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Clear as daylight when you look at it: Nissan needed help with the world's dreariest luxury brand, the Invisibiliti. Daimler needed help with the cost of becoming a full-range manufacturer and dealing with Smart which is well past its best. Full story...

The wraps will come off the firm's new challenger at 11am GMT on April 8th.

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Toyota intends to aggressively defend itself against lawsuits and "speculation" about its safety credentials in the wake of a series of large recalls, a top US executive has said. Full story...

First pictures and full details of Audi's updated TT Coupe and Roadster. Full story...

First spy shots of Vauxhall's all-new seven seater family car

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Daimler could not have financed the third generation of its small car brand Smart alone, CEO Dieter Zetsche said in Brussels on Wednesday. Full story...

Germany's top three premium automakers posted strong sales growth in China in the first quarter. Audi was up 77% to 51,449 vehicles. BMW's group sales more than doubled to 34,179 vehicles and Daimler's volume rose 105 percent to 24,100 units. Full story...

A four-seat Smart car developed jointly by the Daimler-Renault-Nissan alliance is likely to be sold in the United States, said Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche. Full story...

BYD Auto Co. will display five new gasoline models at the Beijing auto show later this month. Full story...

Three products of Chery Automobile, two compact sedans and a small SUV, arrived at dealer showrooms in Serbia in early March. The two cars are the 1.6-liter A3 and the 1.3-liter A1. Full story...

Faced with one of the worst crises in the car industry, and forced to jettison an ambitious growth program for Renault while suffering a loss at Nissan, Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn did what he likes best and pulled off a deal. Full story...

Faced with one of the worst crises in the car industry, and forced to jettison an ambitious growth program for Renault while suffering a loss at Nissan, Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn did what he likes best and pulled off a deal. Full story…

Renault SA, Nissan Motor Co. and Daimler AG said on Wednesday they would swap stakes and jointly develop cars in a tie-up aimed at gaining scale and sharing costs. Full story…

Nissan and Daimler could make vehicles at each other's factories in the US as part of the three-way alliance with Renault announced in Brussels today. Full story...

American artist Jeff Koons unveils his design for the 17th BMW art car

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Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche today forged a small-car and powertrain alliance with Renault SA and Nissan Motor Co. Full story...

Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche today forged a small-car and powertrain alliance with Renault SA and Nissan Motor Co. Full story...

Just two days after Audi unveiled the A1 at the Geneva motor show– the smallest, least expensive car in the company’s rapidly expanding lineup–it unleashed one of its most expensive, most outrageous cars to date: the R8 spyder. Full story…

Special edition VXR model arrives with plenty of kit, but no extra performance

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