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News 18 Mar, 2016

New tests by German vehicle experts show 24 cars from 19 different manufacturers vulnerable to an 'easily built' electronic device

Daimler is considering Poland instead of Russia for a Mercedes car plant, reports in the Polish and German press said. The automaker is looking at a Polish site rejected by Jaguar Land Rover when the UK company opted for Slovakia for its new factory.

PSA/Peugeot-Citroen's European sales grew as a slower pace than the overall market last year, but the automaker isn't worried, PSA Europe boss Denis Martin told Automotive News Europe.

The 2017 Maserati Levante, the luxury brand's first-ever crossover, will go on sale in U.S. dealerships this fall, with pricing starting at $72,000, excluding delivery, the brand said today.

A Japanese supplier to Honda with sales offices in suburban Detroit will plead guilty in federal court and pay a $4.55 million fine for rigging bids on the prices of power window switches on the Civic for years.

News 17 Mar, 2016

Pictures have leaked showing Suzuki's new Swift (and Swift Sport) supermini, ahead of a reveal later this year

An industrywide agreement to make automatic emergency braking standard will bring the technology to the nation's new-vehicle fleet at least two years faster than a government mandate would have, the National Highway Traffic Safety...

Aston Martin and Red Bull will build a super-fast road car as part of a deal that will link the UK automaker back to Formula One racing. The companies will use F1 technology to produce what they say will be "the ultimate of all road cars."

US vehicle safety regulators announced on Thursday (17 March) said 20 automakers have agreed to make automatic emergency braking standard on nearly all US vehicles by 2022, a move that could prevent thousands of rear-end crashes annually.

LED technology will power 20% of light vehicle front headlights by 2030, from just 2% in 2015, according to the latest headlight fitment forecasts by just-auto's research unit, QUBE.

Next week at the New York auto show, Hyundai plans to show a concept car that provides the clearest picture yet of the styling direction for the company's new Genesis brand of luxury vehicles.

The amount of aluminum in European cars is expected to rise considerably by the end of the decade as automakers look to meet tougher EU CO2 targets in 2021.

Mahle is expanding its ties with Ferrari in Formula 1 with a long-term partnership agreement that includes the development and supply of crucial engine components.

National Electric Vehicle Sweden AB (Nevs) and State Grid Electric Vehicle Service have signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement.

Honda has announced that its new Performance Manufacturing Centre (PMC) in Marysville, Ohio will begin series production of the next-generation Honda NSX supercar in late April 2016. Deliveries for European customers are due to start in autumn 2016.

News 17 Mar, 2016

London tops the list for the most expensive parking spots in the country, with prices soaring above UK average house prices

In 2015, Skoda set new records both in terms of global vehicle sales and financial results. Deliveries increased 1.8% to 1,055,500 vehicles (2014: 1,037,200). The brand also achieved record sales revenue, up 6.2% to a new high of EUR12.5bn(US$14bn) (EUR11.8bn). Operating profit rose 12% to EUR915m (EUR817m). The automaker is planning further growth in 2016.

Pirelli said its 2015 operating performance was in line with targets after it booked revenue growth of 4.8% year on year to EUR6,309.6m (US$7078m), above the 2015 target of "over EUR6.25bn" thanks to the "great" improvement in the price/mix component (+7.1% compared to a target of "equal to or above" 5.5%) as a consequence of price increases, greater replacement sales and more diverse geographic and product mixes.

Ford Sollers says it has seen consistent improvement in the Russian supplier sector, but adds the industry cannot rely on Moscow alone to help it through the current challenging period.