Ford is hoping to make a breakthrough in autonomous driving by testing vehicles on snow-covered roads. It argues that dry testing is one thing, but the parameters change significantly when the car’s sensors can’t see the road markings. Jim McBride, Ford technical leader for autonomous vehicles, said, ‘Weather isn’t perfect, and that’s why we’re testing [...]

The Volkswagen Group sold more than 9.93m in 2015, despite being rocked by the emissions scandal in September. VW reported that 3.43m customers in Western Europe bought one of its cars, a rise of 4.8 per cent on 2014. Growth in Spain and Italy was particularly strong, although the instability in Russia contributed to a [...]

Ford scientists and engineers are exploring how wearable technology can integrate with cars to improve driver safety. Smart watches, glasses and wrist bands are becoming ever-more popular, and Ford researchers at its new Automotive Wearables Experience laboratory in Michigan are examining the potential to link that information to in-vehicle technology. ‘We are evaluating many different [...]

Infiniti had a record-breaking year in 2015 with global sales of 215,250 vehicles, up 16% from the previous year. Overall, Infiniti achieved all-time high results in all of its four global regions – the Americas (US, Canada, Mexico, Latin America), EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa), China, and A&O (Asia and Oceania) – and in [...]

A new date for the 7th CLEPA Aftermarket Conference has been announced. The conference was due to take place in Belgium in November but was postponed following the terrorist attack in Paris. Instead, it will now be held on 10 March 2016, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel Airport in Brussels. The topics are ‘Future mobility’ [...]