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Jul
21st

BW supplies Hyundai group hybrids’ EGR valve

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BorgWarner has announced it is supplying compact EGR valves for the Hyundai-Kia 1.6-litre GDI Kappa petrol engines used in the recently launched Hyundai Ioniq sedan and Kia Niro crossover SUV vehicle ranges.
Jul
21st

Dana Q2 net income falls 10% as company tweaks its corporate name

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Dana Holding today reported a 10 percent decline in second-quarter net income to $53 million on lower sales in its commercial vehicle and off-highway driveline units. The company also tweaked its official name for the second time in eight years.
Jul
21st

Mini campaign will defy labels during Olympics

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Olympic boxing gold medalist Claressa Shields has dealt with a bevy of labels in her life. Shields -- who captured a gold medal during the London games in 2012 -- is one of eight current and former U.S.
Jul
21st

VW labor chief expects tough talks over savings, strategy

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Volkswagen Group's efficiency drive at its namesake brand is paying off, but talks over further savings and strategy changes will be tough, said Bernd Osterloh, the automaker's labor boss, who added that the talks, which are due to resume next week,...
Jul
21st

GM may recall another 4.3M vehicles for Takata airbags; cost could reach $550 million

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General Motors said in a securities filing on Thursday it may be forced by U.S. regulators to recall another 4.3 million vehicles for Takata airbag inflators -- a call-back that would cost it $550 million.
Jul
21st

Tesla pick-up is go! Musk confirms electric truck plans

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Tesla pick-up - front (watermarked)
News 21 Jul, 2016

An all-electric Tesla pick-up truck is in the works according to the firm's CEO Elon Musk. Here's what we know now...

Jul
21st

Tesla pick-up truck teased during 2020 Model Y reveal

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Tesla pick-up truck teaser
News 18 Mar, 2019

Firm CEO Elon Musk has revealed the first teaser image of Tesla's upcoming large pick-up truck

Jul
21st

Audi S8 plus – if 585PS just isn’t enough power

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Are there really people who think the 585PS 4.0-litre biturbo V8 S8 is too slow? It seems so, as Audi now sells a 605PS plus variant which also has a handy lift in torque to 750Nm.
Jul
21st

Kia launches Niro hybrid crossover; PHEV to follow in 2017

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Kia is hoping to appeal to a new set of car customers with its new Niro hybrid compact crossover. Kia says it is the first to this segment and that a plug-in hybrid version will follow in 2017.
Jul
21st

Prototype Nissan Leaf EV race car hints at future potential

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News 21 Jul, 2016

Nissan engineers build 48Kwh Leaf race car in their spare time – hinting at future of the model

Jul
21st

Nissan Leaf EV prototype race car – pictures

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Jul
21st

GM says Brexit ‘not a good omen,’ mulls cuts in Europe

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GM said it was considering cost cuts in Europe to offset up to $400 million of potential headwinds triggered by Britain's Brexit vote, calling into question the carmaker's ability to return Opel and Vauxhall to a full-year profit.
Jul
21st

Hot Wheels X-Wing Carship brings Star Wars to the road

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Hot Wheels X-Wing Carship - header
News 21 Jul, 2016

Special road-going version of Star Wars X-Wing spaceship has been created by Hot Wheels to show off at San Diego Comic-Con

Jul
21st

Star Wars X-Wing Carship – pictures

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Jul
21st

General Motors Europe back in profit as records tumble

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General Motors has substantially beaten expectations with second quarter 2016 results including record earnings per share (EPS) of US$1.86 (up 44% year on year and ahead of forecast by $0.35) on revenue up 11.1% to $42.4bn ($3.47bn better than expected) and net income up 157% to $2.9bn. GM Europe finally moved back into profit for the first time in five years.
Jul
21st

GM reports first quarterly profit in Europe since 2011

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GM reported its first quarterly profit in Europe in five years on Thursday, but the automaker warned that currency and market disruptions caused by the UK's decision to quit the EU could slash $400 million from second-half results in the region.
Jul
21st

BMW names former F1 exec Duesmann as new purchasing chief

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BMW has appointed Markus Duesmann, its former Formula One powertrain boss and current engine guru, to the company's management board as head of the purchasing and supplier network.
Jul
21st

GM Q2 net income more than doubles to $2.87 billion

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General Motors' strategy of focusing on retail sales in North America paid off in the second quarter, with net income more than doubling from the year-earlier quarter. GM reported overall net income of $2.87 billion in the second quarter, up from $1.
Jul
21st

Mixed reaction to Elon Musk’s latest plans for Tesla

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Tesla chief Elon Musk's just-announced Master Plan, Part Deux, announced in the US last night (20 July) has attracted a mixed reaction from some US auto industry analysts.
Jul
21st

Malaysia sales flat as Perodua launches compact sedan

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Malaysia's new vehicle market was largely unchanged in June, with sales falling just slightly to 57,358 units compared with 57,436 in the same month of last year, according to data released by the Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA).
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