Reuters reports that General Motors Co is recalling nearly 290,000 older Chevrolet Impala cars in the United States due to concerns the air bag may not deploy in the event of a crash. The largest US vehicle manufacturer said the front passenger seat frame in the 2009 and 2010 model Impala cars may rub against [...]

Elon Musk, chief executive of Tesla, has laid out the second part of his self-titled ‘master plan’ positioning the business as a leader in sustainable energy. Musk’s plans account for an integrated carbon-free energy enterprise offering a wider range of vehicles, including buses and lorries, as well as products and services beyond electric cars and [...]

Samsung Electronics is reported to be investing $450m in a Chinese manufacturer of electric cars and batteries. The Korea Economic Daily has reported that Samsung is taking a four per cent stake in BYD, an established name in China with electric car sales in excess of 60,000 last year. It hopes to double that number [...]

Electric cars will be 15% cheaper to buy in Russia after the lifting of customs duty. The Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC), the body responsible for implementing decisions taken by Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan, has approved tax-free imports of vehicles equipped with electric engines. The new amendment, which does not apply to hybrid and [...]

First half registrations in 2016 for Europe’s ‘Big 5’ markets showed that overall the market is performing strongly according to JATO Dynamics. The total volume of new registrations in the first six months of the year grew by 8.9% as a result of double-digit growth in Italy and Spain. Both countries posted their best half-year [...]