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Mahindra cancels Ssangyong recovery plan
South Korean SUV manufacturer Ssangyong Motor Company on Monday said it would have to sell off non-core assets to help it remain in business after its...
Japanese automakers halt production in Indonesia
Suzuki and Honda announced they would temporarily suspend production in Indonesia for two weeks in April due to the COVID19 coronavirus outbreak.
Schaeffler and family donate EUR1m to Red Cross
Schaeffler and the Schaeffler family are jointly donating EUR1m (US$1.1m) to the Red Cross to help in the fight against Covid-19.
History made as Ford toppled in UK
Ford has lost its long held position as the UK market's number one passenger vehicle brand. SMMT data for March show that during the first quarter,...
Lear postpones Investor Day due to coronavirus
Lear is to postpone its Investor Day, previously scheduled for 9 June in Southfield, Michigan, due to ongoing health and safety consideration, as well...
Tenneco withdraws full-year financial guidance
Tenneco is withdrawing its first-quarter and full-year financial guidance issued on 20 February, 2020 and will provide additional updates during its...
Cooper Tire continues Americas plant closures
Cooper Tire says its manufacturing plants in the US and Mexico will remain closed for at least another two weeks to protect the health and safety of...
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Western Europe's car market down 52.9% in March
Western Europe's new car registrations fell by a colossal 52.9% year-on-year (YoY) in March and the regional annualised...
UK car market down 44.4% in March
The UK car market was down 44.5% in March as the COVID-19 crisis caused showrooms to close in lockdowned Britain.
Latest automotive insights
Hyundai readies Genesis for post-COVID era
Having been busy for a number of years with preparations for an arsenal of high-end Genesis models, Hyundai now finds itself in a bind. Should the company pull forward the launch of this premium division in China, or continue with the slowly-slowly approach that has seen Genesis restricted mainly to the USA, Canada and South Korea?
China recovers as the rest of the world suffers - the week
While the rest of the globe still deals with the humanitarian and economic fallout from COVID-19, a recovery of sorts is...
COVID-19 will force auto retailers to embrace digital transformation
Early reports from most countries around the world indicate that auto sales in March have nosedived as efforts to...
COVID-19 and the Malaysian socio-economic balance
In a fourth guest article written exclusively for just-auto, Dato Madani Sahari, the CEO of Malaysia Automotive,...
US car market crash points to tough times ahead
Light vehicle sales in the US fell nearly 39% in March compared with last year. The sharp drop to US vehicle sales last month was widely expected as social distancing and lockdown measures took hold in the US in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency.
M&M future models - Mahindra and Pininfarina
It was a terrible March for Mahindra & Mahindra in its home market, sales of passenger vehicles plunging by 88 per cent...
Could Europe’s vehicle market fall more than initial estimates?
At the start of April everyone in the industry will be keenly observing the actual light vehicle sales performance for...
300 horsepower T-Roc R steps in for fastest Golf
Is there really a market for a T-Roc with the 300 PS turbo TSI from the former Golf R shoehorned under its bonnet? The...
Hot issues
COVID-19 hits the auto industry
The Wuhan coronavirus outbreak is causing disruption in China (especially Hubei province) with knock-on impacts on...
OEMs and Tier 1s announce vehicle and technology innovations at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Our...
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...
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Nio confident on prospects despite COVID-19 crisis
It’s clear that the impact of COVID-19 on China was significant and dramatic in the first few months of 2020. Factories...
Interview with Mercedes-Benz interior design director
Mercedes-Benz interior designers break new ground with every model. To learn how they achieve it and what inspires them,...
Yanfeng is on a mission to wipe out COVID-19 germs in the car
Given the accent on tomorrow’s car interior is becoming more about occupant comfort and health, how...
Ford puts a Spin on the micromobility market
Spin, the micromobility unit of Ford Motor, is expanding its footprint from 70 markets in the US to...
The weight is over – Revival of aluminium matrix composites
Lightweighting remains the holy grail of the automotive industry. Legacy materials such as high...
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Driving Smarter Innovations with Chemical Labelling & Material Approval for Manufacturers and Upstre
Driving Smarter Innovations with Chemical Labelling & Material Approval for Manufacturers and Upstream Suppliers
2020 and Beyond – What can we expect from the Next 20 Years of Automotive Technology?
TU-Automotive Detroit is celebrating its 20th birthday this year. And to kick off this year’s campaign we looked back at the past 20 years of Automotive Technology and asked our...
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Advanced engine technologies for meeting CO2 and fuel economy targets - forecasts to 2034
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