China's premium market will grow to about three million cars a year, Audi and Mercedes executives predicted. Audi is China's best-selling luxury brand but is losing ground to Mercedes.
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20 Apr, 2017
McLaren boss hints a 2+2 GT would be considered, but a four-door McLaren is out of the question.
Apple is expanding the capabilities of its maps app in Europe to help owners of EVs from Tesla, Nissan and other automakers to find charging stations. Improving its mapping products has become a key focal point for Apple in its battle with Google.
GM shut operations in Venezuela after authorities seized the automaker's plant and took its vehicles in the first nationalization of a company's plant in the country in more than two years.
General Motors said it is ceasing its Venezuelan operations after its assets in the country were seized by public authorities.
Tesla has settled its lawsuit against Sterling Anderson, the former director of the electric-car maker's Autopilot program, according to a copy of the agreement.
The Justice Department is expected to name a former deputy attorney general under President George W.
Honda said a driver of a 2002 Accord was seriously injured after a Takata airbag inflator ruptured during a March 3 crash in Las Vegas.
Adient, the global seating supplier, plans to open a new 90,000 sq m seating mechanisms plant in Changshu on land of 250,000 sq m through one of its China joint ventures - Adient Yanfeng Seating Mechanism.
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19 Apr, 2017
MG’s Nissan Juke rival won’t be called ZS when it lands in the UK later in 2017 but an EV version is due in 2018
Lithia Motors said net income increased 26 percent to $50.7 million in the first quarter from the year-earlier period, on volume gains in all aspects of the dealership group's business.
Porsche may expand its lineup of electric-powered vehicles as the brand seeks to add power and adapt to Chinese emissions restrictions. Porsche sees the acceleration capabilities of electric motors reinforcing its cachet as a performance brand.
Ford is taking a cautious approach to producing electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles for the Chinese market, citing uncertainty about consumer interest and government policy.
It's not due to arrive in China until next year, but already Chinese-funded, smart, connected plug-in car startups are scrambling to launch cars to go head-to-head against Tesla's mass-market Model 3 sedan.
Toyota plans to test a heavy-duty truck powered by a hydrogen fuel-cell system at the Port of Los Angeles as part of a feasibility study beginning this summer.
China will become a global production hub for GKN's electrified drivelines in 2018, when production of its latest eDrive technologies commences at its joint venture facility in Shanghai.
For launch in China, Adient's Recaro Automotive Seating is positioning itself as a premium brand manufacturer of performance seats for sporty luxury vehicles. At Auto Shanghai 2017, the company is presenting tailor-made products for Chinese OEMs and aftermarket applications.
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19 Apr, 2017
All-new car brand Lynk & Co set to offer customers willing to take the plunge a 'lifetime' warranty with roadside assistance
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19 Apr, 2017
Chinese brand Qoros won’t be coming to the UK, or Europe after all. With exchange rates to blame
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