Continental, at the International Vienna Motor Symposium has shown a "super clean" 48 volt hybrid diesel vehicle, which meets stringent RDE (real driving emissions) limits on CO2 and NOx. The first vehicle using this technology has already gone into production in Europe and a second will follow later this year.
BorgWarner is supplying its 48-volt eBooster electrically driven compressor for Daimler's new three-litre petrol engine.
Yanfeng Automotive Interiors (YFAI) has unveiled its new test lab at the company's Trencín Technical Centre in Slovakia after benefiting from EUR802,000 (US$875,000) in government grants.
Autoliv reported record consolidated sales of US$2,608m, a growth of 4.4%, for the quarter ended 31 March 2017.
Smart expects to boost sales again in the future after they grew 21 percent in 2016, despite the lack of a crossover in the brand's lineup.
Carlos Ghosn will outline new profitability and sales goals when he presents Renault's latest business plan this autumn. Challenges include deepening Renault's alliance with Nissan and Mitsubishi and fixing the company's AvtoVAZ Russian unit.
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2 May, 2017
Tesla boss Elon Musk reveals details of separate company that will attempt to bore tunnels under major cities to alleviate traffic problems
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2 May, 2017
Volvo upgrades fleet-friendly S60 and V60 trim level with extra kit, priced from £24,545
Japanese light vehicle manufacturers produced a combined 19,115,573 vehicles overseas in the last fiscal year ending 31 March 2017 - a 5.8% increase year on year, according to reports in Japan citing industry sources.
French registrations fell 6 percent in April on two fewer selling days. Domestic automakers Renault and PSA saw sales fall while VW Group's volume rose as its Seat and Skoda brands showed strong growth.
French registrations fell 6 percent in April on two fewer selling days. Domestic automakers Renault and PSA saw sales fall while VW Group's volume rose as its Seat and Skoda brands showed strong growth.
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2 May, 2017
Concerns over car buyers pressured into deals they may not be able to afford prompts investigation into car industry practices
It took Volvo seven years from the time it started development on its scalable product architecture until the first SPA models reached the market in 2015.
Lithia Motors acquired Baierl Auto Group in Pittsburgh, giving the Oregon dealership group its first retail foothold in Pennsylvania.
A Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram dealership in Canton, Texas, was swept away Saturday night during a tornado, reported the NBC affiliate television station in Dallas-Fort Worth.
General Motors said it opened the Durant-Dort Factory One in Flint, Mich., after four years of restorations.
Ride- and emission-control systems supplier Tenneco said first-quarter net income rose 11 percent to $63 million.
Ford evacuated roughly 2,000 employees from an office near its headquarters after a suspicious package was found in the building's mailroom. The package was deemed safe by 1:15 p.m. ET.
VW, known for ad campaigns such as "Think Small," is now thinking bigger as it seeks to lure buyers into an expanded lineup of roomier vehicles, including the new Atlas.
Autonomous vehicle start-up Zoox said Corrado Lanzone, former operations director of Ferrari's racing division, has joined the company as its vice president of manufacturing operations.
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