The number of robots installed by the French car industry rose 22% to 1,400 according to World Robotics Report 2016 published by the International Federation of Robotics (IFR). The automotive sector is one of the main driving forces modernising the French economy: with a robot density of 940 units per 10,000 workers, France currently ranks [...]

Autopromotec, an international exhibition of automotive equipment and aftermarket products, takes place in Bologna, Italy on 24-28 May. The event includes AutopromotecEDU, what the show organisers label as ‘the area of discussion and debate for the most current topics of automotive aftersales service, aimed at business growth but above all at the development of a [...]

Toyota is set to back Cartivator group engineers in a bid to develop a flying car. The vehicle manufacturer has agreed in principle to support the project to the sum of 40 million yen (£274, 000) reports the Nikkei Asian Review. To date crowdfunding has paid for development of the ‘Skydrive’ car, which uses drone [...]

The BBC reports that the South Korean government has ordered Hyundai and Kia Motors to recall some 240,000 vehicles, after a tip off from a whistleblower. The whistleblower, an ex-Hyundai employee, raised concerns about defects which affected 12 different car models including Hyundai’s i30, Sonata, Genesis and Kia’s Mohave as well as its Carnival. The [...]

Volkswagen is refusing to share the results of its investigation into dieselgate, despite demands from shareholders. It claims there is no final report to share, and won’t be one. ‘There is no written concluding report by Jones Day and there will not be one,’ said Chairman Hans Dieter Poetsch to 3,000 investors at the company’s [...]