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EDITOR WES RAYNAL: I'll rarely turn down the chance to drive an ML, any ML. They are among the best midsize SUVs in the land. Expensive, but excellent. With that said, I like the ML350 Bluetec diesel best over the gas-powered ones.

An i30 was the one millionth car produced at Hyundai's factory in Nosovice, Czech Republic this week. Production started at the 'greenfield' plant on 3 November 2008, when a previous generation i30 model was Job One.

Glazing continues to play an important part in vehicle design, providing a combination of aesthetic, functional and structural properties. As a result, automakers are increasingly looking for their glazing suppliers to play a key role in the vehicle development process. Continuing just-auto's series of interviews with leading players in the vehicle glazing market, Matthew Beecham talked with NordGlass Group's CEO, Grzegorz Lajca. NordGlass develops and manufactures windscreens for the automotive sector, railway, shipping and construction industry.

Ford has strongly rebuffed questioning from the European Commission (EC) as to whether Spanish plans to grant state aid for its Valencia project are against regulations.

Ford has strongly rebuffed questioning from the European Commission (EC) as to whether Spanish plans to grant State aid for its Valencia project are against regulations.

News 17 May, 2013

All the razzmatazz from the Mercedes S-Class launch, which was held in an aircraft hangar near Hamburg

European car sales rose for the first time in 19 months as a gain in consumer sentiment in countries using the euro led to rebounds in Germany and Spain.

When Porsche GB invites you to the Scottish Highlands to drive its new Cayman, you tend to reschedule whatever else was in the diary. Glenn Brooks was just-auto's man on EasyJet to Inverness.

Videos 17 May, 2013

Watch a group of guys have fun in the sun with two Mazda MX-5s and a frisbee

We spend a lot of time on the Internet -- pretty much whenever we're not driving, writing about or working on cars.

News 5 Jun, 2013

The latest on the new BMW X5, including release date, price and rumours ahead of its Frankfurt Motor Show debut

A new Magneti Marelli Automotive Lighting plant has been opened in Foshan, Guangdong province, in southern China.

European car sales rose for the first time in 19 months on strong demand in the UK and a rebound in Germany. Registrations in April increased 2 percent to 1.08 million vehicles from 1.06 million cars a year earlier, industry association ACEA said.

A surprise policy shift in China is expected to give a boost to GM, Volkswagen Group and other foreign automakers planning to expand in the world's largest car market.

A federal judge in Kansas City, Kansas, ordered Dow Chemical to pay $1.2 billion in a price-fixing case involving chemicals used to make foam products in cars, furniture and packaging, according to court documents.

Russia's year-on-year car sales fell 8 percent in April after a decline of 4 percent in the previous month, the Association of European Businesses (AEB) said.

Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche was leaning back in the rear seat of a prototype Mercedes-Benz S-class sedan in 2010 when he realized it didn't recline far enough.

Fiat said the idea of moving the group's legal headquarters to the United States following a planned merger with Chrysler Group is not on the company's agenda.

At the groundbreaking for the Q5 plant in San Jose Chiapa, Mexico, Audi CEO Rupert Stadler offered another explanation for deciding not to locate in the United States: The European Union slaps a 10 percent tariff on U.S.-built vehicles.

The redesigned Audi Q7 that debuts next summer in Europe will weigh about 363kg less than the current model, company insiders said, adding that Audi is also planning a hybrid version of the next-generation large SUV.