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Ford said its sales grew more than 3% in the third quarter of 2019 in the company’s traditional 20 European markets, outpacing industry growth of 2.2%.

Carbon Revolution, which has commercialised and industrialised the supply of carbon fibre wheels to the global automotive industry, has named experienced business executive Adrian Smith to its leadership team.

The United Auto Workers union said at the weekend it would boost strike pay for 48,000 hourly workers at General Motors by US$25 a week to $275 as the strike neared the end of its fourth week.

Porsche has revealed an additional Taycan EV – the 4S – which slots in beneath the Turbo S and the Turbo in the series.

New vehicle sales in China continued to slide in September 2019, by 5.2% to 2.27m units, from already weak year earlier sales of 2.39m units, according to wholesale data released by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM).

Semcon Brazil is entering a partnership with Volkswagen Brazil Truck and Bus to develop an e-delivery truck.

Citroen UK’s managing director Karl Howkins has told just-auto that his company is planning on a ‘hard Brexit’ with import tariffs added on cars shipped from the EU that could cause the UK market to decline by as much as 25%

Daimler’s Mercedes-Benz Brazil has revealed its new, locally modified and built Actros heavy truck at Fenatran, the largest commercial vehicle and transportation fair in Latin America.

Faurecia is to acquire the remaining 50% of its SAS joint venture and to expand integration to cover all interior modules.

Schaltbau Group is to supply charging infrastructure for Kiel’s e-bus fleet in Germany from mid-2020.

Renault has started a public trial of its on-demand car service using autonomous, electric and shared Zoe cabs on the Paris-Saclay urban campus.

It’s not just the parent company versus the UAW – now comes news GM Korea and its labour union had failed to reach an agreement in their latest round of wage talks which ended last Thursday, with union representatives saying talks are now scheduled to …

Renault, Waymo and the Paris region are looking at establishing an autonomous mobility service between Roissy Charles de Gaulle Airport and the business district of La Défense in the city.

Ford Motor Company and its joint ventures in China said third quarter sales in China fell 30.3% year on year to 131,060 vehicles.