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The UK government has today published details of the UK's temporary tariff regime in the event of a 'no deal' Brexit. The move follows a vote in the House of Commons yesterday that rejected a proposed UK-EU agreement for the terms of the UK's planned departure from the EU on March 29.

Features 13 Mar, 2019

Is a Skoda Kodiaq vRS quicker on ice? We head to Lapland to try and beat our British GP circuit lap time on a frozen lake

Nissan's luxury brand Infiniti has thrown in the towel and will abandon western Europe to focus on markets in which it is more successful. This will include ceasing production of a model line here in the UK.

News 12 Mar, 2019

UK sales to stop early next year, while production at Sunderland plant to cease in July

LG Uplus says that it and Hanyang University have successfully tested their 5G-connected autonomous vehicle on the streets of Seoul.

PSA Retail has appointed Eric Basset as France director, reporting to SVP, Anne Abboud.

Toyota Tsusho Corporation has announced that Toyota Tsusho, Toyota Motor Corporation and Denso Corporation have made a joint investment through a private placement in Airbiquity Inc., a US-based developer of over the air (OTA) preprogramming systems for control software.

A UK automotive spring manufacturer said recent investment had secured its "position as a key international supplier for the automotive and industrial sector".

News 12 Mar, 2019

Brit buyers have previously been excluded from ordering BMW’s bruising V8 5 Series, but that’s set to change

Volkswagen Group is planning to launch almost 70 new electric models in the next ten years - up from the 50 previously planned.

Nissan and NTT Docomo, are putting Nissan's 'Invisible-to-Visible' technology through its field test in a moving vehicle, using Docomo's fifth-generation mobile communications connectivity.

Mazda Motor Europe (MME) said Yasuhiro Aoyama, currently a managing executive officer at Mazda Motor Corporation in Japan, will become president & CEO of MME on 1 April, succeeding Jeff Guyton, who will become president of Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) having headed the European business since 2009.

Lear has announced it has invested in an Israel-based venture capital fund managed by Maniv Mobility that is focused on advancing mobility technology.

The UK-based Fleet Alliance says that confused government policy towards diesel vehicles, which has led to falling sales of cars powered by the fuel, has caused the first ever increase in average CO2 emissions across its fleet.

Constellium is expanding its plant in Singen, Germany, with an additional aluminium extrusion press to supply unnamed automotive customers in Europe.

Production of the new BMW 7 Series has begun this week at the BMW Group Dingolfing plant in Germany.

News 12 Mar, 2019

Data shows the number of drivers aged 70 or older banned from driving on medical grounds has increased by nearly 150 per cent

Michelin and Faurecia have inked a Memorandum of Understanding to create a joint venture bringing together the French tyre manufacturer's fuel cell related activities - including its subsidiary Symbio - with those of its fellow supplier.

News 12 Mar, 2019

Volkswagen's company boss has stated that he believes the company could look at building electric cars for rivals on its MEB platform