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Subaru of America, which has recorded nine consecutive years of record sales and 10 consecutive years of growth, has announced its first plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHEV), borrowing the technology from minor shareholder Toyota.

The eye-popping discount on a BMW i3 wasn't a fluke. It's a sign of the daunting economics facing carmakers during the slow shift to electric vehicles.

Two influential proxy advisers joined Elliott Management in opposing a nearly $9 billion deal between two Hyundai Motor Group units.

Swedish battery manufacturer Northvolt has signed a memorandum of understanding with Japanese trading house Marubeni to collaborate on lithium ion battery production.

Fair, the used-vehicle leasing subscription service led by TrueCar founder Scott Painter, has added former Tesla executive Diarmuid O'Connell to its team.

The driver of a Tesla Model S that crashed into a fire authority truck in Utah late Friday told police she was using the car's Autopilot feature at the time of the accident.

The driver of a Tesla Model S that crashed into a fire truck in the U.S. state of Utah on Friday told police she was using the car's Autopilot feature at the time of the accident.

Porsche SE booked group profit of EUR951m (EUR986m Q1 2017) in the first three months of 2018.

Self-driving technology is facing fewer hurdles in the UK, Germany, South Korea and Singapore than in the U.S., because national governments have enacted legislation allowing public road testing, Bloomberg said in a report.

An electrified road in Sweden that is the first in the world to charge vehicles as they drive along is showing promise and could potentially help cut the high cost of electric cars, project backers Vattenfall and Elways told Reuters.

UPS says it is working with UK-based technology firm, Arrival to develop a pilot fleet of 35 electric delivery vehicles to be trialled in London and Paris.

French car parts group Faurecia outlined plans to increase its sales via growth in areas such as autonomous driving and other growing automotive trends.

News 27 Feb, 2019

More than one in eight motorists in the County Durham postal area have penalty points on their licences

News 15 May, 2018

Avon and Somerset ranked highest for driving offences as 18 per cent ticketed for speeding, parking and more in 12 months

Novelis has broken ground on its US$300m automotive aluminium sheet manufacturing facility in Guthrie, Kentucky, with a capacity of 200,000 tonnes and creating around 125 jobs.

Honda has started mass production of its new 2019 Insight hybrid in Indiana, also announcing US$61.5m in new capital investment in Indiana and Ohio for production of this latest electrified vehicle.

News 13 Dec, 2018

The new 992-generation Porsche 911 Cabriolet has been spotted testing once again ahead of its official reveal in 2019

News 15 May, 2018

The forthcoming 992-generation Porsche 911 Cabriolet has been spotted testing ahead of its launch in 2019

Japan's new vehicle market bounced by 3.2% to 366,155 units in April from 354,747 units a year earlier, according to registration data released by the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association.