The newly revised DS 3 is more convincing as a premium model than the original but as the brand's volume product, it has a lot of pressure on it to perform.
BYD is urging adoption of electric grid systems to be able to cope with mass charging of EVs at night, which will not be a burden on the network.
New vehicle sales in Vietnam increased by 36.6% to 24,153 units in July, from 17,688 units a year ago, according to data released by the Vietnam Automotive Manufacturers Association (VAMA).
Jaguar Land Rover has hired Havas Formula as its agency of record for automotive and lifestyle public relations in the U.S., following a competitive review.
New vehicle registrations in Japan fell by 2.2% to 415,606 units in July, from 425,093 units in the same month of last year, according to the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA).
Sales of imported vehicles in South Korea continued to fall sharply in July, by 24% year-on-year to 15,730 units from 20,707 units a year earlier, according to the Korea Automobile Importers and Distributors Association (KAIDA).
Apollo Tyres has posted first quarter (to 30 June) profit of RsCrores315 (US$47m), while Indian Operations recorded revenue growth of 6%.
Panasonic Corporation and Opensynergy have announced that Panasonic has acquired all the outstanding shares of the German software company to make it a subsidiary on 22 July. Opensynergy is a high-tech company specialising in embedded automotive software for cockpit solutions.
BorgWarner says it is providing its latest variable turbine geometry (VTG) turbocharging technology for a wide range of Euro 6 diesel engines used for Hyundai and Kia models worldwide.
Kandi Technologies Group says its Kandi Electric Vehicles (Hainan) subsidiary, has reached an agreement with the Hainan Provincial Government for Kandi Hainan to receive a US$45.1m subsidy to support research and development expenditures on a new model of electric vehicle
PSA has increased prices for its new cars in the UK after the pound plunged following the country's decision to leave the EU. Other automakers including Fiat and Nissan have also warned that car prices will have to rise to counter sterling's fall.
A German court will adopt a rarely used class-action style procedure to more efficiently process up to 170 claims by investors seeking damages from VW Group over the automaker's emissions scandal.
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