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First Drive: 2015 Volkswagen Golf

This leading indicator is very positive.

There are first drives and there are preview drives, and this is definitely the latter. The new, seventh-generation Volkswagen Golf, which is just now being launched in Europe, won't be arriving in North America until the spring of 2014, likely as a 2015 model. The model year -- like a lot of other things about our version of the new Golf -- hasn't been decided yet, but we got a hint of what is to come with an early drive of the European version.

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Lithium-ion battery maker A123 Systems filed for U.S. bankruptcy protection Tuesday and said supplier Johnson Controls has agreed to acquire its automotive battery business.

Lithium-ion battery maker A123 Systems filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection today in federal Bankruptcy Court in Delaware and said Johnson Controls has agreed to acquire its automotive battery business.

Fisker Automotive will start production of the Atlantic in late 2014 or 2015, according to a Reuters report.

General Motors will begin production of the Cadillac ELR plug-in hybrid at an assembly plant in Detroit by late 2013, GM North America President Mark Reuss said today.

SAE International said it has approved a new technical standard that will dramatically reduce charging times for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and electric vehicles.

China's Lifan Group is prioritising its acquisition of Besiney in Uruguay and the establishment of its first overseas R&D centre in Brazil.

Ford has added the one-litre, three cylinder, EcoBoost petrol engine option to its European C-Max (five seats) and Grand C-Max (seven seat) MPV model line, claiming the powertrain delivers class-leading fuel efficiency and CO2 emissions.

Ford India has updated its 'emerging markets' Figo based on the previous generation European Fiesta hatchback.

Tata Motors' Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) unit sold 36,907 vehicles in September, up 22% year on year.

Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne will announce a new, scaled-back investment plan for Italy on Oct. 30, along with third-quarter results and new financial targets, union leaders said.

President Barack Obama has put $5 billion in taxpayer money behind his goal of having 1 million electric cars on U.S. roads by 2015. The Republican presidential ticket says it's money wasted on 'losers.

Videos 16 Oct, 2012

Mat Watson takes a high-speed ride in Mikko Hirvonen's WRC Citroen DS3 rally car.

Continental used a 600-square metre booth at this year's commercial vehicle show at Hanover to display its innovations for the automotive megatrends of safety, environment, information and the industry trend of efficiency. In the second of three interviews with Continental, Matthew Beecham talked with Klaus Hau, Executive Vice President, Sensors & Actuators, Continental Powertrain and Leif Reinhold, Business Development Director, Sensors & Actuators, Continental Powertrain to find out more.

Andy Higgins, the new managing director of Chevrolet UK from 1 October, is full of enthusiasm for both the brand and football - handy as his appointment coincided with news of Chevrolet becoming Manchester United's shirt sponsor starting with the 2014/2015 season.

Data released by ACEA for September car sales in the EU shows big declines in European car sales for a number of volume makers as car demand across the region fell for the twelfth consecutive month.

Chevrolet sales in western and central Europe from January to September 2012 rose 2.3% year on year to 157,000 cars while the overall market was down 8%.

French car orders fell 11 percent last month, led by a 30 percent drop at domestic automaker Renault, according to a dealership survey by a trade publication that was released on Tuesday.

News 16 Oct, 2012

Production version of the £400,000 Nissan Juke-R is ready for delivery

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