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Chinese domestic demand hit by subsidy tightening as exports surge

As domestic demand slumps, China's auto industry gets support from soaring exports.

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G45, G48, NA5, NA6 – BMWs decoded

G45 & G48 may look like NA5 & NA6 but these BMW SAVs are very different indeed.

US light vehicle market slips back against last year’s strong pace

According to preliminary estimates, US Light Vehicle (LV) sales fell by 1.4% year-on-year (YoY) in July, to 1.38 million units.

BMW starts series production of BMW i3

Second Neue Klasse model enters series production at BMW Plant Munich with manufacturing costs reduced by a further 10%.

Porsche SE urges action after VW impairment losses hit its results

Porsche SE was hit by H1 impairment losses of €3bn on its investment in Volkswagen AG and €200m on its investment in Porsche AG.

Electric van sales at new record in UK

BEV uptake was up 74.1% in July for a record 14.7% UK LCV market share – but still running well below the UK Gov 'ZEV Mandate' target. 

Bentley’s ‘curation engine’ for new Torcal BEV

Bentley claims the Torcal will shape journeys around the emotional and sensory needs of the car's occupants.

Honda outsources vehicle platform development to Tata Technologies – report

This marks the first time the Japanese automaker has entrusted an Indian engineering services firm with building an end-to-end vehicle platform, as part of efforts to cut costs.

BASF deploys AI materials discovery platform built by Orbital Industries

Under this new agreement, BASF will deploy an AI-based simulation model to advance catalyst innovation for automotive emissions applications.

Infineon and MediaTek partner on automotive AI systems

As part of the collaboration, MediaTek has qualified Infineon's 512Mb quad SPI (QSPI) NOR Flash, an automotive-grade NOR Flash memory product, for deployment in its Dimensity Auto Cockpit platform C-X1.

Toyota Hilux available in UK with two-seat conversion

Factory conversion for the UK is aimed at greater tax efficiency for business customers.