Ford’s new ‘Weather Factory’ enables engineers to test forthcoming vehicles in the most demanding conditions from around the world. Altitudes higher than Mont Blanc, the tallest Alpine peak, vehicle and wind speed of up to 155mph, snow, glaring sunlight and rain are among conditions that will be simulated at Ford’s state-of-the-art Environmental Test Centre. As [...]

Alfa Romeo’s Giulia has been awarded the EuroCarBody 2016 title, one of the world’s most prestigious awards for body design organised by Automotive Circle International. Open to all car makers, the yearly competition includes a number of workshops in which the most innovative solutions in the sector are presented in detail. In addition to this, [...]

Volvo Cars has made several important updates to its 90 series cars, delivering new safety, powertrain and connectivity options. For the Swedish and Norwegian markets, Volvo Cars has applied its safety thinking to the connected car, delivering two new connected safety systems that will make their debut in the S90, V90 and XC90: Slippery Road [...]

Antonio Huertas, chairman and CEO of MAPFRE, is convinced the company is on track to meet the financial and strategic objectives assumed for 2016-2018. The message came as part of the MAPFRE Investor Day which saw 80 analysts and financial experts meet in Madrid. The initiative forms part of the company’s focus on transparency, designed [...]

Ford employees are tasked with secretly planting wrong and faulty parts onto the assembly line, as part of a process to ensure all new vehicles built at the plant in Valencia meet Ford’s rigorous quality standards. Ford employee, Xabier Garciandia’s working day involves literally trying to put a spanner into the works of one of [...]