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Mitsubishi cuts kei car output
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation said it would temporarily suspend production of kei cars in Japan.
UK car production steady in February
UK car output was steady in February (with a decline of just 0.8% versus last year), but the month precedes the period when the COVID-19 crisis hit...
Faurecia/Valeo donate 130,000 masks to hospitals
Faurecia has donated 100,000 surgical masks to the Civil Hospitals of Colmar in Eastern France, an area particularly affected by the coronavirus,...
Lear provides coronavirus business update
Lear is instituting additional employee safety measures and enhancing the company's financial flexibility in light of the substantial impact Covid-19...
AAM withdraws 2020 financial outlook
AAM says, as a result of the unexpected disruption in light vehicle production and economic uncertainty due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic,...
Fiat-Chrysler (FCA) said plants across the US and Canada, as well as headquarters operations and construction projects, would remain closed until 14...
VW extends Chattanooga shutdown
Having earlier announced a production suspension from 21 March to 10pm Sunday, 29 March, Volkswagen said its US plant in Chattanooga will now remain...
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COVID-19 crisis briefing - governments and commentators
A daily update of major developments in the evolving COVID-19 coronavirus crisis and its global implications - with...
US vehicle market heading for 35.5% March decrease - Edmunds
Analysts at Edmunds say that March will see a much reduced US vehicle market in the wake of the COVID-19 coronavirus...
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Virus doom continues with the odd glimmer of hope - the week
One guess what was the main topic of the news/politicians/medics/countries/cruise ships/talking heads this week? Our running daily update, understandably, was most-read article of the week and is on course to be so for the next month/year/decade/century/all time, the way things are going.
COMMENT - Covid-19 could stall CASE disruption
While the automotive industry has been an active participant in all four strands of CASE, it was perhaps the sharing...
Chery Auto future models - Cowin, Karry and Chery
It's tricky times for Chery Auto, even if being owned by the city of Wuhu at least means it is somewhat protected from...
A decade ago, Ram was a fledgling brand, newly created out of Dodge trucks. Fast forward to 2019 and Americans bought a...
Shutdowns to cost European auto industry GBP29bn
Sweeping announcements by the region’s automakers mean that over one million vehicles will be lost from production in the period up to the week beginning 27th April. The COVID-19 coronavirus is cutting a swathe through the economic and social fabric of the world and bringing incalculable human cost. Indeed, it is presenting an economic crisis few expected to see again in their lifetimes after the 2007/8 global financial crisis.
Having sold a stonking 242,969 Grand Cherokees last year in the US alone, FCA's Jeep division just keeps on breaking...
Interior design and technology – Volvo XC90
Launched in 2015 – and subtly refreshed last year - the second-generation Volvo XC90 comes teeming with semi-autonomous...
The virus gets worse - the week
There was a glimmer of hope in all the bad news this week - Wuhan, aka Coronavirus Central (thanks a lot) on...
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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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