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India has been wooing Tesla to set up a factory on its soil, but CEO Elon Musk isn't falling for it. At least not yet.

Autoliv has announced that its its electronics business, to be spun off as 'Veoneer' has been selected by one of the world's leading automakers as a partner to develop and produce mono vision camera systems comprised of camera hardware, software and algorithms. The first deliveries for series production are planned for 2022.

Autoliv has announced that its its electronics business, to be spun off as 'Veoneer' has been selected by one of the world's leading automakers as a partner to develop and produce mono vision camera systems comprised of camera hardware, software and algorithms. The first deliveries for series production are planned for 2022.

Designers are continually reinventing the interior to appeal to occupants of all shapes, sizes, ages, and cultures.  Continuing just-auto/QUBE's series of interviews with tier 1 suppliers, we spoke to Mike Clowry, Vice President Advanced Development & Materials Engineering, Europe, International Automotive Components (IAC) Group about the continually evolving car interior as we move closer to the age of autonomous driving. Headquartered in Luxembourg, IAC Group is a global supplier of automotive components and systems, including instrument panels, console systems, door panels, headliners and overhead systems to automakers around the world.

Panasonic is aiming to develop automotive batteries without using cobalt in the near future amid soaring prices of the key battery ingredient.

Panasonic is aiming to develop automotive batteries without using cobalt in the near future amid soaring prices of the key battery ingredient.

Green4U Technologies has signed a memorandum of understanding to build an assembly plant in Honduras, the first of its kind in the Central American country.

fter recently adopting a softer stance on planned import tariffs that could ignite a trade war with China, the US has said it still plans to impose 25% tariffs on some US$50bn worth of Chinese import by the end of next month.

After the recent features on the future models strategies for Renault and Alpine, Dacia, Lada, RSM, Datsun, Venucia and Nissan, this chapter of our analysis covering Renault-Nissan Alliance brands focuses on Infiniti. Mitsubishi, the final make in the series, follows later in the week.

Taxify is set to step up its fight against global rival Uber after raising $175 million in funding from a group led by Daimler.

Kia Motors America (KMA) has announced the appointment of Michael Cole to the role of chief operating officer (COO) and executive vice president. Cole - the chief operating officer of Kia Motors Europe since November 2012 - will serve as the central point of contact for all sales, marketing, service and corporate and product planning functions in the US, and will report to KMA's president and CEO, Sean Yoon.

The US new light vehicle retail sales pace in May is expected to fall from year-ago levels, according to a forecast developed jointly by JD Power and LMC Automotive. However, average transaction prices are up.  

News 30 May, 2018

Shooting brake version of the new Kia Ceed spied testing, with potential for a hot GT version

News 29 Aug, 2018

Shooting brake variant of latest Ceed will be revealed next month ahead of full public showing in Paris

EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom gave her clearest signal yet that the bloc will come up short in its bid for a permanent, unconditional waiver from tariffs that President Donald Trump imposed on national security grounds.

EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom gave her clearest signal yet that the bloc will come up short in its bid for a permanent, unconditional waiver from U.S. metal tariffs that President Donald Trump imposed on national security grounds.

EVs are likely to become a much more common sight on the world's roads in the next two years as the global fleet of electric vehicles is likely to more than triple to 13 million by the end of the decade from 3.

EVs are likely to become a much more common sight on the world's roads in the next two years as the global fleet of electric vehicles is likely to more than triple to 13 million by the end of the decade from 3.

BP has unveiled a US$20m investment in ultra-fast-charging battery start-up company StoreDot, which is developing technology that could eventually see electric vehicle (EV) charging times fall to five minutes.