The Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles and Volkswagen Group Components are extending the suspension of production at their German plants for a further five working days. This is partly a result of the continued fall in demand for vehicles and the challenges still faced by the supply chain due to the coronavirus crisis. [...]

Kia Motors Europe has named Won-Jeong Jeong as president, overseeing the brand’s European operations. He will oversee the launch of Kia’s new brand identity in Europe, through which Kia aims to raise perceptions of the brand as a leader in electrification. Jeong said: “Kia’s corporate and product design identity is being revamped in order to [...]

British car manufacturing fell 0.8% in February, but the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has warned of a far more drastic decline to come. It found that some 122,171 vehicles rolled off production lines in the month, representing a loss of just over 1,000 units compared with February 2019. However, the figures come [...]

UK commercial vehicle production declined -13.6% in February, with 7,980 vans, trucks and buses manufactured, according to the latest figures released today (27 March) by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The performance follows a bumper February in 2019 when output grew by more than half ahead of key model changes, and reflects the cyclical nature of [...]

Ageas has become “the first UK insurer to employ artificial intelligence to create end-to-end assessments and estimates of vehicle damage” , it was announced today. Ageas is using an AI solution developed by technology company Tractable to support some of the complex tasks that a human assessor would normally carry out when evaluating vehicle damage. [...]