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News 15 Oct, 2019

Hyundai’s luxury spin-off brand looks set to return to Europe with a compact SUV to rival the BMW X3 and Audi Q5

China's Ministry of Finance confirmed this week it would withdraw financial subsidies entirely for hydrogen fuel-cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) at the end of 2020, according to local reports.

News 15 Oct, 2019

Toyota has launched a hopped-up version of the Daihatsu Copen kei car, featuring a range of cosmetic revisions and chassis upgrades

Hyundai Motor Group said it planned to invest KRW41 trillion (US$34.65 billion) in mobility technology and strategic investments by 2025, as it boosts its attempts to catch up in the self-driving car race.

The United Auto Workers (UAW) has summoned local union leaders to Detroit on Thursday for an update on its negotiations with General Motors.

British government authorities say final preparations in the event of a no-deal Brexit are taking place as traffic management steps in Kent are increased.

GF Casting Solutions is divesting its iron foundry in Herzogenburg (Austria) to MRB FerCon.

News 15 Oct, 2019

Toyota and Lexus plan on launching three new all-electric cars with plug-in hybrid powertrains also in the pipeline

BYD says 22 BYD ADL Enviro200EV models are now in service on London routes between Highgate, Camden Town, King's Cross and the City.

DeepRoute is to start testing self-drive vehicles in California.

Volkswagen has postponed the final decision on whether to build a car plant in Turkey, a company spokesman has said, amid international criticism of the country's military operation in Syria and concerns about potential reputational fallout.

News 15 Oct, 2019

Regulators want to ban the system by which car dealers and finance brokers receive commission linked to interest rates

Cummins says Amy Adams will join the Electrified Power business segment as vice president - Fuel Cell & Hydrogen Technologies.

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.