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Bridgestone has announced the launch of Enliten, a new light weight tyre technology claimed to reduce material use and rolling resistance, contribute to reduced CO2 emissions and wear the same as a standard original equipment tyre.

News 17 Jun, 2019

Drivers who bought diesels on previous Government advice should lobby for a national diesel scrappage scheme, says Sadiq Khan

Renault Samsung Motors agreed a wage deal with its labour union last week, bringing to an end months of industrial action which has resulted in production losses estimated by the company at around KRW300bn (US$253m).

Chinese carmaker SAIC Motor reported a sharp sales decline in the first five months of 2019, of close to 17% to 2.47 million units, according to a company statement filed with the Shanghai Stock Exchange.

Kyocera and BYD Japan have announced a joint project to develop an integrated renewable supply-demand energy system for EVs.

JAC has successfully participated in the acquisition of the shares of Kazakhstan's Allur Group, marking the entry of the JAC Kazakhstan project into a brand-new stage, which it says has become a new benchmark for Chinese independent car brands in 'the Belt and Road'.

Pak Suzuki Motor (Pak Suzuki), a subsidiary of Suzuki Motor Corporation for production and sales of automobiles and motorcycles in Pakistan, launched the all-new Alto.

ADAS specialist Veoneer says it has signed a binding agreement with Nissin Kogyo, its joint venture partner in Veoneer Nissin Brake Systems (VNBS), providing for 'certain structural changes to the joint venture and reaching an agreement on the funding of VNBS'.

Nissan in the UK reports sales of its Nissan e-NV200 fully electric light van up by 200% in 2019 as more firms switch their light commercial vehicle (LCV) fleets to electric propulsion.

Geely-owned London Electric Vehicle Company (LEVC) - the latest name for Britain's main 'London Taxi' maker has spun off a PHEV light van based on its latest TX electric taxi.

Geely-owned London Electric Vehicle Company (LEVC) - the latest name for Britain's main 'London Taxi' maker has spun off a PHEV light van based on its latest TX electric taxi.

Localisation works, according to a Bloomberg report from China.

News 14 Jun, 2019

The BMW Vision M NEXT concept is set to be revealed at the end of the month, and it could preview a replacement for the i8

Premium electric car company Byton has opened its Shanghai Design Studio which it says will focus on the Chinese market, as well as work closely with the existing Design Studio in Munich on advanced and intelligent design for the global market.

Groupe PSA is about to start the assembly of electric powertrain motors at its Tremery, France, engine plant.

Ignoring the high count for this column last week, the top-read story on just-auto this week was our look at future Peugeot models. Thanks to the 208, 3008 and 2008 (in that order) Peugeot is holding on to a strong third position in its largest regional market behind Renault and Volkswagen. A new version of its best seller, revealed three months ago but not yet available, has strong looks and has generated a large bank of orders. In contrast to that good fortune in Europe, the picture in China is much darker, however. Well worth a look.

Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) plans to standardise Automatic Engine Shut Off and Automatic transmission Park selection.

ZF, a leading supplier of automotive cameras, has developed the Dual-cam two lens camera specifically designed for the commercial truck market and to be used in concert with other ZF ADAS technologies.