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Subaru production suspended after Typhoon Hagibis
Japanese automaker Subaru has halted vehicle production in Japan for 10 days after typhoon Hagibis which swept through the country over the weekend,...
SAIC claims 'Belt & Road Initiative' boost
SAIC Motor claims it is accelerating its pace of global expansion, boosted by the Chinese government's strategic 'Belt & Road Initiative' (BRI).
American Axle & Manufacturing (AAM) has announced the opening of a new manufacturing facility in the industrial area of Viladecans, Spain, just...
Philippine market inches forward in September
The Philippine new vehicle market expanded by 2.3% to 31,820 units in September from 31,116 units in the same month of last year, according to member...
Johnson Matthey to open UK battery centre
Johnson Matthey (JM) is to open a new battery application centre at the British business and science community of Milton Park in Oxfordshire.
MHI Thermal to start China factory
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Thermal Systems, (MHI Thermal Systems), is to establish a manufacturing centre for automotive air conditioners in the...
RariTEK LNG bus features Allison transmission
Russia's RariTEK - which maintains it is the first manufacturer to produce a bus fuelled by liquefied natural gas (LNG) - has specified an Allison...
[UPDATED] GM and UAW reach 'proposed tentative agreement'
General Motors and the UAW are reportedly close to a deal that will end a month long strike at the company.
Hyundai Motor Group to spend US$35bn on future automotive tech
Hyundai Motor Group said it planned to invest KRW41 trillion (US$34.65 billion) in mobility technology and strategic...
China sales decline continues in September
New vehicle sales in China continued to slide in September 2019, by 5.2% to 2.27m units, from already weak year earlier...
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Land Rover's Disco Sport arrives on a different platform
The 2020 Land Rover Discovery Sport is an unusual vehicle. Technically it's a mid-life facelift of a model launched back in 2015 and which sells at a rate of about 120,000 a year worldwide, with 20% of those finding homes here in the UK. But it's rare to get a brand new platform underneath a mid-cycle refresh as well.
Tokyo motor show world debuts - Toyota BEV concept
World premieres for this month's Tokyo motor show continue to be announced. The latest one, a tiny low-speed EV, is a...
LA auto show world debuts - BMW F44 and Audi RS Q8
BMW has released images and information about the 2 Series Gran Coupe ahead of its auto show world premiere in Los...
Tata Motors future models - Jaguar
Jaguar on its own is far from a viable business, as global deliveries of only 37,323 vehicles (-11%) in the 1 July to 30...
Why the Volkswagen Tiguan is Europe's No.1 SUV
It took TMC and Honda many generations plus decades of nurturing and promotion to eventually make the RAV4 and CR-V two of the world's three top selling SUVs. The other one, which didn't exist twelve years ago, is only in its second generation. So what makes the Volkswagen Tiguan so sought after in China, Europe and North America?
Renault board wields the CEO axe - the week
News Renault has dismissed Thierry Bollore as CEO with immediate effect, ending a week of intense speculation concerning...
COMMENT - Renault-Nissan Alliance now needs re-set
The board of Renault has decided to change its CEO in a sign that it is determined to move on from the turmoil of the...
Tata in turmoil - brand crashes to seventh at home
Tata wholesale deliveries collapsed by 56% in September, way more than the overall Indian market's 23% fall after a 31%...
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Strike hits General Motors in North America
In the middle of September, some 49,000 UAW members at GM in the US walked out in what is the company's first strike...
Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA) 2019
It's Frankfurt's turn to host Europe's big automotive show this year. Our coverage is gathered together here.
Second quarter, half year, first fiscal quarter - financial results for the period ended June 30 are in. We have covered...
FCA proposes transformative merger with Renault
FCA (Fiat-Chrysler) has proposed a 'transformative merger' with Renault to create a combined business that produces and...
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Faurecia readies hydrogen fuel cell tech
Faurecia Clean Mobility develops and produces novel solutions to drive mobility and industry toward zero emissions. Its...
Citroen UK plans for a 'hard Brexit'
Citroen UK's managing director Karl Howkins has told just-auto that his company is planning on a 'hard Brexit' with...
Aerospace opportunities for automotive knowhow
The conventional view is that technology transfers from the aerospace industry to the automotive...
CEO Alain Visser on the future of Lynk & Co
The chief executive of VCC and Geely's Lynk & Co division stated on several occasions in recent...
Top trends - Q&A with Magna Car Top Systems
For some time, we have observed how the small, rectangle-shaped car roof window is being outshone by...
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