Continental is presenting new systems for driver assistance and vehicle connectivity in city traffic at the midterm event of the research initiative UR:BAN (Urban Space: User oriented assistance systems and network management), which is taking place at the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) in Braunschweig.
Grupo Antolin has opened its US$18m Kansas City plant.
General Motors is recalling more than 218,000 older Chevrolet small cars in the United States and its territories due to a potential fire hazard, bringing U.S. recalls this year to 29 and a record number of vehicles.
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Toyota’s latest semiconductor technology could see hybrid fuel efficiency improve by up to 10 per cent
Mahindra & Mahindra is stopping production for up to three days during the rest of May due to a slump in demand.
MAN has unveiled plans to move its bus production activities out of Neoplan's Plauen site by the end of March 2015. The 420 employees affected by this are to be offered new positions with Volkswagen Sachsen in Zwickau.
Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell CUVs have begun rolling onto US soil, marking the first delivery of a mass-produced fuel cell vehicle for the market. The first retail sale is expected within the next few weeks in Southern California.
Subaru plans to begin assembling its Forester model in Malaysia by fiscal 2016.
BMW of North America is recalling model year 2014 X5 vehicles manufactured from 12 December 2013 to 10 March 2014 with the soft close automatic (SCA) door option.
General Motors' UK unit Vauxhall is reviving a famous nameplate - Viva - from next spring, using it on a Korean-built entry level hatchback.
Volkswagen says it now controls 98.19% of shares in Scania and 99.02% of voting rights in the Swedish heavy truck maker.
General Motors is overhauling its legal department as the automaker tries to break down silos that delayed the recall of millions of cars for a defect linked to 13 deaths, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg.
Qualcomm is a specialist in 3G, 4G and next generation wireless technologies. The company has developed a pair of wireless charging solutions - one for portable electronics and another for electric vehicles. Ian Adcock heard more from Qualcomm's VP Business Development & Marketing, Dr Anthony Thomson.
Fiat plans to invest about 2.36 billion zlotys ($773 million) to upgrade its factory in southern Poland where it plans to start the production of a new Fiat model, the Polish government said.
PSA/Peugeot-Citroen CEO Carlos Tavares said the carmaker will decide in the next 12 months whether to continue working on electric vehicles with Mitsubishi Motors.
Toyota is the world's most valuable automotive brand, according to a new survey by Millward Brown which ranked the automaker 26th overall.
Russia continues to maintain its defiance in the face of reports some Western CEOs are bypassing this year's St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).
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21 May, 2014
Short-term cash problems cause Saab to halt 9-3 production and cut its workforce, although two new partnerships could provide a boost
Schaeffler Group first quarter 2014 revenue increased 8% year on year to EUR3.0bn.
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