banner The latest auto news, reviews, prices, product and vehicle releases. Auto News 5

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed

Do not miss the latest Auto News !

Aug
17th

GERMANY: Hella records year sales up 9.2% to EUR5.8bn

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
Hella has posted annual group sales up 9.2% to EUR5.8bn (US$6.4bn) for the fiscal year ending 31 May.
Aug
17th

2016 INDIA AUTO EXPO DEBUTS: Tata X104 world premiere

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
The first of multiple vehicles to be given a world premiere at next February's Auto Expo, India's biennial motor show, has been named.
Aug
17th

Celebrating the Land Rover Defender – pictures

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
Aug
17th

VW says 2,700 cars damaged in China port blasts

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
VW said about 2,700 of its imported cars were damaged in last week's blasts at China's largest port for vehicle imports. Toyota said evacuation orders in the area have halted three of its production lines.
Aug
17th

CHINA: NEVS inks synergy deal with Dongfeng

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS) and Dongfeng (DFM) have signed a strategic cooperation agreement to achieve what they refer to as global industrial synergies.
Aug
17th

Q&A with rFpro: Why digital modelling Detroit highways matters

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
As automakers increasingly use simulation to supplement their vehicle test programmes, Matthew Beecham spoke to Chris Hoyle, technical director at rFpro, the simulator software company which recently won an award for its new approach to producing digital road models.
Aug
17th

Germany’s Mann + Hummel will buy U.S. peer Affinia’s auto filter unit, report says

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
German supplier Mann + Hummel will buy U.S. firm Affinia's auto filter unit for $1.3-1.4 billion, a source said. The deal would be the third within a year involving the purchase of a U.S.
Aug
17th

US: Federal-Mogul unveils diesel piston aluminium alloy

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
Federal-Mogul Powertrain says it has developed a new diesel piston aluminium alloy, known as DuraForm-G91.
Aug
17th

Updated Tacoma gets timing right

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
Toyota's all-new 2016 Tacoma couldn't be hitting the market at a better time, as consumers have rediscovered their appetite for compact trucks. So where are these buyers coming from?
Aug
17th

Ford exec says Google, Apple collaborations won’t impact brand’s identity

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
Ford doesn't feel threatened by Google and Apple's growing interest in the automotive industry, said Christof Kellerwessel, the automaker's electrical engineering chief.
Aug
17th

Siemens CEO sees German car industry slowing in 2016

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
Germany's exporter-heavy auto industry could be poised for a slowdown next year as demand in foreign markets slows, Siemens CEO Joe Kaeser said in a newspaper interview.
Aug
17th

Honda’s factory fix: Robots

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
Honda's Alabama assembly plant replaces one of the industry's most innovative engine lines with enough automation to brace for the future.
Aug
17th

Duplicating vehicle engineering pushes costs and prices higher

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
Since the beginning of 2012, at least 12 major global automakers have introduced or announced plans to launch small, three-cylinder engines.
Aug
17th

GM starts harvesting tech from startups

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
General Motors is starting to harvest technology from the 20-plus startup companies in which it has invested.
Aug
17th

Has the Taurus comeback story come to an end?

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
The Taurus -- a once-revolutionary nameplate that Ford Motor Co. already killed off once, until Alan Mulally arrived and gave it new life -- again has an uncertain future, at least on this side of the globe.
Aug
17th

Toyota to embrace online car shopping

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
Toyota plans to unveil its own version of Scion's Pure Process Plus online transaction system within the next six to 12 months.
Aug
17th

Will U.S. get Buick made in China?

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
In 2013, General Motors polled some U.S. Buick dealers about their volume and model-mix expectations for a new vehicle: a compact crossover that has since been launched in China as the Buick Envision. It's two years later and there's no U.S.
Aug
17th

Clout or count? NAMAD debates strategies

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
Minority dealers should consider joining forces with other partners to create bigger dealership groups, said the head of the largest black-owned dealership group in the U.S.
Aug
17th

Dealer’s drone shoots video to stand out

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
The Jeff Wyler Automotive Family has purchased a drone to spice up promotions, social-media campaigns and vehicle-delivery celebrations.
Aug
16th

Toyota loses China output as plants stay shut on Tianjin blasts

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
Toyota will lose its biggest source of car production within China for at least three days, as automakers struggle to assess the damage of last week's explosions in the port city of Tianjin.
With the current economy the last thing you need is for your vehicle to break down. Whether your driving a reliable car or a busted up van, insurance you can rely on is a must.
Hosted by CifTech Hosting.