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Ford is axing more salaried jobs, the company confirmed to a Detroit newspaper on Wednesday.

News 13 Mar, 2019

The Japanese auto manufacturer has teamed up with JAXA to design a lunar rover with a cruising range of 10,000km

Jaguar Land Rover is to recall about 44,000 cars built between 2016 and 2019, for excessive carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, according to a consumer group.

News 13 Mar, 2019

The Spanish car manufacturer will offer a factory tuning upgrade for the limited edition Leon Cupra R ST, adding an extra 69bhp

The British born chief operating officer of Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC), Trevor Mann, is to leave the automaker on 31 March, according to a press statement, and will be replaced by Ashwani Gupta.

Britain's Freight Transport Association (FTA) says the tariff policy released by London in case the UK leaves the European Union (EU) with no deal on 29 March is "long overdue."

Britain's Freight Transport Association (FTA) says the tariff policy released by London in case the UK leaves the European Union (EU) with no deal on 29 March is "long overdue."

Major companies - including automakers - in Japan will raise pay for a sixth consecutive year as prime minister Shinzo Abe keeps pressure on businesses to boost remuneration in an effort to beat deflation that has dogged Japan for nearly two decades, a local media report said.

Opinion 13 Mar, 2019

Mercedes and BMW are setting a good example of sharing technology and expertise, says Steve Fowler

Vietnam's new vehicle market slipped by 6.1% to 11,453 units in February from 12,196 a year earlier, according to member wholesale data released by the Vietnam Automotive Manufacturers Association (VAMA).

Features 13 Mar, 2019

We take a look at the thousands of ANPR cameras that help keep UK roads safe, but also issue millions of penalties

It started as an experiment. Would Hyundai succeed as a maker of high priced cars outside its home base? Too soon to say would be the most accurate answer. That's if sales volume of at first Hyundai Genesis cars and now Genesis cars is the only measure of success.

Strong in the USA, South Korea, India and many European countries, Hyundai still cannot crack the Chinese market. In the first two months of 2019, it remains well outside the top ten and is a way smaller brand even than Mercedes, BMW and Audi. At least there was good news in February as sales rose at long last.

The just-updated TT has perhaps three more years of production remaining. Audi is already hinting though that the model's future is in question. Might this Golf-sized hatchback and roadster model series disappear or could it instead go electric for the fourth generation?

The Volkswagen brand is planning the automation of 'routine tasks' that will reduce in job losses of between 5,000 and 7,000 by 2023.

Nexteer Automotive has reported annual results for its fiscal year ended 31 December 2018, with revenue reaching US$3.912bn, an increase of 0.9% when compared with 2017.

Hyundai Mobis has announced an equity investment to build a strategic partnership with China's Deep Glint, which it says has key technologies regarding object recognition and behaviour pattern analysis utilising artificial intelligence. The investment is valued at US$5m.

Hitachi Automotive Systems has announced strengthening of its global organisational structure effective from 1 April 2019, to 'achieve its ambitions of global leadership and being a true value creator for stakeholders'.

Articles 13 Mar, 2019

Don’t let the e-Golf’s resemblance to a regular Golf fool you. It's packed with great design and tech – and we reveal the full story