LMC Automotive has cut its forecast for auto sales in the US for 2016-2023, based on the recent plateauing of year-on-year sales growth, combined with growing economic and political risk in the US and globally, potentially impacting trade, the US economy and consumer confidence.
Porsche's worldwide sales were up by just three percent in the first half of 2016 but the 911 is doing better than that, deliveries rising by 10 percent. That's thanks to the release of a model which has had so many changes in mid-life that it even gains a new project code: 991.2, as opposed to 991 for the series which first appeared in late 2011.
Nissan unveiled a new technology that allows for hands-free highway driving as its next step toward self-driving cars but cautioned that automakers must be proactive in warning about safety following the recent crash of a self-driving Tesla.
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13 Jul, 2016
Design boss at MINI resigns to follow new career opportunity, having been in the position since 2011
Porsche will supply its new V-8 gasoline engine to Bentley and Audi. The engine debuts in the new Porsche Panamera later this year.
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles will become the first mass-market automaker to join Tesla in offering bounties to hackers who identify security vulnerabilities in vehicle software.
General Motors is modifying its criteria for how it holds dealers accountable for their sales performance -- at least in New York state -- following a court ruling there that shot down GM's preferred formula for rating dealers'...
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13 Jul, 2016
New technology will allow Jaguar Land Rover to test over 100 driverless cars on UK roads starting later in 2016
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the electric car maker has no plans to disable its Autopilot feature in the wake of a fatal accident in which the driver of a Model S car was using the technology, The Wall Street Journal reported.
A longtime General Motors supplier has filed for bankruptcy and repercussions could wreak havoc on the automaker's North American production. Clark-Cutler-McDermott filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Thursday, July 7.
When the 2017 Ford F-150 arrives at dealership lots this fall, the 3.5-liter EcoBoost V-6 engine under the hood will have more power.
Visteon said it completed the acquisition of India-based automotive embedded multimedia and connectivity software supplier AllGo Embedded Systems.
Johnson Controls agreed to pay $14.4 million to settle U.S. regulatory charges that its workers bribed Chinese shipbuilders and shipyards, including some owned by the Chinese government, to win business and enrich themselves.
U.S. highway safety regulators have demanded that Tesla Motors hand over detailed information about the design, operation and testing of its Autopilot technology following a May 7 fatal crash in which the system was in use.
Honda has developed a new electric motor for hybrid vehicles that tackles two top challenges in manufacturing the critical drivetrain component: The high cost and uncertain supply of the rare-earth metals used in their powerful magnets.
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13 Jul, 2016
Exclusive figures show 364,000 bags of rubbish collected in three years on England's motorways and A-roads
Features
12 Jul, 2016
Auto Express heads to Edinburgh to learn how residue from whisky production could be used to power your car in the not too distant future
With the current economy the last thing you need is for your vehicle to break down. Whether your driving a reliable car or a busted up