banner The latest auto news, reviews, prices, product and vehicle releases. Auto News 5

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed

Do not miss the latest Auto News !

Oct
4th

Mitsubishi to expand capacity in Indonesia

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
Mitsubishi Motors announced it would expand production capacity in Indonesia in response to strong regional demand for its Xpander compact MPV.
Oct
4th

Management briefing – 2018 Paris motor show review

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
Even without the presence of the mighty Volkswagen, it was a German make which dominated the reporting from the Paris motor show. BMW's seventh generation 3 Series was the stand-out world premiere, although PSA and Renault also had much to show and tell, including new insight into future electrified models.
Oct
4th

Jaguar kills off XJR 575 super saloon

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
Jaguar XJR 575 static front
News 4 Oct, 2018

The Jaguar XJR super saloon has been deleted, meaning the Jaguar XJ is diesel-only for the first time in 50 years

Oct
4th

UK new car market down 20.5% in September

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
The UK car market fell by a fifth versus year-ago levels in September as supply issues associated with new emissions testing rules continued to distort the market.
Oct
4th

Toyota, Softbank partner in mobility, self-driving technologies

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
Toyota Motor and SoftBank Group on Thursday announced plans to establish a new partnership to develop technology-based logistics and mobility services and ultimately autonomous mobility services in Japan.
Oct
4th

PSA warns that making vehicles separately for UK and EU would impact British production

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
PSA's Europe boss, Maxime Picat, has said that if the UK's departure from the EU disrupts trade to the extent the automaker has to make vehicles separately for the two markets, there would be an impact on its British production.
Oct
4th

FCA outsells Ford in US

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
September light vehicle sales came through mostly as expected though the decline was not as great as had been predicted.
Oct
4th

EU lawmakers’ proposed CO2 target criticized by auto industry

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
A proposal by EU lawmakers to cut CO2 emissions by 40 percent was criticized by industry association ACEA, which said the measure would increase costs for consumers and cause job losses.
Oct
4th

German sales fall 31% on WLTP

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
German registrations plunged 31 percent last month as sales dried up following the introduction of the WLTP testing regime.
Oct
4th

Audi hopes to hit full production capacity for e-tron by end of year

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
Production of the Audi e-tron started in September as planned and on time in Brussels, with hopes of reaching maximum output this year if the supply chain does not falter.
Oct
4th

VW forms task force with battery cell supplier LG Chem ahead of EV launch

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
LG and its suppliers may be used to producing cells for consumer electronics, but VW's top-ranking EV executive says they have little experience with the demanding requirements and exact processes needed for automotive applications.
Oct
4th

EV battery producers prepare for huge production increase in Europe

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
Now that Europe's automakers are ramping up plans for electrified vehicles, suppliers are investing in industrial scale battery cell production in the region.
Oct
4th

How Audi is ramping up for full e-tron production

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
Production of the Audi e-tron started in September as planned and on time in Brussels, with hopes of reaching maximum output this year if the supply chain does not tear.
Oct
4th

VW forms task force with battery cell supplier LG Chem ahead of EV launch

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
VW has formed a biweekly task force with South Korean battery cell supplier LG Chem to ensure the security of VW's supply chain for electric-vehicle batteries.
Oct
3rd

Toyota, SoftBank to team up on automated driving, new mobility

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
Toyota and Japanese tech conglomerate SoftBank will jointly fund a new mobility company that combines autonomous driving and ride-hailing with on-demand retail shopping delivered to people's doorsteps by vehicles such as Toyota's futuristic...
Oct
3rd

Toyota and SoftBank to team up on automated driving, new mobility

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
Toyota and Japanese tech conglomerate SoftBank will jointly fund a new mobility company that combines autonomous driving and ride-hailing with on-demand retail shopping delivered to people's doorsteps by vehicles such as Toyota's futuristic...
Oct
3rd

humvee-am-general-sale

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
AM General has put itself up for sale and has hired investment bank Macquarie Group to seek potential bidders in a deal that could value the builder of Humvee military vehicles at more than $2 billion, people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
Oct
3rd

Lyft quickly finds 150,000 people eager to ditch their cars

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
Lyft's fledgling campaign to convince motorists they no longer need to own cars is off to a breakneck start, a top company executive said Tuesday.
Oct
3rd

Lyft quickly finds 150,000 people eager to ditch their cars

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
Lyft's fledgling campaign to convince motorists they no longer need to own cars is off to a breakneck start, a top company executive said Tuesday.
Oct
3rd

Retired GM exec Bill Brooks dies at 85

Stay connected Subscribe to our RSS feed
Bill Brooks, former vice president of corporate affairs at General Motors who launched a diversity program for GM employees, died Monday. He was 85.
With the current economy the last thing you need is for your vehicle to break down. Whether your driving a reliable car or a busted up van, insurance you can rely on is a must.
Hosted by CifTech Hosting.