News
19 Oct, 2019
Data from the DVSA shows the number of candidates caught cheating on their driving theory test increases threefold over last five years
US Army CCDC Ground Vehicle Systems Centre (GVSC) and General Motors have announced a new research and development agreement (CRADA) which aims to strengthen GM's and the Army's automotive cybersecurity expertise during the next two years.
TomTom has signed an agreement with ChargeHub, a leading aggregator and digital platform for public electrical vehicle charging stations (EVS).
European Commission (EC) authorities have opened an in-depth investigation to assess whether Hungary's plans to grant EUR108m (US$120m) of public support to Samsung SDI for investing in the expansion of its battery cell production facility in Göd (Hungary), is in line with EU rules on regional State aid.
Sabic has launched Xenoy HTX resin, a polyester-based, high-heat technology which can enable the production of light, impact resistant and structural automotive applications.
Renault has revised down its full-year 2019 guidance with Group revenue forecast to decline between 3% and 4%.
Hankook Tyre UK has appointed Chang Yool Han as UK managing director.
The Indian automotive sector has been facing an unprecedented slowdown for the last several months with sales of vehicles across all segments experiencing prolonged negative growth.
Closure mechatronics specialist Brose has launched a Future Brose renewal programme intended to save several hundred million euros which will see 2000 jobs lost in Germany.
Toyota said it would present its new, production-ready Ultra-compact Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) at Future Expo, a special exhibition at the 2019 Tokyo Motor Show (23 October to 4 November).
PSA Group vans Peugeot Expert, Citroen Dispatch, Vauxhall and Opel Vivaro will be offered in all-electric form from 2020.
American Axle & Manufacturing (AAM) has announced the opening of a new manufacturing facility in the industrial area of Viladecans, Spain, just outside Barcelona.
News
17 Oct, 2019
The Korean brand’s rival for the Volkswagen Golf GTI will get a mid-life update with a fresh body kit and an enormous twin-exit exhaust
The Philippine new vehicle market expanded by 2.3% to 31,820 units in September from 31,116 units in the same month of last year, according to member wholesale data released jointly by the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines Inc (CAMPI) and the Truck Manufacturers Association (TMA).
Japanese automaker Subaru has halted vehicle production in Japan for 10 days after typhoon Hagibis which swept through the country over the weekend, dumping record rainfall.
SAIC Motor claims it is accelerating its pace of global expansion, boosted by the Chinese government's strategic 'Belt & Road Initiative' (BRI).
Johnson Matthey (JM) is to open a new battery application centre at the British business and science community of Milton Park in Oxfordshire.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Thermal Systems, (MHI Thermal Systems), is to establish a manufacturing centre for automotive air conditioners in the industrial park managed by the city of Changshu in Jiangsu Province, China.
Russia's RariTEK - which maintains it is the first manufacturer to produce a bus fuelled by liquefied natural gas (LNG) - has specified an Allison fully automatic transmission.
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