Fallout from General Motors' faulty ignition switches - most fitted to North American market brands and sold largely in the US - is rumbling on but, so far, there has been no threat from officialdom to "hold the automaker's feet to the fire" - a promise made infamously to Toyota by then-transportation secretary Ray LaHood during that automaker's sudden acceleration recall crises several years ago.
Toyota announced a recall of a number of 2014 Highlander SUVs, citing issues with one of the seatbelts.
When we asked Joe Kyte -- perhaps better known to the living-sculpture-buying public as Topiary Joe -- how he got into his peculiar line of work, he doesn't mince words: and#8220;I basically sculpt all that shit to support my car hobby.and#8221;
Nissan brought one of its new IDx concepts to
BMW said global group deliveries rose 6 percent in February as a 29 percent sales increase in China helped offset a slump in demand in Europe.
When the 2014 Honda Civic Si goes on sale March 12, it'll carry a base price of $23,580, including destination.
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Funky new French supermini, the Citroen C1, priced from £8,245. Sales start July
EDITOR WES RAYNAL: I like the new 2015 Audi A3. It's zippy. Hate that cliché but it fits this car.
Pertamina Lubricants, a producer of automotive lubricants, plans to invest IDR1.3 trillion (US$114m) to increase its capacity to produce lubricants.
Indian owned Ssangyong Motor has announced plans to rebrand the company as it seeks to shed some of its more negative legacies and enter a new era of growth.
Volkswagen's Audi brand has posted record car deliveries for the 2013 fiscal year and said it will expand its German workforce in 2014.
Honeywell is insisting the European Commission's (EC) Joint research Centre (JRC) operates "at arm's length" from Brussels as the scientific body published its report backing the chemical producer's 1234yf refrigerant.
Kia will start building a battery-powered version of its Soul in Korea next month. The car will be Hyundai-Kia's first battery-powered EV export, with destinations including Europe.
Kia Motors said it will start building a battery-powered version of its Soul compact in Korea next month.
Audi technology boss Ulrich Hackenberg believes the R8 E-tron supercar's 450km range could change the way people think of electric cars.
Jaguar will cease production of the XK before the end of 2014 to concentrate on the F-Type line and the recently announced XE small sedan, reported Autos.ca.
BMW group worldwide sales rose 5.6% year on year to 141,093 units in February, a record for the month. The year to date (YTD) tally of 273,999, up 6.6%, was also a record.
Volkswagen is close to deciding on whether to produce new SUVs for Skoda and Seat in the Czech Republic or in Spain, a union leader said.
New car sales in Australia declined 3.8% year on year in February to 86,818 units.