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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

The head of the UK and Ireland's largest union, Unite, branded Ford's decision to close its Bridgend engine plant a 'grotesque act of economic betrayal'.

France's CGT union is welcoming FCA's decision to walk away from merger talks with Renault, claiming there were widely-held views such a tie-up would have been 'disastrous.'

Ford on Thursday confirmed the closure of the Bridgend engine plant in South Wales in 2020.

Talks between South Korean automaker Renault-Samsung and its labour union broke down this week after they failed to reach an agreement on wages and working conditions after months of negotiations.

A new pre-crash safety system prototype developed by ZF uses an external side airbag deployed milliseconds before a collision. It provides an additional lateral crumple zone, which can help save lives and reduce occupant injury severity by up to 40%. To make this possible, ZF has networked the airbags to the vehicle's sensor systems and developed algorithms that are capable of determining if a crash is imminent and decide whether or not to deploy the airbag.

Volkswagen says it will be investing up to EUR4bn (US$4.49bn) in digitalisation projects through 2023 - mainly in administration but also in production. At least 2,000 new jobs related to digitalisation are to be created.