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Demand for RAM Trucks in Australia and New Zealand means the local right hand drive conversion operation in Melbourne is moving to 24 hours a day, five days a week operation from 1 June 2019.

News 11 Apr, 2019

Nissan has revised the X-Trail’s engine line-up, with new petrol and diesel options and an all-new dual-clutch transmission

News 11 Apr, 2019

A very lightly camouflaged version of Mercedes’ GLS flagship SUV has been caught on camera.

News 11 Apr, 2019

Volvo's Chinese owners announce new electric-only manufacturer, with 10 models to launch by 2025

Mitsubishi Motors said its Outlander PHEV, which it claims was the world's first plug-in hybrid SUV, had achieved sales of 200,000 worldwide since launch in 2013.

Ford said its Fiesta and Focus - the UK's two top-selling models overall - now have new security technology which disables keyless entry fobs when not in use to block illegal hacking.

The number of both new and used passenger cars registered in Romania in the first quarter (Q1) of the year slipped 2.1% year on year to 146,144 units, according to Driving License and Vehicle Registration Department (DRPCIV) data quoted by local Agerpres and reported by romania-insider.com.

Manufacturers are cutting service intervals for cars with diesel engines following the introduction of WLTP, potentially increasing costs for fleets, according to SMR company Fleet Assist.

News 11 Apr, 2019

Insurance industry warns criminals are buying write-offs from salvage auctions and “stealing cars to order” to get parts to fix them

Exide Technologies will be launching its latest generation Carbon Boost battery technology for light vehicles when it debuts at this year's Autopromotec exhibition in Bologna, from 22 to 26 May.

News 11 Apr, 2019

Both the Audi S6 and S7 are to feature Audi's 3.0-litre V6 TDI engine with a 48-volt hybrid system and an electrically-driven supercharger

ZF says it is prepared for the macro-economic fall-out from global issues, but concedes it could have an impact on sales performance.

Nightmare scenario: automaker recalls vehicles and the fix damages something else so another recall is required.

Test World says it has seen a significant increase in megatrend evaluation such as autonomous driving in a bid to attract more customers to to its year-round winter proving facilities

The SMMT has blasted ongoing Brexit uncertainty for the UK's automotive sector as 'utterly unacceptable' following the overnight decision by the EU's council of ministers to agree an extension to the deadline for the UK's departure. The date for the UK's planned departure from the European Union has now been extended until 31st October.

Japan's new vehicle market fell by 4% to 640,811 units in March 2019 from already weak year earlier sales of 667,277 units, according to registration data released by the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association.