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Ford promises 'necessary action' over Brexit
20 Aug 2018 | Graeme Roberts
Ford reportedly has told British politicians it would take "whatever action is needed" to protect its business over Brexit....
VW plans to increase Wolfsburg output to 1m pa
17 Aug 2018 | Dave Leggett
Volkswagen says that production volumes at its main plant in Wolfsburg are to rise to around one million per year by 2020....
Chinese EV start-up Nio files for NYSE IPO
15 Aug 2018 | Staff reporter
Chinese electric-vehicle (EV) start-up Nio has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)....
China vehicle sales fall 4% in July
14 Aug 2018 | Dave Leggett
New vehicle sales in China fell by over 4% to 1.89 million units in July from 1.97 million units a year earlier, according to data released...
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Ford promises 'necessary action' over Brexit
20 Aug 2018 | Graeme Roberts
Ford reportedly has told British politicians it would take "whatever action is needed" to protect its business over Brexit.
VW CEO told about emissions software before diesel scandal broke - reports
20 Aug 2018 | Graeme Roberts
Volkswagen chief executive Herbert Diess reportedly was told about the existence of cheating software in cars two months before regulators blew the whistle on what became a multi-billion euro exhaust emissions scandal, media reports said.
BMW begins exporting Malaysian Minis to Thailand
20 Aug 2018 | Staff reporter
BMW Group Malaysia has begun exporting locally-assembled Minis to Thailand under the ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA).
20 Aug 2018 | Graeme Roberts
Thailand’s new vehicle market continued to soar in July, with sales rising by 25.7% to 81,946 units from 65,178 units in the same month of last year, according to data released by the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).
Nissan to expand assembly in China - reports
20 Aug 2018 | Graeme Roberts
Nissan Motor will spend around US$900m expanding vehicle assembly in China to increase company production capacity by 30%, Reuters reported, citing the Nikkei newspaper.
Potential Tesla funder eyes rival - report
20 Aug 2018 | Graeme Roberts
PIF, the Saudi Arabian sovereign wealth fund which Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said could help him fund a US$72bn deal to take his electric car maker private, is in talks to invest in aspiring Tesla rival Lucid Motors, Reuters sources have said.
Malaysia sales jump 41% in July on zero tax
20 Aug 2018 | Staff reporter
New vehicles sales in Malaysia jumped by 41% to a near-record 68,465 units in July from 48,553 units in the same month of last year, according to the Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA).
Roof lighting reportedly triggers large VW recall
20 Aug 2018 | Graeme Roberts
Roof 'mood lighting' looks to have triggered a big Volkswagen recall, according to media reports from Germany.
Skoda UK details its facelifted Fabia
20 Aug 2018 | Graeme Roberts
Following the recent start of production in the Czech Republic, Skoda UK has detailed its facelifted Fabia line.
20 Aug 2018 | Graeme Roberts
Doctors and anti-pollution activists blockaded the UK headquarters of Volkswagen on Monday morning (20 August) as part of a campaign to highlight the country's air pollution crisis.
VW Group global sales up 10.6% in July 2018
20 Aug 2018 | just-auto plus Extended News
The Volkswagen Group and its brands continued on their growth path at the start of the second half-year. Deliveries in July rose 10.6% to...
Scania’s Pulse and Glide system improves fuel consumption in heavy trucks
20 Aug 2018 | just-auto plus Extended News
Why not make the most of the truck’s kinetic energy to save fuel? That’s what Scania’s new Pulse and Glide functionality...
Mazda Canada's 2019 CX-9 has new features
20 Aug 2018 | just-auto plus Extended News
With each successive model year, the second-generation Mazda CX-9 midsize crossover has benefited from refinements, technology updates and...
Rheinmetall Automotive H1 2018 sales up 1.7% to EUR1.491bn
20 Aug 2018 | just-auto plus Extended News
In the first six months of 2018, Rheinmetall Automotive, the automotive sector of the technology group Rheinmetall, recorded sales growth of...
Hyundai Motor and Revv to launch car sharing services in India
20 Aug 2018 | just-auto plus Extended News
Hyundai Motor Company, South Korea’s largest automaker, announced a partnership with Revv, India's fastest growing self-drive car...
Jatco appoints new board chairman
20 Aug 2018 | just-auto plus Extended News
Jatco, a leading manufacturer that specialises in automotive transmissions (AT/CVT), announced the following change of its board...
Foresight reports loss of US$1.49m in Q2 2018
20 Aug 2018 | just-auto plus Extended News
Foresight Autonomous Holdings, an innovator in automotive vision systems reported financial results for the second quarter of 2018....
VW plans to increase Wolfsburg output to 1m pa
17 Aug 2018 | Dave Leggett
Volkswagen says that production volumes at its main plant in Wolfsburg are to rise to around one million per year by 2020.
FCA Toledo plant to produce power electronics modules for Jeep Wrangler PHEV
17 Aug 2018 | Dave Leggett
FCA US has announced that it has awarded the production of the power electronics module for the Jeep Wrangler PHEV (plug-in hybrid electric vehicle) to its Toledo Machining Plant.
Siemens uses street lights for London EV charging
17 Aug 2018 | Simon Warburton
Siemens is one of eight organisations to be awarded a place on a London-wide framework contract hosted by TfL, London Councils and Greater London Authority to provide street electric vehicle charging solutions.
