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Nissan Leaf Open Car is one-off celebratory special roadster

autherAutocar Professional Bureau     calendar25 May 2018

100,000 Leafs have been sold in Japan since the electric car's launch in 2010, so Nissan has cut the roof off one to celebrate.

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Trump considering significant rise in US car import tariffs

By Sam Sheehan, Autocar UK calendar25 May 2018

Reports suggest car makers could be charged as much as 25% import tax; European premium brands could be hit.

Germany gives green signal to VW Group Research and Siemens for electrified long-haul trucks

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar25 May 2018

The German Federal Ministry for the Environment gave the green light for a subsidised pilot project to conduct researc...

Tesla Model S transformed into mobile servicing vehicle

By Jimi Beckwith, Autocar UK calendar25 May 2018

The stripped-out, tooled-up Model S comes with service and diagnostic equipment and a coffee machine for servicing on ...

UK to incentivise eco-friendly 'last mile' delivery vehicles

By Sam Sheehan, Autocar UK calendar25 May 2018

Pressure could be placed on use of combustion-engined vehicles for last leg of deliveries.

2020 Ssangyong Korando EV to be a 'proper 4x4'

By Simon Davis, Autocar UK calendar25 May 2018

Ssangyong's UK boss says he believes electric powertrains are suited for use in brand's SUVs; diesel-electric hybrid p...

Aditya Birla Group's Novelis to invest $180m in China to double its capacity

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar24 May 2018

This move to double manufacturing capacity is aimed at improving Novelis' ability to supply innovative aluminium solut...

Toyota to expand mass-production of fuel cell stacks and hydrogen tanks with two new facilities

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar24 May 2018

Toyota sees global sales of fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV) increasing significantly after 2020, to at least 30,000...

Volvo Cars to expand production of XC40 to meet surge in demand

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar24 May 2018

Looking at the popularity of XC40, Volvo cars to introduce new models based on its Compact Modular Architecture (CMA) ...

Webasto reports 3.5 bn euro revenue for CY2017, PAT grows 7.1%

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar24 May 2018

The German component maker and sunroof major has reported a robust sales result, achieving double-digit sales growth f...