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Federal prosecutors have sent subpoenas to Tesla Motors asking for documents and e-mails relating to a trading plan that allows executives to sell company stock, The Wall Street Journal said today, citing a person familiar with the probe.

and#8220;Grand Theft Autoand#8221; introduced us to the joys of stealing a car, virtually, running over a few pedestrians and crashing into a bank, which we would later rob.

Social media has long been a necessity for companies with a consumer audience but its relevance to manufacturing organisations has not always been wholly apparent. Nonetheless, some firms are experimenting with the channels available and finding them to be effective for reaching certain customer groups and decision makers. Zircotec, the Oxfordshire-based developer of specialist thermal management coatings and heatshields, has been exploiting Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and others networking sites to promote its brand and products. To find out exactly how this manufacturer has been successfully using social media - and attracted an audience of some 75,000 to view its videos of ceramic coatings being applied on exhausts - Matthew Beecham caught up with Zircotec's managing director Terry Graham.

Safety and braking components supplier TRW Automotive's first-quarter profits fell, but results from China and elsewhere helped mitigate reduced business in the troubled European market.

Maruti Suzuki India financials for the fiscal quarter ended 31 March 2013 included the effect of the merger of Suzuki Powertrain India (SPIL) and results for the full year included a 41% rise in net profit.

Anyone shopping for a new car will likely be curious about when the latest models will be available. Always the good samaritans, we scoured our

While PSA is experiencing troubled times in Europe, the company is expanding its overseas operations and growing its global footprint. A joint venture in China is one example. Dongfeng Citroën aims to achieve sales of 400,000 vehicles in 2015.

News 30 Apr, 2013

The new Nissan Micra will get a more masculine look and a better interior

Audi has had a pretty solid run at the 24 Hours of Le Mans over the past decade, but we're glad they keep pushing the envelope.

For the first time in two decades, GM, Ford and Chrysler pulled off a sweep in the first three months of a year in the United States, with all three gaining market share in 2013's first quarter.

Videos 30 Apr, 2013

Mini action cameras are all the rage, but which is the better buy? The new GoPro Hero3 or Contour+ 2?

Sergio Marchionne, the man still in the process of saving Fiat, is a man now with a plan. "Europe is less key to us. We are shifting to markets that are much more rewarding.

Patrick Pelata fell on his sword to save his boss and friend -- and maybe his company.

McLaren has produced less than a handful of road cars in its 50-year existence, and they've all been hits. The company currently sells two cars for the street: the

We spend a lot of time on the Internet -- pretty much whenever we're not driving, writing about or working on cars.

News 8 May, 2013

Frankfurt Motor Show 2013: all the latest news, photos and rumours

PPG Industries has opened a new automotive OEM coatings development and application centre in Tianjin, China. The facility is the first of its kind locally, and it will focus on the development of automotive coatings in China.

Audi will stick with its outlook for a medium-term operating margin of 8-10 percent after it reported an easing of the first-quarter margin to 11.1 percent from 11.4 percent the year before.

EDITOR WES RAYNAL: This 2013 Infiniti QX56 is a monstrosity and I mean that both in a positive and negative way.

Exclusive analysis for just-auto shows that new vehicle sales in the ASEAN region's six largest markets jumped by over 28% to 941,279 units in the first quarter of 2013 as strong domestic economic growth continued to offset sluggish exports and weak commodity prices.