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Features 12 Sep, 2019

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New vehicle sales in China continued to decline in August, by 6.9% to 1.958m units from 2.103m units a year earlier, according to wholesale data released by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM). This data include all vehicle types, including passenger vehicles and commercial vehicles.

News 12 Sep, 2019

Southampton is the UK city most prepared for electric cars, followed by Brighton & Hove, and Portsmouth, new research shows

News 11 Sep, 2019

The Porsche Cayman GT4 is to get an even more focused RS version and spy shots show it’s close

Delphi Technologies has claimed an industry first in the industry with volume production of a silicon carbide (SiC) inverter which enables electrical systems up to 800 volts, significantly extending electric vehicle (EV) range and halving charging times compared with today's 400 volt systems.

The current fiscal year did not begin as well as hoped for door systems specialist supplier Brose, a top executive said.

Uber has laid off 435 employees across its product and engineering teams, a media report said.

News 11 Sep, 2019

VW Group’s Spanish arm has been tasked with developing new modes of transport suitable for sharing alongside traditional cars

CEZ Group has chosen Driivz to help expand its Electromobility EV charging network, which is the largest in the Czech Republic. 

Sales of imported light passenger vehicles in South Korea declined by 5.6% to 18,122 units in August 2019 from 19,206 units a year earlier, according to member data released by the Korea Automobile Importers & Distributors Association (KAIDA).

Volvo is claiming to be the first car manufacturer to offer plug-in hybrid versions of its entire model range with the launch of the new XC40 T5 Twin Engine powertrain.

Denso and BlackBerry have announced the first integrated HMI (Human Machine Interface) digital cockpit system with BlackBerry QNX technology has shipped for OE fitment to Subaru vehicles sold in the US.

The European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) is urgently calling for a comprehensive plan to enable the transition to zero-emission mobility in Europe.

Teijin has started operations of its compound plant and technical centre in Bang Pa-in Industrial Estate, Ayutthaya, Thailand.

China's Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (Geely) is set to acquire a minority stake in German flying taxi startup Volocopter, according to local reports in China.

News 11 Sep, 2019

The Auto Express team have picked out their star cars at the 2019 Frankfurt Motor Show

Veoneer and its software joint venture, Zenuity, have been nominated by an unnamed global automaker to supply its next generation Mono Vision System for vehicles in Europe.