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Oct
31st

Toyota teams with shared-car service on smartphone key pilot program

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Toyota said today it will conduct a pilot program on a smartphone-operated key with U.S. car-sharing company Getaround.
Oct
31st

Connected vehicle intrusion detection developed

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Connected technologies company Harman and Airbiquity, specialist in connected vehicle services, have announced the first automotive grade, end to end intrusion detection system (IDS) for connected vehicles.
Oct
31st

Toyota confident of fireproof li-ion batteries

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Engineers claim to have tamed volatile lithium-ion battery technology and can now safely pack more power at no significant extra cost.
Oct
31st

Ford, citing fire at headquarters, postpones October sales report for U.S.

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A fire at Ford's world headquarters on Monday is forcing the company to delay the release of October sales results for the U.S. until later in the week.
Oct
31st

Ford, citing headquarters fire, postpones U.S. sales report for October

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A fire at Ford's world headquarters on Monday is forcing the company to delay the release of October sales results for the U.S. until later in the week.
Oct
31st

Renault Clio gets better than ever with advanced tech and new features (sponsored)

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Renault Clio
Sponsored 24 Nov, 2016

We round up the long list of improvements Renault has made to its Mk4 Clio supermini inside and out, and detail the enhanced specs

Oct
31st

Toyota will “fight” to keep UK production

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Toyota Motor has moved to reassure employees at its UK plants that it will "fight" to maintain operations in the UK after the country leaves the European Union, according to reports in Japan.
Oct
31st

GAC Motor setting up R&D centre in North America

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China's GAC Motor Ltd is in the process of establishing an R&D centre in North America to help drive its global expansion ambitions, according to local reports quoting company sources.
Oct
31st

GM Brazil’s head calls for less incentives, more competitiveness

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São Paulo-based GM South America, headed by Barry Engle, has reaffirmed temporary fiscal incentives proved fruitless in improving the Brazilian motor industry's competitiveness in recent years.
Oct
31st

How to replace wiper blades (sponsored)

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Change car wiper blades (sponsored)
Sponsored 31 Oct, 2016

Windscreen wipers are a vital safety feature. Read on for our guide to windscreen wiper replacement

Oct
31st

China puts a spring in Honda profits and forecasts

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Honda Motor has boosted operating profit for the fiscal second quarter to 30 September, 2016 on reduced sales but has boosted its full-year net profit forecast on strong performance in China.
Oct
31st

Japan-EU FTA could push more supplier access – CLEPA

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European supplier association, CLEPA, believes the tantalisingly close Japan-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) will trigger potential for component makers to access the Far East country's lucrative domestic market.
Oct
31st

Tesla&’s sale of clean-air credits may have marked peak for market

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After Tesla sold $139 million of zero-emission credits in the third quarter, CEO Elon Musk complained that they should be worth more -- if only California's regulations were tougher. Instead, they may soon be worth less.
Oct
31st

Japan earthquake sees Continuity Plan now in place – JAMA sec gen

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Japan's automotive manufacturing association (JAMA) says it is confident robust measures put in place following the catastrophic earthquake in 2011 will see it cope with future seismic shocks in the country.
Oct
31st

Captur sales plunge as Peugeot refreshes 2008

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It might have lost its title of top selling B-SUV to the Captur earlier this year but Peugeot's newly updated 2008 is suddenly outselling its rival in France.
Oct
31st

New Optima PHEV & estate help Kia UK outsell Hyundai

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While other car makers are scaling down their model ranges in Europe's non-premium D segment, Kia is doing the opposite. A new estate and a PHEV saloon are new additions to the Optima range. Last month, they even helped Kia to outsell Hyundai in the UK.
Oct
31st

Turboflex 1.0 makes Brazilian VW Golf line all-turbo

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Volkswagen Brazil has launched the country's first locally made, midsize hatchback with a one-litre, turbocharged, flex-fuel engine (turboflex).
Oct
31st

UK wants tariff-free trade for auto industry after Brexit

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The UK government told Nissan it would aim for tariff-free trade with Europe for the auto industry after Brexit, persuading the automaker to invest in the country's biggest car plant, a minister said.
Oct
31st

Japan-EU FTA could be inked by year-end – JAMA

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Tough Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations between Japan and the European Union (EU) could be concluded as early as the end of this year, paving the way for a raft of tariff and non-tariff measures to be swiftly addressed.
Oct
31st

UK seeks continued tariff-free auto trade with EU

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In an interview with the BBC, UK government minister and business secretary Greg Clark said that the UK would be seeking to maintain tariff-free trade in automotive products between the UK and the EU after the UK's departure from the European Union.
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