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ASSOCIATE EDITOR GRAHAM KOZAK: I had been in a Hyundai Azera once before this car arrived in our fleet.

Honeywell has named Terrence Hahn president and CEO of its Transportation Systems division, which is a leading maker of turbocharges that counts on Europe for more than half its sales. He starts May 20.

News 10 May, 2013

A one-off MINI Paceman designed by Roberto Cavalli has been revealed

Facebook is in talks to acquire Israeli mobile satellite navigation start-up Waze for US$800m to US$1bn, according to the business daily Calcalist.

News 10 May, 2013

New Lexus IS 250 price: £26,495. Leuxs IS 300h price: £29,495. On sale now

While visiting Brazil recently, Fiat and Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne told president Dilma Rousseff the automaker would spend an extra US$4.5bn in her country in 2013-2016, much of it to relaunch the Jeep brand.

Paul Philpott, Kia UK President and CEO, believes that the integration of offline and online 'customer journeys' is the key to meeting future customer demands.

News 10 May, 2013

Small Maserati sports car looks increasingly likely, according to its chief

Nissan today reported a 46.1 percent rise in its quarterly net profit to 110 billion yen ($1.11 billion).

Nissan today reported a 46.1 percent rise in its quarterly net profit to 110 billion yen ($1.11 billion). The automaker forecasts global retail sales will rise to 5.3 million vehicles in the current business year that ends in 2014, up from 4.

With about two solid shopping days left to secure the best possible gift for Mom for Mother's Day, we thought we'd contribute a few ideas to get the ball rolling.

Videos 10 May, 2013

Check out how the concept of the BMW 3 Series Touring came about as an after-hours project

Videos 10 May, 2013

Take a look at this clever Micro Machines stop-motion animation involving a car, a truck, and a deer

Hyundai Motor is considering building a fourth car plant in China, its vice chairman said today, as the company seeks to increase production overseas to counter the effect of a firm local currency, a falling yen, and labor issues.

Infiniti has named powertrain specialist Toshihiro Hirai as global head of product planning as it tries to strengthen the marque's identity.

Audi of America President Scott Keogh is presiding over a brand with momentum, with U.S. sales up 16 percent through April and a batch of new vehicles launched or on tap.

Longtime auto supplier executive Charles "Chip" McClure has departed as chairman, CEO and president of commercial truck supplier Meritor.

A major warehouse supplying parts to a Renault-Nissan plant in India was almost destroyed by fire early on Thursday, but the incident is unlikely to affect alliance operations in the country, Nissan said today.

Strong April UK car sales and a solid rebound in Germany last month will help western Europe end 18 consecutive months of year-on-year declines, analysts predict.

According to reports, long-time open wheel team owner, Derrick Walker is about to become IndyCar's new president of racing operations, and a formal announcement is expected next week.

Although the news is not yet official, we know that Ed Carpenter has already informed his crew that his team manager would be moving to pursue other opportunities.

The Scott has always been well respected for his abilities to be competitive with a small budget, foster good relationships with sponsors and call smart races as a strategist.

Walker has been in racing for quite a long time; having managed first Roger Penske's Formula 1 effort in the late 1970s. Then, he stayed with Penske to become his team manager in the CART series in the ‘80s. He then took over the Porsche IndyCar programme.

In 1991, he started his own team -- Walker Racing -- and ran it for 18 years before shutting it down in 2008 after he could not find sponsorship.

Since then, Walker has worked in both ALMS and in IndyCar racing, running Ed Carpenter Racing.