ZF Friedrichshafen and China's Wolong Electric Group said they were boosting existing cooperation and had signed an agreement for a joint venture to produce components and electric motors for automotive applications.
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20 Nov, 2019
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Hyundai Motor launched its facelifted Grandeur flagship sedan in South Korea this week with a home market sales target of over 110,000 units by the end of 2020.
Nissan Motor is recalling more than 450,000 vehicles, sold mostly in North America between 2016 and 2018, due to the risk of fire.
BMW claims its i4 - the group's full electric premium mid-range model - has a range of "some 600 kilometres" - 373 miles in imperial currency.
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The US United Auto Workers union (UAW) said it would "proceed to pattern bargaining" with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles today (Monday 18 November) after its Ford members on Friday night ratified their 2019 Collective Bargaining Agreement by 56.3%.
Autoliv has announced the development of a new front center airbag that is designed to save lives in side-impact crash situations.
Volkswagen Group's Supervisory Board has appointed Markus Duesmann (50) as new member of the Group Board of Management and chairman and chief executive of Audi.
Tata Motors and Lithium Urban Technologies, the world's largest commercial EV fleet providers (outside of China), have announced a partnership to supply more EVs across vehicle segments in India.
The Volkswagen Group has in principle confirmed the strategic targets set out in its strategy Together 2025+ for operating return on sales, return on investment, capex ratio and R&D cost ratio, net cashflow and net liquidity within the 'Planning Round 68'.
For the first time in 55 years, Ford is expanding the Mustang family with Mustang Mach-E, an all-electric SUV. The move is seen as a bold one for Ford, lending the muscle-car brand name to an electric SUV (a competitor to Tesla's Model Y).
The UK new heavy goods vehicle (HGV) market declined 13.1% in Q3 2019, according to figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
Audi and Schaeffler say they will continue to form a powerful team in Formula E motorsport series going forward.
Indonesia's new vehicle market declined by 9.5% to 96,030 units in October from 106,079 units in the same month of last year, according to wholesale data compiled by industry association Gaikindo.
Nissan plans to invest around THB10bn (US$330m) in its Thai operations over the next three years to increase production capacity and bring to market new vehicles, according to local reports.
Chinese property developer Evergrande group last week announced it plans to invest CNY45bn (US$6.4bn) by 2021 to develop and produce electric vehicles, according to local reports.
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