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It has cut back to developing two shared platforms

PSA Peugeot-Citroën’s poor Q3 financial results may scuttle its partnership with GM and force it into the ownership of Chinese automaker Dongfeng. PSA has €12.11 billion in revenue for the third quarter, a 5.8% decline compared to ...

It hopes to save €1 billion in product costs in 2014

Volkswagen spent billions developing its modular MQB platform and updating its factories to build it. But according to Volkswagen finance boss Hans Dieter Poetsch, the platform is already saving the company money. Volkswagen Group expects to h...

The companies have already worked on two models together

Daimler and Tesla have been working together for the last several years, and Daimler says that it would like to continue to cooperation on future electric models. "I told my guys, go back to Tesla and look for other opportunities. We want...

The latest test is meant to evaluate the best way to pay for charging

Toyota will run a test of its EV charging infrastructure from November 15, 2013, to March 15, 2014, in Gamagori City, Toyohashi City, Nishio City and Kota Town, Japan. The test will include 40 chargers, in addition to the 32 chargers that were...

Nissan has eight dealers in the New York area selling the taxis

Nissan sold its first NV200T taxi in New York on October 18, and it served its first passenger on October 23 by taking a person from JFK International Airport to the intersection of 13th Street and 6th Avenue in Manhattan. “We are excite...

The upgrade also improves the physics and adds new game modes

Renault is partnering with mobile game developer Gameloft for the update to Asphalt 8: Airborne on iOS and Android devices. The latest car added to the game with the update is the Renaultsport Clio 200. It will hold a 10-day competition in the gam...

He has said in the past that he does not want to stay in F1 his whole career

Adrian Newey says that he has no intention to leave his position as chief technical officer at Red Bull Racing. He had previously hinted that he did not want to spend his entire career working in F1. "Yes. The joy of working with this tea...

The replacement is due in 2015

Andy Palmer, Nissan head of global product planning, hints that the next generation GT-R is due in 2015, and it will use a hybrid powertrain to improve emissions and performance. “There is an inevitability about electrification of all ca...

It was a huge success for Opel and one of its bestselling cars ever

Opel is looking back on the fall of 1988 when it first introduced the Vectra as its new mid-size sedan as a replacement for the Ascona. In its first generation, the Vectra became Opel’s most successful mid-size model until that time. The...

NASCAR and the FIA WEC go racing this weekend and that is all

It is a small week for international racing this weekend. There is the penultimate NASCAR race of the season in Arizona, and the penultimate race for the World Endurance Championship as it heads to China for the Six Hours of Shanghai at the Shangh...