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Jul
31st

MMC exports 4m – and counting – vehicles from Thailand

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Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) passed the milestone of exporting 4m vehicles from Thailand, and held a ceremony at Laem Chabang, Chonburi Province.
Jul
31st

US Congress reviving stalled self-driving car legislation

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Two key committees in the US Congress said they were reviving efforts to pass long-stalled legislation to speed the adoption of self-driving cars.
Jul
31st

AAM names Fred Solomon as VP global procurement

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American Axle & Manufacturing has named Fred Solomon, VP Global Procurement and Supplier Quality Engineering (SQE).
Jul
31st

Denso Q1 consolidated profit down 26% to US$530m

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Denso has recorded first-quarter consolidated profit down 26% to US$530.3m, while revenue also fell 0.5% to US$12.3bn.
Jul
31st

Juddering VW Group cars: no end in sight for owners

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vw golf cornering
News 31 Jul, 2019

Kangarooing issue with manual 1.5 TSI Evo cars has existed for seven months; VW admits to problem, but doesn’t have a fix

Jul
31st

UK car production down 20% in first half

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Data released by the SMMT shows that car output fell 20% during the first half of the year as the UK automotive trade body also warned that the industry is incurring substantial Brexit mitigation costs ahead of the UK's planned departure from the EU trade bloc on October 31st.
Jul
31st

2,500th LEVC TX London Taxi rolls off production line – pictures

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Jul
30th

Forget private autonomous for 12 years – survey

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Auto and tech industry experts have predicted it will be at least 12 years before fully autonomous vehicles are being sold to private buyers, according to a JD Power survey.
Jul
30th

Paint shop maker Eisenmann files for insolvency

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German auto supplier Eisenmann, which supplied Tesla in 2015 with a new paint shop at its Fremont plant in California, filed for insolvency in a sign of the growing economic problems crushing profits in the auto sector, Reuters reported.
Jul
30th

Colorado to adopt California ZEV rules

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Colorado and major automakers have reached a deal on the state's plan to adopt California's zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) requirements after earlier talks had ended without agreement.
Jul
30th

IAC expands UK headliner facility

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International Automotive Components (IAC Group) has announced it will increase its presence in Elmdon, UK, by expanding its headliner manufacturing facility in the region. The company says the facility is strategically located close to the production site of and will be solely used to service IAC Group's longtime customer Jaguar Land Rover (JLR).
Jul
30th

Morocco looks to 1m production by 2020 – AMICA

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Morocco's automotive supplier association (AMICA) says OEMs will produce 1m vehicles by next year as the country continues to attract major overseas manufacturers to North Africa.
Jul
30th

Morocco looks to 1m pa production by 2020 – AMICA

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Morocco's automotive supplier association (AMICA) says OEMs will produce 1m vehicles by next year as the country continues to attract major overseas manufacturers to North Africa.
Jul
30th

Moody’s downgrades Aston Martin Lagonda though outlook stable

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Moody's Investors Service has downgraded Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings' corporate family rating (CFR) to B3 from B2 and its probability of default rating (PDR) to B3-PD from B2-PD.
Jul
30th

Volvos now come and go from China, by train

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Chinese made Volvo XC60 SUVs are joining S90 sedans in European showrooms while European built models head for China on the return journey.
Jul
30th

Partnership to reset EV battery pack cooling

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With vehicle range related to battery pack thermal management, the i-CoBat project - a collaboration between M&I Materials, WMG and Ricardo - aims to develop and demonstrate a new form of EV battery cooling technology based on cell immersion cooling using dielectric fluid.
Jul
30th

Ballard takes order for fuel cell modules for buses

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Ballard Power Systems has announced a purchase order from Solaris Bus & Coach S.A., a European bus and trolleybus manufacturer and Ballard partner headquartered in Bolechowo, Poland, for 12 fuel cell modules to power 12 buses to be deployed with SASA Bolzano, the public transport operator in Bolzano, Italy under the Joint Initiative For Hydrogen Vehicles Across Europe ("JIVE") funding program.
Jul
30th

New Renault Megane R.S. Trophy-R prices announced

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Renault Megane Renaultsport Trophy-R
News 31 Jul, 2019

Prices for the record-setting Renault Megane R.S. Trophy-R hot hatch will start from £51,140, climbing to £72,140 with performance extras

Jul
30th

US light vehicle market expected down for July

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New vehicle sales in the US in July are expected to fall from a year ago, according to a forecast developed jointly by JD Power and LMC Automotive.
Jul
30th

New entry-level Volkswagen Arteon launched

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Volkswagen Arteon SE - front 3/4 static
News 30 Jul, 2019

The Volkswagen Arteon line-up now comes with a new base-spec SE model, priced from £33,085

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