Seat has registered its best ever sales in the first half of the year, after rising by 8.4%. Global deliveries of the Spanish car maker recorded a total volume of 314,300 cars, exceeding last year’s record of 289,900. In June, Seat increased its sales by 10% versus 2018 for the second month in a row. [...]

Volvo Cars has reported record first-half-year sales in 2019 of 340,826 cars, up 7.3 per cent compared with the same period last year. China, the US and Europe all reported a steady growth for the six-month period, with China recording its highest ever first-half and June sales volumes. In June, Volvo Cars sold 62,775 cars, [...]

Hyundai Motor Group has developed the world’s first Continuously Variable Valve Duration (CVVD) technology to feature in future Hyundai and Kia vehicles. CVVD optimises both engine performance and fuel efficiency while also being eco-friendly. The valve control technology regulates the duration of valve opening and closing according to driving conditions, achieving a four per cent [...]

Volkswagen is striving for the lead in transforming the auto industry towards electric mobility in China. This was endorsed by the CEO of Volkswagen AG, Herbert Diess, at the first World New Energy Vehicle Congress (WNEVC) in the southern Chinese city of Boao. The Boao Consensus, which describes the strategic results of the congress, foresees [...]

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 [...]