BMW has launched a new generation Mini Connected app which now includes a personal mobility assistant which can help with journey planning and traffic alerts on the driver's Apple iPhone. Android-based smartphone compatibility is in development.
Volkswagen Group's supervisory board will meet on Friday to discuss restructuring of the automaker, the premier of the German state of Lower Saxony, VW's second-biggest shareholder, confirmed today.
Fuji Heavy Industries (FHI) has started production of the redesigned 2017 Subaru Impreza in its US plant, Subaru of Indiana Automotive (SIA).
On Wednesday (2 November), Ford belatedly reported its October results. Adding more red ink to Tuesday's totals, the automaker'ssales were down 11.9% as a good month for Lincoln was dragged down by a bad month for the Ford brand.
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Based on the headlines you might think that Google single-handedly created the self-driving car, but when it comes to patents it is no match for Toyota, VW and Bosch when it comes to autonomous driving patents.
Tower International posted third-quarter net income of $18.2 million, a 12 percent year-over-year gain driven by new business in North America. Revenue rose 3.4 percent in the quarter to $457 million.
Automakers have "ultimate responsibility" for the costs of replacing potentially deadly Takata airbags, no matter what happens to the Japanese supplier, the nation's top vehicle safety regulator said.
Volkswagen's supervisory board will hold an extraordinary meeting on Friday to consult on a wide-ranging restructuring of the carmaker, two supervisory board sources told Reuters on Wednesday.
Delphi Automotive reported a 27 percent decline in third-quarter net income as restructuring costs and debt refinancing offset revenue gains.
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Former Ford of Europe and Maserati chief Martin Leach has died from cancer at the age of 59.
Ford Motor Co.'s U.S. sales fell 12 percent in October, as every car and SUV in the Ford brand's lineup declined. It was the fourth consecutive year-over-year decline in Ford's monthly sales and its largest since August 2010.
Spanish new-car sales rose 4 percent in October but sales to private buyers dropped by 2.4 percent after a program offering discounts for owners to swap their old cars for new ones ended
After a brief stall, the auto industry saw fleet-wide fuel economy improve last year despite continued growth in light-truck sales, according to new data released today by the EPA.
After a brief stall, the auto industry saw fleetwide fuel economy improve last year despite continued growth in light-truck sales, according to new data released today by the EPA.
Martin Leach, a former Ford executive who led its European unit and also ran Maserati before taking a top position at electric carmaker NextEV, has died. He was 59.
China has promised that German automakers will not be discriminated against in the electric-car market as the country readies plans to set quotas for EVs.
The Goodyear tyre & Rubber Company has broken ground on a US$485m expansion of its tyre factory in Pulandian, Dalian, China.
Delphi Automotive reported third quarter 2016 net profit of $1.07 per share or $1.50 excluding special items.
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