The Ford Fiesta is the best-selling car in Europe, according to Ford analysis of March 2017 industry data. Customers purchased 47,000 Fiestas in March, a 12% increase year-on-year to overtake the Volkswagen Golf as the region’s top-selling passenger car. The Ford Fiesta has been the UK best-seller for eight years and, in a record sales [...]

The PSA Group and nuTonomy, a leading developer of state-of-the-art software for self-driving cars, has announced a strategic partnership which will see on-road testing of fully autonomous cars in Singapore. The partnership will see nuTonomy integrate its sophisticated software system into customized Peugeot 3008 SUVs. Under the initial phase of the partnership, nuTonomy will install [...]

The Nissan e-NV200 is taking on a 35-day European electric tour to show how its zero-emission drivetrain can contribute to a more sustainable future. Starting the challenge in Barcelona and travelling along Europe’s Electric Corridor, Lionel Suissa and his Electrip team will end the tour in Norway’s North Cape. Gareth Dunsmore, director of electric vehicles, Nissan [...]

Samsung has been given the go-ahead to start testing its autonomous vehicles on the roads in South Korea. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport approved Samsung’s test plans, which according to the Korea Herald, will use a customised Hyundai car. Samsung has previously denied the company has any intention of making its own vehicles [...]

Ride-sharing firm Uber and Google’s Waymo are set to face each other in court over accusations of ‘trade secret’ self-driving car technology theft. According to the BBC, the case which is set for a San Francisco court, will see the judge consider granting a preliminary injunction that would force Uber to immediately suspend use of [...]