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Forget what you learned from watching and#8220;Leave it to Beaverand#8221; reruns: The late 1950s were hardly a golden age in America.

General Motors has dismissed speculation its ties with China's SAIC Motor are fraying, saying the partnership is thriving and the two car makers are discussing further collaboration in Indonesia.

With January to September sales of 5.5m and a combined global market share of 8.8%, Hyundai and Kia could overtake the Renault-Nissan Alliance to become the world's fourth biggest carmaker this year.

Uncertainty continues to surround any precise start date for current GAZ Group CEO, Bo Andersson, to potentially head up rival, AvtoVAZ, although indications are emerging from Russia this could be as early as January.

Sergio Marchionne is finalizing a deal with local partner Guangzhou Automobile to make the Jeep Cherokee SUV in China, sources say.

Sergio Marchionne is turning to Jeep in a bid to rescue a stalled entry into China's car market.

Hyundai Motor is under mounting pressure from the Mexican government to build a new manufacturing plant in the Latin American country or face restrictions on importing its vehicles, an industry source has said.

Fiat's China joint venture plans to build an assembly plant in the south China city of Guangzhou to build up to 160,000 SUVs and electric cars annually, a local newspaper reported.

Toyota is maintaining its lead over rivals General Motors and Volkswagen this year, with January-September global sales figures showing its sales up 0.1% year on year as it closes in on a record annual profit.

Volswagen group premium brand unit Audi's chief executive Rupert Stadler said western European markets will not recover before the end of the decade.

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Vauxhall Astra 2015: latest information including price, release date and specs

Yorozu said it plans to increase its production capability in the US to more than 1.2m units a year on the back of increased vehicle sales.

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 second feature looks at the political and economic background in which the sector operates.

Daihatsu's global production hit a record high for the first half of the 2013 business year led by strong demand in southeast Asia.

BMW CEO Norbert Reithofer was correct when he said this week the automaker doesn't need a bigger stake in SGL. What he didn't say is the reason why: BMW already indirectly controls the carbon fiber supplier.

Combined domestic production by eight major Japanese automakers in September rose 12.8% year on year to 827,139 units, up for the first time in 13 months.

Ford Motor Co.'s Romanian unit will halt production of the B-Max for 13 days in November, its third straight month of stoppages at the plant in response to weak European demand.

Ford's Romanian unit will halt production of the B-Max for 13 days in November, its third straight month of stoppages at the plant in response to weak European demand.

Following receipt of regulatory approvals, Fiat Group Automobiles' acquisition of the 50% stake in VM Motori held by General Motors is now complete.

Tenneco has reported third quarter net income of US$12m, including US$59m in restructuring expenses, compared to Q3 2012 net income of US$125m.