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Camber Ridge is a new tyre testing facility set to open in 2016 in North Carolina, US. It aims to offer tyre manufacturers, vehicle OEMs and Tier 1's the opportunity to measure the dynamic properties of tyres in an environment that blends testing on real road surface with the controlled conditions found in development laboratories. Matthew Beecham spoke to Camber Ridge's CEO, Dr James F Cuttino, about the centre and its plans.

During the April - July 2015 period, passenger vehicles sales in India increased 7.46% year over year to 875,670 units, according to data from Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM).

Can gamers be a game-changer for Ford? Last week the carmaker announced its Smart Mobility Game Challenge, developed with Cologne Game Lab. It wants to encourage developers to turn the challenge of integrating different transport modes within a city into fun and engaging online games.

Audi, BMW Group and Daimler say they have reached agreement with Nokia Corporation to acquire its mapping and location services business, HERE.

New-car registrations in China fell 2.5 percent in July, the lowest monthly sales level since February 2014 despite deep price cuts. China's near 2 percent devaluation of the yuan today put additional pressure on profits at foreign carmakers.

Leoni has recorded a year-on-year sales increase of more than 13% to EUR1.2bn (US$1.3bn) in the second quarter of 2015.

Jaguar Land Rover has signed a letter of intent to build a new car plant in Slovakia. JLR will carry out a feasibility study for a factory in Nitra, western Slovakia. The aim is to open the plant in 2018 and reach an annual output of up to 300,000.

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has taken a step towards increasing its production capacity in Europe with the signing of a letter of intent for a new vehicle production plant in the Slovak Republic.

News 11 Aug, 2015

McLaren Special Operations to show two unique versions of 570S supercar at 2015 Pebble Beach event

News 11 Aug, 2015

JLR unveils plans for new Slovakian factory for 2018 to help it towards one million cars a year

Audi has packed its new Q7 with rich mix of advanced technologies that improve safety, comfort and connectivity while simultaneously reducing the large SUV's fuel consumption.

This week's newest top viral videos feature will.i.am and a trio of Lexus NXs.

Russian car sales dropped at the slowest pace since their slump resumed in January as the government used subsidies and other incentives to counter falling consumption.

Russian car sales dropped at the slowest pace since their slump resumed in January as the government used subsidies and other incentives to counter falling consumption.

Jean Mayer, who rose through the ranks at Ford Motor Co. to become a global purchasing executive, died Aug. 5. She was 61.

Jerome Guillen, Tesla Motors Inc.'s vice president of worldwide service and deliveries, has taken a leave of absence until the end of the year. Tesla's service skills may be tested in the coming months.

Five of the six remaining injury claims in General Motors' compensation fund for victims of its faulty ignition switches were rejected since the fund's last update on Aug. 7.

A strike on Monday paralyzed work at a General Motors plant in Brazil and a nearby Daimler truck factory threatened job cuts as labor tensions boiled over in a slumping market.

Nissan North America has revealed the Warrior, a concept version of its new Titan pick-up at the Detroit show. Audi, meanwhile, is showing a hydrogen-powered concept, the h-tron, and the new A4 allroad quattro.

Volkswagen has announced the Tiguan GTE Active concept as a world premiere for the North American International Auto Show. Meanwhile, General Motors has unveiled the Buick Avista design study and FCA US has shown the replacement for the Town & Country.