Fiat Chrysler is recalling about 121,000 Dodge Dart small cars, most of them in the U.S., for a glitch that could lead to braking problems.
Carlos Ghosn has confirmed that Renault will return to Formula 1 with its own team for 2016 season. It is planning to buy the Lotus team as part of the return.
Building on existing automotive audio collaboration, Harman says it plans to integrate Dirac digital audio solutions and tuning technology into more systems as part of a strategic automotive technology partnership that also includes a worldwide distribution agreement.
Registrations of commercial vehicles in the UK rose 13.9% year on year in November to 33,303 units. There was a 9.6% increase for vans to 29,051 as, the SMMT said, the "long-term growth trend continues".
After testing times in recent years, the major Japanese OEMs will be encouraged by double-digit sales growth rates in China this year. They are well placed to benefit from tax cuts applying to smaller vehicles that will last till the end of 2016.
Western European car sales rose 13 percent in November, led by rebounding demand in southern markets.
News
4 Dec, 2015
Downsizing trend hits the Singaporean emergency services with HOPE Technik's 'Red Rhino' fire engine leading the way
Renault says it will return to Formula One racing as a constructor next year after signing key contracts to acquire the struggling Lotus team.
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4 Dec, 2015
Renault has announced its buyout of the Lotus Formula One team, signalling its long-awaited return to F1
Opinion
4 Dec, 2015
Cars from General Motors, Ford and Chrysler look "too American" to appeal worldwide, says Mike Rutherford
Japan banned Takata airbag inflators that use ammonium nitrate propellant from future cars and set time frames for the components to be phased out from existing models, taking measures nearly identical to a U.S. regulator's order one month ago.
Jaguar Land Rover workers reportedly have questioned owner Tata's commitment to the UK after the Indian conglomerate cut thousands of jobs at its British steel making operation as a result of the crisis in that industry.
As automakers search for novel ways to improve fuel efficiency, technology partnering with universities remain popular. Matthew Beecham spoke to Pascal Tribotté and Frederic Ravet from Renault in France and Francisco Payri and Ricardo Novella from CMT Motores Térmicos at the Universitat Politècnica de València in Spain to learn how industry-academia collaboration can deliver some powerful results.
Mercedes brand sales rose 7.4 percent last month, the highest-ever level for November, as demand in China offset a plunge in U.S. sales.
Volkswagen has told banks supplying it with a one-year EUR20bn bridging loan that it could sell assets if other repayment means falter, according to a Reuters report citing people 'familiar with the matter'.
News
4 Dec, 2015
After a fall in October, new car registrations are up 3.8% in November
Following October's decline - the first in 44 months - registrations of new cars in the UK returned to growth in November, according to Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) data out today (4 December).
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