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Honda has started mass production of its new 2019 Insight hybrid in Indiana, also announcing US$61.5m in new capital investment in Indiana and Ohio for production of this latest electrified vehicle.

News 13 Dec, 2018

The new 992-generation Porsche 911 Cabriolet has been spotted testing once again ahead of its official reveal in 2019

News 15 May, 2018

The forthcoming 992-generation Porsche 911 Cabriolet has been spotted testing ahead of its launch in 2019

Japan's new vehicle market bounced by 3.2% to 366,155 units in April from 354,747 units a year earlier, according to registration data released by the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association.

News 15 May, 2018

EU Commissioner for Transport predicts fully autonomous cars remain over a quarter of a century away

Nissan said its innovative ProPILOT Assist semi-autonomous driving system has been a hit with customers, with more than 120,000 vehicles featuring the technology sold globally, and now set to expand to additional models.

News 15 May, 2018

New mild hybrid system aims to boost power and reduce emissions of diesel units when it joins the range later in 2018

Nissan and Renault have signed an agreement with Chinese manufacturer Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) for the supply of batteries for electric vehicles.

News 15 May, 2018

Government wants “white van man to go green” and choose an ultra-low emission vehicles, potentially ending flat £250 road van tax rate

France says it will act to protect its businesses in Iran and has asked the US that sanctions against Tehran do not apply to its interests in the country.

Infineon is setting up a new Development Centre at its Dresden location, creating around 100 new jobs in the first phase and employing 250 people in the medium term.

Faurecia plans to increase its sales by more than 7 percent per year to reach 20 billion euros ($23.8 billion) by 2020 through growth in areas such as autonomous driving. Last year, the supplier had 16.96 billion euros in revenue.

The next Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 should be more driveable with an independent rear suspension and at least five years of extra software development.

Automotive News Europe honors the winners of the 2018 Rising Stars awards. The Rising Star for Finance is Daniel Klein, who is chief financial officer at Mehler Engineered Products.

The United States' economic sanctions imposed on Russia will postpone former Magna International boss Siegfried Wolf from joining Porsche SE's supervisory board.

Wolfgang Hatz, VW Group's former top engineer, who has been in a German jail for nearly a year over his alleged involvement in the automaker's emissions-cheating scandal, is appealing to the country's highest court in a bid for freedom, reports said.

U.S. economic sanctions imposed on Russia will postpone former Magna International boss Siegfried Wolf from joining Porsche SE's supervisory board. Wolf cited risks related to his role as chairman of Russian van maker and contract manufacturer GAZ.

FCA CEO Sergio Marchionne berated a top company spokesman in 2015 for saying the company didn't rig its vehicles with illegal software to pass emissions tests, according to court documents.