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Carmakers are going back to the drawing board in the hunt for fuel-saving technologies as hopes that electric vehicles will be the silver bullet for CO2 emissions look increasingly forlorn.

Automakers are rethinking fuel-saving technologies for passenger cars as hopes dampen that electric vehicles will play a big role in cutting CO2 emissions.

Volkswagen has joined German compatriot Daimler in deciding not to use a new air-conditioning refrigerant developed by U.S. firms Honeywell and DuPont in its cars.

Volkswagen has joined Daimler in deciding not to use a new air-conditioning refrigerant developed by Honeywell and DuPont in its cars.

PSA Peugeot Citroen has inked a deal with Agromash Holding for the assembly and distribution of the French automaker's passenger cars and LCVs in Kazakhstan.

A hybrid version of Infiniti's JX seven-passenger crossover, rebadged the QX60, makes its debut at the

Nissan Motor and Mitsubishi Motors announced the model names and showed the exterior designs of their jointly-developed new minicars for the Japanese market.

Safety enhancements helped Honda Motor Co. and

TRW has been active in keyless entry for many years, albeit as a relatively small player. Similar radio-frequency (RF) technology underpins both keyless entry and tyre pressure monitoring systems (TPMS), the latter being a technology in which TRW is one of the leading global players Ian Henry spoke to Andy Whydell, TRW's Senior Manager for Global Electronics Product Planning, and Tim Hannon, Sales Manager, RF Products about the company's activities in the sector and market trends.

Ally Financial, the auto lender majority-owned by the federal government, disputed results of the Federal Reserve's stress tests, calling the analysis "fundamentally flawed."

Maruti Suzuki India will suspend production of petrol cars at one of its plants on Saturday, a company executive has said, as the automaker looks to cut inventory amid slowing sales.

PSA says a deal with the Russian company Agromash Holding to assemble cars in Kazakhstan could generate more than 300 jobs in France.

The 18th annual Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance certainly isn't the first classic car event of 2013, but the show -- held on the Atlantic shores of Amelia Island, Fla.

Honda will need more time to turn around its European business. 'We want to be profitable within three years, by 2016,' Honda Europe President Manabu Nishimae said.

French supplier Plastic Omnium said it plans to close its Belgian bumper manufacturing plant this summer in response to shrinking car sales in Europe.

Infiniti will offer a hybrid version of its seven-passenger JX crossover in 2014, moving the luxury brand deeper into an alternative-powerplant strategy.

For the 2013 Rav4 redesign, Toyota focused on improving fuel efficiency, handling and looks.

The week's industry highlight undoubtedly was the Geneva show. I wasn't there so, without further ado, let me refer you to our cleverly packaged coverage here and especially the comprehensive reviews just published. Mine's a BMW 3GT, if you're asking.

BMW regained the luxury lead from Audi after its vehicle sales rose 7 percent to 114,908 last month as increased demand in China, the UK and Russia offset weakness in Germany and other parts of Europe.