News
8 Jun, 2017
All-new EV platform to underpin Honda’s upcoming electric car; wireless charging also on the way
Transdev, a provider of mobility services, and Delphi have announced a commercial partnership to develop a 'global, fully automated, mobility-on-demand (AMoD) transport system'.
The number of plug-in hybrid and full-electric vehicles on the world's roads rocketed to 2 million in 2016, the International Energy Agency said.
Tesla, which operates its only plant in Fremont, Calif., has another one coming. The existing plant is "bursting at the seams," CEO Elon Musk said, and the search is under way for another plant site.
News
8 Jun, 2017
Honda aims to sell Level 4 autonomous cars by 2025, just one step from full self-driving
News
8 Jun, 2017
Honda is working on the 1,000bhp 4-motor electric powertrain it used at Pikes Peak with a view to an eventual production version
McLaren has promoted former Land Rover and Cadillac executive Rob Melville to be its top designer.
Opinion
7 Jun, 2017
Editor-in-chief Steve Fowler looks at Driver Power and thinks the 2017 results are invaluable for car makers
Delphi Automotive plans to introduce a fleet of self-driving vehicles to provide commercial taxi service in Normandy and suburban Paris.
Robert Bosch and mapmaker TomTom are developing a high-resolution mapping system using the supplier's radar sensors.
Domestic sales among South Korea's five main automakers continued to fall in May, by 7.1% to 135,443 units from 145,815 units in the same month of last year, according to preliminary data released individually by the country's vehicle manufacturers.
New vehicle sales in Vietnam continued to drift lower in May, by 3.2% to 21,829 units from 22,553 units a year earlier, according to member data released by the Vietnam Automotive Manufacturers Association (VAMA).
Kia said the Stonic will be its "most customizable" car to date. The new model will be a key launch for the brand in the booming subcompact/SUV segment.
Volkswagen has said that it has almost achieved its target of 9,300 jobs being removed from the company by early retirement.
ZF says it has designed and developed a new advanced centre airbag system concept aimed at significantly 'helping to reduce occupant excursion across a spectrum of crash scenarios'.
VW Group brand SEAT is aiming to reduce by half its environmental footprint by 2025, compared with its 2010 consumption and emissions figures.
Dana says it has broke ground on a new 7,500 sqm (80,000 sq ft) manufacturing and assembly facility in Chongqing, China, that will produce advanced driveline products for the Chinese market.
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