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Diesel engine for new Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban
General Motors is hoping that offering its Flint, Michigan-built 3.0-litre I6 diesel in two new full-sized SUVs will give them an advantage over...
Toyota and Denso form JV for advanced chips
Denso and Toyota are forming a joint venture that will conduct research and advanced development of next-generation in-vehicle semiconductors. It will...
Hyundai Transys and Brose to co-develop car seats
Hyundai Transys Inc, a South Korean auto parts manufacturer affiliated with Hyundai Motor Group, this week said it has signed a preliminary agreement...
Quanergy, Geely partner on smart city, AV plans
Quanergy Systems, Inc., a leading provider of LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) sensors and smart sensing solutions, has announced that the company...
Michelin Group company, NexTraq is launching Dashcam, a vehicle incident camera system configured for NexTraq with 4G LTE connectivity.
Continental sensor improves safety of auto parking
Technology company Continental says it is closing a gap in the industry’s automotive sensor portfolio through developing the new Contact Sensor System...
LeddarTech teams with First Sensor for LiDAR
LeddarTech has announced a collaboration with First Sensor for LiDAR options
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 units in the same month of last year, according to the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA).
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...
West European car market up 4.2% in November
West European new car sales grew by 4.2% year-on-year (YoY) in November according to data released by LMC Automotive.
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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 for the Model 3, the Model Y and Cybertruck have been shown as prototypes, plans revealed for vehicle and battery production in Germany, and any day now, the first vehicles are due to roll off the line at the Shanghai factory. There is even more to come in the 2020s.
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...
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 certain level of independence from Renault while keeping the Alliance going. For Nissan Europe, things are beginning to approve. A new Juke is finally here, Qashqai sales are up and even the six year old X-Trail is bouncing back.
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...
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...
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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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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