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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;…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Nissan is back with a new fifth-generation, Micra 2017. It is entrusted with enhancing deals as well as turning out to be best in class. The Japanese automaker will target two groups of individuals and has stayed quiet on the perfect deals…

In 2016, China also added 100,000 public charging points, and it has a total of about 150,000 public charging points right now. The new points will mainly be installed in cities and on highways. China's National Energy Administration…

2017 is now in full swing, which means that the new VED (Vehicle Excise Duty) car tax rules are due to come into force in just a few weeks time. There are big changes coming as part of the new road tax system, including a complete revision…

Ford said today it will invest $200 million to build a new wind tunnel in Dearborn, giving the automaker a new test facility that will help it design more fuel-efficient cars and trucks. The Dearborn automaker already has several…

A new teaser from Renault’s reborn Alpine marque – the manufacturer’s iconic sports car brand – has given us our first glimpse in the cabin of the firm’s upcoming car, likely to be revealed at the Geneva Motor Show. Rumoured to be called…

In December 2016, the number of vehicles registered in Turkey was up 0.5 percent year-on-year, to 101,375. Motor vehicle registration in the country also decreased by 21.6 percent in December compared to the previous month. In terms…

Some investment decisions are also on hold until there is clarity about the UK's post-Brexit trading arrangements. Mike Hawes, chief executive of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, was giving evidence to the Treasury…

Without regulatory approval, the German car giant could be forced to buy back all of the cars, costing it about $4bn. And the deal, another in its long-running emissions scandal, still needs approval from the courts. Car components…

Volkswagen has become the world’s biggest car manufacturer, overtaking Toyota in the number of new vehicles sold in 2016 despite the damage it suffered in the diesel emissions scandal. Toyota had been the biggest seller for the past four…