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Hitachi to supply compact lithium-ion battery to Suzuki Swift Hybrid

By Autocar Pro News Desk calendar24 Jul 2017

The lithium-ion battery module features high performance and highly reliable battery cells combined into a single unit...

Hyundai Motor to begin production at Chongqing plant in China

By Autocar Pro News Desk calendar24 Jul 2017

Hyundai Motor and its local partner Beijing Automotive have jointly invested $1 billion (Rs 5,162 cr) in the Chongqing...

UK to become world leader in battery technology for electric vehicles

By Rachel Burgess, Autocar UK calendar24 Jul 2017

The government will invest £246m (Rs 2,421 cr) over four years in battery technology in a bid to lead the electric rev...

German car makers under EU cartel investigation

By Greg Kable, Autocar UK calendar21 Jul 2017

The EU has opened an investigation into claims that Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche and Volkswagen colluded on softw...

Audi begins voluntary recall of 850,000 V6 and V8 diesel cars

By Jimi Beckwith, Autocar UK calendar21 Jul 2017

Cars worldwide with six-cylinder and eight-cylinder diesel engines (V6/V8 TDI, EU5/EU6) will get new software.

Q1 FY2018 sees uptick in Ashok Leyland M&HCV market share

By Autocar Pro News Desk calendar21 Jul 2017

April-June 2017 period sees the manufacturer post gains in medium and heavy commercial vehicle segment.

Next-gen Bugatti Chiron to get electrified to enhance performance even more

By Jim Holder, Autocar UK calendar21 Jul 2017

Only electrification can improve on the Chiron's current performance, says CEO Wolfgang Dürheimer.

Volkswagen Truck and Bus sells 96,000 vehicles in H1 2017, up 8%

By Autocar Pro News Desk calendar20 Jul 2017

In the truck sector all three of the Volkswagen Truck & Bus brands recorded an increase in their sales figures. With a...

Skoda sells 585,000 units in H1 2017, up 2.8%

By Autocar Pro News Desk calendar20 Jul 2017

Skoda was able to record a positive result in India, where the manufacturer increased deliveries in June by 42.7 per c...

Porsche considers ditching diesel from 2020

By Autocar UK calendar20 Jul 2017

Chief executive Oliver Blume said current generation of diesel engines could be last