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New vehicle sales in Malaysia increased by close to 21% to 55,358 units in October, compared with 53,615 units sold a year earlier, according to data released by the Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA).

Teijin Limited has announced that its 'Eco Circle' plant-fibre based bio-polyester has been selected for use in the seats and interior trim surface of the new Nissan Leaf.

French plastic processing group Plastic Omnium will cut its German output by halting the production of auto fenders, the company said.

Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) and Investindustrial, a European private-equity fund based in Switzerland, are reportedly bidding for a substantial stake to take control of Aston Martin.

Research into emission control, process and low carbon technologies by Johnson Matthey will be supported by a GBP100m (US$160m) loan agreed with the European Investment Bank (EIB).

Schaeffler has unveiled revenue for the first nine months of this year up 4.2% to EUR8.4bn (US$10.9bn), with EBIT margin of 13.6% and free cash flow of EUR92m.

Johnson Matthey has posted half year sales excluding precious metals (sales) 1% ahead at GBP1.3bn (US$2.08bn), with underlying profit before tax down 6% at GBP191m and flat underlying earnings per share.

Ford is cutting a shift at the Romanian factory that builds the B-Max model just weeks after launching the small minivan. The automaker will also offer buyouts to some hourly workers.

Ford is cutting a shift at the Romanian factory that builds the B-Max model just weeks after launching the small minivan. The automaker will also offer buyouts to some hourly workers.

The Winged Warrior is back. Dodge is resurrecting one of its most famous namesand#8212;Daytonaand#8212;as an option package on the Hemi-powered

New vehicle sales in Thailand rose by 233% to 142,839 units in October, compared with 42,834 units in the same month last year - when the market was severely affected by severe floods across large parts of the country.

Renault plans a joint venture to build cars in China with Dongfeng Motor, the country's second-largest automaker, a report said.

Whenever Chrysler-Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne appears in public, TV crews jostle to beam his words around the globe. Amid the push and shove it's easy to miss the tall, curly-headed young man who often looks on from the sidelines. He's John Elkann.

Having languished for decades in a crowded field of mass-market nameplates, Mazda will reposition itself as a more premium brand, Mazda Motor Corp. CEO Takashi Yamanouchi said.

Automakers are embracing online video ads for millennials for an obvious reason: That's where young shoppers' eyeballs are; they're buyers who appreciate the offbeat and humorous.

Honda's Civic redo, Ford's people-mover version of the Transit Connect and a redesigned Subaru Forester will be among the attention-getters at the Los Angeles Auto Show that begins this week.

The weak European market is slowing Kia's growth plans in the region. A target of 3 percent market share, originally set for 2013 and then delayed to 2015, has been postponed to 2016 or 2017.

Klaus Busse is tall and lanky with giant hands and an outsized smile. His standard attire is a light-gray windbreaker worn over a faded T-shirt and jeans.

A German worker has found a way to save time by turning his car into a mobile office -- literally. It's not the safest way to drive or work...

You would think that the patrol officers who caught him would agree, but the man only received a ticket for speeding since they couldn't prove that he was using his electronic devices while driving.

As the use of cell phones behind the wheel is the target of a growing number of safety campaigns, what should we make of this guy?

Source: Caradisiac