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US electric vehicle maker Tesla has begun taking orders for its locally-made Model 3 car in China on Friday amid strong local demand for the car.

FCA's audacious proposal for a merger with Renault has certainly got everyone talking.

British engine manufacturing fell 23.4% in April as UK car plant Brexit shutdowns affected powertrain demand. Total engine output for the month was 177,925 units. In the first four months of the year, total engine output reached 899,448 units, some 11.2% lower than the same period last year.

General Motors says it is making a new round of upgrades and investment to its Fort Wayne Assembly plant to further increase production of the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 pickups - especially crew cab models.

Britain's Road Haulage Association (RHA) is calling on the government to maintain UK-EU market access after Brexit.

Cinemo and Denso Ten say they are to continue their collaboration on projects for car head units.

Spain-based Tier 1 components supplier Ficosa has announced that it has manufactured and sold 3m rear-view cameras worldwide since it began developing this solution in 2014.

Geely-owned Lotus says its all-electric hypercar - project code Type 130 - will be revealed in London on 16th July.

NOx emissions from UK lorries have halved in five years, according to new government statistics.

News 30 May, 2019

VW commissioned two teams of apprentices to build a pair of bespoke high performance Volkswagen Golfs for Worthersee 2019

In a move that will alarm the auto industry, President Donald Trump has said the US will impose a 5% tariff (with further rises scheduled) on all goods coming from Mexico - beginning 10th June - until illegal immigration across the US-Mexico border ends.

Panasonic is collaborating with Tropos Motors to advance electric compact utility vehicles (ECUV).

News 31 May, 2019

Kia has recalled 5,020 hybrid and plug-in hybrid examples of the Niro in the UK due to an overheating issue in an electrical relay

Opinion 2 Jun, 2019

2018 was a disastrous year for the UK car industry with it going backwards in too many crucial areas, says Mike Rutherford

Gefco UK has welcomed 41 experienced automotive employees to support a new customer project at its Luton site, as part of a move to help redeploy industry professionals impacted by recent redundancy.

News 30 May, 2019

Data shows a third of all breath tests and nearly 18 per cent of drink-driving convictions are for drivers stopped between 7am and 1pm

News 30 May, 2019

The last Jaguar XJ will roll off the production line in July, making way for a new all-electric flagship model in 2020

Maruti Suzuki India has laid the foundation stone for a 5MW solar power plant at the Gurugram facility with the site expected to be commissioned in 2019-20.

Lear Corporation has announced that it has signed Carmera, described as a leader in real-time, high-definition maps for autonomous mobility, as a development partner in its EXO Technology Partnership programme.

Here Technologies has joined the Uptane Alliance working on automotive and IoT security.