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News 21 Jan, 2019

Supercar acceleration and lower kerbweight than an original Mini should make the 05RR blisteringly fast

Prodrive Composites has developed a process for manufacturing recyclable composite components that can satisfy future end-of-life requirements without compromising the performance of the original parts. To learn more, we caught up with John McQuilliam FIMMM, Chief Engineer at Prodrive Composites and board member of the British Composites Society.

Daimler Group will begin production of a new, eight-speed gearbox for Mercedes-Benz cars at its local gearbox subsidiary Star Assembly in Sebes, local media reported.

News 21 Jan, 2019

The Pikes Peak winning-Volkswagen I.D. R will now tackle the Nurburgring, with the hope of claiming another record

Plastic Omnium and Hella are partnering on an integrated car body lighting initiative.

Daimler is planning to build a Mercedes-Benz passenger car plant in Egypt in cooperation with a local business partner, resuming local assembly after several years.

PSA has inaugurated its multi-energy Powertrain Expertise Centre in Carrières-sous-Poissy, to support energy transition.

Skoda Auto and Volkswagen have opened a new Technology Centre in Pune, India.

Hyundai Motor Group has announced the development and future availability in its Hyundai and Kia cars of the (claimed) world's first multi-collision airbag system that significantly improves performance in multi-collision accidents. Multi-collision accidents are those in which the primary impact is followed by collisions with secondary objects, such as trees, electrical posts or other vehicles, which occurs in three out of every 10 accidents.

Reports are circulating in Japan that Paris is seeking a new capital tie-up between Renault and Nissan that would more closely integrate the two alliance partners. However, it is also reported that Nissan CEO Hirota Saikawa has suggested that Nissan is not ready to discuss such a proposal.

Toyota Motor and Panasonic plan to have in place a new joint venture in China by next year to produce batteries for electric vehicles, according to a report in the Nikkei business daily citing sources close to the negotiations.

PSA has started its new assembly line for the Turbo PureTech 3-cylinder petrol engine in Tychy, Poland.

News 18 Jan, 2019

The American electric car firm will cut seven percent of its workforce, following its meagre profits in the second half of 2018

News 18 Jan, 2019

Dacia’s Sandero and Logan MCV ranges receive a lift with a new diesel engine and revised trim levels

News 18 Jan, 2019

Volvo owner Geely claims the new FY11 SUV will be its “most driver orientated vehicle to date”

Nissan Motor said it plans to eliminate 700 contract worker jobs at its Canton assembly plant in the US state of Mississippi in response to slowing local demand and rising competition.

Tesla CEO Musk has told employees the company will cut about 7% of its workers as its cars are too expensive.

As vehicles and infrastructure become more connected, new revenue-generating possibilities for players across the mobility ecosystem are emerging. Following its acquisition by Samsung in late 2017, Harman is well placed to help enterprises make the most of those opportunities. Continuing just-auto/QUBE's series of interviews at CES, we met with Gani Nayak, Senior VP Connected Car, Harman.