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Seat's new old-Audi-A4-based Exeo flagship, on sale here in the UK from 2 April, enters what the company is calling "a sliver of space" between the sub-premium cars like the Honda Accord and VW Passat and the volume cars such as Ford Mondeo, Peugeot 407 and Vauxhall Insignia. Full story...

Fitch Ratings cut its ratings on PSA/Peugeot-Citroen, Renault and Fiat to junk territory today, citing concerns about profitability. Full story...

Renault and PSA/Peugeot-Citroen are increasingly worried about the financial health of their suppliers and are looking for ways to help them, senior executives said today. Full story...

Czech carmaker Toyota Peugeot Citroen Automobile (TPCA) has postponed a plan to boost production capacity to 340,000 cars this year, due to the global downturn. Full story...

One slip up, one extra minute in the pits and the story might be different. Yet it's a familiar story with a familiar ending - Audi debuts a new car with a victory at Sebring. The German marque posted win No. 1 for the Audi R15 TDI on Saturday as Allan McNish, Dindo Capello and Tom Kristensen beat Peugeot at the 57th Twelve Hours of Sebring. Full story...

Scott Dixon shocked Sebring International Raceway on Thursday with the overall pole position for the 57th 12 Hours of Sebring, upsetting factory diesel powers Audi and Peugeot in the first round of qualifying for the 2009 American Le Mans Series. Full story...

Peugeot can lay claim with some justification to inventing the folding metal roof coupe cabriolet with the 'Eclipse' system first seen on its 301 in 1934. Full story...

The Peugeot 3008 is an addition to the French carmaker's compact 308 range and follows a trend toward crossovers, in this case combining minivan and SUV characteristics. Full story...

Fiat Group and PSA/Peugeot-Citroen today denied an Italian newspaper report that the two companies could merge their automotive operations. Full story...

Fiat Group and PSA/Peugeot-Citroen today denied an Italian newspaper report that the two companies could merge their automotive operations. Full story...

Fiat Group and PSA/Peugeot-Citroen today denied an Italian newspaper report that the two companies could merge their automotive operations. Full story...

Fiat Group and PSA/Peugeot-Citroen today denied an Italian newspaper report that the two companies could merge their automotive operations. Full story...

A strike at a one of its suppliers has forced PSA/Peugeot-Citroen to suspend production at its Sochaux factory in eastern France. Full story...

Shares in Renault and PSA Peugeot Citroen rose sharply today on market talk of a merger between the two groups. Full story...

Malaysia's Naza Group is reportedly in talks with PSA Peugeot-Citroen to jointly develop a compact car. Full story...

French carmaker PSA/Peugeot-Citroen is negotiating a syndicated credit line worth around 1-1.2 billion euros ($1.26 billion), a company spokesman said . Full story...

The 79th Geneva Motor Show has opened its doors to the media preview days. Concept car highlights include the Nissan Qazana, Infiniti Essence, Ford Iosis Max, Dacia Duster, Frazer-Nash Namir by Giugiaro,  BMW 5 Series GT, Rolls-Royce 200EX and Aston Martin Lagonda. Production debuts include the new Volkswagen Polo, Mercedes-Benz E-Class coupe, Peugeot 3008 and Toyota Verso.

We will have ongoing reports of the most significant debuts in our show Highlights, with in-depth Design Reviews and an extensive Photo Gallery of our own images coming soon. Until then, be sure to check out our Photo Galleries section for all the press images of the new cars on show...

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Peugeot UK driver Kris Meeke has won the all-gravel Curitiba Rally in Brazil, round two of the IRC series. Full story...

Peugeot UK driver Kris Meeke has won the all-gravel Curitiba Rally in Brazil, round two of the IRC series. Full story...

German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung has reported that PSA Peugeot-Citroen and BMW are discussing an expansion of their existing cooperation. Full story...