Auto News 5

Audi loses, Porsche wins and why VW parted ways with Matthias Mueller were among the key takeaways from the conclusion of a wild week in Wolfsburg.

ViaVan, the joint venture of Mercedes-Benz Vans and Via, launched its service in Amsterdam in early March 2018. The Dutch capital is thus the first city in Europe where this ecologically and economically sustainable alternative form of mobility is available. Amsterdam and the business model of ViaVan are an ideal fit. In addition to Copenhagen, Vienna and Barcelona, the Netherland's most populous city can call itself a Smart City and plays a leading role in Europe in the area of sustainable mobility and innovations.

Volvo Trucks says it is introducing - in 2019 - its first all-electric truck for commercial use - the Volvo FL Electric for urban distribution and refuse operations, among other applications. Sales and series production of the new model will start in Europe next year.

Harman Mexico has opened a new R&D facility in Queretaro, adding to Mexican locations in Juarez and Tijuana.

Continental is working on an automatic system to warn of the risk of aquaplaning.

NTT Docomo, Japan's leading mobile operator, and Valeo have agreed on a partnership to jointly develop and offer next-generation connected-cars and mobility services.

An extraordinary week that culminated last night with the expected news that Volkswagen was restructuring the group and tossing out the long-serving chairman and CEO Matthias Mueller, a company 'lifer' who was handed the task of steering the company through the diesel crisis and setting it on a new path.

Deadly crashes involving Tesla and Uber vehicles operating entirely or in part under automated systems have made a once-abstract problem very real for auto industry lawyers.

New VW Group CEO Herbert Diess said he will consider asset sales and pledged to speed up the German carmaking giant's decision-making as it confronts a seismic industry change in technology while moving beyond its diesel-emissions scandal.

New VW CEO Herbert Diess said he will consider asset sales and pledged to speed up the German carmaking giant's decision-making as it confronts a seismic industry change in technology.

New VW Group CEO Herbert Diess said he will consider asset sales and pledged to speed up the German carmaking giant's decision-making as it confronts a seismic industry change in technology while moving beyond its diesel-emissions scandal.

Opinion 14 Apr, 2018

Mike Rutherford talks about a proper solution to the diesel dilemma and thinks a production cull could be the solution

Volkswagen Group appears to be setting its truck and bus unit for a flotation, billing a restructuring as paving "the way for capital market readiness".

New vehicle sales in the Philippines plunged by almost 23% to 28,216 units in March from peak year-earlier sales of 36,561 units, according to member data released jointly by the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines (CAMPI) and the Truck Manufacturers Association (TMA).

New vehicle sales in China returned to growth in March, with deliveries to dealers rising by 4.7% to 2.66m units from 2.54m units a year earlier, according to data released by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM).

News 13 Apr, 2018

Hotter version of Aston Martin's Rapide four-door supercar will arrive towards the end of the year

Magna Steyr will develop a next-generation EV architecture for state-owned Chinese automaker BAIC.

News 13 Apr, 2018

Major reshuffle within the VW Group sees Herbert Diess replace Matthias Muller as the Chairman of the Board

News 15 Apr, 2018

Exclusive image previews look of the next Lexus CT, which is likely to be offered as a pure EV, as well as hybrid, when it arrives in 2020

VW Group's top labor representative, Bernd Osterloh, has backed the choice of Herbert Diess as the automaker's new CEO.