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Former Nissan Motor chairman Carlos Ghosn has again been denied bail in Japan.

News 15 Jan, 2019

The Subaru WRX STI S209 debuts at the 2019 Detroit Motor Show, but it won’t be coming to the UK

News 15 Jan, 2019

Citroen will mark its 100th year and underline its focus on comfort with two new concept cars due this year

Dana has completed the acquisition of SME Group, headquartered in Arzignano, Italy.

The Philippine new vehicle market plunged by almost 30% to 31,945 units in December 2018 from 45,494 a year ago, according to member data released jointly by the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines (CAMPI) and the Truck Manufacturers Association (TMA).

New vehicle sales in China fell by 2.8% to 28.08m units in 2018 from a record 28.88m units in the previous year, according to data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM).

ZF says it forecasts there will be 1.5m new vehicles in the next five years encompassing technologies enabling ride hailing for example and other CASE trends.

A Dutch joint venture between Nissan and Mitsubishi paid since-ousted Renault-Nissan alliance chairman Carlos Ghosn EUR7m (US$8million), media reports said.

As the last 'winter' Detroit show opens, German trade association VDA's managing director has stressed the importance of the US market to his country's automakers.

News 14 Jan, 2019

Nissan creates the “elevated sports sedan” segment with its new electric all-wheel-drive, crossover-inspired IMs saloon concept

Wabco Holdings has announced a global long-term agreement to supply automated manual transmission (AMT) control technology to Daimler's commercial vehicle unit.

The Unite union said it would fight any compulsory redundancies following briefings last week 1,000 job losses were on the cards over the next two years at Ford's Bridgend engine plant in South Wales.

Toyota has marked the official start of production of the redesigned Corolla hatchback and wagon with a ceremony at UK car plant at Burnaston in Derbyshire.

Fiat Chrysler US today announces not only replacements for the its long-lived Heavy Duty Ram pick-ups, but also a Cummins in-line six-cylinder engine with a class-best 1,000 lb-ft (1,356Nm) of torque.

Faurecia says it believes electrification will approach 25% of the car park in China as a rising global population coupled with increased longevity will drive alternative mobility solutions.

Vietnam's new vehicle market finished the year strongly in 2018, with sales jumping by close to 36% to 32,511 units in December from year earlier sales of 23,963 units, according to member data released by the Vietnam Automotive Manufacturers Association (VAMA).

News 14 Jan, 2019

Cadillac's Tesla Model X and Audi e-tron rival will use GM's BEV3 platform and is expected to be on sale before the end of 2021