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26 Sep, 2019
The next-generation MINI could be electric from the start, while a reduction in size will see it match BMW’s 2001 original
Hyundai Mobis announced that it developed "Safety Integrated Control Module" which it says ensures increased efficiency and safety in operating automotive safety devices.
Denso said it would expand the plant of Denso Hokkaido Corporation, one of its group companies, to increase production of semiconductor sensors, and enhance both domestic production and group competitiveness.
Ford Europe has, for the first time, introduced collaborative robots (cobots) working alongside humans at the Fiesta assembly plant in Cologne, Germany, to ensure each has a perfect paint finish.
Michelin has told its 858 employees at the Bamberg site in Germany of its intention to close the plant, a move the regional government describes as regrettable.
Hyundai Motor has officially launched operations at its new Hyundai Hydrogen Mobility (HMM) joint venture with Swiss hydrogen company H2 Energy AG, which will target growth opportunities in Europe's environment friendly commercial vehicle market.
The US and Japan have signed an initial trade deal that will eliminate tariffs on a range of trade goods, particularly agricultural products, with no mention of any new US tariffs on Japanese auto imports, a potentially sensitive area because of Japan's huge trade surplus with the US on car trade.
Norma Group is to install line systems for thermal management of battery units for electrically driven passenger cars of an unnamed international vehicle manufacturer.
A US grand jury indicted a senior manager at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles on charges he lied to regulators about diesel emissions, alleging the deception continued even after a scandal over cheating on government environmental tests had engulfed rival Volkswagen, a media report said.
Fiat Chrysler's merger offer for Renault, abandoned last June, was no longer on the table and looked unlikely to be revived for now, Renault chairman Jean-Dominique Senard has said.
Ford and India's Mahindra & Mahindra are likely to sign a deal next week to form a joint venture in India, two sources told the Reuters news agency, in a move that would result in the US automaker ending most of its independent operations in the country.
General Motors' use of temporary workers is a key bargaining issue in negotiations between the automaker and the striking United Auto Workers union over a new four year contract, a media report said.
ThyssenKrupp's personnel committee has recommended the supervisory board start negotiations to end the board mandate of Guido Kerkhoff shortly.
ThyssenKrupp's personnel committee has recommended the supervisory board start negotiations to end the board mandate of Guido Kerkhoff shortly.
Visteon says EVP and CFO, Christian Garcia, has resigned from the company to accept another position based in Houston.
News
25 Sep, 2019
Mazda will use the 2019 Tokyo Motor Show in October to launch its first production battery electric vehicle
Employees at BMW Group's Hams Hall engine manufacturing plant, near Birmingham, UK, are celebrating production of the five millionth engine.
Geely's Volvo Cars has released more details of its first fully electric SUV - the XC40.
Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) has unveiled a new electric vehicle charging initiative.