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Our regular report on macro developments in the vehicle markets of southeast Asia shows that growth slowed in Q3. However, cumulative regional sales are still up almost 6% on last yea

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Exclusive unveil gives behind-the-scene access to hot new small SUv

Volkswagen Group and Google have announced comprehensive research cooperation in the field of quantum computing.

The Volkswagen Group and Google have announced a far-reaching research partnership in quantum computing. Quantum computers are high-performance super computers that function in a completely different way from conventional computers. In this interview, Martin Hofmann, the head of group IT, and Hartmut Neven, the development director of the Google Quantum Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, discuss their companies' goals in the partnership and the way that their collaboration can facilitate future mobility solutions.

Tencent Holdings has developed its own autonomous driving system, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg.

Taxi companies waged a bitter, high-profile battle to against Uber and Lyft. Now the cabbies are adopting a if-you-can't-beat-them, join-them-strategy.

Dyson's secretive plan to develop an EV was revealed to Tesla two years before being made public after Tesla employed a Dyson engineer in a move that began months of legal battles.

News 7 Nov, 2017

The 2017 LA Auto Show is fast approaching, here's a rundown of all the key cars that we're expecting to see

News 7 Nov, 2017

The new BMW M3 CS will sprint from 0-62mph in 3.9 seconds and go on to a top speed of 174mph

The Renault Group said it had developed an autonomous control system that handles challenging driving scenarios and, as a claimed industry first, has obstacle avoidance capability as good as professional test drivers.

West European new car sales grew by 4.6% year-on-year in October according to data released by LMC Automotive.

BMW has hired a law firm to help with an internal investigation of an alleged cartel among German carmakers and needs more time before any conclusions can be reached, CEO Harald Krueger said.

Topy Industries has decided to make a capital investment of US$36m (approx. JPY4bn) in the Kentucky Plant of Topy America, a subsidiary in the US. It said its aims to make it 'the world's number one steel wheel plant by operating new facilities in 2020'.

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) has announced financial results for the six months ending 30 September 2017, and reaffirmed its full year outlook for the current fiscal year to 31 March 2018.

Nissan said it is resuming most domestic production suspended in the wake of a scandal over uncertified technicians signing off on final inspections.

News 7 Nov, 2017

The new technology can learn an obstacle course when driven manually, and then repeat the sequence on its own

Cadillac sales are surging this year, boosted by strong sales in its largest market - China