According to Reuters, Nissan plans to spend about $900m to build a new auto assembly plant in China which will increase production by 30%. Although the final talks are still being conducted, the plans are to build the new plant in Wuhan (Hubei province), with help from Nissan’s partner Dongfeng Motor Group. The total amount [...]

Organisers gathered representatives of institutions, universities and car, components and equipment manufacturers for the second edition of Autopromotec Conference – State of the Industry 2018. The event aimed at outlining the future reality that the automotive aftermarket will have to face in light of the new needs of mobility, the evolution of online life, technology [...]

Volkswagen plans for production volumes at its main plant in Wolfsburg to rise to around one million. Higher productivity will enable higher capacity utilization. The groundwork is being laid in Wolfsburg in order to bundle Golf production at one location. Coinciding with the launch of the Golf 8, Golf production in Zwickau and Puebla is [...]

A fleet of self-driving vans has gone into service in Texas, USA, in the world’s first full-scale fleet trial of fully autonomous technology. The vans, based on the Nissan e-NV200 electric vehicle, are operated by technology company Drive.ai and include information boards on the vehicles that explain to other road users what they are doing [...]

Some new Mercedes-Benz Vito, Porsche Macan and Cayenne vehicles have been stopped by Swiss authorities which had diesel engines that disguised emission levels, according to Reuters. The Astra road agency said in a statement that the halt will affect vehicles imported from 17 August of this year. The vehicles already registered in Switzerland must be [...]