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News 16 Oct, 2019

Volvo is aiming to reduce the CO2 footprint of every model by 40 per cent starting with the upcoming XC40 EV

Renault's CFDT union says the new top management must engage with all stakeholders after CEO, Thierry Bolloré was dismissed on 11 October.

Lectra has launched two new solutions for the mass production of fabric car seats and interiors: Vector Automotive iP6 and iP9.

Alcantara, the artificial 'suede-effect' material and brand, says it appeared on concept cars from two high-end automakers - Audi and BMW - and on the new Lamborghini Sián FKP 37 at the recent IAA/Frankfurt Motor Show.

Synopsys, Inc. has announced that NXP, a leader in secure connectivity solutions for embedded applications, plans to deploy Synopsys' native automotive design solutions to improve quality-of-results (QoR) and time-to-results (TTR) for its next-generation, safety-critical system-on-chip (SoC) designs.

Transportation and logistics solutions provider, XPO Logistics, has purchased 100 Stralis Natural Power Euro VI tractors from Iveco.

VDL is expanding its Charging Test Centre with new technology in collaboration with Siemens.

The production version of the Atlas Cross Sport for the US market has now been unveiled in Chattanooga.

Britain's Road Haulage Association (RHA) is urging the government put "all its energy" into making sure hauliers and traders are ready for Brexit.

Nissan Leaf drivers are now able to gain access to more than 100,000 charging points across Europe.

Beset by such a serious crash that Cadillac is only 1,800 units (wholesale) behind it, Ford has a massive problem in the world's number one vehicle market. How to recover from delivering a mere 165,848 locally manufactured passenger vehicles for the year to the end of September, a decline of 47 per cent? Happily, the blue oval's position in the USA couldn't be more stark to the situation in China, even if its management has taken the extraordinary decision to withdraw from many high volume segments.

News 15 Oct, 2019

Hyundai’s luxury spin-off brand looks set to return to Europe with a compact SUV to rival the BMW X3 and Audi Q5

China's Ministry of Finance confirmed this week it would withdraw financial subsidies entirely for hydrogen fuel-cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) at the end of 2020, according to local reports.

News 15 Oct, 2019

Toyota has launched a hopped-up version of the Daihatsu Copen kei car, featuring a range of cosmetic revisions and chassis upgrades

Hyundai Motor Group said it planned to invest KRW41 trillion (US$34.65 billion) in mobility technology and strategic investments by 2025, as it boosts its attempts to catch up in the self-driving car race.