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Volkswagen brand sales fell 5.1% year on year to 512,100 vehicles worldwide in May with the automaker calling the month's results a mixed picture.

Vehicle sales in China dropped sharply in May, with about 1.913m vehicles sold, a decline of 16.4% year on year. That marked the 11th consecutive month of decline and followed a similar rate of decline in April.

News 12 Jun, 2019

Bristol City Council will discuss a proposed ‘Clean Air Plan,’ which suggests banning diesel cars the city centre to combat emissions

European Commission (EC) authorities have blocked the creation of a joint venture by Tata Steel and ThyssenKrupp through the EU Merger Regulation.

Sales of cars in India fell sharply in May according to data released by the Society of Indian Automotive Manufacturers (SIAM). The trade body said sales of passenger vehicles fell for a seventh straight month in May, the longest run of successive monthly declines since 2014.

Mercedes-Benz sales dipped 1.3% year on year last month to 195,690 vehicles worldwide as sales the new A-Class and CLA Coupe were offset by ongoing SUV model changes.

FCA US and Aurora announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding laying the groundwork for a powerful partnership to develop and deploy self-driving commercial vehicles.

Continental is expanding production facilities in Lousado, Portugal with a US$113m investment.

Baidu says its Internet of Vehicles (IoV) solution, DuerOS for Apollo, has partnered with more than 60 automotive manufacturers across more than 300 car models to date.

Byton, the China-based premium electric vehicle maker, announced the appointment of Andreas Schaaf as chief customer officer with immediate effect.

Opinion 12 Jun, 2019

Steve Fowler thinks car bosses rather than politicians would be better suited to dealing with the struggling UK car industry

Tips & advice 12 Jun, 2019

Locked out of your car? Don’t panic, there’s more than one way to get back behind the wheel if you lose your car keys

A self-driving car joint venture between SoftBank and Toyota Motor plans to begin operating in southeast Asia next year, in its first foray overseas, its chief executive said on Tuesday.

Ford may be cautious with its autonomous driving programme but its chairman has rejected claims it was falling behind its peers.

News 11 Jun, 2019

Jaguar I-Pace’s braking system may fall foul of regulatory compliance, but only if the regenerative system unexpectedly fails first

Moody's Investors Service said new policy guidelines affecting the Chinese auto industry supported its projection of a 2% growth in auto unit sales for the country in 2019.

News 11 Jun, 2019

31 of the first Audi e-trons in the UK are thought to be affected, but no fires have been reported by SUV’s early adopters

News 11 Jun, 2019

More boot space for latest big-selling BMW 3 Series Touring estate, with plug-in hybrid coming in 2020

Michelin has named Alexis Garcin as the next chairman and president of its North America operations.