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The final traces of Carlos Ghosn were all but erased from Nissan today.

The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) said new vehicle sales in Australia fell 7.1% to 99,442 vehicles during March.

New Zealand's March 2019 new vehicle registration figures were down 5.4% year on year to 13,271 units.

The European Commission has accused BMW, Daimler and VW of breaching EU antitrust rules from 2006 to 2014 by colluding to restrict competition on the development of petrol and diesel emissions control technology for passenger cars.

News 5 Apr, 2019

Ssangyong has revised its Tivoli compact crossover range, with a new diesel engine, tweaked panelling and more technology

The SMMT says the UK is the world's number one location for mass-market potential of connected and autonomous vehicles, with an estimated GBP62bn annual economic opportunity by 2030.

April Fools Day is always guaranteed to give imaginative PR minds a little exercise so 'ware 'fake news' of anything automotive on the first of the month. I by no means trawled the entire web for gags but we did receive some excellent spoofs with my favourite being Toyota Australia's 'PieAce' van-based 'convertible. Nice work on Photoshop.

Opinion 7 Apr, 2019

The proposal of a 'leave your car at home' scheme by Coventry Council is an insult to the UK's Motor City, says Mike Rutherford

Light vehicle (LV) wholesales in India remained weak in February, inching up by just 1% year-on-year to 323,000 units.

The Volkswagen Group and China's Ganfeng Lithium have signed a memorandum of understanding on long-term lithium supplies for battery cells.

If the UK crashed out of the EU without an orderly withdrawal agreement in place, automotive companies would further review planned investments for Britain, according to SMMT chief executive Mike Hawes.

Aston Martin CEO Andy Palmer has described high levels of automated driving assistance that still leave significant transition between on-board systems and human inputs as 'reckless'.

Prosecutors have convinced a Tokyo court to detain former Nissan and Renault chief Carlos Ghosn for 10 days for further questioning though his lawyer said he would appeal.

Toyota and Denso have announced that they have made a formal decision and reached agreement toward concluding a contract to transfer core electronic component operations to Denso. In June 2018, both companies reached a basic agreement to consolidate the core electronic component operations of both Toyota and Denso within Denso, and began detailed studies.

Denso has announced it will invest approximately JPY180bn (US$1.6bn) over the three years - from FY2018 to late FY2020 - to support its 'aggressive development and production of electrified automotive products, systems and technologies'. Denso says it is focused on increasing its performance in the area of electrification.

First quarter 2019 vehicle sales in Brazil improved 11.4% compared to the same period last year, reaching 607,600 registered units versus 545,500 in 2018.

News 5 Apr, 2019

The hot Cupra Leon will follow the standard SEAT Leon into showrooms, with more than 242bhp planned

Toyota has added SimpleFuel at its Motomachi Plant in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture. This is a small water electrolysis-based machine for hydrogen generation and filling that can produce, store, and supply hydrogen by using electricity generated from solar power.

News 4 Apr, 2019

The UK’s roads have the best record for safety of those in any EU country, according to a new European Commission study

Tesla shares fell after a record decline in deliveries during the first quarter as concern arose demand for the Model 3 sedan on sale for less than two years may be falling.