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Hero Motors buys stake in British EV transmission company Hewland Engineering

autherAutocar Professional Bureau     calendar18 Jan 2021

The acquisition will enable Hero Motors to create a competitive single source entity to design and manufacture high-quality transmission products, particularly in the emerging EV segment, to OEMs across North America, Europe and India.

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Motherson Group enters Turkey, acquires Plast Met Group

By Mayank Dhingra calendar18 Jan 2021

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By Will Trinkwon, Autocar UK calendar16 Jan 2021

Set to produce about eight million vehicles a year, with promised revenues of over £150 billion, Stellantis will becom...

Global shortage of semiconductors compels car makers to halt production

By Felix Page, Autocar UK & Autocar Pro calendar16 Jan 2021

Audi, Honda, Toyota, Volkswagen and others have been forced to restrict production worldwide

FCA partners Wipro to establish Its first Global Digital Hub in India

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar15 Jan 2021

Wipro will build a skilled talent pool for FCA ICT India and develop capabilities around futuristic technologies.

Kia removes ‘Motors’ suffix in new brand strategy

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar15 Jan 2021

Removing the ‘Motors’ from its name (previously ‘Kia Motors Corporation’), Kia will expand into new and emerging busin...

PSA Group sales dropped 27.8% in 2020 due to Covid

By Mark Tisshaw, Autocar UK calendar14 Jan 2021

Just 2.5 million vehicles were sold across Peugeot, Citroen, DS and Opel-Vauxhall

Renault unveils 'Renaulution' transformation strategy

By James Attwood, Autocar UK calendar14 Jan 2021

French brand will expand its EV line-up and increase value; Alpine and Dacia also reinvented

ZF selects Microsoft and PwC Germany as strategic partners to build its digital manufacturing platform

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar14 Jan 2021

ZF says as all companies are members of the Open Manufacturing Platform other customers in the automotive industry wil...

Fears of EV material shortage loom large in Europe

By Autocar UK calendar14 Jan 2021

EU highlights that most of its cobalt, lithium and graphite is imported