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Toyota vehicle production in Europe passes 9m mark
Supported by six Toyota vehicle plants and three powertrain factories in Europe, local production has reached the point where two out of every three Toyota

Trimble launches new cloud platform for field service management
The product will be the core platform for the company’s Field Service Management (FSM) suite of solutions and services. Built upon Trimble’s hosting and infrastructure

China passenger car market still offers significant growth, says IHS Automotive
That’s according to a new detailed province-level forecast now available from IHS Automotive and said to be the first of its kind in the industry.

ASEAN sales recover in September, reports LMCA
Excluding Thailand, sales increased by 20%, mostly from the recovery in Indonesia, while sales in Malaysia were stable. In fact, the increase in Indonesia was

EU sends statement of objections to Honeywell & DuPont on coolant
The coolant, which is already in use in over 2 million cars, has caused controversy already between carmakers and the EU. R1234yf is currently the

ALD Automotive wins “Elu Service Client de l'Année 2015"
This is the seventh consecutive time that ALD has been given the award, which follows a Inference Operations study carried out by Viséo Conseil from

China to punish polluting carmakers
According to a report in Reuters, measures proposed by five government agencies – including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology – restricting production and

Daimler sells Tesla stake but says partnership will continue
In a statement, the carmaker said that: ‘We are extremely satisfied with the development of our investment in Tesla, but it is not necessary for

Toyota named most valuable automotive brand in 2014 Interbrand list
This year, the collective brand value of the automotive brands appearing on the Best Global Brands ranking increased 14.6%. All 14 automotive brands collectively make

Global light vehicle market up 2.9% in September, reports LMCA
The company’s data shows that the Seasonally Adjusted Annualised Rate (SAAR) of sales stood at 86.2 million units/year, slightly ahead of the August result. It

CHP Consulting publishes 2014 white paper on lease accounting reform
The fully revised Lease Accounting Reform: The Systems Impact for Asset Finance Lessors reflects the latest proposals from the Boards, together with notes from their redeliberation meetings,

The future of urban mobility
All around the globe, people are flocking to cities. In 2007, UN population figures showed that more than half of the world’s population lived in

Road Test: Volkswagen Golf Sportsvan
Sector: Compact MPV Price: €17,800–€25,540 Fuel: 3.9–5.1l/100km CO2: 95 –130g/km Stretching dimensions seemed to work for the original compact MPV, the Renault Megane Scenic, back

Spotlight: VW Passat
Design: After 41 years in existence, there’s little to tell that this Passat is the same car which had, during its seven previous incarnations,

Ford to develop all-new 2.0-litre diesel for cars & CVs
The latest investment marks the second phase of investment in the new engine programme and includes £8.9m (€11.2m) from the Government’s Regional Growth Fund. This

Honda HR-V to make North American debut at LA Auto Show
Based on the same global compact platform as the Fit and previously shown in concept form at the Tokyo Motor Show, the new model has

ETSC publishes free report on managing the road risk of van fleets
The report – available here – has been published to give an overview of van safety issues in Europe, and to encourage and enable van

IHS Automotive predicts 5.2% rise for EU new car sales following September results
Latest data from the ACEA show that the passenger car market in the European Union recorded a gain of 6.4% year on year in September as

PSA Peugeot Citroën JV starts work on fourth plant in China
Located in Chengdu, the new plant will build Dongfeng Citroën, Dongfeng Peugeot and Dongfeng Fengshen-badged vehicles, primarily for the SUV and MPV segments. Total capacity

China commercial vehicle industry sales 2017 growing at 6% CAGR
The firm says the development of commercial vehicle industry is closely related to macro economy. In 2013, the growth rate of China's GDP fell to

EU passenger car registrations up 6.1% YtD, reports ACEA
The figures – released as JATO Dynamics also publishes its September data – show that growth was seen across all major markets, Spain (+26.2%), France (+6.3%), UK

European new car sales up 6.0% in September as “Big 5” all show growth
The firm’s data shows that European new car sales were up 6.0% in September compared to the same month last year – marking over a

Police expand national operation to target foreign criminals on Britain’s roads
The latest phase of the crackdown, dubbed Operation Trivium 3, runs next week (20th-24th October) and will see police officers across England and Wales use

Road risk your problem?
Transporting us from one place to another is fast becoming just one of the things that a car can do for us. Connectivity is something

Toyota recalls 1.75m vehicles globally
The recall covers the Toyota Crown Majesta, Crown, Noah, Voxy, Corolla Rumion and Auris, along with Lexus models. Under the latest recall, Crown Majesta, Crown,

