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Ever wondered how regenerative braking in hybrid and electric cars is calibrated by engineers? Or how the changeover from machine to human driver will be formulated in the future? These and many other vehicle development conundrums are being solved by technology developed by a company based in Hethel, Norfolk, UK - that's not Lotus. Ansible Motion, formed in 2009 by Kia Cammaerts, already counts major North American and Japanese OEMs among a client base that also includes the added glamour of a raft of Formula 1 teams.

News 5 Dec, 2017

High-end, two-door SUV to rival Rolls-Royce Wraith and be developed by Land Rover's in-house Special Vehicles Operation

News 30 Jan, 2019

Land Rover has confirmed that the £240k Range Rover SV Coupe has been cancelled before a model has even been delivered

Nissan said it will test an autonomous ride-hailing service on public roads in Japan in March, aiming to officially start robotaxi rides in the early 2020s.

Mercedes expects 2018 to be another bumper year in China after the brand edged past Audi in vehicle sales in the first 10 months.

Ford will launch 50 new vehicles in China by 2025, including 15 electrified vehicles, the automaker said at an event in Shanghai.

NEVS's 9-3 electric car has started production in Tianjin, China, marking the stage from development to industrialisation.

UK new-car registrations slumped 11 percent in November as weaker consumer confidence and uncertainty over the future of diesel put the market on course for its first annual fall since 2011.

Skoda Auto has laid the foundation for a new paint shop in Mlada Boleslav which will cost EUR214.5m (US$254m) and create up to 650 jobs. The shop is expected to be running by June 2019.

PPG has completed a US$1.4m upgrade of its automotive adhesives and sealants (A&S) manufacturing and research and development (R&D) centre in Saint-Just-en-Chaussee, France.

Production of the redesigned 2018 Nissan Leaf is now under way at the automaker's Smyrna Vehicle Assembly Plant ahead of retail sales starting next month.

News 5 Dec, 2017

Spyker will build just three examples of the LM85, bringing an end to the C8 Aileron’s six years in production

MOIA, the mobility startup from the Volkswagen Group, has shown an electric powered six-seater 'ride pooling concept'.

The UK new car market declined for an eighth consecutive month in November, according to figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).

Delphi Technologies has formally become a US$4.5bn stand-alone company trading on the New York Stock Exchange.

New-car sales in Germany rose 9.4 percent in November with Peugeot and Dacia showing strong growth. Diesel sales fell by 17 percent.

Nissan North America encountered technical problems and wasn't able to report November sales last Friday. We now know the nature of the problem: they were still counting deliveries.

Citing weak demand, Ford announced it was withdrawing from Phase II of the Thai government's Eco-Car programme, according to local reports.

General Motors is launching a new in-vehicle app named Marketplace that will allow drivers to pay for goods such as gasoline or coffee and schedule service through their infotainment systems.