Auto News 5

Ally Financial, the financial services company once known as GMAC, is introducing a brand campaign using the theme "Do It Right."

General Motors today said it is recalling 4.3 million vehicles for a software problem that can prevent airbags from deploying in a crash.

News 9 Sep, 2016

The Volvo Drive Me programme will see autonomous XC90 SUVs on the streets of cities around the world

BMW's management board is skipping the Paris Motor Show to hold talks aimed at breaking a deadlock over whether to produce new electric cars, including a battery-powered Mini, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

A Volkswagen engineer pleaded guilty in a U.S. court today for his role in rigging emissions software on 2.0-liter diesels sold in the U.S., marking the first criminal charge in the U.S. government's probe into the VW scandal.

News 9 Sep, 2016

McLaren has used its carbon fibre and aerodynamic expertise to help in the creation of the Specialized Roubaix 2017 race bike

Nissan is recalling about 134,000 late-model cars, mainly in the U.S. and Canada, because a fluid leak in the braking system could lead to a fire, the company and U.S. regulators said today.

Volvo's transformation into a maker of sometimes high-priced luxury cars continues: it's now possible to pay £64,000 (US$84,813) for the T8 version of the XC90. Is this PHEV worth that sort of money?

Honda will unveil the European version of its new Civic hatchback at the Paris auto show.

Britain's Road Haulage Association (RHA) says it is "disappointed" at news the UK is to fund the building of a 1km wall at the migrant pinch-point in the Port of Calais.

Opinion 11 Sep, 2016

The GVT OX is an affordable, easy-to-build and rugged vehicle for developing countries - and Mike Rutherford's pretty excited about it

Takata plans to take initial bids from seven potential rescuers on Sept.

Porsche will unveil the third model in its redesigned Panamera line at the Paris show: the 4 E-Hybrid with controlled all-wheel drive and an electric range of 30 miles (50km) in the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC). The vehicle generates some 462 hp of total system power and delivers fuel consumption figures of 2.5 l/100 km (NEDC) for plug-in hybrid models. That corresponds to CO2 emissions of 56 g/km.

Psst - want to know all about Lexus future models and platforms? We've got you covered. Our well-researched article this week takes a very comprehensive look and proved as popular with readers as our earlier examination of parent company Toyota's models. Well worth a read if you have not reached either yet.

Automotive seating and electrical systems supplier Lear Corporation said it had entered into a strategic partnership with Tempronics, obtaining a minority equity stake, and also secured exclusive rights to its thermoelectric seat heating and cooling technology for automotive applications.

Mitsubishi Motors, raided three times by Japan's transport ministry over its decades-long fuel economy scandal, could be searched again by the regulator as a planned rescue by Nissan falls behind schedule.

News 9 Sep, 2016

After being officially confirmed earlier this year, a single image of what might be the SEAT Mii by COSMOPOLITAN has leaked

Liberty Media's takeover of Formula One promises a long-term strategy for the cash-rich sport with a sharper focus on new media markets and another attempt to expand in North America.

Japan's Nissan Motor began construction this week of a new engine and transmission production facility at its existing plant in Purwakarta in the Indonesian province of West Java.