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China vehicle sales continue to fall in November
New vehicle sales in China declined by 3.6% to 2.46m units in November from already weak year earlier sales of 2.55m units, according to data released...
Mazda to invest in its Thai joint venture
Mazda Motor plans to invest THB1bn (US$33m) to improve the manufacturing operations at its Auto Alliance Thailand (AAT) joint venture next year after...
Michael Manley of FCA elected ACEA President
The Board of Directors of the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) has elected Michael Manley, CEO of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles...
TRB Lightweight Structures has announced it will soon open a composites manufacturing centre in Richmond, Kentucky, as a joint venture with Toyota...
Fondation PSA/Duramen ink forestry deal
Fondation PSA and Duramen have signed a partnership agreement to promote workforce inclusion in the forestry industry.
Renault Samsung workers vote to strike over wages
Renault Samsung Motors union workers voted to go on strike in protest at the company's proposal to freeze wages next year.
Scania to deliver 450 buses to Cote d'Ivoire
Scania has signed an agreement with the Ivorian Ministry of Transport and Abidjan transport company, SOTRA to deliver 450 buses.
UAW workers at FCA ratify four-year contract
Members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) at Fiat-Chrysler (FCA) in the US have voted in favour of a new four-year labour contract with the company.
China car sales fall 4% in November
New passenger vehicle sales in China continued to decline in November, by 4.2% to 1.97 million units from 2.06 million...
Japan vehicle sales continue to drop in November
Japan’s new vehicle market continued to decline sharply in November 2019, by almost 13% to 385,859 units from 441,943...
Latest automotive insights
Opel makes a 'German' Vauxhall from a PSA platform
If you're a development engineer on a new car project nothing is more guaranteed to put you off your stroke than (a) a change of company ownership and (b), arising from (a), a change of platform.
Cybertruck and other Tesla future models
It's been an especially hectic 2019 for Tesla. The car making division has been working through a large bank of orders...
ANALYSIS - Mitsubishi L200 Barbarian X
Mid-life facelifts aren't often as dramatic as the one which Mitsubishi has given the fifth generation L200 pick-up....
Interior design and technology – Range Rover Evoque
For some time, we have seen cockpit designers working on ways in which to display more information yet make the dash...
Ford turns Maccy D's coffee waste into parts - the week
Ford has been experimenting with ways to make plastics since Henry's experiments with soybeans back in the 30s and 40s so I was intrigued to learn this week a byproduct of coffee bean roasting at McDonald's will soon be used by the automaker to make vehicle parts such as headlamp housings.
ANALYSIS - Nissan X-Trail 1.7 diesel 4x4
It's been a tough year for Nissan Motor. The company has shifted focus from volume to profit and is trying to maintain a...
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...
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...
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...
Latest interviews
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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