Analysis

Daimler’s Indian commercial vehicle manufacturing unit, Daimler India CV (DICV), has commenced shipments of its Fuso truck range from its plant in Oragadam, near Chennai, Tam[...]

New research from Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in the US highlights the varying value of hybrid vehicles. While the technology can provide considerable fuel savings and CO2 red[...]

Shanghai GM, General Motors’ joint venture in China with SAIC Motor, has laid the foundation for a new plant which will manufacture Cadillacs. Another JV between these two co[...]

Tesla’s much anticipated move into battery swap technology takes a step closer this week with a demonstration scheduled for tomorrow (20 June). Company Chief Executive Elon M[...]

Against the background of what has been described as a “looming public safety crisis” the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) has announced it is forming a ‘Driver Device Interf[...]

Although Nexteer Automotive’s capital-raising plans appear to have been scaled down somewhat from original ambitions, the company’s ongoing roadshow to attract investors to its ini[...]

Mike Devereux, Managing Director of General Motors’ Australian unit Holden, has said that cost reductions in the country are inevitable if the OEM is to keep its manufacturin[...]

Western Europe is in for a prolonged slump, though global industry growth will be spurred by the BRICs countries and the US. A new study by AlixPartners predicts the emergence of a[...]

Chrysler has reversed an earlier decision not to recall certain Jeep models and now said that it will go ahead and conduct a voluntary campaign, as requested by the National Highwa[...]

Production of Avia branded trucks in the Czech Republic is poised to end this year. The local brand’s owner, Indian commercial vehicle manufacturer Ashok Leyland, will close [...]

The US and its automotive industry players are now officially in summer mode. And summer means vacation – at least it usually does. This year, many Ford workers will find the[...]

Honda is holding off from a rush into the Chinese hybrid wars. In an outline of its latest technological strategy for the country, Honda has said that it will not launch hybrid pro[...]

New car registrations in the EU fell to a 20-year low for the month of May to 1,042,742 units last month. This figure was 5.9% lower than the 1,107,942 cars registered in the EU in[...]

The pressure is mounting on OEMs to deliver safer passenger cars and from 2014, vehicles will need to be fitted with at least one driver assistance function to achieve five Euro NC[...]

Magneti Marelli has inaugurated its first Automotive Lighting plant in the US, highlighting increasing business with Chrysler as well as with other OEMs in the country, including G[...]

Focus Asia GmbH has acquired 88% of French EV maker Mia Electric, securing the future of the company’s Cerizay plant. Details of the share acquisition are not being revealed but Mi[...]

French tyre manufacturer Michelin has entered into an agreement with Petrokimia Butadiene Indonesia (PBI), a wholly owned subsidiary of Chandra Asri Petrochemical (CAP), to set up [...]

Just over three months after confirming that it was seeking a potential buyer for its automotive electronics segment, Johnson Controls (JCI), through retained adviser JP Morgan, ap[...]

Ford is preparing to launch another upgrade to the MyFord Touch infotainment system this summer, featuring a return to more traditional buttons and knobs as opposed to a full relia[...]

General Motors has just appointed a new Vice President of North America Manufacturing. Gerald Johnson will move from Executive Director of Global Program Quality and Launch to lead[...]