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Russia's R&P Polyplastic, which supplies polymer materials mainly to local automakers, said it booked a "considerable increase" in sales volume in the first quarter of 2019 though revenue targets were not reached.  

Denso and powertrain supplier Aisan have reached a basic agreement, following a directors' meeting today (20 May) to begin studying increasing Denso's stake in Aisan, and also transferring part of Denso's powertrain business to Aisan.

Honda R&D, Honda Motor's research and development subsidiary announced it had begun to collaborate with the Center for Information and Neural Networks (CiNet) in neuroscientific research of humans in the areas of mobility and robotics.

Mitsubishi Electric and Here Technologies have successfully piloted a system enabling vehicles to automatically warn others about upcoming road hazards with lane-level precision.

Renault has unveiled Ez-Pod, an exploratory electric and autonomous vehicle for on-demand travel across short distances.

News 20 May, 2019

A fleet of autonomous cars working together will be able to improve traffic flow by at least 35 per cent, according to researchers

Daimler's Mercedes-Benz Cars has unveiled a new concept/experimental vehicle to show off "safety ideas for a new mobility".

BorgWarner has unveiled its Onboard Battery Charger (OBC), adding to the company's portfolio of technologies for plug-in hybrid and pure-electric vehicles.

News 20 May, 2019

The new special edition Mazda CX-3 GT SportNav+ arrives with a range of unique styling features and additional standard equipment

News 20 May, 2019

Mercedes has unveiled a new autonomous concept car based on the GLE, and it comes with a variety of prototype safety systems

News 18 May, 2019

Nearly half of part-worn tyres being sold in some areas are illegal, putting drivers’ lives at risk, councils have warned

Borealis, which supplies polyolefins and base chemicals to the auto plastics industry, has officially opened a new polypropylene (PP) compounding plant in Taylorsville, North Carolina, US.

President Trump has officially set a six-month deadline to negotiate national security issues with respect to imported automobiles and certain automobile parts from the European Union, Japan and any other country the US Trade Representative deems appropriate, seekingalpha.com reported.

Opinion 18 May, 2019

A British motor show is needed to help educate and inspire the future generations interested in the car industry, says Mike Rutherford

Porsche Automobil Holding SE (Porsche SE) said first quarter group profit rose to EUR1.14bn from EUR0.95bn a year ago, an increase of around 20%.

News 17 May, 2019

To celebrate the 35th anniversary of the BMW M5, the German brand has released a new special edition model, limited to just 350 units

Europe's Investment Bank (EIB) has given its in-principle agreement to support the financing of the Continent's first home-grown gigafactory for lithium-ion battery cells, Northvolt Ett, in Sweden.

My look at Volvo's new US-born 'citizen', the S60 saloon/sedan, drew the most just-auto reader eyeballs this week, and rightly so as it's another highly competent contender in the medium/large premium sector, yet another use of the automaker's versatile SPA 'large car' platform and a very interesting illustration of an automaker's global manufacturing footprint, model selection and plant location strategy.