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Panasonic buying supply chain software company
Panasonic will buy US supply-chain software firm Blue Yonder for JPY700bn ($6.45bn), in the Japanese electronics firm’s biggest acquisition since...
Vinfast plans US factory, R&D, California sales
VinFast Trading and Production, the subsidiary of Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup, plans to open an automobile plant in the US after establishing a...
Porsche purchasing chief retiring after 47 years
Porsche procurement chief Uwe-Karsten Staedter will retire next August, after 47 years with the VW Group, replaced by Barbara Frenkel who starts on 1...
Magna launches more electrification products
Supplier Magna has launched a connected PHEV drivetrain and a new generation of battery electric drive systems.
FedEx commits to carbon-neutral by 2040
Shipper FedEx has announced a goal to achieve carbon–neutral operations globally by 2040, including electrifying its global parcel pickup and delivery...
Hyundai shares EV battery recall costs with LG
Hyundai Motor has agreed to share the cost of replacing the batteries on its recently recalled electric vehicles (EVs) with LG Energy Solutions,...
Hyundai recalling 4,700 US EVs for battery swap
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling almost 4,700 2019-2020 Kona Electric and 2020 Ioniq Electric vehicles because the lithium-ion (Li-ion)...

FREE TO READ - Global pandemic sector recovery briefing
As we enter a recovery phase around the world, we aim to bring you the latest news and intelligence on the speed, nature and shape of the automotive sector's recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

VW claims 'Project Trinity' car will lift EV/AV strategy
Volkswagen says it is planning an electric car to be built in Wolfsburg from 2026 that will set new standards in terms...

Porsche ups Rimac stake to 24% with new investment
Porsche has further increased its investment in Rimac Automobili, a high-performance electric car startup, expanding its...
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Toyota scents a city car opportunity in Europe
Toyota has confirmed that it will produce an A-segment city car based on its TNGA-B architecture for European buyers. It will be the third compact TNGA-B model after the B-segment Yaris launched in 2020 and similar Yaris Cross SUV due later in 2021. The new model could get a new name, but it will probably keep the Aygo nameplate that’s been on sale in Europe for two generations alongside the badge-engineered Citroen C1 and Peugeot 108.

BMW M550i xDrive - as good as an M5?
Until a few months ago, BMW didn't offer UK buyers what could well be - excluding the M5 - the best car in the 5 Series...

JLR cuts, Ssangyong gloom, manager moves - the week
Hardly the best 'good news' story on just-auto this week, but our report Tata-owned Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) was planning...

Toyota scores a bullseye with GR Yaris
If Akio Toyoda wasn't running TMC, would a project to create a tiny hatchback on a bespoke platform and price it at...

Rimac – what’s all the fuss about?
Electric vehicle startups are a dime a dozen at the moment.

Mahindra and Pininfarina future models
This year will be one of ups and downs for Mahindra & Mahindra. On the plus side, the company's Automobili Pininfarina...

Interior design and technology – SEAT Leon
The fourth and latest generation SEAT Leon is the first for the brand that integrates a plug-in hybrid system as well as...

JLR job cuts, January global sales, new Magna plant - the week
News Tata-owned Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) had confirmed a further 2,000 job cuts this year, following the automaker's...
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Semiconductor shortages hit automotive output
As vehicle production volumes rise again, OEMs are reporting supply bottlenecks for critical semiconductors - with the...

Perspectives on 2020 - views from around the auto industry
In these extraordinary times, we have reached out to parts of the global auto industry for perspectives on current...

COVID-19 hits the auto industry
The Wuhan coronavirus outbreak is causing disruption in China (especially Hubei province) with knock-on impacts on...
Latest interviews

Redesigning the automotive retail experience - Q&A with ZeroLight
There are some in the auto industry who believe that the rise of digital solutions within the new car buying journey...

Euro vision - Q&A with Apollo Vredestein
Tyres remain a key technology within chassis engineering. Quite apart from the fact that vehicle grip and handling...
Riding high on coconut shells - Q&A with Carbon Air
A British materials company is planning further growth of applications for its ‘activated carbon’...
Material matters - Challenges of casting EV and hybrid components
As vehicles are developed to meet the low emissions targets set around the world, it isn’t just...
5G and the digital cockpit – Q&A with Harman
Forget RPM, think EPM (Experiences Per Mile). As mobility shifts, the digital cockpit is evolving,...
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The automotive industry is changing faster than ever, with electrification, connectivity autonomous driving, and lightweight construction combining to do away with old design...
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Safety, innovation and scalability are all key factors in designing intelligent interiors.
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