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News 8 Jan, 2019

CEO of driverless vehicle firm Waymo says fully autonomous cars will not be able to cope in all-weather conditions

Nissan Motor's ousted chairman Carlos Ghosn appeared in court in Tokyo on Tuesday for the first time since his arrest 50 days ago following allegations of financial misconduct.

News 8 Jan, 2019

Toyota Guardian will help a driver avoid potential crashes instead of taking complete control of the car

Continental is using this year's CES to demonstrate its solutions and key technologies for future cities around the theme "Mobility at your service. Freedom to Live." To learn more, we spoke to Ralph Lauxmann, Head of Systems & Technology, Chassis & Safety Division, Continental and Dr. Karsten Michels, Head of Systems & Technology, Interior Division, Continental.

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) is establishing a full sales and marketing organisation in Europe, expanding its current aftersales, parts and logistic business in the region.

Consumers' appetite for self driving vehicles lags the automotive industry's pace of investment in advanced vehicle technology, according to the 2019 Deloitte Global Automotive Consumer Study.

West European car registrations fell by 8.5% year-on-year (YoY) in December according to data released by LMC Automotive.

Delphi Technologies has named Richard (Rick) Dauch, 57, as chief executive officer, effective today (7 January, 2019).

Byton has revealed new details about its first production model, the M-Byte SUV, at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2019 in Las Vegas.

Three of Denso group's Japanese domestic market sales and service companies are to be combined into a single entity branded Denso Solution.

International Automotive Components (IAC) Group has reshuffled its executive management including the appointment of a new chief financial officer, general counsel and the creation of chief technology officer and chief supply chain officer roles.

News 7 Jan, 2019

Tesla has started construction of its Chinese Gigafactory, and is set to produce 200,000 models for the Chinese market from late 2019

Nissan Motor senior executive, Jose Munoz, reportedly has taken leave of absence in what media described as a sudden management shake-up following the arrest of former chairman Carlos Ghosn.

This month in our Hands-On-Tech (HOT) reporting series*, we put the 2018 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV's system to the test. Taking you through the top-spec connectivity features offered by manufacturers in detail, this HOT report series looks to benchmark the connectivity functionality of each manufacturer based on various test criteria. Its hybridised powertrain has put the Outlander PHEV some five years ahead of its peers, yet elements of the in-cabin connectivity-awkwardly called Smartphone Link Display Audio (no acronym)-feel like a throwback to the eighties, much like its name. 

Takata airbag inflators are back in the news with Ford announcing a fourth round of recalls of vehicles fitted with the troubled and now dismembered supplier's products.

News 7 Jan, 2019

VW aims to sell one million MEB cars by 2025 and a new T-Cross-sized EV is part of that plan. Our exclusive images preview how it could look

Chinese automaker Foton Motor has sold a majority stake in German luxury carmaker Borgward Group, according to local reports citing a company filing to the Shanghai Stock Exchange at the end of December.