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News 8 Jun, 2019

Owners of cars with exhausts that are too loud, and those who rev their engines, face fines as ANPR noise camera tech is tested

Well, it seemed like a good idea. Barely had we deep-dived a potential merger between FCA and Renault before Mother French State called off the engagement, even before the ring had been bought. Shades of GM Europe-Fiat, maybe.

Electrify America and Walmart say more than 120 ultra-fast electric vehicle (EV) charging stations are now operational and open to the public at the supermarkets across the US.

Faurecia, Affectiva and Accenture are collaborating on driver safety and in-car infotainment.

Japan's new vehicle market expanded by 6.5% to 396,120 units in May 2019 from flat year earlier sales of 371,864 units, according to registration data released by the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association.

Mahindra & Mahindra has launched a connected, all-electric ride sharing service in India with Blu Smart.

The Chinese government announced new measures designed to stimulate domestic consumption of durable goods, including car purchases, according to Bloomberg.

Maxion Wheels has held a groundbreaking ceremony with its new joint venture partner, Dongfeng Motor Parts and Components Group at the future site of their 22,000 sq m plant in Suizhou, China.

BMW has officially opened its new automotive plant in San Luis Potosi in Mexico.

Covestro has appointed Sucheta Govil as CCO to take over from Markus Steilemann, who has hitherto worked as CCO in addition to his role as CEO.

Opinion 9 Jun, 2019

The idea of a potential merger between FCA and Renault sounded like a bad idea, so Mike Rutherford is glad the deal has fallen through

News 7 Jun, 2019

A tweaked version of the Renault ZOE all-electric supermini has been caught on camera, ahead of its launch later this year

Renault has unveiled a facelifted version of its Koleos SUV.

The MX-5 is now four years old but Mazda hasn't yet felt the need to refresh the looks. The engine line-up though, has been altered with both 1.5- and 2.0-litre engines gaining power and torque as well as compliancy with the Euro 6d Temp emissions standard.

DS Automobiles remains a troubled division of Groupe PSA. Sales have slid to minimal levels in China and in May were only 4,192 for all of Europe. Things might be about to improve though, with the 7 Crossback starting to find relative favour in EU countries and deliveries of the 3 Crossback commencing. But what to do about China?

For a long time, Citroën was in trouble in many European markets. No longer. Its French market sales in particular are surging, which will come as a relief to parent firm Groupe PSA. In common with DS and Peugeot though, things are not so good in China.

News 6 Jun, 2019

British tuning company Mulgari pays homage to BMW’s back catalogue of ‘M’ models, with a specially modified version of the M240i coupe

News 6 Jun, 2019

Lexus One allows drivers to subscribe on a monthly basis with the option to change cars or end their subscription every four weeks