As the U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum products begin to impact bottom lines, auto suppliers are taking actions to sidestep the impact -- all proactive, but some on the outside of legality.
Vietnam's VinFast has signed two contracts with Siemens for the supply of technology and components to manufacture electric buses in the Southeast Asian country.
Some of the latest battery technologies may become obsolete before reaching the market because of the breakneck pace of advances in the industry.
Hyundai Motor Company has revealed for the first time, its next-generation Separated Sound Zone (SSZ) technology that allows each passenger of a vehicle to experience an audio stream tailored to their individual needs, including music, hands-free phone calls, and vehicle alerts, whilst maintaining a headphone-free social space where passengers can converse freely.
Navya has signed a EUR30m (US$4.6m) financing agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB).
Ford brand sales in China from its joint ventures and imports to the world's biggest car market were 32% down on last year's pace during the month of July. Much of the decline was in car sales from its Changan joint venture.
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Virginia's Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has issued a Notice of Intent to Award a contract to EVgo Services to develop a State-wide public electric vehicle charging network.
New vehicle sales in Vietnam rose by 3.6% to 20,044 units in July from already weak year earlier sales of 19,345 units, according to member data released by the Vietnam Automotive Manufacturers Association (VAMA).
UQM has secured new and follow on orders from several unnamed Chinese fuel cell companies including a Chinese OEM customer, for delivery this year and into 2019.
Sumitomo Rubber has started production of truck and bus tyres at its Ladysmith, South Africa facililty to supply the Afircan continent.
German supplier Duerr has halted its activities in Iran after the reintroduction of U.S. sanctions this week that include threats to blacklist any companies trading with the country, a German newspaper reported.
BMW said about 400 BMW X4 crossovers, built in the U.S., are being withheld from delivery to Chinese customers until a potential brake problem has been fixed as part of a global safety recall.
Inaki Lopez, former General Motors and Volkswagen purchasing czar, resurfaced in Spain recently as he attended a 25th anniversary celebration for ACICAE, the automotive industry consortium for the Basque region.
Jaguar Land Rover will add three new models over the next five years and gradually switch most of its vehicles to a new modular platform.
Magna is keeping its options open on building the company's first North American vehicle assembly plant for its Magna Steyr subsidiary, which currently builds BMW, Jaguar and Mercedes cars in Austria.
BMW said around 400 BMW X4 crossovers, built in the U.S., are being withheld from delivery to Chinese customers until a potential brake problem has been fixed as part of a global safety recall.
Jaguar Land Rover will add three new models over the next five years and gradually switch most of its vehicles to a new modular platform.
Lyft is coming on board CDK Global Inc.'s Fortellis platform, the automotive commerce exchange platform said. The move will enable the ride-hailing company's Concierge service to be directly accessed in CDK software.
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