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Jul
26th

Thailand gives Nissan and Honda incentives to make hybrids

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The Thai government this week formally agreed to incentivise two major investments in the country's automotive sector, worth a combined THB16.78bn (US$505m), after delays of almost a year.
Jul
26th

BAIC starts X25 production in South Africa

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China's Beijing Automotive Industry Corporation (BAIC) began production at its newly built car assembly plant in South Africa this week.
Jul
26th

South Korea hydrogen vehicle sales start in 2019

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Mass sales of hydrogen powered vehicles were expected to start in South Korea next year after the government announced it would soon ease regulations on the production and transportation of the fuel.
Jul
26th

Jaguar I-Pace electric taxis will compete with Mercedes cabs

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Jaguar I-Pace taxi rides will be subsidized in Munich as part of a push to reduce air pollution.
Jul
26th

Why Daimler is splitting itself into three pieces

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Daimler unveiled a new corporate structure on Thursday designed to give its trucks, mobility services and Mercedes-Benz car division greater scope to chase growth in an era when carmakers prepare to launch fleets of autonomous cars.
Jul
26th

Daimler to split business into cars, trucks, mobility units

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Daimler unveiled a new corporate structure designed to give its trucks, mobility services and Mercedes-Benz car division greater scope to chase growth in an era when carmakers prepare to launch fleets of autonomous cars.
Jul
26th

A nightmare day of earnings in Detroit

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GM and FCA reported weak earnings, with both reining in profit forecasts for the year. That sparked sharp sell-offs of their stocks. Then it really got ugly when Ford posted its results.
Jul
26th

Mercedes A-Class sedan to be launched end-2018

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Mercedes-Benz is to launch its A-Class Sedan at the end of 2018. The car also receives a world premiere at the Paris Show in October.
Jul
26th

France to toe EC diesel line – Louis Schweitzer

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Former Renault chairman and French Prime Minister, Louis Schweitzer, says he cannot envisage Paris taking a contrary stance to that of the European Commission (EC) surrounding the future of diesel.
Jul
26th

Why Nissan’s profits are slipping

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Operating losses in Nissan's European unit widened to $43 million in the automaker's fiscal first quarter. The company's vehicle sales in the region declined 13 percent.
Jul
26th

Why Nissan’s profits are slipping

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Nissan reported a 29 percent decline in operating profit in the most recent quarter as foreign exchange rate losses and rising commodity costs combine with falling sales in the United States and Europe.
Jul
26th

Mazda CX-5 updated with revised engines and tech for 2018

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News 26 Jul, 2018

Mazda’s best selling car in Britain - the CX-5 - gets an automatic petrol and a more powerful diesel engine

Jul
26th

Daimler car2go expands to Chicago

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Daimler-owned free-float carshare company car2go has officially launched in Chicago, marking the company's 25th global city. car2go says that Chicago is a city ideally suited for flexible one-way carshare.
Jul
26th

Daimler and Baidu enhance automated driving cooperation

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Daimler and Baidu have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance and deepen their partnership through joint automated driving and connectivity projects, including further strengthening their collaboration through Baidu's Apollo open platform.
Jul
26th

Daimler Q2 results hit by tariffs

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Daimler has said that China import tariffs on vehicles shipped from its US plant have dented its second quarter financial results.
Jul
26th

PSA tops Renault in market value for first time since 2009

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PSA Group, the maker of Peugeot and Citroen cars, surpassed French archrival Renault in stock-market value for the first time in almost a decade after PSA unveiled record profitability Tuesday.
Jul
26th

Valeo H1 profit down 10% – cautions on emissions test impact

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Valeo says its operating margin for this year "might be slightly below" that of 2017 (7.8% of sales) as emissions tests become stricter and as the French supplier posted first-half profit down 10% to EUR543m
Jul
26th

Daimler’s German workers tell company not to shift production to U.S. amid tariff threats

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Daimler's German work force will seek to defend local jobs if the luxury carmaker attempts to shift some production to the U.S. in response to trade tariffs, supervisory board member Roman Zitzelsberger told Reuters.
Jul
26th

Jaguar Land Rover debt investors run for cover on Brexit, tariff threats

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Escalating trade tensions and Brexit are taking a toll on Jaguar Land Rover in the credit market, where the cost of insuring the company's bonds has more than doubled this year.
Jul
26th

Supplier fire and China woes dent Ford Q2 results

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Ford has reported second quarter profit down on last year as it felt the effects of disruption at a key supplier to its F-150 pickup range in North America. It also said that it faced 'ongoing challenges' in China's market and cut its 2018 profit forecast.
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