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Mitsubishi opens first US 'global new look' dealer
Mitsubishi Motors North America said it had completed construction of Lewisville Autoplex Mitsubishi, the brand's first ground-up build US dealership...
Spain "hungry" for new government - Sernauto CEO
Spain's automotive supplier association (Sernauto) says it is "hungry" for a new government to be formed in Madrid as long-running political...
Lubricants supplier frank about software woes
It has to be the frankest statement we at just-auto have seen from a company in a long time: "The introduction of new company software in January has...
Vibracoustic opens Germany material centre
Vibracoustic has opened its new Material Development Centre in Weinheim, Germany, with 25 material staff supporting new prototype compounds and...
Renault and Jiangling establish China JV
Renault and Jiangling Motors Corporation Group (JMCG) are establishing a joint venture to promote the development of the EV industry in China,...
Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross earns IIHS rating
The 2019 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross earns a Top Safety Pick award from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety when equipped with optional front...
Mercedes-Benz US appoints new VP and CFO
Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) has appointed Christian Struwe to the position of vice president and CFO. Struwe replaces Harald Henn who left the company...
CATL to supply Toyota with EV batteries
Lithium-ion battery cell producer Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL) and Toyota have announced a 'comprehensive partnership' for electrified vehicle drive batteries.
Jaguar's Callum resurfaces at - Callum
Those who wondered what former Jaguar design director Ian Callum might do after ending his 20-year career with the...
Lotus launches electric hypercar
As noted in our recent analyst forecast of future Proton and Lotus models, the English company has now launched its...
Latest automotive insights
Volvo plots a course for the future of Polestar
Polestar will soon start producing the 1, a low volume PHEV super-coupe that will be joined in 2020 by a BEV crossover and then an SUV. Can this company, co-owned by Volvo Car Group and Zhejiang Geely Holding, gather as strong a following as Tesla and make money?
Under the skin of the new Mini Electric
We take an in-depth look at the new Mini Electric, due in March 2020.
JLR engines boss on new Ingenium straight six
Land Rover's progress remains uneven. Worldwide, sales fell by 10.1 per cent last month yet in Britain the brand enjoyed...
Frankfurt IAA world debuts - Cupra concept
SEAT's Cupra division has confirmed a world premiere for the Frankfurt motor show in September.
Osram takeover and Linux Auto expands - the week
News Osram's board was supporting an offer for the supplier from a bidding consortium of Bain Capital and The Carlyle Group was the most-read item on just-auto this past week.
Will future models propel Volvo to a million cars a year?
Volvo is selling ever more cars and SUVs, even in China. Global deliveries for the first half of 2019 saw the brand...
Interior design and technology – Kia ProCeed
Remember the days when Kia was the butt of jokes? How things have changed. From the funky Soul to the hybrid Niro to the...
The SEAT brand's time has come - Comment
Ray Hutton says Volkswagen’s Spanish subsidiary has finally defied the doubters to become one of the Europe’s...
Hot issues
FCA proposes transformative merger with Renault
FCA (Fiat-Chrysler) has proposed a 'transformative merger' with Renault to create a combined business that produces and...
Honda restructures manufacturing operations - and axes UK plant
Honda is planning to close its UK and Turkey plants as part of plans to re-balance its global manufacturing operations...
OEMs and Tier 1s continue to announce vehicle and technology world premieres at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in...
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...
Latest interviews
Interview part 1: Sernauto CEO José Portilla
Spanish suppliers association CEO, José Portilla has had many years experience in manufacturing sectors such as steel...
Hydrogen storage fuels innovation - Q&A with Magna Steyr
Magna Steyr is a global, brand-independent engineering and manufacturing partner to automakers, offering solutions for a...
Bosch on tomorrow’s steering systems
Robert Bosch Automotive Steering GmbH develops, produces, and sells steering technology for...
Steering tomorrow’s car – Q&A with Nexteer
Nexteer Automotive is a global manufacturer of steering and driveline systems. Earlier this year, it...
On a roll with Goodyear’s VP Product Development
There are so many factors shaping the global tyre market. Over the last decade alone, the...
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Autonomous light vehicle market review and forecasts to 2034
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