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Nissan's Qashqai Pilot One Edition is this month's test vehicle in our Hands-On-Tech (HOT ) reporting series. Taking you through the top-spec connectivity features offered by manufacturers in detail, this HOT report series looks to benchmark the connectivity functionality of each manufacturer based on various test criteria. Nissan's attempts to leapfrog competitors to deliver a next-generation package that will future-proof its popularity and perhaps jobs in post-Brexit Britain have mixed results.

Opinion 7 Nov, 2018

Deputy editor John McIlroy thinks more and more people in the UK are now willing to give electrified vehicles a try

BMW reported a 27 percent drop in third-quarter operating profit to $2 billion amid currency headwinds, trade tensions and higher randd expenses.

BMW reported a 27 percent drop in third-quarter operating profit to $2 billion amid currency headwinds, trade tensions and higher research and development expenses.

Overtaking Toyota to become Europe's top-selling Asian automaker has long been the aim of Nissan and Hyundai. But Toyota's success selling hybrids is making the goal tougher.

With the mass-market introduction of electric vehicles it is time to think less of horsepower and more of kilowatts when judging a vehicle's power.

Ford made a profit in India for the first time in a decade in the last fiscal year, signaling that the automaker's strategy conceived two years ago is starting to show some success.

Ford made a profit in India for the first time in a decade in the last fiscal year, signaling that the automaker's strategy conceived two years ago is starting to show some success.

The gradual flip in Toyota Motor Corp.'s product and sales mix in the U.S. over the past decade has exposed some weak performers on the car side.

With automakers facing financial pressure on many fronts -- Wall Street, trade and tariff issues, slowing sales, intense competition -- the product development chief's job has never been more important.

Lincoln plans to introduce the production version of the Aviator crossover in L.A., roughly eight months after it showed off a "production preview" in New York.

A top Samsung executive said he expects strong growth at the company's audio and auto electronics unit Harman, which has put the company "firmly in the picture of the automotive industry."

News 6 Nov, 2018

New Mercedes E 300 de diesel powered plug-in claims 166.2mpg, with prices start from £47,700 for the saloon

NHTSA is closing an investigation into nearly 50,000 Ford Explorer Police Interceptor vehicles over reports of sudden brake failures, it said on Tuesday, without seeking a recall.

News 7 Nov, 2018

Data reveals lack of awareness surrounding road crossings, despite 5,500 pedestrians being killed or seriously injured every year

The compact Tarok pickup "will soon" be offered in Brazil, VW said. The truck "has the potential to boost Volkswagen's model range in other global markets," the company said.

VW said the Tarok compact pickup will soon be offered in Brazil and it has the potential to boost the brand's model range in other global markets.

The compact Tarok pickup, introduced Tuesday in Sao Paulo, "will soon" be offered in Brazil, VW said. The truck "has the potential to boost Volkswagen's model range in other global markets," the company added, without providing details.

Tata Motors' Jaguar Land Rover plans to create a technical engineering office in Hungary, opening early in 2019.

GM Defense recently posted a video rendering on its website of the Chevrolet Silverado ZH2, which appears to be a heavy-duty version of the pickup powered by a "next generation" fuel cell power system and advanced lithium ion battery.