FCA's Fiat, Alfa Romeo, Jeep and Abarth brands will not take part in this year's Paris auto show, according to French media reports. FCA joins automakers including Ford and VW brand in skipping one of Europe's top showcases for product debuts.
Toyota is making the largest ever bet by an automaker on ride-hailing as it embraces new businesses that threaten to disrupt the industry's traditional model of vehicle ownership.
The German government ordered Daimler to recall 238,000 vehicles in Germany after they were found to be fitted with unauthorised emissions defeat devices, a media report said.
The Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance has reported a 14% increase in annual synergies to EUR5.7bn in 2017, up from EUR5bn in 2016. The Alliance said it benefited from growing cost savings, incremental revenues and cost avoidance.
At CEBIT 2018, Huawei has released the OceanConnect IoV (Internet of Vehicles) Platform which it says enables intelligent and connected vehicles, service transformation for automobile manufacturers, and the evolution of intelligent transportation.
Concerns about self-driving cars displacing workers are overblown and should be balanced against overwhelming potential advantages in the transportation segment, a new report says.
Concerns about self-driving cars displacing workers are overblown and should be balanced against overwhelming potential advantages in the transportation segment, a new report says.
News
13 Jun, 2018
The Mercedes-AMG SLC 43 gets more power and added kit, with range updates for other models, too
Sales of imported vehicles in South Korea continued to rebound in May, by over 21% to 23,470 units from 19,380 units a year earlier, according to data released by the Korea Automobile Importers and Distributors Association (KAIDA).
Opinion
13 Jun, 2018
As Lexus moves towards electrification and targets leading brands, interesting times lie ahead
New vehicle sales in China increased by 9.6% to 2.3m in May, compared with flat sales of just under 2.1m units a year earlier, according to data released by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM).
PPG is introducing a low-energy paint process for automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) during the inaugural SURCAR North American Congress, on 13-14 June 2018 in Detroit.
Allison Transmission says it has partnered with multiple North American telematics service providers (TSPs) to deliver 'transmission health information by year-end'. TSPs will begin integrating Allison into their applications for a 'single, efficient fleet management experience'.
A 'stupefied' Ford union has asked the French Finance Minister for an urgent meeting to discuss the automaker's decision to put its automatic transmissions site in Blanquefort near Bordeaux up for sale.
Toyota is investing $1 billion in Grab in the auto industry's biggest ride-hailing bet to date. Grab is Southeast Asia's largest ride-hailing service.
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13 Jun, 2018
Chinese start-up Byton reveals autonomous K-Byte Concept saloon, with production anticipated in 2021
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20 Aug, 2018
Autonomous Tesla Model S rival to be a vision of the future upon the lawn at the Concours d’Elegance
The 2018 Consumer Electronics Show Asia is hosting multiple car, concept and automotive technology world premieres. Future Mobility is one of several OEMs which are revealing electrified concepts.
FCA's Fiat, Alfa Romeo, Jeep and Abarth brands will not take part in this year's Paris auto show, according to French media reports. FCA joins automakers including Ford and VW brand in skipping one of Europe's top showcases for product debuts.