Volvo’s motorsport arm, Polestar, is not renewing its contract with V8 Supercars. The pair of Volvo S60 racecars driven by Kiwi flyer Scott McLaughlin and Australian Robert Dahlgren will finish out the 2016 season, the factory team said in a statement.
Hugely expensive development and unstable currency put a dent in the BMW’s sales boost of an impressive 5.9% across its three core brands.
Takata is expected to recall a further 35 million potentially explosive airbag inflators. NHTSA Administrator Mark Rosekind is expected to announce the recall today.
Fiat Chrysler and Google engineers are working side-by-side to develop a self-driving minivan. Automating the snappily-monikered 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid people mover marks the first time that Google has worked directly with a car company on A self-driving vehicle.
Jaguar and Land Rover Australia rolled out a new gong at its annual awards night, to recognise consistently exceptional customer service. Aside from the inaugural customer first award, the retailer of the year rewards top sellers and go-ahead dealerships.
Five-star crash test results have been awarded to the Hyundai Elantra and Kia Picanto - but a lack of advanced safety features were noted by ANCAP.
Toyota Material Handling Australia has capped off a record market share year in 2015 by receiving the highest recognition at the recent TMHI distributor awards.
With disgraced Mitsubishi’s reputation and share price rapidly going backwards earlier this month, Japan’s new car industry was taking a rare step forward. New car sales in Japan rose 1.6% for the year in April – recording its first growth in 16 months.
Hacking car systems will mean life in jail for those who get busted in Michigan. Following the FBI’s public service announcement warning people about risks of hacking into car software systems, the Michigan state senate is taking it seriously.
Nissan North America has said that 3.2 million cars are being called in with major safety problems where airbags or seat belts could fail in a crash.