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Varroc Lighting has opened a new hall for manufacturing rear and fog lamps in the Moravian-Silesian region of Czech Republic, creating 350 jobs.

Ford is teaming up with Agility Robotics to explore a robotic solution for future autonomous vehicle goods deliveries.

An automotive interiors specialist is to collaborate with a materials supplier to replace the use of petrochemicals with natural polymers.

Kia Motors is currently making final preparations for its launch later this year in India, a country with a domestic vehicle market of over 4.3m units last year.

News 22 May, 2019

Ageing Fiat Tipo hatchback gets a sporty makeover with an updated body kit, new alloys and a revised paint scheme

General Motors has launched the new electronic platform it said was necessary for its next generation of vehicles, EVs, active safety, infotainment and connectivity features, and the evolution of the Super Cruise driver assistance feature.

News 22 May, 2019

New limited-run, Aston Martin DBS Superleggera commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Bond film On Her Majesty’s Secret Service

Toyota Australia together with Toyota Material Handling Australia and Toyota Fleet Management will be introducing a fleet of autonomous autopilot vehicles in its new Altona warehouse from the start of operations in 2020.

News 22 May, 2019

Transport Committee says police are too stretched to enforce moving traffic offences, so councils should be allowed to do so instead

Opinion 27 May, 2019

Google should lend it's modern retailing expertise to car manufacturers rather than building its own car, says Mike Rutherford

A new study has found that only half of British car buyers would choose an electrified car.

Leoni has appointed Ingrid Jägering as CFO, joining the board alongside CEO, Aldo Kamper, Bruno Fankhauser and Martin Stüttem.

Koito and Blickfeld are to explore technologies for the development of Lidar which can be fully integrated into headlamps.

Gillig says its zero-emission battery electric bus, powered by Cummins, is now available.

Foresight Autonomous has completed a series of demonstrations of its QuadSight vision system in France for four unnamed vehicle manufacturers and Tier One suppliers.

Daimler has reaffirmed its financial targets for this year and stressed the need for cost management at its annual shareholders' meeting in Berlin today. Outgoing CEO Dieter Zetsche stressed that 'everything is under scrutiny' to get costs down after what has been a 'moderate' start to the year.

Constellium is to supply aluminium auto body sheet for the bonnet of PSA's Peugeot Partner and Citroen Berlingo Van.

Features 25 May, 2019

We take a look at some stunning classic Fiats and other Italian treasures as we delve deep inside FCA's new Heritage Hub

Röchling Automotive has entered into an agreement with Japanese automotive supplier, Kasai Kogyo to sell its plant in Wolfsburg-Hattorf for an undisclosed price.