Jaguar Land Rover is recalling nearly 36,500 Range Rover Evoque sport utility vehicles in China after local media reported the British luxury carmaker used faulty gearboxes in models made in 2014 and 2015.
The Chinese media has also accused Nissan, Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz of overcharging and they have apologised.
UK engine manufacturers produced 207,773 units in February, 414,459 so far this year.
Exports were stable in February, while home market is still strong year-to-date and the outlook is positive as major investments set to come to fruition in coming year.
Details of the new peak hourly trains between Aberystwyth and Shrewsbury and extra services on the Heart of Wales rail lines have been announced by Transport Minister Edwina Hart.
The times for the new services, funded by the Welsh Government, have been published in the Arriva Trains Wales timetable from 17 May.
BMW’s decision to add a car plant in Mexico was motivated by a desire to reduce its reliance on the cooling Chinese market, CEO Norbert Reithofer told Automotive News Europe.
Reithofer said the automaker decided to increase its exposure in the NAFTA region to serve as a counterweight to China, where the annual growth rate in unit sales is dropping, which is shrinking profits.