BMW workers have suspended 24-hour strikes that were planned in response to the carmaker’s decision to close its final salary pension scheme. Workers at Cowley and Swindon strike were due to strike on Sunday while workers at Goodwood and Hams Hall had planned to down tools on Wednesday. It’s understood both actions have been put on hold while fresh offers are [...]

Volkswagen Group is recalling nearly 600,000 vehicles in China for safety reasons. Its joint venture, FAW-Volkswagen Automobile, will recall 577,590 Golf and Sagitar cars because of a headlight fuse defect that may lead to safety risks. The recall covers 416,364 Golfs produced between September 2009 and May 2014, and 161,226 Sagitars produced between July 2010 [...]

A federal judge will approve Volkswagen Group’s $1.2bn buybacks-and-repairs settlement with US owners of six-cylinder diesel engine vehicles. These vehicles were not included in the company’s separate deal for car owners affected by the dieselgate scandal. The move paves the way for the automaker to begin buying back about 20,000 polluting diesel vehicles, providing free [...]

International business leaders, engineering experts and academics from the automotive industry and complete aluminium value chain will be converging on Shanghai in July for Aluminium China 2017, to share the latest developments in lightweight automotive design and manufacturing. Aluminium is increasingly seen as playing a key role in minimising overall weight while ensuring strength and [...]

Two Porsche bosses have been caught up in the Volkswagen diesel emissions scandal. The BBC has reported that German prosecutors suspect the executives, Matthias Mueller and Hans Dieter Poetsch, of delaying releasing information to investors. Matthias Mueller, the boss of Porsche SE, the parent company of the sportscar maker, and chairman of VW, will be [...]