Tesla says it will buy the German company Grohmann Engineering to improve its automated manufacturing systems. The deal will help the electric-car maker ramp up its production in a bid to reach its target of 500,000 vehicles by the year 2018.
French Renault unions have concluded their fifth round of negotiations with the automaker, which says it will take on 3,000 'contract duration indeterminée' (CDI) or non-fixed contract staff, of which 50% will be for manufacture and the other half involved in unspecified "other functions."
The California Air Resources Board promised Monday to use its expanded testing procedures to crack down on automakers that use defeat device software to emit more tailpipe pollutants than the state's laws allow.
As China's temporary car purchase tax reduction expiry date approaches, there is increasing speculation inside China that an extension of the tax into 2017 or further market support are being considered by the government.
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8 Nov, 2016
An updated version of Mercedes’ iconic G-Class SUV has been spied winter testing ahead of 2017 launch
Renault-Nissan has promoted Veronique Sarlat-Depotte as its new head of the alliance's joint purchasing operations.
General Motors expects sales of new cars and light trucks in Brazil to rise to 2.4m in 2017 from an estimated 2.1m this year, the GM Brazil head said at an industry event in São Paulo.
Two years into a recession that has sent Brazilian car sales to the lowest in almost a decade, the country chief at General Motors expects the pain to subside in 2017.
Visteon Corporation said it was supplying a range of advanced driver information and information displays, including new dual view technology, for the Jaguar F-Pace crossover.
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Renault CEO and chairman Carlos Ghosn has announced a strategic development agreement with Chronocam, a developer of biologically-inspired vision sensors and computer vision solutions for automotive applications.
Britain's Automotive Investment Organisation (AIO) says the UK has a "compelling story" when it comes to improving the domestic supply chain, with the organisation leveraging both business skills and political administrative expertise to boost the sector.
Haldex recommended that its shareholders accept a takeover bid from German rival Knorr-Bremse, but warned the offer could face problems with competition authorities.
Ferrari CEO Sergio Marchionne sees hybrid technology as a way to boost the brand's profits by lifting sales above 10,000 a year.
Chinese truck maker Dongfeng Commercial Vehicles Company plans to aggressively expand its medium and heavy-duty vehicle operations in Thailand, according to local reports.
Toyota has reported a 43% drop in operating profit during the second quarter of the current fiscal year as it was hit by currency headwinds.
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10 Nov, 2016
Free update breaks Google’s infotainment system free of in-car display screens. It can run straight from your smartphone.
VW Group Chairman Hans Dieter Poetsch has survived internal purges and scandals for more than a decade at the automaker.
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