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The Detroit auto show is just getting started, and Toyota has kicked things off with a nice surprise: The racy FT-1 concept.

Sergio Marchionne will remain CEO of the merged Fiat-Chrysler for at least another three years, Fiat Chairman John Elkann said.

At the end of the 2013 business year, Mahle Group acquired all of the shares in its former joint venture company Mahle IPL. Mahle had already been a majority partner in the joint venture with a share of about 60%.

Toyota Australia is sourcing the latest Corolla sedan from Thailand rather than Japan.

General Motors is recalling 2014 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra full-size pickup trucks to reprogramme software that could lead to overheating of exhaust components, potentially causing engine compartment fires.

With the first steel column now in place, construction is officially under way on the new assembly line for the first US produced Lexus model.

Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche says the automaker may build another factory in North America as a way to ramp up global production capacity for Mercedes cars.

The photos above represent the new, improved, best-selling vehicle in America: The 2015 Ford F-150. The new F-150 debuted today at the

The forty-third Tokyo motor show took place at the Tokyo Big Sight in Ariake, Koto-ku and saw 76 world debuts take place.  

This year's IAA took place in Frankfurt and saw 159 world premieres and 1,091 exhibitors from 35 countries, with major topics being electric mobility and connectivity.

Continental predicts sales this year will jump 5 percent, a fifth consecutive year of record sales, after revenue rose 2 percent in 2013.

Jaguar Land Rover, the UK-based premium luxury unit of Tata Motors, sold a record 425,006 vehicles in 2013, up 19% year on year, with strong growth in all major regions and new records set in 38 markets.

Volkswagen led China's vehicle market in 2013, with General Motors taking second place. Last year, the Volkswagen brand led the market with sales rising by 16% to a record 3.27m vehicles, overtaking GM which reported growth of around 11% to 3.16m units.

Wanxiang will be allowed to bid for Fisker after a US bankruptcy court judge ruled in favour of allowing it to participate in a competitive bid.

News 13 Jan, 2014

Kia comes over unexpectedly sporty with the muscular 311bhp GT4 Stinger coupe concept in Detroit - now with video

Volkswagen Group CEO Martin Winterkorn has announced a multi-billion dollar investment programme in North America and confirmed that a new mid-size SUV for America is on its way and scheduled for 2016 market launch.

New vehicle sales in Vietnam jumped by 33.6% to 11,631 units in December, from 8,709 units a year earlier, according to data released by the Vietnam Automotive Manufacturers Association.

News 13 Jan, 2014

Members of MI5 and MI6, mountain rescue and bomb disposal units to be exempt from speed limits

BMW Group said on Monday (13 January) it sold a record 1,963,798 BMW, Mini and Rolls-Royce vehicles worldwide in 2013, up 6.4% year on year. All three brands also reported record deliveries for the year. December sales rose 2.9% to 186,786 units.

There's an annual event which does not appear on any auto show calendar, yet which for large sections of the motor industry is more important than the orgies of new metal in Detroit, Geneva, Frankfurt, Paris or Tokyo.