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Car sharing club Zipcar is targeting airports for new business utilising the infrastructure of its car rental parent Avis.

Toyota Motor president Akio Toyoda and two other Toyota executives earned more than JPY100m in the fiscal year to 31 March, 2013, reflecting the automaker's robust earnings, its annual financial report said.

Fiat has renewed a three-year, EUR2bn (US$2.64bn) revolving credit line, reportedly a vital step in its plan to acquire the Chrysler shares it does not already own.

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The facelifted Nissan Micra line-up is made up of three models,with a starting price of £9,950

Volkswagen is looking for volunteers among its work force in Wolfsburg to build its Golf hatchback during next month's three-week plant holiday to keep up with customer orders

News 24 Jun, 2013

Prices and specs for the new Nissan Note, which starts from £11,900 with first deliveries in October

Car retailing is set for sweeping changes as the sector reacts to technological change and adopts integrated 'bricks and clicks' models for marketing and sales, according to a Frost & Sullivan analyst speaking at a London conference.

Takehiko Kikuchi, currently deputy general manager of Asia and Oceania Department at Nissan Motor, will become president of Nissan Korea from 1 July.

GM is expected to name U.S. sales chief Alan Batey as the global head of Chevrolet, a person familiar with the plans said.

General Motors is expected to name United States sales chief Alan Batey as the global head of Chevrolet, The Wall Street Journal reported. CEO Dan Akerson has signaled for months his plans to install a global leader for the brand.

General Motors is expected to name Englishman Alan Batey, a former Vauxhall apprentice who is now the automaker's U.S. sales chief, as Chevrolet's global head, a report said.

Chery has confirmed the Celer hatchback and saloon will be launched in the first quarter of 2014, following delays building its first Brazilian plant, in Jacareí, 51 miles east of São Paulo City.

Pro² Automotive Engineering supplies professional driver services to the automotive industry. Here, Matthew Beecham talked with the company's MD, Simon Poole. A former investment banker and amateur racing driver, Poole set up Pro² in 2007 after winning a contract to supply Lotus with instructors for its permanent customer driving experience in Hethel, UK. The business has since blossomed to the point where its services are proving particularly popular in countries where the automotive engineering process is less developed.

Germany has put forward a new proposal to weaken European draft rules on vehicle CO2 emissions as it struggles to persuade other nations to help it protect its powerful car industry, EU sources said.

WEST COAST EDITOR MARK VAUGHN: Don't confuse this with the 545-hp Juke R, the one with the engine from the mighty Nissan GT-R. It is not that. Instead of a 3.

General Motors said Susan Docherty, president and managing director of Chevrolet and Cadillac Europe, will leave "to spend time with her family" effective 30 September.

Mike Ryan is primarily a stunt driver and stunt coordinator in the movies. You've seen his work in everything from "Fast and Furious 6" to the Ninja Turtles.

Tofas, a venture between Fiat and a Turkish partner, raised its forecast for growth in the country's car and van market this year as lower interest rates fuel purchases.

Chrysler Group's plan to put trailer hitches on 1.56 million Jeeps has brought peace with federal regulators at a bargain-basement price. But it's not likely to give occupants of those vehicles much more protection in rear-end crashes above 50 mph.