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CEE - Continental sees megatrends business case
Continental Automotive Serbia says its future may lie increasingly with developing solutions as megatrends shift the way component makers view...
VW's new Jetta brand off to good start in China
Volkswagen said had successfully launched its Jetta sub-brand in China (it was once a nameplate for the saloon variant of the Golf) with the VS5 SUV...
GM issues Hamtramck layoffs but plant will live
General Motors will lay off 814 hourly and salaried workers at its assembly plant on the border of Detroit and Hamtramck, Michigan, starting 28...
UAW sends FCA deal to membership for ratification
The National UAW-FCA Council voted to send the proposed hourly and salary tentative agreements with FCA for a ratification vote of UAW members.
CEE - Visegrad 4 address volume falls- Continental
Continental Hungary says all Visegrad 4 countries are facing similar challenges as suppliers and OEMs address higher wages and volume pressure.
UK LCV sales off for third month as election looms
UK new light commercial vehicle (LCV) registrations fell 9.6% year on year in November, the third consecutive monthly decline, according to Society of...
VW doubles service interval to two years
Volkswagen is stretching its service interval to two years, starting with the Golf 8 with other models to follow in 2020.
GM confirms LG battery JV for Lordstown
General Motors has confirmed an earlier report it would team up with LG Chem to mass-produce battery cells for future battery-electric vehicles.
UK car market slips 1.3% in November
The UK new car market fell by 1.3% in November, with 156,621 models registered, according to figures released today by...
CEE - CASE trends can cross transport sectors - Yanfeng
Yanfeng says some of its interior concepts can be applied across many disciplines as the supplier looks to take...
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Look ma, no spark plugs (some of the time)
In the hundred-plus years of the automobile, certain technology has bubbled to the top and largely stayed there. Pistons still go up and down (or side to side) inside engines. Despite the occasional flirt with rotaries (tip sealing problems) and alternatives such as the Orbital. Petrol motors have spark plugs, diesels work on compression ignition. Friction clutches separate engine from gearbox so you can change a box of cogs essentially unchanged since the dawn of time. Automatics are still best, I think, as epicyclic gear trains with a torque converter. Freon became the air conditioning refrigerant of choice because you could chill a meat locker with such a system.
China’s automakers look to reverse sharp EV market decline
Since the government cut subsidies in June, China’s new energy vehicle (NEV) market - comprising mainly electric and...
Is Ford Ranger Raptor worth fifty grand?
Think no-one would pay almost fifty thousand pounds for a Ford? Think again. And it isn't only the Mustang Bullitt that...
Hybrid-only era over - Lexus EVs and PHEVs coming
Lexus will have another very good year in 2019. Sales have risen strongly in China, and in Europe too, while the brand...
Perodua and Daihatsu - future models and platforms
The second feature in the Toyota Motor Corporation series is a look at the current and future models of subsidiary Daihatsu Motor. The Osaka-based firm in turn controls Perodua, a brand which has a 40 per cent share of the Malaysian market, sales for the first three quarters totalling 178,754 cars.
Electrification and autonomous is costing jobs - the week
We began this wrap last week with job cuts and 'ere we go again.
Global vehicle market subdued - Q3 analysis
The global light vehicle market is continuing on a downward trend this year according to the latest data, although the...
Is Toyota's hybrid Avensis replacement any good?
In some circles, the Toyota Camry is a Marmite (or should that be Vegemite?) car. Y'love it or hate it. Some residents...
Hot issues
PSA and FCA have jointly published plans for a merger that they say opens a path to the creation of a new group with...
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...
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Harman VP on why sensor fusion makes sense for ADAS and autonomous driving
The automotive industry remains divided on the sensor configuration needed to support autonomous driving. Tesla is...
Valeo VP on smart thermal management systems
Valeo Thermal Systems is on a mission to optimise thermal energy management for cleaner, safer and more reliable...
In a short space of time, Ian Callum and the team at CALLUM have formed a design studio and...
Faurecia readies hydrogen fuel cell tech
Faurecia Clean Mobility develops and produces novel solutions to drive mobility and industry toward...
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...
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We explore several technical and commercial case studies, look at durability, NVH performance, cost-effectiveness (ROI) of thermoplastic PEEK gears versus metal gears, and why...
Webinar replay: How will new tech impact vehicle performance & customer trips to repair facilities?
Take a look at the projected changes in the industry using Deepview, our one-of-a-kind, cross-industry study of predictive automotive repair frequency to provide insights on the...
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