News
12 Oct, 2017
British retailer sees major decline in sat-nav systems being sold in store as smartphone maps take over
Audi AG ended the third quarter with an increase of 2.6% in September sales compared to 2016.
Paris authorities plan to ban diesel and gasoline combustion engine cars by 2030 to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
BMW is discussing outsourcing Chinese production of Mini vehicles to Great Wall, Bloomberg reported. BMW may also export Minis from China, sources told the news agency.
Kia sees the new Stonic as its best opportunity to date to conquer those European customers who remain stubbornly loyal to traditional German, French or Italian volume brands.
VW plans to bring together the manufacturing of parts, including engines and transmissions, in a new business unit. Analysts like the move, saying it could build profits.
VW Group is expanding its push into electric cars with plans to roll out battery-powered commercial vehicles targeted at urban areas as growing public concerns about air quality boost demand.
News
11 Oct, 2017
Starting from $2,000 a month, Porsche Passport users can gain on-demand access for up to 22 Porsche models
Skoda will only make use of parent VW Group's wider manufacturing network to cope with peaks in demand, CEO Bernhard Maier said, amid worries that the brand could lose some production to VW factories in Germany.
BMW is looking at the possibility of opening a joint venture assembly plant in China with Great Wall Motor, a company executive told Reuters.
European lawmakers propose to give automakers carbon credits for sales of low-emissions vehicles such as EVs, sources told Reuters. The EU will allow the credits to be offset against tough CO2 emissions targets planned for 2030.
Volkswagen plans to reduce the size of its European dealer network and introduce online sales as it adjusts to changing buying habits.
News
17 Oct, 2017
The 2018 Range Rover is here, benefitting from visual tweaks, a more sumptuous feel and a PHEV hybrid version
Nvidia, ZF and Deutsche Post DHL have partnered to deploy a test fleet of autonomous electric delivery trucks starting in 2018. The trucks will feature ZF's ProAI self-driving system, which based on Nvidia's Drive PX technology.
News
13 Oct, 2017
One of Japan’s key metal producers caught falsifying strength and durability figures, affecting several carmakers
The Brazilian auto market should grow 40 percent in the next four years as Latin America's largest economy emerges from its deepest recession in a century, Pablo Di Si, the new head of VW Group in Brazil, said.
Japanese automakers including Toyota, Nissan and Mazda are investigating whether falsely labelled products supplied by Kobe Steel have impacted the safety of their cars.
Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne said he was not sure a tie-up with Great Wall was the answer to his quest for consolidation to reduce costs, pushing back against the Chinese automaker's earlier expressed interest in his company.
Following features which looked at what's ahead for Daihatsu and Lexus, now comes a deep dive into plans for future Toyota cars.
Can Kia Motors Europe do no wrong? Sales keep rising across EU and EFTA markets, and none is stronger than the UK. Here, the brand is outselling Hyundai. Its lead is slim, so crucial new cars such as the Stonic and smaller volume ones such as the Niro plug-in hybrid will be key if the company manages a first and overtakes the parent brand for the full year.