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News 28 May, 2019

The updated BMW X1 has arrived with a new look, and is now available with a plug-in powertrain for the first time

As with many brands, Dongfeng Nissan's affordable vehicles division isn't having a great 2019, Venucia's wholesale deliveries in the Chinese market dropping by 31.1% for the year to the end of April, according to CAAM. Can the promise of new models turn things around?

Faurecia has appointed Nolwenn Delaunay as executive vice-president, General Counsel in charge of the Legal Department, the Compliance and Risk Department and the Secretariat of the board, effective 1 July.

Faurecia is making an unspecified investment in GuardKnox, an Israeli automotive cybersecurity provider, to reinforce data security in connected cars.

FCA (Fiat-Chrysler) has issued a proposal for a 'transformative merger' with Renault. Under the plans, the combined business would be owned 50% by FCA shareholders and 50% by Groupe Renault shareholders.

News 27 May, 2019

Fiat has proposed a full merger with Renault that would create the world’s third largest car maker.

News 27 May, 2019

Bentley will unveil a new concept car in July as part of its 100th anniversary, and it'll preview the brand's future design and tech plans

News 24 May, 2019

Drivers dropping off passengers or parking at Heathrow Airport will have to pay up to £15 per day from 2022

News 26 May, 2019

BMW's new 2019 1 Series targets the VW Golf, going front-wheel drive for the very first time. On sale now priced from £24,430.

News 24 May, 2019

Rental companies’ theft and damage excess prices add as much as 90 per cent to the total cost of hiring a car, research shows

Blowing me own trumpet again - parp - my look at Mazda's excellent new 3 topped the analysis eyeball-attracting chart at just-auto this week. I have always held Mazda products in high regard (even owned one in a previous life) and this new 'un reinforced the belief while the pioneering compression ignition petrol engine - albeit with a little spark plug assistance therein - is still to come. Sadly, bad news also draws eyeballs and Ford's 7,000 white collar jobs axe topped the news chart. Read through the details and the reasons make sense but it's still hard for those affected.

News 24 May, 2019

Staffordshire saw a bigger increase in car thefts than any other area, followed by Bedfordshire and Thames Valley

News 24 May, 2019

Apocolypse-ready Bentley Bentayga Bengala is a Bentayga prepped for the end of the world with just 15 units set to be built

Ionity - the JV between BMW Group, Daimler AG, Ford and VW set up to create a network of high power electric battery charging stations throughout Europe - has opened its first charging station in the UK.

News 24 May, 2019

The Ford Focus proved to be the most stolen car in 2018, while Staffordshire had the street with the highest number of thefts

A fleet of 12 BYD K9 electric buses for the city of Mendoza, Argentina, arrived at the port of San Antonio in Chile.

Dassault Systèmes has announced that the in-house LCI (Cooperative Innovation Laboratory) of Groupe Renault used its '3DEXPERIENCE' platform to transform its innovation processes to the cloud and introduce Renault EZ-FLEX, an electric experimental vehicle aimed to understand the last-mile delivery of goods in future smart cities.

Automotive supplier Hanon Systems has announced the formal opening of Chongqing Hanon Jianshe Automotive Thermal Systems Co., Ltd.