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Geely's Volvo Cars has started production of its XC40 'small' SUV in Luqiao, China, citing ever-growing demand.

News 15 Apr, 2019

The new, aerodynamic Audi AI:ME concept is envisioned as on-demand, autonomous city transportation

A smart road allowing battery-less EV power will be built in Sweden.

News 14 Apr, 2019

The new Volkswagen ID. Roomzz concept is the largest of the brand's all-electric ID. range and will morph into a production model in 2021

As well as making the Audi e-tron at the Forest plant (Brussels) the electric crossover e-tron will also be made in China.

At the Chinese debut of the Polestar 2 in Shanghai, Geely-owned Polestar confirmed that production of the new electric performance fastback will take place in Luqiao, Zhejiang Province, from early 2020.

Another week, another kick-the-Brexit-can-down-the-road move by the apparently paralysed UK government as a humiliated Remainer prime minister shuttled to various European capitals and Brussels before a small-hours announcement that, er, nothing had been achieved apart from yet another extension. You can imagine how the automakers who brought forward summer plant shutdowns or stockpiled a few parts just-in-case just-in-time was interrupted temporarily must have been feeling.

Geely Auto Group, which already has a bit of form with electrified vehicles, has launched a new, pure EV brand.

ZF has launched coPilot, an intelligent advanced driver assistance system (ADAS).

Changan Corporation will construct an EV production factory in Georgia (the east European country that is, not the US state). Strategic partners of Changan Corporation include Volvo, Volkswagen and Ford.

March 2019 was the best ever single sales month in the BMW Group's history with a total of 263,319 premium BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce vehicles delivered to customers, an increase of 2.8% on the same month last year. Across the first quarter of the year, the company maintained sales at last year's high level, with a total of 605,333 (+0.1%) vehicles sold.

News 12 Apr, 2019

Hampshire and Thames Valley Police to trial new device that detects if drivers are using mobile phones and sends a visual warning

Opinion 13 Apr, 2019

Hyundai-Kia have dramatically improved in the last few decades and look set to become one of the motoring giants, says Mike Rutherford

Test World owner, Millbrook says the year-round operation of its Ivalo facility in Northern Finland gives it a competitive edge when it comes to real-world evaluation for suppliers and OEMs.

SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile said it planned to lift output at its vehicle assembly plant in Indonesia as it looks to start exports to neighbouring markets, including Thailand.

Former Nissan and Renault chief Carlos Ghosn is to spend longer in jail after his recent re-arrest on new charges.

Articles 24 Apr, 2019

Volvo continues to set safety benchmarks, thanks to high-strength design and cutting-edge tech. Its cars certainly add up for fleet drivers

News 12 Apr, 2019

The DVSA has cracked down on MoT testers who issue dodgy certificates, with 178 struck off in 2017/18