Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche has said the carmaker was in talks about deepening cooperation with Volvo Cars and London Taxis parent Geely, though German politicians were drawing up measures to protect German industry from foreign rivals.
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8 Feb, 2019
Data shows the number of people seen using a mobile without a hands-free device has fallen, but experts say figures may not reflect reality
Honda Motor has signed a new partnership agreement with Chinese electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturer Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) to secure the supply of EV batteries for future vehicle models.
Tenneco has appointed Denise Gray to its board of directors effective 1 March.
Skoda is carrying out tests using more than 300 charging points to optimise charging infrastructure and charging times ahead of its EV launch this year.
Navya and Insavalor, a subsidiary of Insa Lyon Research and Development have opened the Navya Academy by Insavalor to offer a range of training courses for those who work in new professions emerging from the industry.
Russia's remarkable run of surging sales came to something of a halt in January with a slender rise of just 0.6%.
Groupe PSA reported a new record for sales in 2018 at 3.9m units with worldwide sales up 6.8%. In Europe, PSA said it was helped by a 'perfectly managed' new WLTP standard implementation phase. Dave Leggett caught up with Maxime Picat, Groupe PSA Executive Vice President, Operational Director Europe, to find out more.
Autoliv has paid tribute to founder, Lennarat Lindblad, who has died aged 89.
PSA says it is acquiring TravelCar, offering parking and car rental solutions two years after its equity investment in the start-up.
European Commission (EC) officials have approved, through the EU Merger Regulation, the creation of a joint venture by Stena Rederi of Sweden, part of the Stena Sphere and Glovis Europe of Germany, controlled by Hyundai Glovis.
Seating and interiors Tier 1 Adient booked a fiscal Q1 net loss and EPS of US$17m and $(0.18), respectively. Adjusted-EBIT and Adjusted-EBITDA were $105m (down 35%) and $176m (off 34%), respectively.
Ford is spending US$1bn and adding more jobs to plants in the Chicago area to expand production of the redesigned Ford Explorer and Lincoln Aviator sport utility vehicles, CNBC reported.
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25 Feb, 2019
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Tata Motors' Jaguar Land Rover Automotive has booked a GBP273m loss for the third quarter of its fiscal year. The automaker said the results mainly reflected lower sales in China and higher depreciation and amortisation of investment expenses.
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7 Feb, 2019
Limited edition Nissan Qashqai N-Motion adds additional equipment to the mid-range N-Connecta, plus a new DCT automatic gearbox
Renault reportedly is investigating a sponsorship deal with the Chateau de Versailles that included a EUR50,000 (US$57,000) personal benefit to its scandal-hit former chairman Carlos Ghosn.
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