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17 Jun, 2019
Six-cylinder power is back as the new Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 arrives with 414bhp
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17 Jun, 2019
London will have between 2,300 and 4,100 EV rapid charging points and 33,700 to 47,500 normal charging points by 2025
Renault has given its little Zoe EV a third update with 52 kWh battery and an additional 100kW R135 electric motor option and boosted range to 242 miles under WLTP conditions.
Volkswagen Group is planning a 10% stake listing for its Traton commercial vehicle unit. The IPO could raise up to EUR1.9bn for VW. Traton is VW's commercial vehicle specialist that includes brands such as MAN and Scania. Earlier this year VW put the partial IPO on hold, but has now concluded the time is right.
Continental Romania said it was spending EUR27m to expand its office building in Iasi.
Bridgestone has announced the launch of Enliten, a new light weight tyre technology claimed to reduce material use and rolling resistance, contribute to reduced CO2 emissions and wear the same as a standard original equipment tyre.
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17 Jun, 2019
Drivers who bought diesels on previous Government advice should lobby for a national diesel scrappage scheme, says Sadiq Khan
Renault Samsung Motors agreed a wage deal with its labour union last week, bringing to an end months of industrial action which has resulted in production losses estimated by the company at around KRW300bn (US$253m).
Chinese carmaker SAIC Motor reported a sharp sales decline in the first five months of 2019, of close to 17% to 2.47 million units, according to a company statement filed with the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
Kyocera and BYD Japan have announced a joint project to develop an integrated renewable supply-demand energy system for EVs.
Pak Suzuki Motor (Pak Suzuki), a subsidiary of Suzuki Motor Corporation for production and sales of automobiles and motorcycles in Pakistan, launched the all-new Alto.
JAC has successfully participated in the acquisition of the shares of Kazakhstan's Allur Group, marking the entry of the JAC Kazakhstan project into a brand-new stage, which it says has become a new benchmark for Chinese independent car brands in 'the Belt and Road'.
ADAS specialist Veoneer says it has signed a binding agreement with Nissin Kogyo, its joint venture partner in Veoneer Nissin Brake Systems (VNBS), providing for 'certain structural changes to the joint venture and reaching an agreement on the funding of VNBS'.
Nissan in the UK reports sales of its Nissan e-NV200 fully electric light van up by 200% in 2019 as more firms switch their light commercial vehicle (LCV) fleets to electric propulsion.
Geely-owned London Electric Vehicle Company (LEVC) - the latest name for Britain's main 'London Taxi' maker has spun off a PHEV light van based on its latest TX electric taxi.
Geely-owned London Electric Vehicle Company (LEVC) - the latest name for Britain's main 'London Taxi' maker has spun off a PHEV light van based on its latest TX electric taxi.
Localisation works, according to a Bloomberg report from China.