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With a widespread public expectation that autonomous vehicles will offer comfort levels approaching those of a living room environment, Ricardo is developing new technology to minimise the risks of motion sickness which also promises benefits for occupants of conventionally-driven vehicles.

Faraday Future has signed a joint venture agreement with The9 Limited, a China-based internet company to manufacture, market, distribute and sell luxury electric vehicles in China.

Tata Motors' Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has won a major copyright case in China against a local car maker.

Blackstone Resources has formally submitted a business plan to the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) to join its battery production subsidy programme.

Adient has appointed José Gutiérrez to its board.

What would you expect to see in a premium car interior? Forget rear seat heaters, think wellness retreats. The Mercedes-Benz C-Class spec list takes driver comfort to a new level by offering something called 'Energising Comfort Control'. Debuted on the S-Class, it links the air-con, fragrancing, seat heating/cooling/massage function, audio and ambient lighting to improve driver comfort and even lift their mood. All in all, the fourth-generation C-Class has some 6,500 components new to the range. Continuing QUBE/just-auto's review of interior design and technology trends, we slipped inside the luxurious interior to see what stands out.

Concepts, prototypes and production models which were world premieres at the biennial 2019 Seoul motor show are discussed below.

Concepts, prototypes and production models which were world premieres at the biennial 2019 Seoul motor show are discussed below.

Concepts, prototypes and production models which were world premieres at the biennial 2019 Seoul motor show are discussed below.

The biennial Seoul Motor Show gets underway later this week. Here below is just-auto's round-up of confirmed concept and production vehicle world debuts.

Features 31 Mar, 2019

We get behind the wheel of Skoda's fleet of blues and twos cars designed for the UK’s emergency services

General Motors has confirmed it was spending US$300m at its Orion Township, Michigan, assembly plant to produce a new Chevrolet electric vehicle that will bring 400 new jobs to the factory.

News 22 Mar, 2019

Land Rover has announced its success in a legal battle regarding the similarity between the Evoque and the Chinese-made LandWind X7

News 25 Mar, 2019

Aston Martin celebrates its 60-year partnership with the Italian design house Zagato, with £6 million pair of ‘DB’ models

Renault says it is beginning the first large-scale pilot schemes in alternating-current, vehicle-to-grid charging in electric vehicles.

Alibaba, Tencent, Suning, and Chinese carmakers are setting up a Chinese ride-hailing venture.

Lear Corporation has announced it has invested in an Israel-based venture capital fund managed by Maniv Mobility that is focused on advancing mobility technology.

Ford has begun its European business restructure announced in January and the fact that the axe is hanging over 5,000 jobs was our most-read story this week.