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News 9 Nov, 2017

Government aids say Chancellor Philip Hammond will increase taxes for diesel cars in the UK, according to the Financial Times

Continental expects "strong" profit and sales in the fourth quarter as carmakers' accelerating embrace of electric and self-driving technologies boost orders at the company's core automotive business.

Ford's top executive says cars aren't going to disappear on tomorrow's connected roadways -- as long as their brainpower can keep up.

BorgWarner, benefiting from higher revenue and profits, raised its quarterly cash dividend 21 percent a share.

Despite Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche's rather prominent post, career networking site LinkedIn has another suggestion: a job at arch rival BMW. 

News 9 Nov, 2017

Switching to petrol from diesel could cost motorists an extra £1,140 in fuel over three years

French engineering and randd consulting firm Altran Technologies opened a passive-safety center in suburban Detroit as part of an effort to attract new business.

If UK exports to the EU move to WTO tariffs after leaving the EU, Honda's UK plant may be in jeopardy, according to a statement from the company in submission to a UK Parliamentary committee.

Daimler is adding GLA production at its Mercedes-Benz Sindelfingen plant starting in the first quarter of 2018.

News 10 Nov, 2017

Motorists could face future penalties for driving pre-Euro 6 cars, but RAC highlights lack of public record for emissions standards

News 9 Nov, 2017

The facelifted Bentley Continental GT3 must follow the previous generation's championship-winning credentials

Group 1 Automotive raised its quarterly cash dividend for the second time this year, to 25 cents per share.

Honda said it cannot afford the 10 percent export tariff that would be imposed on its British-built cars if Britain had to return to World Trade Organization rules after Brexit. The company builds about 8 percent of Britain's 1.

News 9 Nov, 2017

In-app taxi company partners with Nasa to develop 200mph autonomous drones for the four million LA inhabitants

Ford assembly line workers are testing new upper body exoskeletal technology that helps lessen the chance of fatigue or injury while performing overhead tasks.

News 9 Nov, 2017

Survey finds motorway pubs unpopular with drivers, who'd rather see big-name supermarkets set up shop

News 9 Nov, 2017

Four-pot Sports Vision Gran Turismo resembles NSX, with Honda hinting at an S2000 replacement in the future

The European car manufacturers' trade association ACEA has criticised the EU Commission for setting a 2025 average car fleet CO2 target which it says gives the industry too little time to meet. However, it said setting a target for 2030 was consistent with the timings already agreed by the EU heads of states with the 2030 Climate and Energy Framework.