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News 8 May, 2018

Weight-saving parts, aerodynamic upgrades and cosmetic alterations help to add even more focus to the M2 Competition

Volvo Trucks is introducing a cloud-based service, Connected Safety, which allows Volvo trucks and Geely-owned Volvo cars to automatically alert each other to hazardous traffic situations. Thanks to this 'pioneering collaboration', two independent vehicle manufacturers are allowing their cars and trucks to share real-time traffic hazard information.

Sales of SUVs continued to provide strong momentum to Australia's new car market last month, according to Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) VFACTS data.

Geely's Volvo Cars said it would add voice controlled Google Assistant, Play Store, Maps and other services to its next generation of Sensus infotainment system which is based on the Android operating system.

PSA has chosen Punch Powertrain to supply e-DCT systems by 2022, as part of the automaker's electrification push.

Geely Automobile announced that the total sales volume of the group for the month of April 2018 was 128,817 units, an increase of approximately 49% over the same period last year and up approximately 6% from March 2018.

The Trump administration is preparing to battle California's tough car pollution regulations using an approach that federal courts have already rejected -- twice.

Passengers using a luxury chauffeur service to and from Heathrow Airport will be driven in JLR's all electric Jaguar I-Pace from this summer.

Audi is being investigated by Germany's KBA motor vehicle authority to see whether diesel variants of its A6 and A7 models have been fitted with previously unknown defeat device software.

German motor vehicle authority KBA is probing Audi to see whether its diesel engine A6/A7 models have been fitted with previously unknown defeat device softward, a German magazine reported.

Sales of imported vehicles in South Korea jumped by over 29% to 25,923 units in April from 20,051 units a year earlier, according to data released by the Korea Automobile Importers and Distributors Association (KAIDA).

Hyundai Motor and Kia Motors were expected to upgrade their global sales outlook for the second quarter and for the whole of 2018 after sales in China began to recover from last year's sharp declines.

VW Group CEO Herbert Diess traveled to the U.S. this month to testify to authorities about the automaker's emissions scandal, German newspaper Bild reported.

The Philippines' Ayala Group is to acquire a controlling stake in Columbian Autocar Corporation, the local assembler and sole distributor of Kia Motors, according to local reports.

Borgward appointed Philip Koehn, former director of engineering at Rolls-Royce, as its chief technology officer.

Toyota Motor announced plans to spend CAD1.4bn (US$1.1bn) at two existing factories in Canada to support production of upcoming models.

Faurecia Russia says it will seek to increase its cooperation with Tier 1 suppliers in the country as it looks to up its localisation level from the current 47%.

VW Group CEO Herbert Diess travelled to the U.S. this month to testify to authorities about the automaker's emissions scandal, German newspaper Bild reported.

This is our Hands-On-Tech (HOT) reporting series*. Here, we take a look at the top-spec connectivity features offered by manufacturers in detail, looking to benchmark the connectivity functionality based on various test criteria. The Jeep Compass is fast becoming a global best-seller, biting at the heels of its rivals in almost every key market including the US, India and Europe. But is all this glory a little misplaced? Performance-wise, not one jot. But if Jeep want this love affair to last forever, they need to make some major tweaks.