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A GM veteran is joining Chery as design chief, the latest foreign executive to sign on with a Chinese carmaker as local players become more competitive.

InMotion, Jaguar Land Rover's mobility services business, will collaborate with ride-hailing service Lyft in a $25 million partnership agreement.

Renault is launching a new version of the MY Renault application, which now connects directly to the vehicle. Owners can manage their cars and their services from their smartphones.

Volkswagen Truck & Bus and MAN Truck & Bus will see a reshuffle of key executive board positions as of 1 July, 2017.

Adoption of Industry 4.0 manufacturing techniques could culminate in more jobs being generated says Chinese supplier, Yanfeng Automotive Interiors (YFAI), although it nonetheless concedes staff will need more training to cope with new methods.

The CEO of General Motors' European Opel division, Karl-Thomas Neumann, has resigned in advance of Opel's sale to France's PSA Group. Finance chief Michael Lohscheller will be Neumann's successor.

The German transport ministry has ordered the KBA watchdog agency to examine emissions of VW unit and sports car maker Porsche, a ministry spokesman told a news agency on Monday (12 June) following a critical media report.

Airbag supplier Takata has recommended reappointing its current board, suggesting slow progress in its efforts to to find a financial backer to overhaul the business.

Citroen has introduced its second new SUV, the subcompact C3 Aircross, as the French automaker seeks to make up ground lost to rivals in the fast-growing SUV and crossover segment.

Hyundai Mobis says it has opened its first domestic proving ground that will allow it to better test parts and related technologies and avoid it having to use overseas facilities. 

Opel CEO Dr Karl-Thomas Neumann has stepped down as the Speaker of the Management Board and CEO of Opel/Vauxhall.

BMW's UK car workers have rejected a pension deal designed to end a long-running dispute over plans to close the automaker's final salary pension scheme.

The German Transport Ministry has ordered an investigation into whether Porsche used a cheat device to hide high NOx emissions from the Cayenne V-6 diesel.

Tata Motors' Jaguar Land Rover has announced new 2018 model year Land Rover Discovery Sport and Range Rover Evoque models with the new, UK-made, two litre four-cylinder Ingenium petrol engines and a new 240PS diesel that are also filtering into the Jaguar line.

News 12 Jun, 2017

JLR's latest investment sees its InMotion venture team up with Lyft to develop new services and technology

News 13 Jun, 2017

Striking new Hyundai Kona to rival the Nissan Juke and Citroen C3 Aircross when it arrives in November

Yanfeng Automotive Interiors (YFAI) says the emergence of megatrends such as autonomous driving will present it with significant business opportunities as it looks to capitalise on its joint venture with seating specialist, Adient.

Compact hatchbacks are still the preference of the majority of Brazilian car buyers despite the rising number of SUVs and crossovers on sale. Meanwhile 2017 is becoming known for redesigns and technology updates at a level seldom seen in the history of the local industry. The first of the new hatchback breed to arrive is the Fiat Argo, of which sales have started already, while the new Volkswagen Polo will take a little longer.

Continuing just-auto/QUBE's series of interviews, we spoke to Thomas Ebenfeld, psychologist and managing partner of Concept M, about what makes car consumers tick. Headquartered in Cologne, Germany with offices worldwide, Concept M consists of a group of psychological market researchers with a focus on the automotive industry.