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Many dealerships along the battered Eastern Seaboard are coming back online, some with limited operations, though, following Hurricane Sandy more than a week ago.

Renault is demanding pay and working time concessions from its French workers and warned that the outcome of talks may affect future production plans, unions said.

First Drive: 2013 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid

How-to lessons in hybrid technology.

With the 2013 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid, we see that VW intends to give Toyota a lesson. After a long period of disdain, VW first had only entered the category in 2011, and it was with the imposingly expensive Touareg Hybrid, which utilizes a nickel-metal hydride battery. Now the Germans have outfitted their best-selling Jetta with a parallel-hybrid system and a lithium-ion battery, and the result is impressive.

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The new 1,600bhp Bugatti Veyron will be the world's fastest supercar when it arrives next year

Gran Turismo creator Kazunori Yamauchi chose David Eckert's Ford Mach Forty as best in show at SEMA.

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More than a million drivers have converted to UK licence with no training

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All-new Toyota Prius will be capable of 90mpg and 70g/km emissions

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New hi-tech road paint is set to boost road safety, when it debuts in the Netherlands from next year

Suzuki's withdrawal from the U.S. auto market leaves struggling Mitsubishi as the Japanese automaker with the fewest U.S. sales. But Mitsubishi President Osamu Masuko today reiterated his commitment to the U.S.

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Updated Insignia VXR now does 170mph and costs less than £30,000

American Suzuki Motor Corp.'s impending bankruptcy provides the perfect opportunity to look back at the history of the brand, which arrived on American shores in 1985.

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Our spies have spotted the facelifted Mercedes E63 AMG on the road

Volvo Car Corporation has reported a fall of almost 6% in retail sales in the first 10 months of the year although it added that the decline is levelling off.

The US auto industry should be calm after the storm, according to Edmunds.com which expects a spike in vehicle sales from those who delayed purchases or need to replace vehicles following Hurricane Sandy.

Declining exports and poor sales at home are hurting South Korea's three foreign-owned carmakers Renault Samsung, GM Korea and Ssangyong.

GM will not build its next Chevrolet Cruze in Korea, raising the possibility that it might shift production to Europe to help boost efficiency at Opel.

GM will not build its next Chevrolet Cruze in Korea, raising the possibility that it might shift production to Europe to help boost efficiency at Opel.

GM said it won't build its next-generation Chevrolet Cruze small car in South Korea, raising the possibility that it might shift assembly to Europe to help boost efficiency at its money-losing unit there.