International automotive technology supplier ERM Advanced Telematics is expanding into the electric vehicle (EV) market. ERM products are installed in more than five million vehicles worldwide. Now the company is planning later to launch StarLink EV, a telematics product for the EV market that can be used in cars, buses, trucks and even two-wheeled vehicles [...]

Groupe PSA has announced its intention to manufacture the next generation Astra in two plants in Europe. The group has confirmed that the Russelsheim plant will manufacture Astra and that it is planned that the second plant will be Ellesmere Port in the United Kingdom. The decision on the allocation to the Ellesmere Port plant [...]

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) agreed a Co-operation Agreement with its Chinese counterpart, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM). The agreement was announced at a reception hosted by the Liam Fox MP, secretary of state for international trade and SMMT chief executive, Mike Hawes, and is designed to help develop mutual [...]

The European car market remained stable in May 2019 for the second month in a row. In total, 1.44 million vehicles were registered – a 0.2% increase on May 2018. The stable results from April and May signify an end to the market’s extended period of decline between September 2018 and March 2019. However, year- [...]