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News 23 Jul, 2014

CEO of Vauxhall sister-brand Opel announces commitment to electric cars, and officially confirms sub-Adam city car

News 23 Jul, 2014

New York woman undertakes a solo project to simplify parking sign design for the good of motorists everywhere

News 23 Jul, 2014

British start-up teases profile of its new Evanta Barchetta online, revealing it'll feature a 6.2-litre engine producing 450bhp

The sales target might be modest but there's no denying the ability of BMW's newest model, the Macan and Evoque-challenging X4.

South Africa's Metal and Engineering Industries Bargaining Council [MEIBC], is apportioning blame on all sides for the leaking of pay settlement details to end the country's crippling month-long strike.

Renault and Fiat have signed an agreement under which Renault will supply Fiat with a light commercial vehicle based on a Renault platform.

Mercedes-Benz has opened its new Shanghai Training Centre, the brand's largest passenger car training site globally.

Sogefi's sales revenue for the second quarter ended 30 June 2014 was down 2.4% to EUR344.2m (US$464.5m) compared with EUR352.5m in the year ago period.

Johnson Controls has signed an agreement with Shanghai Yanfeng Industry and Commerce and Anhui Yansheng Automotive Trim to form a new fabrics joint venture in Huainan City, Anhui Province, China.

Ford's Paul Mascarenas, chief technical officer and vice president, research and advanced engineering, will retire on 1 October after 32 years at the automaker, replaced by Ken Washington, named vice president, research and advanced engineering, from 18 August.

Reuters reports that Kia is in talks to open a new vehicle manufacturing plant in Monterrey, Mexico.

Shanghai GM has teased the new Buick Envision, announcing its Chinese name as 'Ang Ke Wei', revealing ing its specifications and the first official photo. The new high-end midsize SUV will go on sale across China later in 2014, targeting the likes of Audi's Q5.

Chrysler Group said it would recall an undetermined number of older model SUVs in connection with an investigation of ignition switch performance.

Articles 23 Jul, 2014

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Honda's Indian unit will account for 25% of Honda's Asia-Pacific (APAC) sales volume by March 2017, according to the company's Managing Officer Yoshiyuki Matsumoto.

No NHTSA employees have been fired or disciplined even though it seems that GM's ignition switch recall complaint data was handled improperly, The Detroit News said.

Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne quashed all speculation of a possible tie-up with Volkswagen, saying the idea had never been on the agenda.

South African component representatives are stressing the vital nature of the country's so-called 'peace clause' that appears to be the sticking point in the country's delicate search to find a solution to the four-week old metalworking strike.

Italian brakes manufacturer Brembo will build a new foundry in Michigan to expand its manufacturing capability in the United States, betting on the continued strength of the country's automotive sector.