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A construction firm working on Faraday Future's $1 billion Nevada factory has warned the electric-car startup that it could face a work stoppage over millions of dollars in unpaid bills, raising questions about Faraday's financial condition.

We should celebrate that Tesla has taken another step toward eventual autonomy. But the company's statements should be dialed back to reflect only what the technology is capable of.

Nissan appears to be close to a decision on whether or not to select its UK (Sunderland) plant to manufacture the next generation Qashqai model or look to make it at an alternative facility in Europe.

Audi plans to buy back 25,000 Q7 diesel engine SUVs in the U.S. to compensate owners whose cars do not meet exhaust emission standards, German weekly Der Spiegel reported today.

News 23 Oct, 2016

The SEAT 20V20 concept will inspire a new large 4x4 to sit above the Ateca and replace SEAT's long-running seven-seat MPV by 2018

News 17 Sep, 2018

After spotting the new SEAT Tarraco testing in the wild, the seven-seat SUV is all set to be fully uncovered ahead of Paris

Valeo has unveiled third-quarter sales up 16% to EUR3.9bn (US$4.3bn), while nine-month consolidated sales came in at EUR12.1bn , up 13%.

News 21 Oct, 2016

DS to launch mid-sized Audi Q5 rival due next year, with smaller DS 3 SUV to follow in 2018

I doubt things are at the Panic Button stage but, as automakers and suppliers continue to pile into 'low cost' eastern Europe - this announcement of expanded output from Toyota just today is just one example - a question of labour availability and/or retention is beginning to surface.

Baby boomers are starting to outgrow their midlife crisis years, and that's bad news for automakers who want to sell sports cars.

Opinion 23 Oct, 2016

The Office for National Statistics suggests that British workers aren't as productive as others. Mike Rutherford thinks that's rubbish

Malaysia's new vehicle market continued to shrink in September, with sales falling by 5.7% to 48,191 units from 51,106 units in the same month of last year, according to data released by the Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA).

News 21 Oct, 2016

Updates for the Lamborghini supercar look likely to make it even more outlandish

Thailand's new vehicle market continued to recover in September, with sales rising by 2.7% to 63,516 units from 61,863 units a year earlier, according to data released by the Federation of Thai Industries.

Jaguar Land Rover and Ford are testing connected cars that can communicate with each other using technology designed to speed up journeys and cut accidents, the first such trials in the country.

Toyota says it will begin selling fuel cell buses under the Toyota brand from early 2017.

Toyota Motor Europe said it would start production of a hybrid transaxle in 2018 at its Toyota Motor Manufacturing Poland (TMMP) plant in Walbrzych, and add two petrol engines, a 1.5-litre in 2017 and a two-litre in 2019, at Toyota Motor Industries, Poland (TMIP) in Jelcz-Laskowice.

Supplier company Toyoda Gosei says it has established material technology for rubber that readily regains its shape even after force has been applied for long times at high temperatures.