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News 5 Apr, 2017

Two VW group firms to collaborate over electrification and autonomous tech up to 2025, with new large EVs in the pipeline

The billionaire family that controls Volkswagen AG sold its shares in Porsche Design as the family's most prominent member prepares to cut ties after a long-running spat.

Peloton Technology, a startup backed by Intel, is raising more cash to fund its bid to improve highway safety and generate huge savings for the $700 billion trucking industry.

Germany's economy minister, Brigitte Zypries, said she had held constructive talks with PSA CEO Carlos Tavares about the French automaker's plan to buy Opel from GM and felt reassured that existing labor deals would remain.

Geely-owned Volvo Cars has reported another strong sales month in March with a 9.3% year-on-year increase on the back of double digit growth in the Asia Pacific and EMEA regions. Total sales for the month amounted to 57,158 cars, compared to 52,279 cars a year earlier.

News 5 Apr, 2017

Upgrade package by American tuners Hennessey unleashes 1,000bhp from the Chevrolet Camaro ZL1

Mahindra is hoping to start selling electric buses in India next year as it responds to government policies to encourage EV take-up and reduce the country's dependence on fossil fuels as well as improve air quality.

This week's report about a stagnation in U.S. light-vehicle sales may be a sign that the auto industry is about to head back down the mountain at a rapid pace after a peak last year, Deutsche Bank says.

Hyundai and affiliate Kia are cutting production at joint ventures in China as diplomatic tensions between China and Korea hit economic ties between the two countries.

Opinion 8 Apr, 2017

Mike Rutherford extols the virtues of the Driver Power survey, and the forum it creates for motorists to have their say.

British workers at BMW plan strikes to oppose moves by the automaker to alter their pension plans. The strikes would affect the Mini plant in Oxford, an engine factory and a pressings plant.

Opinion 5 Apr, 2017

The VW Group brand hierarchy could be set for a shake-up as SEAT and Skoda increasingly challenge VW and Audi for sales

Nissan Motor India (NMIPL) announced total domestic sales of 57,315 units in FY2016, registering growth of 45% over the previous financial year.

Mercedes-Benz says it is the first truck manufacturer to bring the Apple CarPlay infotainment system into its vehicles.

AvtoVAZ Renault-Nissan Purchasing Organisation (ARNPO) says it has to be able to compete internationally as well as be efficient on the Russian domestic front as it looks to consolidate and increase its presence home and abroad.

Grupo Antolin has unveiled consolidated sales of EUR5.2bn (US$5.6bn) for 2016, a 50% rise compared to the previous year and taking into account the first full year after consolidating Magna Interiors, acquired in August, 2015.

BYD has opened its first bus plant in Europe in the northern Hungarian town of Komarom. 

The UK's new car market grew by 8.4% in March, making it the biggest month for UK car sales since records began.

News 5 Apr, 2017

German multinationals Mercedes and Bosch announce tie-up to develop new self-driving systems and software by the early 2020s

UK new-car registrations rose 8.4 percent to a record monthly high in March as customers brought forward purchases to beat an April tax rise.