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There won't be a shortage of custom-built Ford Mustangs at the

Operating profit at Volkswagen unit Skoda Auto fell 34.5% to EUR371m in the January-September period, the VW group said.

The 2015 Ford Mustang is nearing production. The proof is on Detroit's Woodward Avenue, where one of our readers spotted this mule in full camouflage.

The global transmissions market has changed rapidly in the recent past. The requirement for greater fuel efficiency in particular has brought a great deal of dynamism to the global transmission market. In this month's management briefing we bring you selected extracts from just-auto QUBE's research service, Global light vehicle transmissions and clutches market. This third instalment looks at market forecasts by transmission type.

News 1 Nov, 2013

A new usability report has revealed the top car retail websites in the UK

DIGITAL EDITOR ANDREW STOY: I'm old enough to remember when pickup trucks were work vehicles. They still are, but the modern crop of half-ton machines from

Chrysler Group CEO Sergio Marchionne acknowledged mistakes in the way the company developed and launched the

Toyota's SEMA show plans this year are egalitarian: they include cars involved with two separate contests on which you, the custom car enthusiast, can vote online to your heart's content.

Every year, hundreds of new cars and trucks pass through our fleet for evaluation, and we're always on the lookout for those dazzling few deserving more careful scrutiny for our top honors: The

Fiat Group CEO Sergio Marchionne says he is working "diligently" to prepare a possible share sale by Chrysler Group within the year.

Mercedes-Benz Malaysia hopes the government will introduce a fuel efficiency or low carbon emission-based tax in the upcoming National Automotive Policy (NAP).

Fiat worldwide shipments for its mass market car brands totaled nearly 1m units in the third quarter of 2013, in line with the prior year, but with a significant increase in Asia Pacific markets (APAC) (+73%), a reversal in trend in Europe (EMEA), up 4%, and stable volumes in NAFTA.

BorgWarner has posted third quarter net sales of US$1.8bn, up around 6% compared to the same period last year.

Fiat chief executive Sergio Marchionne has said the company's long-term goal is to own 100% of Chrysler.

Fiat's Serbian unit has halted production after a supplier was unable to deliver parts, the company said on Thursday. "Production ceased on Wednesday and we still don't know when it will resume," Fiat spokeswoman Aleksandra Rankovic said.

Fiat's Serbian unit has halted production after a supplier was unable to deliver parts, the company said today. The plant makes the 500L, which began sales in the United States this summer.

Michael Kendall is an inward investment manager at Tees Valley Unlimited, the Local Enterprise Partnership for Darlington, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar & Cleveland as well Stockton on Tees. He talked to Simon Warburton at the SMMT's recent 'Meet the Funder' day near Birmingham.

The maker of Subaru cars has lifted its already rosy full-year profit and sales forecasts on the back of a weaker yen and plans for a fifth-straight year of record sales in the United States.

VW Finance Chief Hans Dieter Poetsch said the carmaker's new MQB modular platform is already helping to cut costs, dismissing concerns that the technology is weighing on profit.

News 31 Oct, 2013

SEAT Leon Ecomotive prices and specs confirmed, first UK deliveries in January 2014