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Feb
5th

Australia 2019 sales also start soft

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As in neighbouring New Zealand, January 2019 signalled a cautious start to the year for new vehicle sales in Australia, according to results released by the motor industry's statistical service, VFACTS. A total of 81,994 new vehicles were sold during the month, down 7.4% on the same period in 2018.
Feb
5th

New Lagonda All-Terrain concept teased ahead of Geneva reveal

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Lagonda All-Terrain concept - teaser
News 6 Feb, 2019

Aston Martin has teased the new Lagonda All-Terrain concept, which will morph into the reformed brand’s first production model in 2021

Feb
5th

NZ sales start 2019 “soft”

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New vehicle sales in New Zealand started 2019 soft compared to a year ago, the Motor Industry Association said.
Feb
5th

UK car sales down 1.6% in January

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The UK's new car market dipped by 1.6% in January, according to the latest figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Some 161,013 new cars were registered for use on UK roads, with trends in fuel choice seen last year continuing in the first month of 2019.
Feb
5th

UK light commercial sales rise in January

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The new light commercial vehicle (LCV) market grew 8.6% in January, according to the latest figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
Feb
5th

New Lagonda All-Terrain concept – pictures

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Feb
5th

GM wields white collar jobs axe

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General Motors confirmed to local media on Monday it began cutting some 4,000 salaried jobs, mostly in North America.
Feb
5th

New Mazda 3 SUV to be revealed at Geneva Motor Show

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Mazda 3 SUV teaser
News 5 Feb, 2019

Mazda’s confirms surprise new SUV using new Skyactiv platform will debut in Geneva next month

Feb
5th

ASEAN vehicle market growth slowed in Q4

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New vehicle sales in southeast Asia's six largest markets combined increased by 5.3% to 988,948 units in the fourth quarter of 2018 from 938,692 units in the same period of the previous year, according to data collected by AsiaMotorBusiness.com from local associations and government departments.
Feb
5th

Taiwan sales fall 8% in January

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New vehicle sales in Taiwan fell by 7.9% to 44,143 units in January from peak year earlier sales of 47,936 units, according to local reports citing registration data compiled by Taiwan's Directorate of Highways.
Feb
5th

New car sales 2019: January sees slight drop

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Best first cars for new drivers - Ford Fiesta
News 5 Feb, 2019

January 2019 saw a 1.6 per cent dip in new car sales year-on-year, but sales of electrified vehicles surged

Feb
5th

Genesis names Erwin Raphael as new COO

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Genesis Motor America has appointed Erwin Raphael as COO, effective immediately.
Feb
5th

Eaton names new Industrial Sector CTO

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Eaton has named Christine Barman as new chief technology officer for the Industrial Sector.
Feb
5th

Bendix opens new Technical Centre in Mexico

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Bendix has opened its new Technical Centre in Monterrey, Mexico, located within an existing building at the Research and Technological Innovation Park (PIIT).
Feb
5th

New Volkswagen Passat Mk8.5 gets new tech and plug-in hybrid boost

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Volkswagen Passat - front
News 5 Feb, 2019

The Volkswagen Passat range has been facelifted for 2019, with the GTE model getting longer electric-only range of 35 miles

Feb
5th

EasyMile deploys Denver autonomous shuttle

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EasyMile's electric, autonomous shuttle has been deployed in Denver and will operate for the next six months.
Feb
5th

New Range Rover Velar SVAutobiography unleashed with 542bhp

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Range Rover Velar SVAutobiography - front
News 5 Feb, 2019

The new Range Rover Velar SVAutobiography features the 5.0-litre V8 engine from the Jaguar F-Type SVR, and will be on sale for just one year

Feb
5th

New limited-run Range Rover Velar SVAutobiography unleashed – pictures

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Feb
4th

Volkswagen to use Tesla batteries (in charge stations)

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Tesla battery systems will be installed at more than 100 electric vehicle US charging stations this year, Bloomberg reported.
Feb
4th

Mountune releases performance upgrade for the Focus RS

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Mountune ford focus RS
News 4 Feb, 2019

Mountune’s latest performance kit adds more functionality to the Ford Focus RS and extracts almost 400bhp

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