UK car production fell 22 percent in August to 71,000 cars because of the timing of holidays and repairs to a major plant but output so far in 2014 remains ahead of last year, the Society for Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said in a statement.
Most Chinese automakers continued to suffer steep sales declines last month in Russia, their main export market, according to the Moscow-based Association of European Businesses.
By Mia Taylor
The next time an Audi passes you on the road, look to see if there is a driver behind the wheel. That is, if you’re driving in California.
A team led by Dr. Michael Grätzel at EPFL (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) in Switzerland has developed a highly efficient and low-cost water-splitting cell combining an advanced perovskite tandem solar cell and a bi-functional Earth-abundant catalyst.
Renault’s big, boxy Espace large minivan will be transformed into a sleek-looking crossover that’s more in line with what European customers want.
