Renault plans to propose to Nissan Motor the companies merge under a new holding company, a media report said, citing "people familiar with the proposal".
The 750,000th truck kit from the Completely Knocked Down (CKD) centre at the Mercedes-Benz Woerth plant was packed in a 40-foot sea container for its journey overseas.
General Motors is adding a second shift and more than 400 hourly jobs at its Bowling Green (Kentucky) Assembly plant to support production of the Next Generation Corvette, which will be revealed on 18 July 2019.
Dana Incorporated and Motiv Power Systems announced a collaboration to integrate Dana's Spicer Electrified eS9000r e-Axle on the Ford F-550 chassis for use in commercial fleet applications.
Denso revenue for the financial year to 31 March, 2019 rose 5% year on year to JPY5,362.8bn. Operating profit fell 23.4% to JPY316.2bn and net profit was off 20.6% to JPY254.5bn.
Opinion
28 Apr, 2019
Jaguar and Ian Callum have both proved that the UK motor industry is not on its knees after all, says Mike Rutherford
Renault has said that its Q1 revenue fell 4.8% to EUR12.5bn as global deliveries declined by 5.6%, including the adverse impact of the company's withdrawal from Iran last year.
Ford surprised investors with a strong set of financial results for the first-quarter and said that it expects 2019 to be better than the previous year despite a 'volatile environment'. The results will be very welcome for Ford CEO Jim Hackett as evidence that his turnaround strategy ('global redesign') is gaining traction. Ford shares were up in after-market trading last night.
A well funded revival of this once dormant German make initially saw Borgward going from nowhere to huge popularity in China. Alas, the early success was not to last and the brand crashed to earth in 2018. Now with a new owner, sales are rising once more and fresh models are on the way.
Until now, Europe's B-SUV segment has been missing the biggest brand of all. Volkswagen has timed the arrival of the T-Cross well too, as not one of the most successful incumbents is even close to being new.
July will mark the second anniversary of Karoq production so to maintain the sales momentum, Skoda continues to add variants to the range. The most recent one is the Scout, which unlike competitors such as the Peugeot 3008, offers all-wheel drive.
How can a car which is more than a decade old still be one of the best in its segment? The 595 essesse, newly revised for Abarth's 70th anniversary one year ahead of its replacement, would have to be the most entertaining A segment hatchback on the market.
Haldex said its Q1 2019 sales rose 7% year on year to SEK1,339m but decreased 1% adjusted for currency movements.
News
25 Apr, 2019
The new Audi A6 turns to the dark side with the return of Black Edition trim, which adds new alloys and plenty of black touches
Velodyne Lidar, Inc. has today announced an agreement with Nikon Corporation, under which Sendai Nikon Corporation, a Nikon subsidiary, will manufacture lidar sensors for Velodyne with plans to start mass production in the second half of 2019.
Maruti Suzuki will phase out all diesel models with engines less than 1.5 litres before Bharat Stage VI emission rules become effective from 1 April, 2020.
Volvo UK has launched what it says is the most complete online sales service offered by any car manufacturer.
Volvo Car UK has launched Volvo Online which it claims is "the most complete online sales service offered by any car manufacturer in the UK".
Volkswagen of America's Electrify America unit said it would collaborate with nine more companies to provide 30 ultra-fast EV charging stations in the US.