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News 5 Dec, 2018

The Audi Sport edition of the new Q3 SUV has been spotted winter testing

News 7 May, 2019

The German firm’s compact performance SUV has been caught on camera, undergoing its handling assessment at the Nurburgring

Ficosa is partnering with Karamba Security to harden its Telematics Control Unit (TCU) and keep vehicles protected from cyberattacks when communicating with the internet.

As General Motors President Dan Ammann departs his post to lead the automaker's Cruise autonomous vehicle unit next year, GM CEO Mary Barra will step in on the captive side of the business, overseeing GM Financial.

The resurgence of 0 percent financing for Black Friday deals pulled down the average interest rate on new-vehicle loans from the month earlier, but rates still grew year over year and will likely continue to rise.

Wednesbury, England-based manufacturer, Star Precision Tools has received a GBP100,000 investment to produce new tooling for components needed for Jaguar Land Rover's (JLR) recently revealed second-generation Range Rover Evoque.

UK LED specialists Selectronic and Chinese partners Hongli Zhuihui have agreed a US$75m collaboration in the automotive LED sector to strengthen their market position.

Volvo, Dacia, Seat and Toyota had a good month in a UK market whose overall sales fell 3 percent. Audi, Nissan, Hyundai and Ford suffered steep sales declines.

Aston Martin Works claims to have developed a workable - and reversible - 'cassette' EV powertrain that can be fitted to its classic cars to mitigate possible future restrictions on fossil-fuel burning classic car usage. 

Sponsored 6 Dec, 2018

Volkswagen’s e-Golf isn’t just for city slicking. To prove it, we took a road trip from Cornwall to Scotland - all on electric power

Bosch has developed a system to ensure that the more than 470m connected vehicles expected to be on the roads by 2025 are capable of communicating with each other as well as with their surroundings.

It's not just Nissan dreaming up imaginative ways of re-using EV batteries. So is Volvo Buses.

The UK's new light commercial vehicle (LCV) market grew 9.6% in November to 29,035 vans and pick-ups, according to data released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).

Land Rover will likely reveal its new Defender model next year ahead of sales in 2020. The SUV will be built in five-door and three-door versions, mirroring the original off-road vehicle.

Ford has begun its renovation of the 105-year-old Michigan Central Station in the historic Corktown neighborhood. In revitalizing this Detroit landmark into the centerpiece of a new campus, it "seeks to shape the future of transportation".

Opinion 5 Dec, 2018

Charging points in supermarket carparks is a leap forward for the electric car market, says John McIlroy

From automotive engineering and styling to marketing and retail, Virtual Reality (VR) continues to surprise and delight. Forget glossy brochures and the pantomime of buying a new car. Game software and wearable technology is changing the way we shop. Consumers in shopping centres or sitting at home can now visualise their next yet-to-launched car in any configuration using a VR headset. To learn more, we caught up with Joseph Artgole, associate marketing director, ZeroLight, a specialist in 3D visualisations.

Data from the SMMT shows that the UK new car market fell back a modest 3% in November against last year's pace.

Jim Hackett downplayed a report that the automaker may cut 25,000 jobs and said he'll have more news to share later this week.