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Renault’s board is meeting this morning (11 October) to “discuss” future governance of the Group as rumours continue to swirl regarding CEO, Thierry Bolloré’s future.

Nissan claims a no-deal Brexit ‘could’ make its European business model unsustainable.

General Motors’ joint ventures in China delivered 689,531 vehicles in the third quarter as sales declined 17.5% in the midst of the continued soft vehicle market.

Porsche sales rose 3% to 202,318 vehicles worldwide in the first nine months of 2019.

Volkswagen Passenger Cars delivered 533,700 vehicles worldwide in September, up 10% year on year.

Two BMWs – the 1 Series and the 3 Series – both achieved a maximum five-star rating in the latest round of Euro NCAP testing.

Clariant said a foaming agent it supplies is helping reduce the weight of BMWs.

Michelin is to close its plant at La Roche-sur-Yon in France by the end of 2020, with the loss of 619 jobs.

Nissan has started production of the redesigned Juke at its Sunderland, north east England, plant, following a GBP100m spend.

Night shifts at Nissan’s Sunderland plant in north east England are to end, according to the local union.

Electrify America is to offer Level 2 electric vehicle home chargers.

BYD has started a pilot plan to incorporate pure electric buses into Costa Rica’s public transport system.

Sales of imported light passenger vehicles in South Korea jumped by over 17% to 20,204 units in September 2019 from 17,222 units a year earlier, according to member data released by the Korea Automobile Importers & Distributors Association (KAIDA).

SsangYong Motor announced it had signed a licensing agreement allowing Saudi National Automobiles Manufacturing Company (SNAM) to assemble its vehicles in from KD units.

ARM Holdings, owned by Softbank Group, has joined forces with global automotive and technology companies to help speed up the development of standardised computing systems for autonomous vehicles.

Alexander Dennis (ADL) and BYD Europe say Glasgow Airport has switched its long-stay car park shuttle to zero-emission electric mobility with the introduction of three BYD ADL Enviro200EV battery buses.

UPS has announced plans to purchase more than 6,000 natural gas-powered trucks starting in 2020 and running to 2022. 

PSA has launched Citroën Finance and Citroën Lease, in partnership with Axis, India’s third largest private sector bank to offer retail finance and customised credit to Group dealers.