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News 3 May, 2017

Lister announces plans to build ten continuation versions of its Knobbly racing cars, paving the way for other road going Lister models

News 2 May, 2017

Tesla's bold entry into the long-distance lorry market is revealed in a darkened teaser pic ahead of September reveal

Trico announced it had won the Scania OEM business for the new Global R-Series truck model line for both LHD and RHD front wiper systems.

U.S. light-vehicle sales fell 4.7 percent in April as the biggest automakers, amid plunging car demand, posted declines with ever-rising incentives failing to shake the industry from its longest slump in years. The SAAR came in at 16.

Citroen will launch its first long-range EV in 2020 developed with parent PSA's e-CMP electric architecture. The automaker plans to offer battery-driven variants of models that are also available with combustion engines, rather than standalone EVs.

BMW said it will begin production of its iNext flagship electric car in 2021 at its factory in Dingolfing, southern Germany. The iNext will be BMW's first vehicle capable of Level 3 autonomy.

Samsung has got permission from South Korean authorities to domestically test a self-driving vehicle fitted with its electronic parts and software.

The UK's exit from the European Union (so-called 'Brexit') is going to be a drawn out and complex business.

Bosch will sell its starters and generators business to Zhengzhou Coal Mining Machinery Group private equity firm China Renaissance Capital Investment for $595 million.

Toyota Boshoku Corporation and Tachi-S have struck a business partnership contract to reinforce their respective competitiveness in the global automobile seat market.

Goodyear has reported results for the first quarter of 2017 and presented a flat picture.

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.

News 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

News 2 May, 2017

Volvo upgrades fleet-friendly S60 and V60 trim level with extra kit, priced from £24,545