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News 17 Jul, 2019

Jaguar’s former chief of design has launched his own styling house, with plans to release his first project this September

Recaro said it would be first manufacturer worldwide to use the Montrac intelligent rail and shuttle transport system for seat production.

South Korean exports of hybrid and electric vehicles have grown rapidly in recent years according to industry data.

JTEKT Corporation, a manufacturer and seller of steering systems, driveline components, bearings, machine tools, electronic control devices, home accessory equipment, has agreed to acquire 100% stake in Toyo Seimitsu Industry Co., Ltd., engaged in manufacturing of differential gears, from Toyota Motor Corporation. All companies involved in the transaction are based in Japan.

The UK automotive sector is now one of the most efficient in Europe, outperforming the EU average for energy, CO2 and water, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) claimed in a new report.

Soon after announcing a second huge order for eight-speed automatics plus a 'hybridised' eight-speed automatic for 2022, ZF has launched an electric two speed drive for passenger cars.

Motorola Solutions has announced it has acquired WatchGuard, Inc., a manufacturer of in-car video systems.

Spain's acting Industry Minister says she wants the country to become a platform to attract companies involved in CASE technologies as the industry transits from conventional fuel burn to cleaner propulsion alternatives

BMW says it is using artificial intelligence (AI) in its quality control and monitoring systems in automotive production.

UK prime minister Theresa May has signed off a GBP500m loan guarantee to help Tata-owned Jaguar Land Rover build electric cars in Britain.

Knorr-Bremse and Continental announced they had completed and shown some customers at testing grounds their truck platooning demonstrator operating.

Renault has posted first half volume down 6.7% with 1.9m vehicles sold, in a global market which fell 7.1%.

News 16 Jul, 2019

Prime Minister announces guarantee, which will help JLR secure loans to further develop electric vehicles

News 16 Jul, 2019

New app shows parents how many miles they’ve driven their children and says what chores they should do to pay for it

Tesla which launched 'fully self-driving' computers last April and has already installed them in recently built  Model S, X, and 3 vehicles, reportedly might start retrofitting the chips into older cars.

News 15 Jul, 2019

Volkswagen launches new manual gearbox which is more efficient than before, will be used in new Passat first