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Denso has started a joint development agreement with Morpho, a Tokyo-based company focused on research, development and image processing technology.

As 2015 fades to black, Volkswagen and Chipotle probably wish they could get a do-over. Both brands suffered through PR crises this year that have taken a serious toll on consumer perception. But which company fared worse?

News 14 Dec, 2015

Fisker says 'The Force 1' will feature the most powerful naturally aspirated engine ever

Dan Loeb, the founder of hedge fund Third Point, is calling for the removal of Dow Chemical CEO Andrew Liveris, days after the company agreed to combine with DuPont in the largest-ever chemicals merger, a person familiar with the matter told...

News 14 Dec, 2015

The new Mercedes-AMG S 65 Cabriolet will be the most expensive S-Class in the range when it arrives in April

Over 90% of those who received offers from General Motors' compensation fund opted to accept them, including all 124 families of those who died in crashes linked to defective ignition switches, a final report said.

BMW Group has reported record sales for November with volume up 4.9% year on year to 197,480 vehicles. Year to date (YTD) sales rose 6.9% to a record 2,033,948 as the automaker, for the first time, shifted over 2m vehicles by the end of November.

The French government's pledge not to interfere in Nissan's governance has averted a crisis for the alliance with Renault, but it fails to solve the underlying imbalance in the partnership, according to a leading Japanese research group.

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The 2019 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV plug-in hybrid range has been bolstered with plush new 5h and 5hs trim levels

News 14 Dec, 2015

Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV GX5h and GX5hs add extra standard kit

Visteon Corporation has declared a special cash distribution of US$43.40 per share to be paid out late in January. The board also authorised a share repurchase plan of up to $500m which will run until the end of 2016.

Continental is to showcase a demonstration vehicle at January's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, in which all windows can be darkened simultaneously, using films inserted into the glass and which change their transparency through electric control signals.

Hyundai and Kia have agreed to pay royalties to a Baltimore company to end a patent-infringement fight over hybrid engines.

DMAX, a diesel engine joint venture between General Motors and Isuzu,  is to plough US$82m of finance for future Duramax diesel engine-related productivity improvements, creating around 150 jobs during the next three years, dependent on State and local incentive approvals.

General Motors Brazil's Chevrolet Cobalt [it shares its name but little else with the 2005-2010 North American rental fleet special] has, after four years, had a mid-life refresh subtly inspired by the Malibu. Changes include new headlamps, bumper, grille, tail lamps and boot lid. Plus new light alloy wheels.

Volkswagen AG is preparing to integrate flat batteries into future cars as the German manufacturer plans to boost its electric-vehicle lineup following its emissions manipulation scandal.

Kongsberg Automotive's (KA) Fluid Transfer business has secured a contract for brake assemblies from an unnamed automaker in a deal worth EUR26m (US$28.5m).

India's Mahindra and Mahindra has agreed to buy Italian car designer Pininfarina in a deal worth about 168 million euros ($185 million). Pininfarina will remain an independent company with a separate listing in Milan.

Features 14 Dec, 2015

We drive Volvo’s first British police car – alongside its latest – as the brand marks 50 years of fighting crime