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China's Changan Automobile officially began operations in Argentina this week with the launch of two SUV models in the city of San Isidro, according to local reports.

News 13 Dec, 2018

Audi to display “mobile movie theatre” style entertainment system, which will eventually work with its automated driving technology

News 13 Dec, 2018

BMW and Porsche’s prototype 450kW FastCharge unit can give 62 miles of range in just three minutes, once vehicle technology catches up

The Supervisory Board of Volkswagen Group has appointed Bram Schot a member of the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG effective 1 January 2019. The move helps to fill the vacuum created by the departure of ex-Audi chief Rupert Stadler from VW Group (after he was detained last summer by German authorities as part of ongoing dieselgate investigations).

Plastic Omnium and Brose are to collaborate on automotive side-doors.

Gentherm has unveiled Matteo Anversa as executive vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer from 1 January, 2019.

Eberspaecher Exhaust Technology says it has developed a new generation of electrically operated acoustic valves for passenger cars.

BYD has delivered its first electric bus to Salgotarjan in Hungary following similar orders for Portugal and Denmark.

News 13 Dec, 2018

A new Audi A4 will arrive next year to take on the BMW 3 Series and Mercedes C-Class, and our exclusive image previews how it could look

New vehicle sales in China continued to fall sharply in November, by 13.9% to 2.55 million units from 2.7 million units a year earlier, according to data released from the Association of Auto Manufacturers (CAAM). The decline makes it more likely that the world's biggest vehicle market could record an annual decline this year for the first time since 1990.

Cars.com, one of the auto industry's largest online shopping sites, is restructuring its sales operations and eliminating more than 100 positions amid pressure from an activist investment group.

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles plans to idle its assembly plant in Windsor, Ont., for two weeks in the new year, according to the union representing workers there.

A Brazilian court decided that ousted Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn or his daughter should have the right to access a contested Rio apartment to retrieve personal belongings, Reuters reported.

A $25 million U.S. transportation grant supporting the expansion of an inland port for containers will directly benefit logistics operations at BMW in South Carolina and other manufacturers in the region.

News 12 Dec, 2018

Highways England chief executive says: “We need to think about touchscreens with small, fiddly buttons”

The large three-row vehicle will slot between the XT5 midsize crossover and the Cadillac Escalade large SUV -- white space the brand has needed to fill for some time.

In time for the Christmas gift buying season, McLaren and mobile phone company, OnePlus are introducing the new 'OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition' smartphone.

China plans to give foreign companies greater access to its economy and is drafting a replacement of its plan to dominate advanced technologies by 2025, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Alongside affordability challenges, high interest rates and difficulty obtaining credit for customers have clouded dealers' typically rosy outlooks, according to Cox Automotive's Dealer Sentiment Index survey.