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Hyundai Motor announced to the media on Thursday it plans to develop 17 new electrically-driven commercial vehicle models by 2025 in response to increasing demand for environmentally-friendly transportation solutions globally.

Toray Industries has concluded an agreement with Anders Westerlind to purchase all of the shares of Alva Sweden (ASE), a manufacturer of cushions for automotive airbag systems.

Opinion 1 Sep, 2019

We live in an age where everything we own can track us so we shouldn't be surprised that our cars can too, says Mike Rutherford

General Motors has announced it will cut 327 jobs at the Thai at its Rayong plant in Thailand as it looks to cut costs as financial losses continue.

Daimler has passed ten years as a provider of on-demand free-float car rental ('carshare') services.

Britain is to make GBP30m (US$37m) available to upgrade England's port infrastructure including road and rail links, as the UK approaches its planned European Union exit date of 31 October.

Vattenfall and NewMotion have signed a roaming agreement for the UK as a first step towards interoperability in the country.

News 30 Aug, 2019

Nipped and tucked all-electric Smart EQ ForTwo and EQ ForFour gearing up for Frankfurt debut

There is no question about it, the ID.3 will be the main attraction of the 2019 edition of the Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung (IAA). Volkswagen even delayed the next Golf to be certain of no other vehicle stealing the thunder of this EV. The Land Rover Defender will also be making headlines, as will the Porsche Taycan even though the latter is to be revealed on 4 September, almost a week ahead of the IAA's first press day.

News 30 Aug, 2019

Report reveals breaking down in a live lane on an all-lane-running motorway is 216% more dangerous than doing so on a conventional one

News 30 Aug, 2019

Audi to electrify its entire range, with a new baby e-tron hatch and an all-electric R8 replacement on the cards

News 29 Aug, 2019

Our spy photographers have snapped a revamped version of the German brand’s mid-sized SUV undergoing testing

Toyota Motor is to recall 191,000 vehicles sold in North America and Japan due to faulty airbags, which are said to not inflate properly in the event of a crash.

A relatively small brand in North America, Buick is a big deal in China, where 432,264 vehicles were sold in the first half of the year (compared to 107,240 in the USA). Which is why talk of GM phasing out Buick cars won't happen, at least not in its number one market.

News 29 Aug, 2019

Energy company Vattenfall and EV charging solutions provider NewMotion sign roaming agreement

Ten British companies are to showcase their technologies on the UK Government Pavilion at The Battery Show, North America.

South Korean components manufacturer Hyundai Mobis has begun construction this week of a second production facility for electric vehicle components in the country and gave an update on its investment plan for the facility.