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Veoneer's joint venture for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous driving software, Zenuity, has won approval for self-driving tests on public roads in Sweden.

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reportedly is investigating whether Nissan Motor accurately disclosed its executive pay in the US, according to several Bloomberg sources, compounding the carmaker's woes as it grapples with the aftermath of former chairman Carlos Ghosn's arrest.

Renault's CFDT union has welcomed the appointments of Jean-Dominique Senard and Thierry Bollore as chairman and CEO respectively.

Subaru Corporation said it had restarted production at its Gunma manufacturing plant in Japan that had been suspended since the evening of 16 January, 2019.

BP Ventures, has invested in EV hardware and software solutions provider, PowerShare, for electric vehicle (EV) charging in China.

Hyundai Motor last week agreed to set up a new sales joint venture in Vietnam to help lift sales in the developing Southeast Asian country.

News 28 Jan, 2019

Investigation tests keyless car systems of 237 models, finds only three able to fully resist key signal cloning

Subaru Corporation admitted it did not pay overtime to more than 3,400 employees over a period of two years between 2015 and 2017, according to local reports in Japan.

Bosch is assuming full control of EM-motive after the supplier and Daimler set up the operation as a 50:50 joint venture in 2011, manufacturing 450,000 electric motors.

News 25 Jan, 2019

Shanghai-based car manufacturer AIWAYS will break into the European market with an all-electric SUV and a supercar co-developed with Gumpert

News 25 Jan, 2019

Huawei files patent for in-car monitoring system able to detect if the driver is drunk and even if drugs are present in the vehicle

Features 27 Jan, 2019

We go behind the scenes at the 2019 Dakar Rally to find out what lures drivers, engineers and team bosses back time and time again

Lear Corporation booked Q4 2018 sales of $4.9bn, compared to $5.4bn in Q4 2017. Net income of $212m and adjusted net income of $261m compared to $401m and $300m, respectively, a year ago.

Volkswagen Group Components will start production of a flexible fast charging station in 2020.

The ongoing Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance/Ghosn saga was in the news this week and our story about Nissan's CEO making clear the automaker did not want to move closer to the French partner was the top read for many people.

Yanfeng Automotive Interiors honoured 26 of its suppliers last month during the Americas Supplier Performance Awards Ceremony at its technical centre in Holland, Michigan.

Constellium is providing front Crash Management Systems and other aluminium structural components to the new Mercedes-Benz A-Class from its plants in Gottmadingen, Germany and San Luis Potosí, Mexico.