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IN OCTOBER 1908, on a windy field at Farnborough, south-west of London, a handlebar-mustachioed former Wild West showman named Samuel Cody completed the first official controlled flight of a powered aeroplane in Britain. Since then many other pioneering aircr…

BOSTON & BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ClearMotion Inc., a global transportation technology company, has appointed Carl-Peter Forster to the Board of Directors and Christian Steinmann as CEO, effective immediately. Steinmann succeeds Shakee…

Geely has hedged its bets on a German startup which hopes to bring flying taxis to cities around the world, as the Chinese firm looks to branch out from its traditional automotive business ventures. The car maker has taken a minority stake in Volocopter, whi…

Geely (OTCPK:GELYY) is taking a minority stake in German flying taxi start-up Volocopter, the latest investment from the Chinese carmaker after it bought into Mercedes-Benz owner Daimler last year. The group's holding company is the lead investor in a financ…

By Joseph White DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co will use embedded Google technology to power navigation, voice activated controls and other vehicle infotainment functions starting in 2021, in a win for Alphabet Inc in the ra…

For the first time, the Fortwo and Forfour have different front-end looks, with Smart giving the four-seater a more dynamic profile than the familiar friendly face of the Fortwo. New rear tail-lamp designs also feature, while full LED headlamps are optional, …

BEIJING: Luxury carmaker Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) plans to launch 30 new or revamped vehicles in China in the next two years, it said on Wednesday (Sep 4), seeking to build on a recent recovery in sales in the world's biggest auto market. JLR, owned by India'…

BEIJING (Reuters) -- Factory activity in China shrank in August for the fourth month in a row as the United States ramped up trade pressure and domestic demand remained sluggish, pointing to a further slowdown in the world's second-largest economy. Persisten…

BEIJING (Reuters) - Factory activity in China shrank in August for the fourth month in a row as the United States ramped up trade pressure and domestic demand remained sluggish, pointing to a further slowdown in the world's second-largest economy. Persistent…

Smart is readying a facelift for its Fortwo and Forfour, and has previewed the updated design ahead of the city cars' Frankfurt motor show debut. Although the drawing shows off wider arches, larger wheels and a more rounded cabin than is likely to be the cas…