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News 20 May, 2016

BMW has unleashed the 2002 Hommage concept on the eyeballs of the world at the 2016 Villa d’Este car show in Italy

Rolls-Royce is ceasing production of the Phantom Drophead Coupe and Phantom Coupe and the last 50 cars -- already spoken for -- will take mementos with them: pieces of the assembly line where the cars were built.

Brembo says closing of the transaction to acquire a 66% stake in the share capital of ASIMCO Meilian Braking Systems (Langfang), has now taken place.

News 24 May, 2016

Latest Renault Grand Scenic gets 20-inch wheels as standard for a crossover-style look

Zafar Razzacki's resume -- which includes a stint at Google and a few tech startups -- screams Silicon Valley, not Detroit.

Need help with General Motors' future platform strategy? We have you covered with this handy, pocket, go-to guide that was a smash hit with just-auto readers this week. Speaking of platforms, Volvo this week revealed a couple of concept cars that hint at what it is doing with its version of the new CMA architecture being developed jointly with Chinese parent Geely. And we got the inside view about how that cooperation is working out from the chief of R&D.

News 20 May, 2016

BMW tuning experts at Alpina are upping their efforts in the big diesel field with performance versions of the 6 Series, 7 Series and new X7

Volkswagen, aiming to become a "mobility provider," will introduce a new strategy comprising eight key initiatives in mid-June, CEO Matthias Mueller said Friday in a speech to senior company managers.

Zhejiang Geely Holding Group has raised US$400m to support the development of zero-emission capable vehicles by its UK subsidiary, the London Taxi Company (LTC), maker or the iconic London Black Cab.

VW, aiming to become a "mobility provider," will introduce a new strategy in mid June, CEO Matthias Mueller told senior company managers.

Features 20 May, 2016

We take a look back at some of our favourite cars produced by Italian coachbuilders Zagato

In less than four months, General Motors' personal mobility brand Maven has expanded into five US markets with Boston, Chicago and Washington DC added this week to New York City and Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Hitachi Automotive Systems says its electric parking brake is being used on Mazda's new three-row midsize CX-9 crossover SUV.

Panasonic is prepared to move up its investment plans for Tesla's battery plant, if needed, to meet strong demand for the EV maker's upcoming Model 3 sedan, an executive at the Japanese electronics group says.

Despite presenting fairly solid Q1 2016 performance data on 22 April, and forecasts for the full year for unit sales "slightly below the level of the previous year" and EBIT "at the prior-year" level, Daimler Trucks has now, just less than one month later, acknowledged that these predictions were overly-optimistic. 

New passenger car sales in Romania rose 9.4% year on year in the first four months of 2016 to 28,000 units. But local car production went down 6.4% on lower domestic sales and exports, according to the Automotive Manufacturers and Importers Association (APIA).

Toyota Motor said cumulative global sales of its hybrid vehicles reached 9.014m units on 30 April 2016, surpassing the 9m unit mark. This latest million-unit milestone was achieved in just nine months.

Romania's Sebes was not a serious candidate for Daimler's new engine factory due to the poor infrastructure, according to economy minister Costin Borc, romania-insider.com reported, citing Ziarul Financiar.