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Japan sales rise 9% in November
Japan's new vehicle market continued to rebound in November, by 8.6% to 441,943 units from 406,860 units a year earlier, according to registration...
Faurecia invests in ESP Consulting laboratory
Faurecia has made an unspecified investment in French laboratory, ESP Consulting, which uses cognitive science to optimise human well-being and...
GM to cut 50 li-ion battery jobs
General Motors has said it planned to cut 50 jobs at a suburban Detroit lithium-ion battery assembly plant announcing last month it would end...
Brose expands manufacturing in China
Brose has opened a new plant in Taicang, China.
VW to take over telematics specialist from Volvo
The Volkswagen Group is acquiring a majority stake in the Swedish telematics specialist WirelessCar from Volvo with a view to making further advances...
Hella/Ambarella to deliver next-gen ADAS platform
Ambarella, a developer of high-resolution video processing and computer vision semiconductors, and Hella Aglaia, a developer of intelligent visual...
SEAT joins Alastria blockchain consortium
VW Group owned SEAT says it is joining the Alastria infrastructure, the first semi-public multisectorial consortium which aims to provide a venue for...
DoJ fines IAV US$35m for VW diesel fraud
America's Department of Justice (DoJ) has imposed a fine of US$35m on IAV following what it says was "the company's role in a "long-running scheme for Volkswagen to sell diesel vehicles in the US by using a defeat device to cheat vehicle emissions tests required by Federal law."
EU CO2 targets translate to much higher EV share - VW
The European Union's latest targets for average CO2 reduction for new cars by 2030 translate to a much higher share in...
Nissan CEO plans meet with Renault deputy CEO - report
As the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance continues to experience tensions following Carlos Ghosn's ongoing detention in...
Latest automotive insights
Honda and Everus future models and platforms
The recent spotlight on the future models plans of Acura now shifts to the namesake brand of the luxury division's parent: Honda. There is also a look at Everus, the new electric vehicles brand for China.
Interior design and technology – Kia Ceed
The third iteration of the Kia Ceed, previously known as Cee’d, arrived on our shores last August. Like its...
CES 2019 - world debuts include Mercedes CLA
OEMs and Tier 1s have begun to announce vehicle and technology world premieres ahead of January's Consumer Electronics...
Future models analysis - Acura
A new two-part series looking at the future model plans of Honda Motor Company begins with a sneak-peak at what the firm...
BMW poaches Audi autonomous driving chief - the week
News that former Audi automated driving head Alejandro Vukotich would take over as head of BMW Group's driver assistance and autonomous driving development department on 1 January, replacing the retiring Elmar Frickenstein, was a most-read news story this week.
Detroit auto show world debuts list - Infiniti EV crossover
It was already known that Infiniti would be showing a preview of its first electric vehicle at the 2019 NAIAS. Now comes...
Nissan re-engines rather than renews the Qashqai
Competition is hotting up in the European C-SUV sector as Honda unveils a new CR-V, with a hybrid to come, and Toyota...
Will new 2HX CR-V give Honda Europe the boost it needs?
What Honda claims is 'the world's best selling SUV' is newly available in European countries, some two years since the...
Hot issues
Ghosn charges create turmoil in Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance
Amid allegations of financial misconduct, Carlos Ghosn has been removed from his position as chairman at Nissan. The...
There were some notable no-shows but still plenty of excitement around the biennial Paris show. We were there and our...
Arrangements for international trade have become an area of concern for OEMs and suppliers with global sourcing...
What does WLTP mean for the auto industry?
From September 2018, all new cars in Europe, India, South Korea and Japan will have to report their fuel economy and CO2...
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Is VR a game changer for the auto industry?
From automotive engineering and styling to marketing and retail, Virtual Reality (VR) continues to surprise and delight....
How machine learning can forecast parts failures
Formed in 2009, 'We Predict' is a company using machine learning and predictive methodology to leverage forecasts from...
Hyundai-Kia's design chief on CASE opportunities
Hyundai Motor Group Design chief Peter Schreyer is rightly proud of his role in changing not only...
How drivers with engineering expertise create a better user experience
As vehicle quality and reliability has improved, OEMs are increasingly aware of the role user...
Sydney Nash - SMMT senior policy manager on Brexit
As Brexit negotiations roil and foment in the corridors of Westminster in London, the Berlaymont in...
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At Renesas, a leading supplier of automotive microcontrollers and SoC products, we aim to be a provider of total solutions in response to growing trends and market needs. Through...
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LMC Automotive's North American Light Vehicle Production Update - Latest Monthly Update
LMC Automotive's North American Light Vehicle Production Update - Latest Monthly Update
Published: Nov 2018
This service provides customers with the very latest monthly data showing production for all light vehicles produced in North America. This data which is updated monthly and provided model-by-model, is only available via just-auto. The production numbers are shown for the latest month and for the year-to-date, for both the current year and the previous year. Coverage includes domestic brands and overseas brands manufacturing in the US, Canada and Mexico.
Valeo SA (FR) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review
Valeo SA (FR) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review
Published: Oct 2018
Valeo SA (Valeo) is an automotive technology company that focuses on the design, production and sale of components, integrated systems, and modules for the automotive industry.
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