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Future Volvo cars to get Luminar LiDAR tech for safe self-driving

autherAutocar Professional Bureau     calendar06 May 2020

Volvo's next-generation SPA 2 modular vehicle architecture will be available as hardware-ready for autonomous drive from production start in 2022, with the Luminar LiDAR integrated into the roof.

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Hyundai's April global sales slide 57% on Covid impact

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar06 May 2020

Production disruptions around the world and a significantly weaker demand caused by the Covid-19 are the key triggers

Automechanika Frankfurt postponed to September 2021 

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar06 May 2020

Due to difficult conditions resulting from the corona pandemic, the world's largest automotive aftermarket trade fair,...

Kia's global sales down 41% in April as Covid saps demand

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar06 May 2020

April sales totalled 134,216 units (-41%); Korea sales up 20% to 50,361 units; sales outside of Korea down 55% to 83,8...

Volvo Cars records 44% drop in global April sales

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar05 May 2020

China sales registered growth in April as showroom traffic began to return to normal levels.

Mercedes-Benz develops retrofit driver-protection doors for Citaro city bus

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar05 May 2020

The separating pane is made of clear toughened safety glass and is 780 millimetres wide and almost 1400 mm high, and c...

Lanxess, Boge Elastmetall develop world’s first all-plastic brake pedal for electric sports car

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar05 May 2020

The all-plastic brake pedal is around 50 percent lighter than a comparable steel design, and the manufacturing process...

Ferrari presses restart button, full production from May 8

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar05 May 2020

The company has set up a ‘Back on Track’ programme that includes the introduction of several new practices which are a...

Karma Automotive showcases extended range E-Flex platform for CV applications

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar01 May 2020

Karma says the new EREV E-Flex Van platform provides the ability to have a flexible all-electric range up to 200 miles...

Covid-19 drags global car sales down by 39% in March

By Mayank Dhingra calendar29 Apr 2020

Lock-downs in key markets combined with widespread fear of economic uncertainty and panic among consumers contribute t...