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New vehicle sales in China continued to fall sharply in February, by 13.7% to 1,482,000 units from already weak year-earlier sales of 1,718,000 units, according to newly-released wholesale data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM).

Renault chairman, Jean-Dominique Senard, Nissan CEO, Hiroto Saikawa and Mitsubishi CEO, Osamu Masuku, say they are to create a new Alliance operating board.

Mahle Powertrain, a subsidiary of Stuttgart-based Mahle Group has acquired German transmission specialist ZG-Zahnraeder and Getriebe.

News 11 Mar, 2019

This year marks the 50th Anniversary of the Porsche 917 Le Mans car so, to celebrate, the German firm designed this concept

News 11 Mar, 2019

Crash repair centres rely heavily on ‘just-in-time’ supply chains, which face jeopardy if extra border checks follow a no-deal Brexit

Features 11 Mar, 2019

We take a look at the weird and wonderful showpieces of the 2019 Geneva Motor Show

France's Finance Minister has held an urgent meeting in Paris with unions, regional Councils, suppliers and representatives of the country's car industry as the sector undergoes radical change surrounding the increasing move to new propulsion.

News 11 Mar, 2019

Following its most recent financial re-evaluation, Tesla has decided to keep more of its stores open, resulting in raised prices

A Tokyo court has declined former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn's request to attend a board meeting this week, a media report said.

News 11 Mar, 2019

A new seven-seat Jeep SUV will sit above the Grand Cherokee and below the new Wagoneer

Continental has posted a strong set of financial results for 2018. The company's sales totaled EUR44.4bn and the adjusted EBIT margin was 9.3%, which meant that the supplier giant achieved its adjusted annual targets.

Russian sales of new passenger cars and LCVs fell for the first time in nearly two years last month as the effects of a 2% increase in VAT feed through.

Sales of imported light passenger vehicles in South Korea continued to fall sharply in February, by over 20% to 15,885 units from 19,928 units in the a year earlier, according to data compiled by Korea Automobile Importers & Distributors Association (KAIDA).

Nissan is expanding Leaf electric model sales to new emerging markets in Asia.

Inrix is collaborating with SharedStreets to align data validated and managed by cities and road authorities using the Inrix AV Road Rules platform.

Toyota GB has announced prices for the revived Camry, now to be sold only as a "self-charging hybrid" saloon from this summer.

News 11 Mar, 2019

Peugeot confirms the end of combustion-only performance cars. The new 508 Sport Engineered will kick-off a hot plug-in family

Kia Motors revealed at the weekend it was considering closing one of its main vehicle assembly plants in China in response to weak local demand.

News 11 Mar, 2019

Public Health England calls for strict controls on cars around schools and more congestion charge zones around the country