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 [...]

Groupe PSA has announced its intention to manufacture the next generation Astra in two plants in Europe. The group has confirmed that the Russelsheim plant will manufacture Astra and that it is planned that the second plant will be Ellesmere Port in the United Kingdom. The decision on the allocation to the Ellesmere Port plant [...]

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) agreed a Co-operation Agreement with its Chinese counterpart, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM). The agreement was announced at a reception hosted by the Liam Fox MP, secretary of state for international trade and SMMT chief executive, Mike Hawes, and is designed to help develop mutual [...]