Volvo Cars is aiming to sell a one million electrified cars by 2025. The Swedish company plans to achieve this aim by offering at least two hybrid versions of every model in its range and releasing its first all-electric car in 2019. ‘It is a deliberately ambitious target,’ said Håkan Samuelsson, president and chief executive [...]

From 2018, Messe Essen and Messe Frankfurt will jointly stage their premier global trade fairs as a co-located show in Frankfurt. From 11-15 September 2018 both the fair companies will stage, tyre exhibition, REIFEN in Frankfurt for the first time parallel to Automechanika in the new Hall 12. In addition, exhibitors at REIFEN will profit [...]

The Toyota Prius is the first car to have undergone Euro NCAP’s newest test of autonomous emergency braking (AEB) technology for pedestrians. In the tests, the standard fitted Toyota Safety Sense effectively recognised potential crashes with pedestrians and cars, helping it to achieve the first five star rating in 2016. By including this test as part [...]

The Netherlands’ could ban the sale of all diesel and petrol cars by 2025. A majority of the Dutch Parliament’s lower house have approved the bill, which would be the first in history. Motorists would still be able to drive their existing diesel and petrol cars, but all new models would have to be emissions-free. [...]

Visitors to the inaugural Automechanika Birmingham exhibition will be able to see the latest developments from around the world with exhibitors representing 30 key automotive countries. China alone will have 61 aftermarket and supply chain companies taking part, with Korea (16) and Taiwan (15) also well represented. The exhibition also boasts two national pavilions from [...]