SEAT has reduced the number of muscle injuries suffered by its factory workers at its Martorell plant by 70% in two years by using biomechanics and cutting-edge virtual reality technology. Over the last 48 months, the company’s CARS Health and Rehabilitation Centre – the only in-house biomechanics lab in Spain aimed at occupational health – [...]

The European car market registered its seventh consecutive month of decline in March 2019. Ongoing political and economic uncertainty, including lack of clarity around Brexit, alongside consumer preoccupation with diesel bans in cities, meant that overall demand continued to decline. Last month, 19 of the 27 markets included in this release posted negative results – [...]

Groupe PSA’s 2019 Q1 revenue was slightly down 1.1 per cent at €18 billion, with the automotive division revenue at €14.2 bn (-1.8%). In Europe, there was a steady market share increase with sales up 1.6 per cent. Consolidated worldwide sales are down 15.7% in particular due to the suspension of the group’s activities in Iran. [...]

Hyundai Motor Group announced development of ‘smartphone-electric vehicle pairing based performance adjustment technology,’ which allows users to customise primary functions through a smartphone application.  Drivers can use this technology to adjust seven performance features including the maximum torque output of the motor, ignition, acceleration and deceleration abilities, regenerative braking capacity, maximum speed limit, responsiveness, and [...]

Hyundai Motor Company announced that vice president Simon Loasby, director of Hyundai Design in China, has been promoted to head of Hyundai Styling Group at Hyundai Design Center in Korea. Since his arrival at Hyundai Motor in mid-2017, Simon has played an integral role in defining Hyundai’s design identity in China, spearheading introductions of new [...]