UK car manufacturing output reached its highest level since 1999 in November, with almost 170,000 vehicles rolling off production lines, according to figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
Audi will debut a near-production concept for its Q8 SUV flagship at the Detroit auto show. The Q8 will compete with the upcoming BMW X7.
Volkswagen will show a new electric I.D. concept family model at the Detroit Motor Show in January. The car is described as a 'multi-functional vehicle for a new era'.
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Volkswagen says it is forging ahead with the rationalisation of its worldwide automobile business and has inaugurated a vehicle production facility in Kenya.
Volkswagen says it has received "all necessary official approvals" within the remit of the German Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) for the modification of diesel vehicles with type EA189 engines.
Britain is on course to build more cars this year than in any year since 1999.
Knorr-Bremse is to acquire Vossloh Kiepe - the Electrical Systems unit of Vossloh AG - with both companies signing an agreement to that effect subject to approval by anti-trust authorities.
Hyundai Motor America has announced a continuation of a reorganisation that began late this year by appointing W. Gerald (Jerry) Flannery as interim president and CEO, effective immediately. He succeeds Dave Zuchowski who will be leaving the company.
Volkswagen will unveil a concept for a self-driving electric minibus at the Detroit auto show as the automaker prepares to challenge Uber with its new mobility services division.
Uber made a quick decision today to move its self-driving pilot program to Arizona after the California Department of Motor Vehicles shut down the company's autonomous vehicle operations in San Francisco.
The California Department of Motor Vehicles on Wednesday revoked the registration on all 16 of the vehicles involved in Uber's self-driving ride-hailing pilot in San Francisco, forcing the company to shut down the program.
Honda RandD has entered into discussions with Waymo, Alphabet's new standalone company, to use technology that will enable self-driving capabilities in Honda vehicles.
The firing of Hyundai Motor America CEO Dave Zuchowski -- coming as it does only a few days before Christmas -- is poorly timed and reinforces the image in the U.S. that Hyundai burns through American CEOs at an alarming rate.
Hyundai Motor America has fired CEO Dave Zuchowski for failing to meet internal sales objectives, multiple sources familiar with the situation told Automotive News. The decision is effective immediately.
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22 Dec, 2016
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Federal regulators offered the auto industry some relief today on two key areas of the U.S. government's light-vehicle fuel economy program that had sparked new tensions between the administration and the industry.
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