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News 7 Jul, 2016

The sole provider of UK motorway EV charging stations, Ecotricity, has decided to start charging users a £5 flat-fee

News 8 Jul, 2016

The Dacia Duster budget SUV is set to include a new seven-seater model when all-new 4x4 arrives next year; could be called 'Grand Duster'

Ford continued its strong performance in China with vehicle sales in the first half for Ford, Lincoln and its joint ventures reaching 577,097 vehicles, a 6% increase compared to the same time last year.

The board of management and group works council of Audi have reached a new company agreement. In the future, employees will have even more freedom and scope to combine their working life with their private life. For the first time, they have a general right to work flexibly and independently of place and time, if it is compatible with their actual tasks. The new regulations are part of a comprehensive concept for the future world of work at the automaker.

General Motors and its joint ventures enjoyed record June deliveries in China of 273,563 units, up 11.2% year on year. The Buick, Cadillac and Baojun brands had their best June ever.

GF Automotive, a division of GF, has received a major global order for passenger cars·structural parts from a well-known European car manufacturer.

Jaguar Land Rover Special Vehicle Operations (SVO) has officially opened its new technical centre in the UK.

Europe's leading trade associations for the telecommunications and automotive sectors have announced they intend to launch a large-scale, pre-deployment project to test connected and automated driving at the EU level.

The Fitch ratings agency says that Tata-owned Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is the automotive group most at risk of revenue and earnings pressure due to the so-called Brexit referendum result for the UK to leave the EU.

The latest 500 is a worthy update of what had already been a big seller, especially in European countries. Like Mini, this is an expanding franchise, as the 500e, 500X, 500L and 500 L Living/MPW prove. FCA has further plans to add even more derivatives, each of which should aid the ongoing cause of a major revival in the fortunes of the Fiat brand.

Concerned that the traditional car model segmentation is an outdated means of describing target groups, Johnson Controls Automotive Seating worked with researchers from Concept M institute for market psychology to define a set of more meaningful categories that pinpoint the diverse needs and wants of today's European drivers. The supplier used a recent press gathering in Berlin to explain its approach, findings and practical relevance to automakers.

Tesla has said it produced some 18,345 vehicles in the second quarter, an increase of 20% from Q1, and exited the quarter consistently producing just under 2,000 vehicles per week. The company is ramping up rapidly after production delays to its Model X.

Groupe Renault has announced record sales for the first half of 2016. In H1 2016, in a global automotive market up 2.5%, group registrations grew strongly by 13.4% to 1.57m vehicles. Market share was up 0.3 points at 3.5%.

Honda plans to reach more Hispanic consumers with its Spanish-language campaign for the 2017 Ridgeline pickup, which will run during the Honda-sponsored Campeon de Campeones, a Mexican soccer championship match.

Volkswagen Group and LG Electronics have signed a memorandum of understanding on joint research and development of a "next-generation connected car service platform".

Features 7 Jul, 2016

If you can stomach a few compromises, you can buy a cheap used police car with an immaculate service history - here's our guide

Renault's Thierry Bollore has a mandate to ensure the automaker remains competitive as it seeks to recoup heavy investment in EVs, connectivity, autonomous driving and tougher emissions regulations.