debuts at the 2016 LA Motor Show before going on sale in spring 2017
Tata Motors' Jaguar is promising "sports car performance and SUV space" and a 220-mile range for its all-electric i-Pace, due out late in 2017.
China's NextEV will unveil its first product, a high-performance electric car, in London next week. With 1,360 hp, the supercar matches the performance of top hybrid supercars such as the La Ferrari and McLaren P1, the company says.
Skoda will bring out a variant of its Superb with a plug-in hybrid powertrain in 2019, a company spokesman confirmed to Automobilwoche, a sister publication of Automotive News Europe.
Tata Motors swung to a quarterly profit on the back of surging sales at its Jaguar brand.
Jaguar's first full-electric car will closely resemble the I-Pace SUV concept unveiled in Los Angeles. The production I-Pace will arrive in dealerships in 2018 priced between 10 percent and 15 percent more than a comparably equipped F-Pace.
Unions at Renault have called for work stoppages in France as they resist demands for greater working time flexibility. The stoppages could hit production of the Renault Clio and Zoe hatchbacks, and the Nissan Micra.
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21 Nov, 2016
China’s NextEV to launch new NIO sub-brand, and their first car will be this – the stunning EP9 electric hypercar
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16 Nov, 2016
Jaguar's I-Pace SUV concept previews an all-electric SUV due to go on sale in 2018
The F-PACE is now Jaguar's best seller, a new Audi Q5 will soon be in showrooms and Alfa Romeo has just revealed the Stelvio with claims that it has better handling than Porsche's smallest SUV. Can the Macan maintain its segment leadership?
Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche braved a frosty reception as the guest speaker at a party congress held by Germany's Green party, where he told delegates he too wants emissions-free cars on the roads.
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16 Nov, 2016
What to expect from Clarkson, Hammond and May’s new Amazon Prime motoring show
Following the recent reviews of Volkswagen, Audi and Skoda future vehicles, this fourth of a five-part series concerns SEAT. A look at what's ahead for Porsche, Bentley, Lamborghini and Bugatti will make up the final part of the overall analysis of the Volkswagen Group's passenger car plans.
Samsung Electronics has agreed to buy Harman for about $8 billion to expand its connected-car business and reduce its reliance on a slowing smartphone market.
Audi said it was in talks with China's SAIC Motor for a long-term collaboration, which dealers for its existing joint venture with FAW say would cause them "potentially fatal damage."
BMW wants to boost sales of electric and plug-in hybrid cars from its "i" subbrand by two-thirds next year to 100,000 vehicles, a German newspaper reported, citing CEO Harald Krueger.