There will be more than 22.3 million connected cars on the roads by the end of the year, according to Frost & Sullivan. That is up from 17.8 million last year. It said that, as a result, OEMs can no longer wait for regulation to encourage innovation and must instead form visionary partnerships with tech [...]

Passenger car registrations in the European Union (EU) jumped by 16% year-on-year (y/y) during May as many markets in the region benefited from a positive calendar affect reports IHS Automotive. According to data published by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA), the number has risen from 1,110,437 units to 1,288,220 units. This has further contributed [...]

General Motors (GM) has chosen Ontario, Canada, to significantly expand its engineering and software development work. General Motors will build a major software development centre in Markham and upgrade its cold weather testing facility in Kapuskasing, doubling the length of its test track. The company will also expand its Ontario-based engineering team by more than [...]

Axalta Coating Systems celebrated 150 years of history by looking to the future with the launch of its newly-expanded European Technology Center (ETC) in Wuppertal, Germany last week. Journalists from all over Europe, including bodyshop magazine deputy editor Alan Feldberg, were invited to celebrate the June 8 launch with Axalta’s leadership team, headed by chairman [...]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk believes Apple will have a slice of the electric car market by 2020. At a press conference last week he predicted Apple would provide competition for Tesla in the future, suggesting that the tech company could begin volume production within four years. Although there is nothing to back up his claims, [...]