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News 1 Nov, 2016

Car-to-car crash test sees Mexican Nissan Tsuru earn zero stars, prompting firm to drop it from line-up

SAIC Motor's Thai joint venture began construction of a second vehicle assembly plant this week in the Hemaraj Eastern Seaboard Industrial Estate in Thailand's Chonburi province.

Nissan's recent decision to build future models at its UK plant will boost jobs and output in the UK automotive supply sector according to the UK auto industry's trade association, the SMMT.

Toyota's next-generation Camry is close to breaking cover -- and it's bringing a more aggressive sport-tuned model with it.

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Although it is a relatively small carmaker keen to retain its independence, Suzuki is not averse to cooperating with other automakers and has a long history of doing so. The company recently announced exploratory talks with Toyota over R&D collaboration. Ray Hutton considers Suzuki's strategy.

BlackBerry announced an agreement had been signed with Ford for expanded use of the software specialist's QNX and security software.

French new-car registrations fell 4 percent in October after sales fell at domestic automakers Renault and PSA.

A fire at Ford's world headquarters has delayed release of the automaker's US October sales data originally expected today (1 November), the automaker said.

BHP Billiton, the world's biggest miner, is hot for electric vehicles.

Johnson Controls says it is expanding its production capacity of Absorbent Glass Mat (AGM) batteries for start-stop vehicles in China to support the rising market demand.

BMW has opened a new Regional Distribution Centre (RDC) in Shenyang, the fifth in China together with the existing RDCs in Shanghai, Beijing, Chengdu and Foshan.

British engine manufacturing has risen 6.7% year on year to the end of September, driven by a rise in local demand.

Ficosa has opened a new rear view mirror factory in Cookeville, Tennessee at a cost of US$50m.

Honda Executive Vice President Seiji Kuraishi said the Japanese automaker has "no intention" of withdrawing from the UK despite the country's vote to quit the European Union.

News 1 Nov, 2016

FCA reveals six striking Mopar concepts for this year’s SEMA trade show in Las Vegas