Latest automotive news

GM Mercosur to launch 20 products within four years

22 Jun 2018 | Fernando Calmon

General Motors' Brazil brand Chevrolet will launch 20 new models in the Mercosur trading block by 2022.

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Honda installs huge system of solar arrays at US plant

22 Jun 2018 | Dave Leggett

Honda in the US says it has flipped the switch on a new solar energy system at the American Honda Motor Co., Inc. campus in Torrance, Calif., one of the largest solar arrays on a commercial building in Southern California.

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VW Group CEO makes Israel trip

22 Jun 2018 | Dave Leggett

New Volkswagen Group CEO Herbert Diess has made a visit to Israel that is seen as politically significant - given the company's history - as well as commercially beneficial due to the increasing presence of Israeli companies in advanced automotive technologies.

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ZF offers e-mobility transition solutions for commercial vehicle manufacturers

22 Jun 2018 | just-auto plus Extended News

In order to make the transition to local zero-emission city buses and low-emission logistic transport trucks as easy and flexible as...

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ZF and Mobileye to launch innovative camera technology for major automotive manufacturer

22 Jun 2018 | just-auto plus Extended News

ZF, the world’s leading supplier of automotive cameras announced it will team with Mobileye, an Intel company, to launch the S-Cam4...

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PSA to add fourth shift at Rennes plant

22 Jun 2018 | just-auto plus Extended News

The Rennes plant is preparing to ramp up production of the Citroen C5 Aircross SUV, which will be brought to market at the end of 2018,...

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ON Semiconductor to expand Luzerne County semiconductor facility

22 Jun 2018 | just-auto plus Extended News

ON Semiconductor, driving energy efficient innovations, plans to invest US$51m to support expansion of the Luzerne County facility. The ON...

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IAC Group appoints new chief executive officer

22 Jun 2018 | just-auto plus Extended News

International Automotive Components Group ("IAC"), a global automotive and mobility leader in lightweight and new-material...

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Efficient Drivetrains presents EDI PowerDrive 6000ev series for OEMs

22 Jun 2018 | just-auto plus Extended News

Efficient Drivetrains, a global leader in advanced high-efficiency zero emissions plug-in hybrid and electric vehicle drivetrain solutions,...

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Chery Jaguar Land Rover expands its Changshu plant

22 Jun 2018 | just-auto plus Extended News

Chery Jaguar Land Rover Automotive (CJLR) is about to put its Changshu Plant Phase II into operation. Phase II will add 70,000 units to...

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BYD wins electric double-deckers order from Metroline

22 Jun 2018 | just-auto plus Extended News

The winning team of BYD and Alexander Dennis (ADL) has scooped the largest part of London’s first order for fully electric double...

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Audi supports Urban Air Mobility project in Ingolstadt

22 Jun 2018 | just-auto plus Extended News

Audi is shaping mobility in the third dimension. A letter of intent was signed on this subject with partners from the fields of politics and...

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Aston Martin opens new test and development centre in Silverstone

22 Jun 2018 | just-auto plus Extended News

Aston Martin Lagonda announced two important new additions to its UK site operations. The Aston Martin Test and Development Centre at...

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Toyota Camry to return to W. Europe with hybrid variant

21 Jun 2018 | Dave Leggett

Toyota is to sell its Camry model in the West European car market in 2019 after a 14-year absence. The new model will be a hybrid with a new 2.5-litre hybrid-electric system. It will also be constructed on a Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA) platform.

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Daimler lowers profit expectations for 2018

21 Jun 2018 | Dave Leggett

Daimler has lowered its guidance for earnings this year on the back of 'current developments' that includes the impact of higher tariffs on US-made Mercedes-Benz cars imported into China.

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Malaysia vehicle sales fall 15% in May

21 Jun 2018 | Staff reporter

New vehicle sales in Malaysia fell by 15% to 42,983 units in May from 50,594 units in the same month of last year, according to registration data released by the Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA).

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Paris Autolib EV share scheme to end - reports

21 Jun 2018 | Dave Leggett

The debt-loaded Autolib electric car-share scheme in Paris is threatened with imminent demise according to reports in France.

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SEAT to integrate Shazam in its vehicles worldwide

21 Jun 2018 | Dave Leggett

VW-Group owned SEAT is partnering with Shazam to become the first car manufacturer to integrate the popular music-discovery app into its vehicles worldwide.

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Jatco to establish its second CVT plant in China

21 Jun 2018 | Dave Leggett

Jatco, a speciality manufacturer of automatic transmissions (ATs, CVTs), has announced that Jatco (Suzhou) Automatic Transmission would be established as its second CVT production plant in China, in Economic and Technological Development Zone, Zhangjiagang City, Jiangsu Province, to expand its CVT production capacity.

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Dongfeng Nissan’s Xiangyang plant rolls off its first X-Trail

21 Jun 2018 | Dave Leggett

The Nissan X-Trail has officially entered into production at the Xiangyang plant, thus starting the parallel production mode in Xiangyang and Zhengzhou simultaneously.