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World Gears Up For Electric Cars Despite Bumps In Road
Britain, France, China, Norway and other countries such as Sweden and Denmark and Finland have expressed ambitions to phase out fossil fuel engines.
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Jeep's US Sales Go Down By 18 Per Cent In May 2017
While Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) is counting on a steady expansion of Jeep sales in the years to come, the brand's US sales dropped 18 per cent in May and have fallen 13 per cent so far this year.
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Volkswagen To Recall Around 50,000 Cars In China
German carmaker Volkswagen will recall almost 50,000 vehicles in China due to brake problems when using cruise control, according to the country's quality regulator.
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China Imposes Additional 10 Per Cent Tax On Supercars
China has imposed an extra 10 per cent tax on ultra-high-end cars and supercars costing over 1.3 million yuan (Rs. 1.28 crore) such as Lamborghinis and Ferraris, the government said, the latest step in a wide crackdown on conspicuous luxury consumption.
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Volkswagen All Set To Cut 30,000 Jobs By 2020
Volkswagen intends to cut 30,000 jobs by 2020 as part of a huge savings plan aimed at helping the German auto giant recover from the dieselgate emissions cheating scandal, a German newspaper reported on Friday. The plan, which has been agreed with labour representatives after months of tortuous negotiations, will lead to annual savings of 3.7 billion euros ($3.9 billion), according to the Handelsblatt business daily.
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Renault Cuts CEO Carlos Ghosn's Pay After Tiff With Shareholders
French carmaker Renault on Wednesday said it would cut chief executive Carlos Ghosn's pay after a spat with shareholders that saw the government threaten to change the law.
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Global Giants See Rising Competition in China's Car Market
The flamboyant show, which alternates between the capital and commercial hub Shanghai, came after auto sales in China grew just 4.7 percent last year, down from 6.9 percent in 2014.
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2016 Auto Expo: SUVs Rev Up at Auto Show, Jeep Makes India Debut
India's flagship auto show opened its doors today, with a new batch of diesel-guzzling SUVs on proud display despite industry uncertainty over a pollution crackdown targetting motorists in the capital.
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135,000hp Bloodhound Supersonic Car Makes Global Debut
The Bloodhound Supersonic Car (SSC) unveiled in London on Thursday is an engineering marvel that its builders hope will inspire a new generation of engineers like the Space Race during the Cold War.
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Report Claims BMW Diesel Cars Exceed EU Pollution Limits
Some diesel cars of high-end automaker BMW produce dangerous gases that exceed EU anti-pollution limits by up to 11 times, German weekly Auto Bild reported Thursday.
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Hacking Sends Shivers Through Brave New World of Digital Cars
The connected car may be catching everyone's imagination at this year's IAA auto show. But the new technology also brings with it new dangers, such as hacking.
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Chevrolet to Pay $8.5 Million to French Dealers
Carmaker Chevrolet was ordered to pay its French dealers nearly eight million euros ($8.5 million) in compensation by a Paris court Monday for the "brutal" withdrawal of its brand from Europe.
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Paris Enforces Day-Long Partial Driving Ban; 50 Per Cent Cars to Go Off Roads
Only vehicles with number plates ending in an odd number will be allowed to drive, though exceptions exist for vehicles like taxis, electric cars and ambulances.
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More Cars Per Person in Dubai Than in New York or London
The bustling city state now has 1.4 million vehicles for a population of 2.4 million, equivalent to 540 for every 1,000 people.
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Car Makers Using Scent to Entice Customers
Fragrance alone may not sell cars, but automakers are turning on their olfactory charm to try to sweeten the appeal and distinction of their vehicles. Carmakers are eager to please the noses of buyers as well, throwing a range of scents, including refined and distinctive "new car smells" into the mix.
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Do Driverless Sportscars Make Sense?
With the advent of soulless self-driving cars, are they fated to be locked away in the stables like the horses they replaced a century ago?
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Toyota to Allow Royalty-Free Use of Its Fuel-Cell Patents
Toyota will give away thousands of patents for its fuel-cell cars, it said Tuesday, in an effort to encourage other automakers into the new industry. The world's largest vehicle maker said it will allow royalty-free use of about 5,680 patent licences, including 1,970 related to fuel-cell stacks.
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Google Self-Driving Car Prototype Ready to Try Road
Google announced that the first completed prototype of its self-driving car is ready to be road tested. The prototype is a manifestation of plans that California-based Google revealed in May to build its own autonomous car minus typical features such as steering wheels.
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Airbags May Come With an Expiry Date in the Future
Japanese carmakers are mulling the idea of introducing expiration dates for airbags, the head of the country's auto industrial body said today, after millions of cars around the world were recalled.
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Dutch Car Maker Spyker Declares Bankruptcy
Sports car maker Spyker on Thursday declared bankruptcy, with the small Dutch company that once competed in Formula 1 saying it could not stay afloat after losing a critical legal battle.
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