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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.

Google's autonomous driving affiliate Waymo began offering commercial service with its self-driving Chrysler Pacifica plug-in hybrid minivans. The service is called Waymo One.

SandP Global Ratings lowered the credit rating of Tata Motors and its Jaguar Land Rover unit deeper into junk, citing weaker-than-expected profitability at JLR.

President Trump has reassured German auto executives he had no immediate plans to impose tariffs on their cars, a US media report said.

Even in a hyper-polarized Washington, there's been one area of consensus lately on Capitol Hill: anger at General Motors and its CEO, Mary Barra. She will face that ire during two days of meetings this week.

Engineers seeking to significantly improve the efficiency and performance of electric motors could benefit from using aluminium matrix composites (AMCs), according to research from the Innovate UK Make it Lighter with Less R&D competition.

Former Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn had near-total say over how much he was paid, which may have led to his arrest for alleged financial misconduct.

This month in our Hands-On-Tech (HOT) reporting series, we put the Skoda Connect system to the test. Taking you through the top-spec connectivity features offered by manufacturers in detail, this HOT report series looks to benchmark the connectivity functionality of each manufacturer based on various test criteria. Skoda's J-segment crossover impresses with a stylish design and responsive features.

Volkswagen Group chief executive Herbert Diess has met with President Donald Trump to update him on the status of his company's talks with Ford over an alliance between the two companies.

New vehicle sales in Taiwan fell by 10.9 % to 36,011 units in November from 40,436 units a year earlier, according to local reports citing registration data compiled by Taiwan's Directorate of Highways.