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Mazda CX-3 wins Thailand Car of the Year 2016

New models assembled in Thailand and launched between Oct. 1, 2015 and Sept. 30, 2016 were eligible for Thailand Car of the Year 2016. The CX-3 was chosen as the top pick among ten finalists by a judging panel comprising over 40 automotive…

Impressive weekend for NISMO at Australian Grand Prix

Michael Caruso scored four top 10 finishes over the four races at Albert Park, including a third place in the second race on Friday. Todd Kelly was also strong, finishing fourth in Sunday's final race, with Nissan putting two cars in the…

Brexit likely to hit UK automotive manufacturers hard

Brexit and its final effects on the UK economy remain hard to divine. The process is likely to be complex, cumbersome and for a range of industries – costly. One estimate by Bain & Company puts the cost of the leaving at up to £3…

Diesel Technic at ACMA Automechanika in New Delhi

Between 21 and 24 March 2017, the commercial vehicle spare parts supplier Diesel Technic will be displaying new products and services of the DT Spare Parts and SIEGEL Automotive brands at ACMA Automechanika in New-Delhi/India. Interested…

Nissan named a women-friendly ‘Nadeshiko’ brand

Nissan received the recognition today for the fifth consecutive year. As of April 2016, women made up 9.1 percent of the company’s managers in Japan, up from 1.6 percent in 2004, when Nissan opened its Diversity Development Office. The…

Renesas benefits from Japan’s edge in electromobility

With about 40% of the company’s total revenue accounting for automotive-related products, the global car industry is of the utmost importance for Renesas. With such a standing in the automotive market, the Japan-based chipmaker as well as…

Volkswagen Group delivers 686,900 vehicles in February

“February shows the different development of markets in the various regions. We are experiencing a tailwind in Central and Eastern Europe as well as North America and were able to increase deliveries by the Group, in some cases…

Russian car-maker plans to resume production in Turkey

“Now we are resuming the production of our automobiles in Turkey. The matter is that before the crisis in political relations, business was retarded, but now we are resuming it. We are sending our personnel there and restoring the full…

Emissions rules made GM’s decision easier

A key account manager at a major German supplier believes GM's problems in Europe came to a head with plans for the next-generation Corsa. The current generation, which debuted in early 2015, is built on the same Fiat platform as its…