Traton - formerly Volkswagen Truck and Bus AG - says it has formally undertaken the transformation into a European company. It's the latest change in what can be interpreted as steps towards an eventual spin-off.
New vehicle sales in the Asia-Pacific region this year are expected to decline for the first time since the 1997-98 regional financial crisis, to a little more than 43 million units, and the outlook for 2019 is mixed at best. China clearly has a massive influence of the regional market these days and declining sales in the second half of the year was responsible for the region's overall negative performance in 2018.
Ineos Styrolution has announced the final investment decision to construct a new 100,000 ton capacity ASA plant at its site in Bayport, Texas.
Mahle has appointed Martin Wellhöffer as manager of Automotive Sales and Application Engineering from 1 April 1, 2019.
Former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn has been re-arrested in Japan on new allegations.
2018 was quite the year and threw up one or two surprises in the automotive business. Editor Dave Leggett's personal review picks out some highlights as seen through the prism of just-auto's industry coverage.
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Audi’s largest SUV receives a mid-life facelift, borrowing technology from the company’s flagship Q8.
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Volkswagen’s flagship saloon receives a more powerful turbocharged 2.0-litre four-cylinder engine
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20 Dec, 2018
McLaren Special Operations creates unique P1 wrapped in Ayrton Senna’s iconic Marlboro livery, marking 30 years since his first F1 title
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20 Dec, 2018
Japanese firm’s mid-size and large SUVs receive a range of updates for the 2019 model year
Scania is testing a new generation autonomous transport system at Rio Tinto's Dampier Salt operations in Western Australia.
Renault says it is extending its car share service to Nice. From January 2019, via the Renault Mobility service, the latest generation Zoe will be available for rent by everyone, everywhere in the city.
Ficosa has upgraded its presence in Portugal with a new 7,800 sq mt (83,959 sq ft) facility.
The BMW Group and Daimler AG are planning the next steps for their joint mobility company, following approval by the relevant competition authorities.
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20 Dec, 2018
Discounts for alternatively fuelled vehicles to be phased out; Uber and other private hire taxi firms to start paying next year
Alcoa says it will immediately begin to curtail half of the one operating potline at the Aluminerie de Becancour (ABI) smelter in Quebec.
Malaysian new vehicle sales declined by 1.8% to 48,282 units in November from 49,187 units in the same month last year, according to the Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA).
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