Audi to preview new design direction with Los Angeles concept car
The car is the first show car to be developed under the direction of new head of Audi design Marc Lichte who was appointed in

New study to explore benefits of behavioural profiling in determining driver risk
Dubbed Driver Safe 2015, the study is being undertaken by Applied Driving Techniques, a UK provider of fleet compliance and risk management solutions, and will involve

Two-thirds of fleet drivers “comfortable” with telematics
The survey was conducted by Atomik Research and surveyed 2,032 employees in the UK that drive as part of their job. The research found that

Southern California completes largest corporate EV charging programme
The stations have been installed by NRG eVgo, a subsidiary of NRG Energy Inc, which will manage the stations at the studio’s historic lot and

UK government pledges £11m for low-carbon R&D
The funds form part of the £500m investment announced by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg earlier this year to promote ultra low emission vehicles (ULEVs)

Madrid & Rome start running Nissan LEAF taxis
In Italy, Nissan has teamed up taxi company Unione Radiotaxi to operate the vehicle as part of the Taxi 3570 fleet. The taxis will be

Mercedes recalls C-Class models due to possible steering issue
Figures are not available for the number of vehicles that are being recalled globally but according to Bloomberg, the issue affects 28,500 C-Class sedans in

Drawing the future
Replacing two iconic designs Replacing any iconic vehicle is never an easy prospect for any designer. Whether it’s an exotic rare car or a much

Road Test: Volkswagen Transporter BlueMotion
SECTOR: Medium van PRICE: from €20,360 (approx) FUEL: 5.8–8.8l/100km CO2: 153–232g/km 65 years on and Volkswagen’s Transporter is probably, in name at least, the

West European car market picks up further in September, says LMCA
The firm’s research shows that the selling rate picked up from the relatively disappointing August result, and it added that the market remains on course

Hyundai's Allan Rushforth moves to Nissan
Mr Rushforth will join Nissan at its Yokohama headquarters and report to Philippe Klein, Nissan chief planning officer. He was most recently chief operating officer

FCA completes merger but ambitious targets remain, says IHS Automotive
The merger become effective 12th October and the company started trading on the NYSE at 9:30AM New York time on 13th October and shortly thereafter

Russian auto sales down 20% in September
The data shows that the market fell by 49,662 sold units, amounting to 197, 233 cars. Year to date, 2014 new car and LCV sales

Mazda2/Demio wins Japan Car of the Year title
Recently launched in Japan, the new model is the fifth Mazda to win the award, with the Mazda CX-5 having scooped the title in 2012-2013.

Daimler and BAIC expand partnership in China
Daimler and BAIC Motor will invest a total of approximately €4bn in their joint venture BBAC by 2015, including a pledge of €1bn for the

Major European fleets recognised for road safety achievements
Announced today (13th October) at an event in Brussels, the awards recognise five European private and public-sector organisations for the results of company-wide programmes they

Indonesia to overtake Thailand as automotive hub of ASEAN
The most recent statistics show that 1,320,000 units were produced up to end-August 2014, 22.44% fewer than during the same period in 2013. As a

Volkswagen & FAW Group extend Chinese JV for 25 years
The latest deal follows 20 years of cooperation between the two firms and will enable them to significantly expand existing research and development activities in

Leaseurope appoints new board
The association has appointed the following 12 senior practitioners have been appointed as members of the board for a two- year term running until October

Mazda2 to bring sub-90g/km emissions
The new model becomes the fourth member of the carmaker’s current model generation to feature the full range of SKYACTIV Technology and its KODO –

Diesel Card Ireland continues expansion plans
The fuel card provider, which part of Radius Payment Solutions Ltd, one of Europe’s largest fuel card management companies, has a network of over 1,100

Big Data, big fleet challenge
There is a lot of talk about "Big Data" in business at the moment, it’s a buzz word concerned with the explosion in information

Driving in Norway
Norway has a lot to recommend it – breathtaking scenery, great food and friendly people. So even if you are driving for business, Norway

US fuel economy reaches all-time high
The report found that model year 2013 vehicles achieved an average of 24.1mpg – a 0.5mpg increase over the previous year and an increase of

BCA to use stock market flotation to deliver on strategic ambitions
The firm, which is owned by private equity firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice (CDR), is intending to proceed with an initial public offering in November

EU urged to fast-track revised cross-border proposal ahead of deadline
The European Commission published a revised cross-border enforcement law in July. The proposal was launched in response to a European Court of Justice ruling in
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