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News 3 Aug, 2018

Practical Vauxhall Insignia family car range boosted with new 1.6-litre turbo petrol engine

Volvo Cars global sales were up 15% in July, compared with the same month last year.

Audi and Ericsson are announcing plans to pioneer the use of 5G technology for automotive production.

VW-Group owned brand SEAT is bringing its customisable 'Digital Cockpit to the Arona and Ibiza models.

'Could this 'breakthrough' in energy storage disrupt the EV market?' was the most-read story on just-auto this week and little wonder.

The Trump administration's plan to relax fuel-economy and vehicle pollution standards could be a boon to U.S. oil producers who've quietly lobbied for the measure.

At a time when increased visibility across factory floor and supply chain operations is gaining importance more than ever to boost productivity and gain competitive advantage, adopting smart digital technologies (smart manufacturing) has become imperative for manufacturing firms, data and analytics company GlobalData claims.

Toyota has posted a 7.2% jump in quarterly net profit (first quarter fiscal year, ended June 30) with net income at 657.3 billion yen.

There's a great deal of consternation in the auto industry presently, but that concern is divided in to two camps. On the one hand, there are those in the here and now anxious about whether total industry volume in the US this year will be 18m or 17.8m. On the other hand, there are those more concerned about the future and whether CASE (connected, autonomous, shared and electrified) or ACES (to put it another way) will fundamentally challenge the industry's business model that's been built up over the last 100 years or so. The differences in approach were there for all to see at the CAR Management Briefing Seminars held in Traverse City, Michigan last week.

GM asked the Trump administration to exclude the China-made Buick Envision from import tariffs, saying they would harm the company's ability to compete in the luxury crossover market.

Even though its shareholding in SsangYong was sold long ago, Daimler retains links to the Mahindra-owned maker of mainly SUVs. Not only does the just-updated Turismo gain a new Mercedes-Benz transmission but Daimler's W124 platform, albeit much modified, remains the basis of this big MPV.

JATO Dynamics said re-homologation to the WLTP test cycle is having a more significant impact than previously thought on NEDC correlated values obtained under WLTP, which are calculated using co2mpas.

Opel plans to slow production at two German sites after the summer in response to declining sales, a regional newspaper reported.

Opel plans to slow production at two German sites after the summer in response to declining sales, a regional newspaper reported.

England's automotive supply chain has benefited from a GBP54m boost to its competitiveness over a four-year period, thanks to a government funded scheme which closed last week.

Nissan is selling its electric car battery unit to Chinese renewable energy firm Envision in a deal that covers battery plants in Tennessee in the U.S. and in Sunderland, England.

Domestic sales by South Korea's five largest automakers combined rose by 2.4% to 133,792 vehicles in July from 130,611 units in the same month of last year, according to preliminary data released individually by the vehicle manufacturers.

Opinion 5 Aug, 2018

With the world’s top 20 car makers raking in thousands of billions every year, Mike Rutherford analyses the figures

News 3 Aug, 2018

Prices start from £21,290 for the new Volkswagen T-Roc 1.6 TDI, which passes the latest WLTP emissions testing standards

Fiat Chrysler filed a U.S. trade complaint seeking to prevent Indian automaker Mahindra and Mahindra from importing an off-road vehicle that looks like its iconic Jeep.