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News 8 Apr, 2019

The new Mercedes-AMG CLA 35 has been revealed ahead of its official debut at the 2019 New York Motor Show

Unlike car sales, which declined 3.4% last month, unusual in 'plate change' March, the UK new light commercial vehicle (LCV) market saw a healthy year-on-year demand increase of 10.6%, a record monthly performance, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).

News 8 Apr, 2019

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles to pay Tesla “hundreds of millions” of euros to share fleet CO2 emissions and meet tough EU targets

Tata Motors said Jaguar Land Rover retail sales for the India fiscal year ended 31 March 2019 fell 5.8% year on year to 578,915 vehicles.

As average vehicle CO2 emissions in Europe trend upwards, Fiat Chrysler (FCA) and Tesla are among vehicle carmakers looking to form 'pools' that can help avoid large fines under new tighter EU CO2 emission rules that come into force in 2021.

News 8 Apr, 2019

National Pinch Point Programme costing £317m reduced congestion in some areas, but also increased it in others

Hyundai Motor has denied it is planning to build a vehicle assembly in Saudi Arabia after a member of the arab kingdom's cabinet told reporters that advanced talks had taken place between the two parties.

The XC40 marks a number of firsts for Volvo. It's the carmaker's first ever compact SUV and the first model to be built on the carmaker's CMA (Compact Modular Architecture) platform. Its chunky lines, concave grille and sculpted doors give it certain amount of street swagger too. But what of the interior of this premium small SUV? Continuing QUBE/just-auto's review of interior design and technology trends, we take a closer look.

The final traces of Carlos Ghosn were all but erased from Nissan today.

The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) said new vehicle sales in Australia fell 7.1% to 99,442 vehicles during March.

New Zealand's March 2019 new vehicle registration figures were down 5.4% year on year to 13,271 units.

The European Commission has accused BMW, Daimler and VW of breaching EU antitrust rules from 2006 to 2014 by colluding to restrict competition on the development of petrol and diesel emissions control technology for passenger cars.

News 5 Apr, 2019

Ssangyong has revised its Tivoli compact crossover range, with a new diesel engine, tweaked panelling and more technology

The SMMT says the UK is the world's number one location for mass-market potential of connected and autonomous vehicles, with an estimated GBP62bn annual economic opportunity by 2030.

April Fools Day is always guaranteed to give imaginative PR minds a little exercise so 'ware 'fake news' of anything automotive on the first of the month. I by no means trawled the entire web for gags but we did receive some excellent spoofs with my favourite being Toyota Australia's 'PieAce' van-based 'convertible. Nice work on Photoshop.

Opinion 7 Apr, 2019

The proposal of a 'leave your car at home' scheme by Coventry Council is an insult to the UK's Motor City, says Mike Rutherford

Light vehicle (LV) wholesales in India remained weak in February, inching up by just 1% year-on-year to 323,000 units.

The Volkswagen Group and China's Ganfeng Lithium have signed a memorandum of understanding on long-term lithium supplies for battery cells.

If the UK crashed out of the EU without an orderly withdrawal agreement in place, automotive companies would further review planned investments for Britain, according to SMMT chief executive Mike Hawes.