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SEAT Components, working with other company assembly plants in Martorell and Barcelona, has started production of the Volkswagen Group's new MQ281 gearbox.

PSA has posted first-half sales down 12.7% to 1.9m vehicles with China experiencing particular challenges in the face of falling demand.

News 13 Jul, 2019

BMW’s i3 bespoke electric hatchback is unlikely to be replaced as the firm focuses on developing ‘mainstream’ EVs

Toyota Motor Europe (TME) said on Friday (12 July) it would begin testing automated driving (AD) technology on public roads with the launch of programme that will trial its in-house developed systems around the streets of Brussels, where the European distribution operation is based.

News 12 Jul, 2019

MINI bosses eye 2030 as a possible date for the British brand to become fully electric

Ford and and Volkswagen Group have announced an expansion of their alliance to include electric vehicles - and will collaborate with Argo AI to introduce autonomous vehicle technology in the US and Europe. The two companies said the expanded collaboration allows both companies to better serve customers while improving competitiveness and cost and capital efficiencies.

Land Rover's progress remains uneven. Worldwide, sales fell by 10.1 per cent last month yet in Britain the brand enjoyed a record June even with the local market falling by 4.9 per cent. New models such as the L551 Evoque are beginning to make an impact, while a state of the art straight-six petrol engine is now giving the L494 Range Rover Sport a fresh boost.

News Osram's board was supporting an offer for the supplier from a bidding consortium of Bain Capital and The Carlyle Group was the most-read item on just-auto this past week.

Toyota is aiming to build on its partnership with Softbank and the Monet JV to transform from vehicle manufacturer to mobility services provider.

News 12 Jul, 2019

Initiative from London’s Metropolitan police will see drones target dangerous drivers and those taking part in street races

Volkswagen Group June 2019 sales rose 1.6% year on year to 974,400 vehicles, driven by China where volume rose 15%

Opinion 13 Jul, 2019

The quality of cars today is so good that customers are keeping them longer which is hurting new car sales, says Mike Rutherford

Nokian has produced its first test tyre at its factory in Dayton, Tennessee, which has benefited from an injection of US$360m.

After posting a disappointing set of preliminary financial results for the second quarter, Daimler has revised its full-year 2019 results projections down.

After the first half of 2019, Mercedes-Benz claimed continued leadership of premium car brands "in a highly competitive environment worldwide" despite its recent an ongoing model changeovers.

Bekaert has appointed Taoufiq Boussaid as CFO succeeding Frank Vromant, who took on the role of interim CFO in November last year.

Bakaert has appointed Taoufiq Boussaid as CFO succeeding Frank Vromant, who took on the role of CFO ad interim in November last year.

Lucid has moved into its Lucid One new headquarters in Newark, California.

Denso has announced it has become an industry member of the Montréal-based Institute for Data valorisation (IVADO).

Denso and Smiths Manufacturing have established Denso Sales South Africa, a joint venture dedicated to selling aftermarket products and services in Southern Africa.