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Audi shows how to etch symbols into car paint

autherAutocar Professional Bureau     calendar24 Jan 2017

Patented process modifies surface sheen to create matt lettering and graphics, now available for the R8 Coupe and R8 Spyder.

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UK Industrial Strategy confirms new autonomous vehicle test centre

By Sam Sheehan, Autocar UK calendar24 Jan 2017

The British government has announced plans to boost the UK's role as an automotive tech world leader in a green paper;...

London to trial Ford’s new plug-in hybrid vans

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar24 Jan 2017

Select London businesses to test plug-in hybrid vans running solely on electric power for the majority of city trips; ...

Bernie Ecclestone no longer F1 boss

By Sam Sheehan, Autocar UK calendar24 Jan 2017

Longstanding boss of Formula 1, Ecclestone has departed following a takeover of the sport by Liberty Media.

British police catch 8,000 drivers using mobile phones in just one week

By Sam Sheehan, Autocar UK calendar23 Jan 2017

A record number of drivers in the UK were stopped for using mobile phones while on the move during a concerted police ...

car2go global car-sharing biz clocks 21% more rentals in 2016

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar23 Jan 2017

Number of customers rises by 43 percent to 2.2 million; highest customer growth in Madrid, Berlin and Vancouver; vehic...

Seat turns to virtual reality to boost quality and durability of cars

By Hilton Holloway, Autocar UK calendar23 Jan 2017

Virtual reality, X-ray booths and electron microscopes are among a raft of new quality control technologies being impl...

Automechanika Shanghai 2016 sets new records in exhibitors and visitors

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar20 Jan 2017

The second largest Automechanika trade fair saw 5,756 exhibitors from 42 countries and regions, representing a 7% incr...

Volvo Cars appoints Xiaolin Yuan as senior VP for APAC

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar20 Jan 2017

Xiaolin Yuan will replace Lars Danielson who will retire at the end of February,

Volkswagen Truck & Bus to launch trial projects for digital truck platoons

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar19 Jan 2017

While Scania has been awarded the contract for a pilot project in Singapore, an MoU has been signed between MAN and lo...