Hackers can already take control of a car. And as vehicles become rolling shopping malls, cybercriminals will have an opportunity to snatch your identity, too.
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27 Aug, 2015
The popular Smart ForTwo Cabrio is back, and it'll be available after its Frankfurt Motor Show debut
Toyota said it will restart work today at China plants that were shut after explosions in the city of Tianjin.
Apollo Tyres says it has closed EUR300m (US$338m) financing for its greenfield plant in Hungary.
Volkswagen is investing more than $340 million in South Africa for new products and infrastructure. Automakers in the country, which also include Toyota, BMW and Mercedes, are stepping up exports, helped by the weak rand, as the local market shrinks.
Hyundai Motors affiliate Kia Motors has released the first 'official' exterior images of the redesigned, fourth generation Sportage. The medium size SUV will make its global debut at the Frankfurt show on 15 September.
Ferrari is considering appointing Sergio Marchionne as CEO after Amedeo Felisa retires from the post in the coming months, sources told Bloomberg. Marchionne is already chairman of Ferrari and CEO of Ferrari owner Fiat Chrysler.
America's UAW labour body has marked the 80th anniversary of its inception.
BorgWarner says it has now produced more than 5m DualTronic® clutch and control modules for Volkswagen's dual-clutch transmission (DCT) DQ250 at its facilities in Arnstadt, Germany and Tulle, France.
Bosch has joined forces with a number of other suppliers, automakers and public-sector partners to launch the "cooperative highly automated driving" (Ko-HAF) research initiative, which aims to push forward the development of automated driving.
Liverpool FC is to continue its relationship with tyre manufacturer Maxxis.
Sapa has appointed Egil Hogna as the company's new president and CEO, replacing Svein Tore Holsether on 1 September.
The rout in China stocks is posing another threat to the world's biggest car market, jeopardizing growth plans for companies from Volkswagen AG to General Motors.
Honda hopes a facelift will give a sales lift to one of its weakest entries: the CR-Z sporty hybrid. A revamped version goes on sale in Japan in October and is expected to hit U.S. showrooms sometime the following month.
ZF Friedrichshafen said the integration of rival TRW is progressing well and it expected full-year sales and profits to remain stable despite a slowing Chinese economy. Unlisted ZF released its first-half results for the first time in its history.
Tesla's high-performance Model S P85D scored a 103 on Consumer Reports' ratings scale meant to top out at 100, forcing the magazine to recalibrate its ratings.
Toyota says it will gradually restart production at its Tianjin plant tomorrow (27 August) following the devastating explosion in the nearby port, which killed at least 121 people and destroyed a possible 10,000 cars.
Volkswagen has launched an optional R-Line package for certain Beetle and Golf variants.
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27 Aug, 2015
The new Mazda 2 Sport Black starts at £15,395, featuring new alloy wheels and a roof spoiler
Leading global carmakers including VW, GM, Nissan and Renault are reviewing their plans in India as they seek to boost sales, avoid more cutbacks, and better compete against market leaders Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai and Mahindra.
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