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News 29 Jul, 2019

Highways England records 224,225 breakdowns in 2018/19 financial year - up a fifth in two years; rise comes as average age of cars increases

Traton Group boosted first half operating profit by EUR212m year on year to EUR1bn.

News 29 Jul, 2019

A facelifted version of the Audi S5 Cabriolet has been caught on camera during its road assessment

Porsche Holding named Austrian Elmar Geisler as the general manager of Porsche Romania.

Mitsubishi Motors confirmed plans to begin production of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) in Thailand in the next fiscal year ending in March 2021, according to local reports.

Hyundai Motor Group announced plans to establish a new R&D operation in California's Silicon Valley this year dedicated exclusively to the development of artificial intelligence (AI) technology.

Moody's Investors Service has affirmed the Baa2 issuer rating of Beijing Automotive Group and the Baa2 senior unsecured rating on the bonds issued by BAIC Inalfa HK Investment and guaranteed by BAIC Group.

News 29 Jul, 2019

Insurance data reveals North-West London has highest accident rate for vans, while Greater London as a whole is the worst for thefts

Brembo is to supply brakes for the 2020 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray.

PSA has appointed Jean-Christophe Quemard, member of the global executive committee, as EVP, Quality.

Grammer has held a topping-out ceremony marking the completion of the building shell in the first construction phase for its new corporate headquarters in Ursensollen.

News 29 Jul, 2019

The new Porsche 911 Carrera boasts 380bhp - 64bhp less than the Carrera S - and will start from just over £83k

Renault has appointed João Miguel Leandro as CEO of RCI Bank and Services, effective 1 September, succeeding Bruno Kintzinger, who is retiring.

Britain's logistics businesses and international supply chain managers are being urged to recognise the change of government policy and accelerate their preparations for a No Deal Brexit by the Freight Transport Association (FTA).

As weekend reports suggested new British prime minister Boris Johnson was ramping up the country's preparation for a no-deal Brexit, in light of the EU's intransigence, PSA's chief continued to threaten the UK with the closure of the Opel-Vauxhall plant at Ellesmere Port near Liverpool.