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News 17 May, 2019

Since their introduction in 2015, Euro 6 standards for exhaust emissions have had a big impact but what are they?

The weakening automotive industry economy is affecting business development in the Brose Group where fiscal 2018 turnover of EUR6.3bn was just below the 2017 level and earnings "were well below expectations", the supplier said in a statement.

Interiors specialist Grupo Antolin has officially opened its new lighting factory in Bamberg, Germany.

BMW CEO Harald Kruger has robustly defended BMW over antitrust allegations brought against the company by the European Commission.

Following on from its 2018 unveiling of three concept cars as its "vision of the mobility of the future", Renault Group has showcased new vehicles, partnerships and experiments for "the mobility of tomorrow".

Geely Auto Group, which claims to be China's "leading privately owned automotive company", has opened a research and development facility at Raunheim, Germany, "to accelerate innovation in new propulsion systems and next-generation mobility technology".

Sales of new passenger cars and LCVs fell yet again in April in Russia, continuing a series of monthly drops, following a sustained rebound in 2018.

Hankuk Carbon, which self-describes as "a pioneer and leader in the Korean composite material manufacturing industry", has opened its first European office at UK Enterprise Zone MIRA Technology Park in the English Midlands.

Nissan has unveiled a navigated highway driving system with hands-off single-lane driving capabilities.

Mitsubishi Electric and Here Technologies have piloted a system enabling vehicles to automatically warn others about upcoming road hazards with lane-level precision.

Kia Motors has revealed the first image of its new small SUV. Due to be revealed fully in the summer, it says the new vehicle possesses the space and capabilities of a traditional SUV in a compact package.

Groupe Renault is to conduct an initial experiment with La Poste of its EZ-FLEX light commercial vehicle to gain better understanding of future urban delivery practices.

News 16 May, 2019

A Hennessey Venom F5 roadster is currently under consideration as the firm starts building the first Venom F5 prototype

News 16 May, 2019

The new Ford Focus ST Estate arrives with petrol and diesel choices, generating 276bhp and 187bhp respectively

Hyundai Motor Group says it has developed an intelligent 'Smart Air Purification system' that monitors interior air quality to automatically filter the air inside a car. The system works to enhance in-car air quality by introducing a new automated monitoring system, which continually checks interior air quality until it achieves an 'Excellent' status.

Chinese carmaker SAIC Motor this month applied for a licence to produce electric vehicles in Thailand, according to local reports.

Britain has unveiled a GBP28m (US$36m) National Centre of Excellence in the Midlands city of Coventry to develop electric car battery technology.

News 15 May, 2019

Volvo won’t rule out producing models below 40-series, as small and premium markets converge more and more

VW says that less than one week after the start of pre-booking for the ID.3, more than 15,000 registrations have already been received for the first model in the new full-electric ID. family.