Ford reportedly has temporarily laid off 130 workers at its plant in Avon Lake, Ohio, jobs which, US media said, it had hoped to preserve by moving production there from Mexico in 2015.
The UK government today published a draft consultation plan to improve air quality by reducing nitrogen dioxide (NOx) levels in the UK's urban areas.
The UK government today published a draft consultation plan to improve air quality by reducing nitrogen dioxide (NOx) levels in the UK's urban areas.
Quarterly results, first or fiscal, continued to trickle in this week with Autoliv (which recently announced an interesting joint venture called Zenuity with Volvo Cars) beating its forecasts. This supplier recently announced some new business with Daimler's Mercedes for the S-Class update. Volkswagen, despite ongoing diesel crisis costs, also pulled off a spectacular Q1 result.
The UK will consult on a new scrappage scheme for the most polluting cars and vans and could introduce clean air zones which some drivers of older vehicles would have to pay to enter.
Porsche said it is opening a digital technology center with 100 staff in Silicon Valley to forge new partnerships, cooperate with venture-capital companies and invest in new companies.
Car sales in Western Europe were down sharply in April, but analysts suggested the outlook remains positive as the economic data for the region continues to improve.
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6 May, 2017
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South Korean steel maker POSCO reportedly will boost business ties with Hyundai Motor and affiliate Kia Motors after the recent opening of a new automotive steel plant in the country, company officials told the Korea Herald.
The Justice Department has begun a criminal investigation into Uber's use of a software tool that helped its drivers evade local transportation regulators, Reuters reported.
BMW Group has made adequate risk provisions to cover a worldwide drop in used-car prices, while cautioning that it expects a slight decrease in return on equity from its financial services arm in 2017.
Daimler's Mercedes-Benz Cars has kicked off the second quarter of 2017 with record April sales - for the 50th consecutive month.
German energy group Innogy has recruited Stefan von Dobschuetz, a key executive from BMW Group's i subbrand, to bolster its e-mobility business.
Chinese automotive supplier, Beijing WKW Automotive is to construct a EUR1.13bn (US$1.24bn) plant for premium electric cars in Rothenburg/Oberlausitz in Saxony, alleviating what the German State describes as "upvheaval" in the region.
The VW brand aims to break even in North America, South America and Russia by 2020 by rolling out more SUVs and pushing cost savings.
The VW brand aims to break even in North America, South America and Russia by 2020 by rolling out more SUVs and pushing cost savings.
Volkswagen Group's core VW brand has pledged to end losses in the United States, Latin America and Russia by the end of the decade, counting on cost cuts and higher-margin new models as it tries to move beyond its diesel emissions crisis.
News
5 May, 2017
The company says diesel cars are being targeted too much and wants to educate drivers of their continuing benefits
France's presidential election could have repercussions for the country's automakers, Renault and PSA.
Tesla is seeking to resolve issues with legacy customers of its Grohmann engineering unit that included BMW, VW and Daimler.
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