Hyundai posted the biggest gains in the number of patent filings over the past five years, narrowing the gap with industry leader Toyota, according to an analysis of global patent applications released today.
India's Mahindra and Mahindra group is planning major investment and an unprecedented influx of new models for its troubled Korean offshoot, SsangYong Motor, in an effort to help it survive. There will also be increasing collaboration between Mahindra and SsangYong on powertains and platforms.
The Nissan Leaf beat its own sales record with a 33% increase in European sales in 2014 over the previous year, taking more than a quarter of the electric car market with 14,658 sales.
Owners of the Hoegh Osaka say the "vast majority" of the 1,400 cars on board the ship are above the waterline as optimistic forecasts pinpoint either this Wednesday (21 January) or Thursday as most likely dates to tow the stricken ship back to Southampton.
Renault will make "massive investments" in China, where it sees its market share rising as high as 6 percent after the company ramps up sales of locally built vehicles in the world's biggest car market.
Renault will make "massive investments" in China, where it sees its market share rising as high as 6 percent after the company ramps up sales of locally built vehicles in the world's biggest car market.
Renault will make "massive investments" in China where it sees its market share rising as high as 6 percent after the company ramps up sales of locally-built vehicles in the world's biggest car market.
Cheap gas may make electric cars an even harder sell, said a top executive at BMW, the German luxury automaker that's aiming for plug-in versions of all its top models.
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