VW Group's directors will meet on Thursday to discuss a far-reaching shake-up of its structure and leadership, in a test of unity for the automaker's often divided management, labor chiefs and other stakeholders.
Chinese electric vehicle startup CHJ Automotive announced plans to establish an R&D centre in the US by the end of 2018 focused mainly on self-driving technologies.
Whether the contractor litigation gets to trial or not, the legal process threatens to bring unwanted scrutiny and unwelcome disclosures about Tesla's culture.
Consumer-safety advocates and autonomous-vehicle experts criticized Tesla for issuing another statement about the death of a customer that pinned the blame on driver inattentiveness.
Lighting systems supplier Varroc is keeping up with the latest trends in automotive lighting, but it's also dealing with the challenges of not having enough engineers.
ZF's E-Mobility division is expanding its production capacity for electromobility products by building a new facility in the Serbian city of Pancevo. The company is investing more than EUR100m (US$123.7m) in the project.
Saint-Gobain has announced that it has taken a 50% stake in a flat glass production line of the Chinese group JJG, located in Zibo in the Shandong province, North-East China, with a total annual capacity of 160,000 tonnes.
The BMW Group has opened an autonomous driving campus in Unterschleissheim.
Hyundai Mobis has opened an auto parts design research centre called the 'Design Model Workshop' to bolster its 'design competitiveness'.
Volkswagen AG's Truck and Bus unit said it has agreed to form a strategic partnership with Japanese truck maker Hino to better compete in the commercial vehicle industry.
VW Group's Truck and Bus unit said it has agreed to form a strategic partnership with Japanese truck maker Hino to better compete in the commercial vehicle industry, which is undergoing transformation due to the need for lower-emission vehicles and...
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Toyota controlled truckmaker Hino Motors and and Volkswagen Truck & Bus have signed an agreement aiming to build a mutually beneficial strategic long-term partnership in their commercial vehicles businesses.
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