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MG Motor plans to build a manufacturing plant and a research and development center in Mexico. The move would allow MG to "not only produce vehicles, but to also produce market intelligence specifically designed for and by …

The UK’s used car market has grown for the sixth consecutive quarter, rising 7.2% in Q2, according to the latest figures published today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). …

Half of all vehicles sold in China in July were either new pure electric vehicles or plug-in hybrids, industry data showed, a milestone that underscores how far the world's biggest auto market has leapt ahead of Western counter …

Chinese electric carmakers raced to get EVs into the bloc ahead of the July 5 deadline when new EU tariffs went into effect, betting they would not face backdated duties.  …

Over-the-air (OTA) software updates can improve an electric vehicle's (EV) features and functionalities, but buggy software rollout can have unintended consequences, including malfunction in critical vehicle systems; sometimes it could b …

Ensure that technology openness fosters innovations and guides all EU regulatory proposals. …

The co-operation to develop car software agreed upon between Volkswagen and Rivian at the end of June is naturally a topic in Rivian’s Q2 annual report. …

Schaeffler is slowing the ramp-up for components for full-electric vehicles as drivers in the US and China prefer to buy hybrid vehicles with growing uncertainty around the speed of EV uptake. …

Talks between the Italian government and China's Dongfeng Motor Group about building an auto plant in Italy are at an advanced stage, Italian sources close to the matter said. …

Norway has opened its first public charging site dedicated exclusively to electric trucks. …

Three years after launching the Aurora Class design, the first Aurora vessel, Höegh Aurora, was delivered at a naming ceremony at China Merchants Heavy Industry’s yard in Jiangsu, China, on 6 August. …

Mercedes-Benz said it has become the first international auto brand permitted to test advanced autonomous driving in Beijing at a time when domestic and global carmakers are racing to perfect the technology. …

Lucid Motors has received $1.5 billion from Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF). That means the carmaker now has sufficient funds until the fourth quarter of 2025. …

Aehra, Italy's first pure electric car brand, has announced the names of its first two vehicles. The SUV will be called Impeto and the saloon Estasi. …

The highly anticipated CLEVER project, aimed at establishing credible emission factors as input to the calculation of greenhouse gas emissions in the transport sector, officially kicked off on the 1st of June 2024. …

Germany's automakers are growing gloomier about their prospects after a disappointing earnings season marked by waning electric vehicle sales and weakness in China for companies including Volkswagen Group and Mercedes-Benz. …

Germany's electric vehicle sales slumped in July, extending a broad pullback since incentives ended late last year and undermining automakers' plans to shift to selling EVs. …

According to an agency report, Tesla is committed to expanding its factory in Grünheide. However, the timing of the billion-euro investment is still unclear, as Tesla is still waiting for sales to increase. …

The US Commerce Department is expected to propose barring Chinese software in autonomous and connected vehicles in the coming weeks, according to sources briefed on the matter. …

The summer holidays are officially in full gear but drivers should refrain from pushing the pedal to the metal this week as traffic police across the EU enforce extra speed checks. …