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News 20 Aug, 2013

The new BMW i8 is expected to go on sale in late 2013, with a price tag of around £100,000

News 20 Aug, 2013

The new BMW i8 is expected to go on sale in late 2013, with a price tag of around £100,000

News 20 Aug, 2013

The new BMW i8 is expected to go on sale in late 2013, with a price tag of around £100,000

News 17 Sep, 2013

The new BMW i8 is expected to go on sale in late 2013, with a price tag of around £100,000

News 17 Sep, 2013

The new BMW i8 is expected to go on sale in late 2013, with a price tag of around £100,000

News 17 Sep, 2013

The new BMW i8 is expected to go on sale in late 2013, with a price tag of around £100,000

News 26 Jul, 2013

The new BMW i8 is expected to go on sale in late 2013, with a price tag of around £150,000

Nissan's head of sales and marketing in Europe, Paul Willcox, has left the automaker to pursue other opportunities. Guillaume Cartier will succeed Willcox.

Nissan's head of sales and marketing in Europe, Paul Willcox, has left the automaker to pursue other opportunities. Guillaume Cartier will succeed Willcox.

Hyundai Motor affiliate Kia Motors second-quarter net profit jumped 7.8% from a year earlier on the back of brisk overseas sales - mainly in China.

Mercedes-Benz says it is confident the decision by a French court to allow its A, B and CLA models to be re-registered in the country following the suspension of a certification freeze will allow it to resume normal business operations.

France took formal steps to outlaw sales of several Mercedes models, upping the stakes in a standoff over Daimler's use of a refrigerant banned by the EU.

France took formal steps to outlaw sales of several Mercedes models, raising the stakes in a standoff over Daimler's use of a refrigerant banned by the EU.

The Toyota group sold 4.91m units in the first half of 2013, making it the world's top car seller in the period for the second straight year.

New vehicle sales in the ASEAN region's six main markets grew by just 4.9% to 888,240 units in the second quarter of 2013, from 847,105 units a year earlier, according to data compiled by AsiaMotorBusiness.com from various industry sources.

New vehicle sales in the ASEAN region's six main markets grew by just 4.9% to 888,240 units in the second quarter of 2013, from 847,105 units a year earlier, according to data compiled by AsiaMotorBusiness.com from various industry sources.

More than half of China's listed auto companies enjoyed an improved first half performance in 2013 over last year with higher net profits compared with a year ago.

Daihatsu's group net profit in the April-June quarter rose 13.2% from a year earlier to JPY23.28bn (US$23m), a record high for the period as a result of a weaker yen and increased overseas sales, particularly in Indonesia and Malaysia.

BMW said it is fully prepared to meet the Unite union in the UK to further discuss plans to change its pension arrangements for new employees.

Renault has posted an operating margin of EUR583m (US$628m) million in the first half of 2013, although recorded a provision of EUR512m to cover its exposure in Iran.