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Thailand's new vehicle market declined in June 2019 for the first time since early 2017, by 2.1% to 86,048 units from 87,854 units in the same month last year, according to wholesale data compiled by the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).

Lightweighting solutions provider, Nemak is to stop manufacturing operations in Windsor, Canada, by mid-2020.

Malaysia's new vehicle market plunged by 34% to 42,526 units in June 2019 from 64,465 units in the same month last year, according to registration data released by the Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA).

In another sign that Toyota is ramping up its battery electric vehicle (BEV) plans, the company has announced an agreement with BYD to jointly develop BEVs aimed at the Chinese market.

Mahle says it will install 100 charging points in its own parking garage in Stuttgart-Bad.

Oliver Zipse will assume the role of BMW Group board chairman and CEO effective on 16 August 2019. The company's Supervisory Board made the decision during a meeting at its Spartanburg plant in the US.

Opinion 20 Jul, 2019

Mike Rutherford thinks affordability is fast becoming one of the most important words in the modern car-buying vocabulary

Volvo Group and Samsung SDI have agreed a strategic alliance to develop battery packs for electric trucks.

News 18 Jul, 2019

The UK now has 42,000 individual speed bumps on a total of 14,000 different roads, with London Boroughs having the most

News 18 Jul, 2019

An updated version of the Mazda 2 supermini will reach the UK later this year, with fresh styling and revised mechanicals

Strong demand for the Ranger pickup truck it produces both for local sale and export has led Ford South Africa to add a third shift from August 2019.

Toyota Motor Corporation said it would conduct verification tests in Toyota City using driving data obtained from Ha:mo Ride, a car-sharing service that uses COMS ultra-compact BEVs (battery electric vehicles).

News 18 Jul, 2019

Skoda will revise its Karoq and Kodiaq for next year with a handful of styling, drivetrain and technology updates

Coscharis is to start assembling Renault's Logan and Duster brands in Nigeria, as well as distribute them from October this year. 

Tell us something we didn't already know: The United States has fallen out of love with station wagons (aka estate cars).

Skoda is adding Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) to its Karoq and Kodiaq models.

SEAT is going to begin offering corporate carsharing services through Respiro. The move was announced at 'Madrid on the move by SEAT', an event in the Spanish capital where the company presented its urban mobility strategy for the first time and vehicles such as the new SEAT Mii electric, the SEAT Minimo concept vehicle and the SEAT eXS KickScooter powered by Segway.

Advance Auto Parts has appointed Jason McDonell, who the supplier says will join the company as EVP and CMO, effective 29 July.

Geely's Volvo Cars has reported record revenue for the first six months of 2019 of SEK130.1bn, up from SEK122.9bn a year ago.