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Hyundai Motor Group is telling its business units to increase their dealings with other companies to head-off criticism that inter-subsidiary dealings are boosting the wealth of chairman Chung Mong-koo's children.

Chevrolet says the Trax will not compete with the Opel/Vauxhall Mokka, its sibling model, even though both small SUVs will offer the same engines and transmissions.

Chevrolet says the Trax will not compete with the Opel/Vauxhall Mokka, its sibling model, even though both small SUVs will offer the same engines and transmissions.

CO2 emissions (or 'CO2s' as Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson calls them) are likely not the first thing on the potential Bentley buyer's checklist. Nonetheless the word 'emissions' was used no fewer than eight times in a press announcement of the new engine ahead of one of its many 2012 motor show appearances.

Two new high performance Audis have just gone on sale in the UK. Glenn Brooks tries them both.

Responding to price-dropping offers from other automakers on their electric vehicles, Honda will slash the lease deal for its Fit EV starting in June.

Faurecia said its efforts to reduce costs will be in place by the end of next month. The supplier plans to eliminate about 3,000 jobs in its home region.

A rise in profits at British luxury vehicle unit Jaguar Land Rover was not enough to offset an overall fall in fourth fiscal quarter after tax earnings at parent Tata Motors. Nonetheless, results were ahead of analysts' estimates.

General Motors Europe's Vauxhall brand is to launch the next VXR8 GTS in December, its version of Holden's just-announced HSV GEN-F GTS. Both are powered by the 576bhp supercharged V8 from the new Chevrolet Camaro ZL1.

Positioning is paramount in the car industry and Tata Motors' Jaguar Land Rover is in pole position according to Christian Stadler, associate professor of strategy at Warwick Business School in England. The school's WMG (Warwick Manufacturing Group), works closely with industry partners such as Tata and its JLR luxury vehicle unit, according to its website.

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BMW has revealed details and images of project F15, the third generation X5. The new model will have its public debut at September's Frankfurt motor show.

News 5 Aug, 2013

The new ready-built, entry-level Caterham Seven will feature a 660cc turbocharged Suzuki engine

News 5 Aug, 2013

The new ready-built, entry-level Caterham Seven will feature a 660cc turbocharged Suzuki engine

News 5 Aug, 2013

The new ready-built, entry-level Caterham Seven will feature a 660cc turbocharged Suzuki engine

News 5 Aug, 2013

The new ready-built, entry-level Caterham Seven will feature a 660cc turbocharged Suzuki engine

News 5 Aug, 2013

The new ready-built, entry-level Caterham Seven will feature a 660cc turbocharged Suzuki engine

Ford is joining rivals including Daimler, VW and PSA in offering a car-sharing scheme in Europe, where demand for the service is expected to surge to 15 million users by the end of the decade from 700,000 now.

McLaren forecasts that sales in Asia will more than double this year on demand from China as the carmaker prepares to open its first four dealerships in the market.

Automotive News Europe salutes the winners of the 2013 Rising Stars awards. Every day until June 12 one of the 18 winners will be featured. Today's Rising Star is Marc Girard, head of interior design at BMW.