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Daimler's finance chief Bodo Uebber won't try to renew his contract when it expires in December 2019, the carmaker reportedly said late on Sunday.

General Motors' quarterly sales in China fell for the first time in over a year, hit by faltering economic growth and a wider slowdown in the world's biggest auto market amid a whipsawing trade war with the United States.

Daimler CFO Bodo Uebber will leave the company, marking the first top-level departure after the automaker picked Ola Kallenius to take over as CEO from Dieter Zetsche.

Allego, Visa and the other card schemes American Express and Mastercard have announced the launch of a payment system for electric vehicle (EV) drivers on a global scale starting in the UK.

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Ford is reportedly planning to reduce numbers of salaried workers as part of a reorganisation aimed at boosting its bottom line and raising its depressed share price.

Ricardo says it will work on a partially UK government funded collaborative 'PowerDrive Line' project to develop a lithium-based solid-state battery for EVs and PHEVs, and establish a pre-pilot line for this solid-state battery cell technology.

Delphi Technologies has opened its first multidisciplinary global IT centre in Bucharest, Romania.

Daimler will start building a battery plant as part of its planned $1 billion investment to upgrade its U.S. factory in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Daimler will start building a battery plant as part of its planned $1 billion investment to upgrade its U.S. factory in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Valeo says it is working with air quality monitor, Airparif to understand how pollution in cities is evolving and as it looks to provide technology to combat it.

Daimler's Tuscaloosa, Alabama plant has built its first GLE on a new SUV platform while a groundbreaking ceremony marked the start of the construction of a new battery factory.

This month in our Hands-On-Tech (HOT) reporting series*, we put the Honda HFT system to the test. Taking you through the top-spec connectivity features offered by manufacturers in detail, this HOT report series looks to benchmark the connectivity functionality of each manufacturer based on various test criteria. Honda concede that in-car connectivity hasn't been its focus, and while some features hit the mark, others miss it by a good mile. 

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Budget cuts could see the grants offered when buying full EVs drop, and disappear altogether for many plug-in hybrids

Daimler CFO Bodo Uebber will leave the company, marking the first top-level departure after the automaker picked Ola Kallenius to take over as CEO from Dieter Zetsche.

Daimler CFO Bodo Uebber will leave the company, marking the first top-level departure after the automaker picked Ola Kallenius to take over as CEO next year.

News 8 Oct, 2018

The Nissan Qashqai's new 1.3 turbocharged unit is offered in two power outputs, taking the place of the old 1.2 and 1.6 engines

Audi's European vehicle sales fell 56 percent in September due to supply bottlenecks caused by new WLTP emissions rules.

Was this Paris show good? Was it too quiet? Does this mean shows are dead? The arguments around auto show relevance were endless last week, and the jury is still very much out.