Car sales in western Europe enjoyed a 6.8% year on year rise in April, according to IHS Automotive. Sales of 1,200,253 units continued a strong start to 2016, with year-to-date sales in the region increasing by 7.4% to 4,859,085. April’s sales results meant that the seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) for the region crept up [...]

Last year nearly 12 million consumers took out usage-based auto insurance (UBI) – but if that sounds like a lot wait until you see the projected figure for 2023. According to a new report from IHS Automotive, UBI could attract up to 142 million subscribers globally within the next seven years, driven by a technical [...]

PSA Group and DFM have agreed to design a new electric platform for B and C segment vehicles for the Peugeot, Citroën, DS and Dongfeng brands from 2019. The two have been working together for the past year developing the Common Modular Platform (CMP), and have now agreed to design an electric version (e-CMP) as [...]

There are now more electric charging stations in Japan than traditional petrol stations. Nissan found that there are now more 40,000 recharge points in the country compared to under 35,000 filling stations. In comparison, there are only 9,000 public charging stations in the US and 114,500 petrol stations. Japan’s widespread charging network means range anxiety [...]

Tesla expects to sell up to 90,000 electric cars this year, and has brought forward its 500,000-unit annual production target by two years. Last year the company delivered just 50,000 cars globally. That figure was 14,810 for the first quarter of this year, below its 16,000 target, but the company has predicted 17,000 deliveries in [...]