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News 21 Oct, 2019

Hyundai’s Australian arm has built a one-off, 400bhp version of the eight-seater i800 people carrier for going sideways in

Romania and Bulgaria reportedly have updated their offers and are willing to provide higher financial support for a new Volkswagen factory that originally looked like it would be built in Turkey.

Tips & advice 21 Oct, 2019

All new cars are equipped with a traction control system but do you know how it works and when to switch it off?

VW Group Spanish unit Seat halted car production at its factory in Catalonia on Thursday and Friday because of ongoing strikes and unrest in the region.

Malaysia's new vehicle market rebounded strongly in September, by almost 43% to 44,666 units compared with weak year earlier sales of 31,241 units, according to registration data released by the Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA).

In the month of September, the Volkswagen Group delivered 904,200 vehicles to customers throughout the world, a rise of 9.2 percent compared with September 2018, although WLTP testing regime market distortions last year played a part.

Hitachi Automotive Systems (HAS), says it started the mass production of its 800-volt compatible high voltage and high output electric vehicle (EV) inverter, which increases EV practicality and enables long-distance driving.

Hyundai Motor Group announced it has developed the claimed world's first machine learning based Smart Cruise Control (SCC-ML) system for vehicles, which learns the owner's personal driving styles and incorporates them into the system's own self-driving behaviour - creating a customised experience for the driver.

Detroit supplier of chassis and electronics assemblies, Piston Group, has added Honda to its customer list by acquiring Marion Industries from Ernie Green Industries.

Just as Volkswagen and Honda seek to keep their joint venture partners happy by giving them different versions of the same basic model, so too does TMC. FAW Toyota got production and sales of the latest RAV4 but GAC Toyota wanted some of the C-SUV action too. Thus the Wildlander, an imminent SUV especially for China.

Following on from the recent first of two reports which look at the next generation of Ford passenger vehicles, the focus now turns to the brand's pick-ups, crossovers and SUVs.

Britain's Freight Transport Association (FTA) says it will 'review carefully' the UK government's announcement it had secured a deal with the European Commission (EC) to leave the EU on 31 October.

Predictable, you lot are. Dangle a future models feature under your noses, particularly if it's Tata Motors' Jaguar, and it's the most read of the week.

Opinion 18 Oct, 2019

A two-tier road system would separate the rich and poor motorists forever if we aren't careful, says Mike Rutherford

Striking UAW full-time workers at General Motors will get a US$11,000 ratification bonus if the contract scheduled to start on 6 January, 2020 is ratified, the union said.

Hyundai's plan to invest US$35bn on mobility tech will accelerate commercialisation of self driving vehicles, according to analysts at GlobalData, parent company of just-auto.

China's leading electric vehicle manufacturer, BYD Auto, this week gave workers an update of its global electric bus sales achieved to date.

News 18 Oct, 2019

Swindon Powertrain now supplies a compact ‘crate’ powertrain, designed for use in light commercial, sports and classic vehicles