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Fiat Chrysler is sticking with plans to spin off its Magneti Marelli unit after fielding interest from potential buyers for the supplier.

Fiat Chrysler said 1,149,237 Ram pickups in the U.S. are estimated to have the defect, along with 260,315 in Canada, 19,432 in Mexico and 25,361 in other markets.

The EPA and NHTSA released their joint notice of proposed rulemaking Thursday for the 2021-25 model year emissions standards. Here's what happens next.

"Mark my words," says auto dealer Adam Lee. "This rollback will be bad for business."

News 2 Aug, 2018

SEAT's city car has received a specification and range overhaul designed to boost value and help buyers

German supplier ZSK has launched a series of innovations to an increasingly important carbon composite manufacturing technique, which, it claims, will finally overcome the cost and productivity challenges that have held back wider use of the material until now.

Founded in 2005 by billionaire investor Wilbur Ross (now US Secretary of State for Commerce), International Automotive Components (IAC) is a Tier I supplier of interior systems and components specialising in instrument panels and cockpit systems, door assemblies, overhead systems, door and trim systems, and flooring and acoustic systems. Mike Vousden visited an IAC facility in the UK to hear how it is preparing for 'Industry 4.0' to impact its operations.

General Motors today named Everett Eissenstat as senior vice president, global public policy, effective immediately. He will report to GM chairman and CEO Mary Barra.

BMW Group has reported a dip in profits for the second quarter but maintains that it remains firmly on course as it prepares to 'meet the demands of tomorrow'.

To ensure a sustainable raw material supply chain, Daimler has joined associations, organisations and competitors in a number of initiatives.

News 2 Aug, 2018

Skoda's smallest SUV offering gets Sportline styling and a new 2.0-litre petrol engine

The Trump administration proposed capping federal fuel efficiency requirements for passenger vehicles at the 2020 model year level of 35 mpg, instead of letting them continue to rise through 2025 to about 50 mpg as planned under the Obama...

Axalta is expanding its Jacksonville, Texas production facility by 30,000 square feet.

Apollo Tyre has reported first-quarter profit of INR2.52bn (US$37.57m) on net sales of INR42.49bn.

Magneti Marelli has announced the signing of an agreement for the acquisition of 100% of SmartMeUp, a French start-up operating in the field of "perception software" aimed at autonomous driving, smart cities and safety technology applications. Closing is expected to take place in the last quarter of 2018.

Porsche AG said it increased its operating result, revenue, deliveries and number of employees in the first half of 2018.

Partial driver autonomy already exists in the form of automated parking systems and advanced driver assistance features. For its part, Valeo is pushing back the technical boundaries of automation to address increasingly complex urban driving situations. Continuing just-auto/QUBE's series of interviews with tier one component suppliers, we spoke to Guillaume Devauchelle, Group Vice President Innovation & Scientific Development, Valeo about its driver assistance and mobility solutions.

Freudenberg Sealing Technologies CEO Claus Moehlenkamp has told delegates at the Centre for Automotive Research Management Briefing Seminars (CAR MBS) conference in Traverse City that suppliers must adapt to survive as the auto industry faces major change ahead.

News 4 Jan, 2019

Our exclusive images preview the look of the new Mk4 Skoda Octavia, which is likely to gain plug-in hybrid and 48v mild-hybrid tech

News 2 Aug, 2018

Bold all-new Skoda Octavia to lead the way as the Czech brand plans nine new models by 2021