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Volkswagen to build new plants in Ghana and Nigeria

autherAutocar Professional Bureau     calendar05 Sep 2018

VW, which already has a plant in South Africa and also builds cars in Kenya and recently in Ruanda, inks MoUs to set up assembly operations in Ghana and Nigeria.

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New Mercedes-Benz EQC: all-electric SUV revealed

By Greg Kable, Autocar UK calendar05 Sep 2018

New battery-electric model will go on sale next year and take the fight to the Jaguar I-Pace and Tesla Model X

Next Audi R8 to be a hypercar-chasing EV

By Mark Tisshaw, Autocar UK calendar05 Sep 2018

Next-generation Audi supercar will abandon petrol engines completely in 2022 to become electric only and all-wheel dri...

Baojun to launch its second electric car this month

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar04 Sep 2018

Thirteen months after it launched the E100, the SAIC-GM-Wuling JV is set to roll out the E200 which has an improved el...

Audi e-tron: first electric SUV rolls off production line ahead of launch

By Autocar UK calendar04 Sep 2018

Audi confirms e-tron will offer 402bhp and 490lb ft, and can achieve 0-62mph in less than six seconds.

Mahle acquires thermostat specialist Behr Thermot-tronik Italia

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar04 Sep 2018

Behr Thermot-tronik Italia, which has been renamed Mahle Behr Grugliasco, develops and produces a broad range of therm...

Toshiba launches new MOSFETs for electric power steering systems

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar04 Sep 2018

The two transistors have a 40V N-channel with double-sided cooling capabilities and using DSOP Advance (WF) packages.

Suzuki Motor exits China, ends JV with Changan

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar04 Sep 2018

To sell its 50 percent JV stake to partner Changan Automobile in Chongqing Changan Suzuki; will continue licensing of ...

Audi Mexico shows how to produce cars completely free of wastewater

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar04 Sep 2018

New water treatment process collects 100 percent of the wastewater produced, purifies it and feeds large volumes of cl...

European Commission underestimates negative job impact of forced EV push, says report

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar04 Sep 2018

FTI Consulting report says a rushed shift to full EVs will have a profound impact on employment in Europe since produc...