The upside of tax reform has made many automakers reluctant to put lobbying muscle fully behind a fight to preserve an incentive for a market that only represents 1 percent of sales. But an alliance of environmentalists and utilities is stepping up.
Jaguar Land Rover Automotive reported a 38% increase in second quarter pre tax profit to GBP385m (US$506m) in the three months to 30 September 2017.
Goodyear has completed the previously-announced acquisition of automated tyre inspection company, Ventech Systems from Grenzebach Maschinenbau to support its fleet services in Europe and other global regions.
Volkswagen group premium brand Audi AG sold boosted global sales 5.3% year on year in October to 158,750 cars.
Ford and Nissan had big jumps in new-car sales in a Russian market where overall volume increased 17 percent.
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Efforts to tackle vehicle emissions could next turn to reducing small particles from tyre and brake wear
Volvo has secured a EUR245m (US$286m) loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) for its research and development programme.
Opel teased a new SUV that will go into production in 2019 with seven-seat and plug-in hybrid variants.
Faurecia has finalised the acquisition of a majority stake in Jiangxi Coagent Electronics, renamed Faurecia Coagent Electronics S&T.
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After numerous spy shots of the new range-topping 'Vette, the ZR1 is set to be officially unveiled this Sunday.
While driverless cars are being pushed to the public as desirable, are they really? Many of us like driving cars, most of the time. Albert Biermann, head of Vehicle Test and High Performance Development for Hyundai and Kia Motors told just-auto that there will always be a need for fun to drive cars.
PSA is pushing the UK factories acquired as part of its deal for GM's European operations to make a leap in competitiveness to offset the potential risks posed by Brexit.
PSA CEO Carlos Tavares defended the Vauxhall brand against suggestions that it should be axed but said the UK factories acquired by PSA as part of its deal for GM's European operations need to make a leap in competitiveness to offset the potential...
Opel's global export push could mean production of its cars in PSA's plants in China, Russia and Iran and even sales in the U.S., home market of former owner GM.
Opel's global export push could mean production of its cars in PSA's plants in China, Russia and Iran and even sales in the U.S. home market of its former owner GM.
Opel's global export push could mean production of its cars in PSA's plants in China, Russia and Iran and even sales in the U.S., home market of former owner GM.
PSA is betting that bigger, better vehicles --such as the DS7 Crossback SUV and Citroen C5 Aircross -- will bolster margins and improve sales in China, which fell by almost half in the first nine months.
A U.S. Senate tax reform proposal unveiled on Thursday does not eliminate a $7,500 electric vehicle tax credit as Republicans in the House of Representatives have proposed.
Hyundai is considering building the Tucson and Kona crossovers and a planned pickup truck at its sole U.S. factory to help reverse a sales slump, the Seoul Economic Daily reported.
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