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Mercedes-Benz sales fell 6.7% year on year to 180,539 vehicles with the company blaming model changeovers for the fall.

Toyota has released the sixth version of its THUMS (Total Human Model for Safety) virtual crash test dummy software, developing the technology to provide more sophisticated simulations suitable for future vehicles, including automated models.

Volkswagen Financial Services (VFS) has taken a 60% stake in FleetCompany, based in Oberhaching, Bavaria, which operates worldwide under the brand name FleetLogistics in over 70 countries.

UK automotive executives believe the owner/driver of a connected car in future won't own the data their vehicle generates, according to KPMG's Global Automotive Executive Survey 2019.

News 11 Feb, 2019

Figures show number of drivers killed or seriously injured as a result of in-car distractions has risen 11 per cent over the last decade

News 12 Feb, 2019

The new Mitsubishi ASX compact SUV gets a fresh look and a new 2.0-litre four-cylinder engine

Automotive rubber products manufacturer Teklas Bulgaria, a wholly owned unit of Turkey's Teklas Kauçuk Sanayi ve Ticaret, intends to spend over US$17.4m/EUR15.3m) on a new manufacturing plant in Vratsa, the city mayor said, according to local media reports.

DriveNow says an extra 130 electric BMW i3 models will be joining its current fleet of 50 i3 cars in London.

AI Innovation of Sweden has inaguarated a new national centre to accelerate innovation and research in practical applied Artificial Intelligence, AI, with Volvo one of the partners.

Japan's new vehicle market expanded by 2.1% to 407,975 units in January from 399,540 units a year earlier, according to registration data released by the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association.

The global market for electric vehicle (EV) batteries expanded by almost 47% to 7.38 gigawatt-hours (GWh) last year from 5.03 in 2017, according to a study carried out by South Korean consulting firm SNE Research.

5G Automotive Association (5GAA) has become an Associate Partner of the  Aligning Research & Innovation for Connected and Automated Driving in Europe (ARCADE) funded by the European Commission (EC).

Dwindling stocks of the outgoing Evoque, intense competition in the segment where the Discovery Sport competes and an uptick in US deliveries all helped to make the Range Rover Sport Jaguar Land Rover's best performer in January.

Tips & advice 10 Feb, 2019

What rights do you have as a consumer when you buy a second hand car? Our guide explains your legal protections

The number of electric, hybrid and plug-in hybrid cars sold last year in Romania was 4,572, up 65.7% compared to 2017, according to statistics from the Association of Automobile Producers and Importers (APIA).

Daimler has started production of a new automatic gearbox type at its factory in Sebes, central Romania.

A gimlet eye on Fiat attracted interest this week. "Such has been its shrinkage at home, Italy is no longer the number one market for the Fiat brand. A 20% slide to 323,342 vehicles sold to Italian buyers in 2018 compares to a 13.2% gain in Brazil to 325,726. Is FCA concerned? Not at all.

Opinion 9 Feb, 2019

Mike Rutherford thinks the colossal rail industry subsidies would be better diverted into roads, cars and motorway service areas

The French government has informed Tokyo that it is willing to consider reducing Renault's stake in Nissan Motor as part of a broader review of the capital relationship between the two automakers, Japanese government sources told Nikkei.