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Mar
28th

Supreme Court case could change the game for automotive patent lawsuits

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The result of a Supreme Court case heard on Monday between two food companies may benefit the automotive industry and its technology suppliers.
Mar
28th

Volvo battery lab catches fire; production unaffected

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A fire broke out on Tuesday in a building housing an auto battery laboratory at Volvo's plant in Gothenburg, western Sweden, the company said.
Mar
28th

Chinese tech giant Tencent takes 5% stake in Tesla

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Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings has acquired a 5 percent stake in Tesla for $1.78 billion.
Mar
28th

Hertz shares bear brunt of ‘freak out’ over used-car price drop

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As investor concern spreads about the plunging prices of used cars in the U.S., one company and its top investor are enduring the biggest beating: Hertz and Carl Icahn.
Mar
28th

Volvo says lab fire won’t affect production

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A fire broke out on Tuesday in a building housing an auto battery laboratory at Volvo's plant in Sweden.
Mar
28th

Uber wants fight with Waymo out of public view

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Uber says Alphabet's own ground rules require accusations that the ride-hailing giant stole trade secrets for autonomous cars be resolved in private arbitration and not a public court.
Mar
28th

Hyundai’s Czech workers get big pay increase

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Workers at Hyundai's Czech plant will get on average a 12 percent pay raise this year, the latest big increase at a major manufacturer in Europe's tightest labor market.
Mar
28th

Audi speeds up SUV surge

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SUV sales could account for half of Audi's total global volume in the future, the automaker's head of sales and marketing said.
Mar
28th

London black cab company will build electric vans in UK

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The London Taxi company will invest an additional 25 million pounds (29 million euros) in its new assembly plant near Coventry, England, to produce electric-powered vans alongside traditional black cabs.
Mar
28th

Opel sees Insignia turning heads of premium buyers

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Opel/Vauxhall believes the improved quality and upgraded technology in the new Insignia will help it lure customers from premium equivalents such as the BMW 3 series.
Mar
27th

France digs in as Peugeot shareholder with stake shift

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France's state holdings agency sold its stake in PSA to the Bpifrance sovereign wealth fund in a move signaling the government's intention to remain a shareholder in the automaker for years to come.
Mar
27th

Shanghai Motor Show 2017 – Pictures

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Mar
27th

Shanghai Motor Show 2017: preview

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Shanghai Motor Show 2017
News 29 Mar, 2017

The Shanghai Motor Show returns in April 2017 with an interesting selection of new cars. Here's everything you need to know

Mar
27th

Audi halts A4, A5 output at German plant

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Audi will halt production of the A4 and A5 at its Ingolstadt factory this week until Thursday due to a parts shortage after a fire at a supplier. The break in production is expected to result in 5,600 fewer vehicles being built at the German plant.
Mar
27th

Knorr-Bremse could make further acquisitions after Haldex

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German supplier Knorr-Bremse could make further acquisitions worth about 500 million euros ($543 million) each, after making a bid for Sweden's brake systems maker Haldex.
Mar
27th

UK manufacturers urge PM to drop threat of no Brexit deal

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Britain's manufacturers told Prime Minister Theresa May to drop her threat that she might take the country out of the EU without a new trade deal, a move that could leave automakers facing tariffs averaging 5.3 percent.
Mar
24th

ANALYSIS – 2017 Lexus IS 300h

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The IS hybrid is one of those cars you don't often see, especially in the UK, which is a pity, as the IS 300h deserves to be far more popular than it is.
Mar
24th

ANALYSIS – 2017 Volvo V60 Polestar

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Volvo's phase-out of all engines with a capacity greater than 1,969 cubic centimetres and with more than four cylinders continues. Sadly, the intoxicatingly tuneful in-line biturbo six which powered the V60 Polestar is no more, replaced by a supercharged and turbocharged Drive-E unit. So, what's the verdict on the new four-cylinder engine?
Mar
24th

ANALYSIS – 2017 Audi A5 Coupe 2.0 TDI

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SUVs and crossovers might be stealing sales from many two-door cars but that doesn't mean premium-priced models are disappearing. Far from it. Audi continues to respond to the challenge of strong competition from the BMW 4 Series and Mercedes C-Class Coupé by rolling out multiple derivatives of the new A5 range.
Mar
24th

VW cements UK number one status with updated Golf

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The updated Golf is now available in UK dealerships. As well as the facelift plus revisions to the interior with extend to class-first gesture controls, there are three new engines. The best selling individual variant is expected to be the GTD, powered by a 184PS version of the Volkswagen Group's 1,968cc four-cylinder diesel engine.
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