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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.

News 15 May, 2018

EU Commissioner for Transport predicts fully autonomous cars remain over a quarter of a century away

Nissan said its innovative ProPILOT Assist semi-autonomous driving system has been a hit with customers, with more than 120,000 vehicles featuring the technology sold globally, and now set to expand to additional models.

News 15 May, 2018

New mild hybrid system aims to boost power and reduce emissions of diesel units when it joins the range later in 2018

Nissan and Renault have signed an agreement with Chinese manufacturer Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) for the supply of batteries for electric vehicles.

News 15 May, 2018

Government wants “white van man to go green” and choose an ultra-low emission vehicles, potentially ending flat £250 road van tax rate

France says it will act to protect its businesses in Iran and has asked the US that sanctions against Tehran do not apply to its interests in the country.

Infineon is setting up a new Development Centre at its Dresden location, creating around 100 new jobs in the first phase and employing 250 people in the medium term.

Faurecia plans to increase its sales by more than 7 percent per year to reach 20 billion euros ($23.8 billion) by 2020 through growth in areas such as autonomous driving. Last year, the supplier had 16.96 billion euros in revenue.

Wolfgang Hatz, VW Group's former top engineer, who has been in a German jail for nearly a year over his alleged involvement in the automaker's emissions-cheating scandal, is appealing to the country's highest court in a bid for freedom, reports said.

The United States' economic sanctions imposed on Russia will postpone former Magna International boss Siegfried Wolf from joining Porsche SE's supervisory board.