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Under its new deal with Isuzu, Chevrolet has announced it will offer low cab forward medium-duty trucks in the US in 2016, returning the brand to a growing segment of the commercial vehicle market and expanding choices for fleet and commercial truck customers.

GKN has said that its "Hybrid Power's Gyrodrive flywheel hybrid energy storage system" helped power the hybrid Audi R18 e-tron quattro to third place at the weekend's Le Mans 24 Hours, the fourth consecutive podium result for the technology with Audi Sport.

Toyota said it plans to buy back as much as 600 billion yen ($4.9 billion) in stock to avoid dilution from new shares aimed at long-term investors.

Toyota said it plans to buy back as much as 600 billion yen ($4.9 billion) in stock to avoid dilution from new shares aimed at long-term investors.

News 16 Jun, 2015

Honda close to green-lighting 400bhp baby NSX hybrid as a spiritual successor to S2000 roadster

News 16 Jun, 2015

Audi's new BMW 4 Series Gran Coupe rival spied for the first time, expected to arrive next year

Honda has sold 6,381 of its new HR-V crossover in two weeks, triple what any other automaker has managed in the first month with a new model in the segment. That has led the company to weigh its options to meet the better-than-expected demand.

Michelin North America has announced it is investing US$22m in its Dothan facility in order to increase output of light truck and SUV passenger tyres.

Ford and Jaguar Land Rover are teaming up with the UK government to test autonomous cars as an add-on to public transport systems.

Geely Automobile will unveil the first compact car jointly developed with Volvo at the Geneva auto show in March. The two automakers, both units of China's Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, plan to develop a series of models using a shared architecture.

As an environmentally conscious corporate citizen, General Motors India celebrated World Environment Day on 5 June by organising free Pollution Check-Up Camps across its dealerships and facilities including the Talegaon and Halol manufacturing facilities and General Motors Technical Centre India (GMTC-I).

News 16 Jun, 2015

JLR demonstrates a Range Rover Sport that you can drive via smartphone app, and advanced autonomous turning tech

Nissan has announced that its European sales for May have reached 59,368 units (Nissan and Datsun) compared to 55,974 units in May 2014 (+6%), representing a market share of 4.2%.

The second generation of Hyundai Motor's premium sedan, the Genesis, has passed global cumulative sales of 100,000 units.

The German government is examining increased support to help bring 1 million electric cars onto the country's roads by the end of the decade. Unlike other European countries, Germany has so far refused to provide generous EV sales incentives.

Chancellor Angela Merkel's government is examining further support to help bring one million electric cars onto German roads by the end of the decade.

The hydrogen fuel cell sector has caught the automotive limelight recently, notably Toyota's announcement of making thousands of hydrogen fuel cell patents available on a royalty free basis. Does this mean affordable fuel cell vehicles (FCEVs) could be on our driveways anytime soon? Matthew Beecham talked to James Batchelor of independent fuel cell specialist Intelligent Energy about the obstacles still to be overcome.

News 16 Jun, 2015

Reports suggest dramatic restructure of the VW Group, with 12 brands splitting into four holding companies

The recovery in European car sales slowed down in May as buyers' concerns about unemployment and the Greek sovereign debt crisis held back demand. Sales were also hit by fewer business days.