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Ford plans to produce new Lincoln models in China to save on costs and avoid local tariffs.

Michelin has signed an agreement to acquire the entire share capital of Masternaut, one of Europe's largest telematics providers.

News earlier this month that US President Donald Trump had decided to delay imposing tariffs on vehicles and automotive components for six months came as a massive relief to automakers around the world, from South Korea and Japan to Germany.

News 21 May, 2019

NCP goes to court to argue that it shouldn’t have to pay VAT on near-£700,000 annual earnings from drivers not having the right change

Malaysia's new vehicle market continued to expand in April 2019, by 6.2% to 49,964 units from 47,047 units in the same month of last year, according to registration data released by the Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA).

News 21 May, 2019

The facelifted Land Rover Discovery Sport gets mild-hybrid and plug-in versions

Ford said on Monday (20 May) it was laying off about 7,000 workers, about 10% of its global workforce, as part of a restructuring plan designed to save it US$600m a year.

The European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) on Monday (20 May) reiterated its "opposition to any trade-restrictive measures that are incompatible with WTO rules".

In a reversal of fortunes that surely will please owner Tata Motors, Britain's Jaguar Land Rover has booked a pre-tax profit after three consecutive quarters of red ink.

Twenty years on from its rescue by Renault, Nissan Motor is unrecogniseable from the heavily indebted firm which Louis Schweitzer, Carlos Ghosn and Yoshikazu Hanawa began rebuilding in 1999 with the creation of the Renault-Nissan Alliance. In the post-Ghosn era and with a proposed FCA-Renault merger under discussion, what might the 2020s hold for Nissan?

Nissan brought back Datsun in 2014 as a brand specialising in small, cheap models for lower income countries. Since then, Datsun has been rolled out to 14 markets, with India, Indonesia, South Africa, Russia and Kazakhstan being the main ones. Nissan's next challenge is to launch a second generation of models, the first of which should begin in 18 months' time.

News 20 May, 2019

The new limited Mercedes X-Class Element Edition pick-up features more standard equipment and a unique livery

Russia's R&P Polyplastic, which supplies polymer materials mainly to local automakers, said it booked a "considerable increase" in sales volume in the first quarter of 2019 though revenue targets were not reached.  

Denso and powertrain supplier Aisan have reached a basic agreement, following a directors' meeting today (20 May) to begin studying increasing Denso's stake in Aisan, and also transferring part of Denso's powertrain business to Aisan.

Honda R&D, Honda Motor's research and development subsidiary announced it had begun to collaborate with the Center for Information and Neural Networks (CiNet) in neuroscientific research of humans in the areas of mobility and robotics.

Mitsubishi Electric and Here Technologies have successfully piloted a system enabling vehicles to automatically warn others about upcoming road hazards with lane-level precision.

Renault has unveiled Ez-Pod, an exploratory electric and autonomous vehicle for on-demand travel across short distances.

News 20 May, 2019

A fleet of autonomous cars working together will be able to improve traffic flow by at least 35 per cent, according to researchers

Daimler's Mercedes-Benz Cars has unveiled a new concept/experimental vehicle to show off "safety ideas for a new mobility".