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News 5 May, 2017

Peugeot 308 updates include tweaked face with new grille and headlights, joined by new tech and developments under the bonnet

Renault is betting on more SUVs and SUV-styled vehicles for further growth in China as it mulls building its Captur SUV locally and importing its Espace crossover-styled compact minivan.

Ford is temporarily laying off 130 hourly workers and eliminating a shift at its politically important Ohio Truck Plant as demand lags for the medium-duty trucks built there.

The average fuel economy of new light vehicles sold in the U.S. in April rose to 25.3 mpg, up 0.1 mpg from March's level.

Ford plans to move about 600 data insights and analytics employees next year to a $60 million project near its headquarters that is part of the automaker's decade-long campus transformation.

IHS Markit predicts suppliers' 2017 combined global revenue from the primary automotive display systems market will jump 17 percent -- and continue to grow in the coming years.

Toyota opened its expanded North American randd center in Michigan, completing a $154 million project started in 2014. The randd center expansion is part of a reorganization of Toyota's North American corporate footprint.

China's Beijing WKW Automotive will invest as much as $1.24 billion on an electric car factory in the eastern German state of Saxony, according to a statement by the regional government.

Automakers could be betting on a potential boost in demand from a new federal infrastructure program to boost sagging sales and clear inventories of cars and trucks, a top Toyota executive said.

Barely six months have passed since our last review of car sharing yet there have been a plethora of developments since then. This week alone saw GM expand its Maven car sharing platform to accelerate the 'gig' (freelance) economy. Continuing QUBE/just-auto's series of research snapshots, this one takes another look at this blossoming market. Car sharing schemes allow us to rent cars for a short period on an ad hoc basis.

Mercedes-Benz Cars remains locked in battle with BMW and Audi for the title of the world's number one premium passenger vehicle brand. The Daimler division has launched multiple additional vehicles in recent times and more are planned. Existing plants are being expanded and new ones are on the way in Mexico and Russia.

Nissan GB has unveiled its Signal Shield prototype compartment within the arm rest of a Nissan Juke, lined with a Faraday cage to cut down driver distractions with mobile phones.

An unlikely naysayer has emerged as Tesla prepares to market the all-important Model 3 sedan to consumers: Elon Musk himself.

Karma Automotive aired its first TV commercial on Sunday, ahead of the start of deliveries of the Chinese-owned automaker's $130,000 Revero car this month.

SAIC brand MG's UK distribution unit has showed its compact SUV - the MG XS - at the London Motor Show earlier today.

News 4 May, 2017

The new London City Concours car show will welcome visitors for first time in June. Here are the automotive A-listers on display

Mahindra has stopped selling electric cars in the UK due to weak sales, a year after it launched the e2o car in a market it considered a launchpad for selling EVs in other key European countries.

Features 4 May, 2017

We travel to Goodyear HQ in Luxembourg to see the radical rubber innovations on the way for the cars of tomorrow

Ferrari's first-quarter profit jumped 36 percent as the Italian supercar maker benefited from demand for its priciest models, including the $2.1 million LaFerrari Aperta convertible and special editions created for its 70th anniversary.