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Kia's global sales down 41% in April as Covid saps demand

autherAutocar Pro News Desk     calendar06 May 2020

April sales totalled 134,216 units (-41%); Korea sales up 20% to 50,361 units; sales outside of Korea down 55% to 83,855 units

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Volvo Cars records 44% drop in global April sales

autherAutocar Pro News Desk calendar05 May 2020

China sales registered growth in April as showroom traffic began to return to normal levels.

Mercedes-Benz develops retrofit driver-protection doors for Citaro city bus

autherAutocar Pro News Desk calendar05 May 2020

The separating pane is made of clear toughened safety glass and is 780 millimetres wide and almost 1400 mm high, and c...

Lanxess, Boge Elastmetall develop world’s first all-plastic brake pedal for electric sports car

autherAutocar Pro News Desk calendar05 May 2020

The all-plastic brake pedal is around 50 percent lighter than a comparable steel design, and the manufacturing process...

Ferrari presses restart button, full production from May 8

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The company has set up a ‘Back on Track’ programme that includes the introduction of several new practices which are a...

Karma Automotive showcases extended range E-Flex platform for CV applications

autherAutocar Pro News Desk calendar01 May 2020

Karma says the new EREV E-Flex Van platform provides the ability to have a flexible all-electric range up to 200 miles...

Covid-19 drags global car sales down by 39% in March

By Mayank Dhingra calendar29 Apr 2020

Lock-downs in key markets combined with widespread fear of economic uncertainty and panic among consumers contribute t...

Luc Donckerwolke leaves Hyundai Motor Group after two years as chief designer

By Lawrence Allan, Autocar UK calendar29 Apr 2020

Luc Donckerwolke, chief designer for Hyundai, Kia and Genesis, resigns; has left Hyundai Motor Group for personal reas...

Porsche to get into sports car making mode again from May 4

autherAutocar Pro News Desk calendar29 Apr 2020

A comprehensive catalogue of employee protection measures are in place for the Porsche factories in Zuffenhausen and L...

British-startup Urban Electric completes trial of pop-up EV charger

autherAutocar Pro News Desk calendar29 Apr 2020

The app-operated charge points deliver 7kW at each socket and retract fully underground when not in use, minimising th...