Groupe PSA has obtained a licence to start autonomous driving tests on open roads in China. The French company has been testing autonomous cars in France since 2015, but becomes the first French carmaker to do so in China. Its challenge will be to integrate Groupe PSA’s technology into the Chinese ecosystem since the environment, infrastructure, [...]

Automotive suppliers Hella and Plastic Omnium are entering into a strategic cooperation to accelerate the integration of exterior vehicle lighting technologies. Hella contributes to the collaboration through its competence in automotive lighting technology, while Plastic Omnium brings the expertise in plastics processing for exterior body parts. The plan is to also bundle the corresponding development [...]

A comprehensive report on the UK car body repair market, published by Trend Tracker, shows the total market value for UK primary car body repairs is expected to grow by 14% from £4.75bn in 2018 to £5.43bn in 2023, excluding VAT. The total market value is increasing at unprecedented levels, rising by 28.5% between December [...]

China’s largest ride-hailing operator Didi Chuxing and BAIC have set up a joint venture to develop new energy vehicles and artificial intelligence solutions. Didi is working with Beijing Electric Vehicle Co., a unit of state-owned BAIC, to develop ‘next-generation connected-car systems.’ BAIC-Xiaoju New Energy Auto Technology Co. Ltd is the first joint venture between Didi [...]