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Automotive trade fair to hold April 6-9
This year’s edition will hold from April 6 to 9 at Tuyap Fair, Convention and Congress Center, Istanbul, Turkey.
Organisers said it is the right platform for those who would like to expand their automotive business and learn about the…
BMW profit drops amid tech push and as luxury crown shifts to rival
Amid higher spending on next-generation technologies, BMW's automotive profit margin fell to 8.9 percent in 2016 from 9.2 percent a year ago, according to a statement on Thursday. Groupwide earnings before interest and taxes dropped to …
Hankook opens its own European test centre for winter tyres in Finland
Premium tyre maker Hankook has officially opened its very own European winter tyre test facility, named ‘Technotrac’ in Ivalo, Finland, approximately 300 km north of the Arctic Circle. Finnish company Test World Oy was commissioned to build…
New at Automechanika Frankfurt: the classic and vintage car business
At the world’s leading trade fair for the automotive service industry, everything related to the veteran, vintage and classic car business will be housed in Hall 10.0. This is an ideally situated location immediately next door to workshop…
Ford tests Stratasys 3D printer for large, personalized car parts
Ford Motor Company is stepping into the world of 3D printing, using a partnership with Stratasys to test the 3D printing of large-scale auto parts, the company announced Monday—which could have implications for the future of the technology…
Nissan’s latest X-trail concept is dog gone useful for pet owners
Once the dogs are dried they're ready to jump into the cargo area. A small ramp extends from the back to allow dogs of all size to enter comfortably. The cargo area features a spill-proof water bowl and a treat dispenser. There's also a…
Volvo Cars’ New XC60 SUV will automatically steer you out of trouble
The new safety features are designed to provide the driver with automatic steering assistance or support – when required – to help avoid potential collisions. Volvo believes that these new features will make the new XC60 one of the safest…
Motor industry must look closer to home for parts
Leading figures in the industry said that manufacturers were looking to the British supply chain because of the prospect of expensive tariffs being imposed on cross-border trade.
At present almost two thirds of parts in…
Volvo Teases 2018 XC60 Sport Ute on Facebook
Captioned simply “March 7, 2017. 10:45am CET,” the 2018 XC60 is due for a full reveal just before the Geneva International Motor Show next month.
Predictably, the teaser photo shows very little, although the headlights feature…
Automotive Lightweight Materials Market Anticipated to Reach US$ 301.36 Bn by 2024: Transparency…
Transparency Market Research has released a new market report titled "Automotive Lightweight Materials (Product - Plastics, Rubber, Composites, Metal; Vehicle Type - Passenger Cars, Commercial Vehicles, Heavy Trucks & Busses;…
Researcher urges action in Wisconsin on driverless cars
Most cars on Wisconsin roads will be driverless two decades from now, a University of Wisconsin researcher says.
"They're coming, whether we like it or not," engineering professor David Noyce said at an Assembly committee hearing on the…
MEYLE gains International Preferred ATR Supplier (IPAS) status
In order to be able to offer consistent part and service quality on the international automotive aftermarket, ATR is bundling its product portfolio. "To meet the increasingly challenging complexity of automotive spares, we make use of a…
E-Commerce Has Growing Impact on Automotive Industry
Who are the change agents that are disrupting the brick-and-mortar dealership model? Well, there are seemingly too many to count, but here are a few of the notables:
Carvana, Shift and Vroom – the latest pioneers of buying and…
Toyota recalls thousands of hydrogen-powered vehicles
The giant automaker announced on Wednesday that the recall will affect 2,800 hydrogen-powered Mirai vehicles made between November 2014 and December 2016.
The carmaker had discovered a software glitch that could make the output voltage…
Researchers discover security problems under the hood of automobile apps
In a presentation at this week's RSA security conference in San Francisco, researchers from Kaspersky Labs revealed more bad news for the Internet of drivable things—connected cars. Malware researchers Victor Chebyshev and Mikhail Kuzin…