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Bringing EV tech from the moon to earth

autherAutocar Professional Bureau     calendar23 Jul 2017

Engineers from GM helped create a revolutionary electric motor drive system, suspension, mesh wire wheels and a unique drive controller adapted for lunar gloves.

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It’s 30 years since the Ferrari F40 roared out

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar21 Jul 2017

It was on July 21, 1987 when F40 – the first production Ferrari to exceed 320kph – was officially revealed to the moto...

German car makers under EU cartel investigation

By Greg Kable, Autocar UK calendar21 Jul 2017

The EU has opened an investigation into claims that Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche and Volkswagen colluded on softw...

Maruti, Hyundai and Tata help drive Autoliv business in Q1 FY2018

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar21 Jul 2017

While sales of restraint control and sensing (mainly airbag control modules and remote sensing units) saw a decline in...

Audi begins voluntary recall of 850,000 V6 and V8 diesel cars

By Jimi Beckwith, Autocar UK calendar21 Jul 2017

Cars worldwide with six-cylinder and eight-cylinder diesel engines (V6/V8 TDI, EU5/EU6) will get new software.

Honda and Yamaha partner for electric motorcycle mobility in Japan

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar21 Jul 2017

The evaluation testing will utilise Honda and Yamaha’s electric technology and Saitama City’s existing infrastructure ...

Jaguar Land Rover opens engine plant in China to make Ingenium 2L petrol motor

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar21 Jul 2017

The state-of-the-art facility will manufacture the all-new Ingenium 2.0-litre four-cylinder petrol engine for future C...

Brose targets over 8 billion euro turnover by 2022

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar21 Jul 2017

To reach this goal, the Brose Group is strengthening its market position in China and aligning its product portfolio w...

Toyota bullish on growth in Thailand, targets sales of 265,000 units in 2017

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar21 Jul 2017

Japanese automaker retains its passenger car and CV sales forecast at 265,000 units for CY2017, up 8% year on year.

Next-gen Bugatti Chiron to get electrified to enhance performance even more

By Jim Holder, Autocar UK calendar21 Jul 2017

Only electrification can improve on the Chiron's current performance, says CEO Wolfgang Dürheimer.