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Porsche Cars Canada announced Porsche Centre Vancouver as the fourth Porsche Classic Partner (PCP) in Canada following Porsche Centre Victoria in 2016, Pfaff Porsche in 2017, and Porsche Centre Lauzon in 2019. Vancouver is the second PCP on the west coast, 17th PCP in North America and 78th globally. The Porsche Classic Partner program was

Stellantis is rebranding its retail division across Europe and Morocco as Stellantis &You, Sales and Services, following the merger of PSA Retail with Motor Village. The new name brings together 11,300 collaborators in 12 countries under one single banner. Robins & Day, the manufacturer-owned retail group, will be be-branded as Robins & Day by Stellantis

Allison is to supply 220 T2100 xFE transmissions to First Bus in the UK. The order is for the retrofitting of all ADL Enviro 200, Optare Solo and Optare Versa buses in the First Bus fleet currently equipped with Allison’s T2100 transmission. It follows trials, which showed improved fuel consumption by 8.5% when upgraded with

Hyundai Mobis has announced what it claims is the world’s first urban Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) called the Mobis Parking System (MPS), which integrates Narrow Space Assistance (NSA), Reverse Assistance (RA), and Remote Smart Parking Assistance (RSPA). With the MPS, the car is able to drive itself through a narrow street by avoiding obstructions,

Autoliv and SSAB have initiated a collaboration to research and develop fossil-free steel components for automotive safety products, such as airbags and seatbelts. A new process aims to replace coking coal, traditionally needed for ore-based steelmaking, with hydrogen. Autoliv maintains the result will be the world’s first fossil-free steelmaking technology, with no carbon footprint. “We

Philippines vehicle market down 10% in October The Philippines market is coming back from the August low, but is still well under pre-pandemic levels. New vehicle sales in the Philippines continued to decline in October 2021, by almost 10% to 22,581 units from 25,023 units a year earlier, according to member wholesale data released jointly

Sales of imported light passenger vehicles in South Korea fell by a further 8% to 18,764 units in October 2021 from 20,406 units in the same month of last year, according to registration data released by the Korea Automobile Importers & Distributors Association (KAIDA). This follows a 7% decline in September and reflects mainly the

General Motors plans to launch ten new electric vehicle (EV) models in South Korea by 2025, as part of its gradual shift to zero-emission vehicles, according to a senior executive at the US automaker. Steve Kiefer, GM’s senior vice-president, told reporters at a press conference held at the Bupyeong plant – owned by its local

Daimler Truck is readying for a Frankfurt stock market listing on December 10th and  expects to qualify for the DAX – the group of Germany’s most valuable listed companies – in the first quarter of 2022. “We have a clear ambition for Daimler Truck: We’re committed to achieving higher profitability and to going full speed