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Sales of Volkswagen brand cars surpassed 3 million vehicles in the first half, marking a new record thanks mainly to double-digit growth in China.

Volvo's forthcoming XC90 SUV will have CO2 emissions of around 60g/km yet offer all-wheel drive and up to 400hp thanks to what the company calls its 'Twin Engine Technology'.

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New Honda Civic Black Edition revealed, featuring exclusive exterior styling

BMW wants to do away with power cables and have drivers of its i3 and i8 plug-in hybrids using inductive charging pads.

GM Europe's UK unit, Vauxhall, has announced that it will create 550 new jobs in the UK as it adds a shift at the van-making plant in Luton and adds jobs at Ellesmere Port ahead of the next generation Astra model's introduction in 2015.

Fiat's founding Agnelli family may see its voting rights rise to 46 percent as part of a scheme to reward long-term investors after a merger with Chrysler and a listing in New York, a U.S. regulatory filing showed.

Porsche sold more cars in the first six months of 2014 than for any previous H1, the Volkswagen-controlled firm has announced.

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Non-German registered cars would need to buy a permit to drive on all roads

Audi and Mercedes narrowed their sales gaps with global luxury-car leader BMW during the first half on robust sales of Audi's A3 compact and Mercedes' S-class flagship.

Stile Bertone, the rump of the styling and vehicle manufacturing group founded by Giovanni Bertone, has been declared bankrupt and is for sale.

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When Mark Kobeissi was looking for a place to put his real estate office in La Canada Flintridge, Calif., in addition to location, location, location, he wanted something else -- room to park one of his classic cars in the lobby.

PSA Peugeot Citroën has said that in the first half of 2014, its unit sales in China rose 28% in a market up 12.3% thanks to its joint ventures Dongfeng Peugeot Citroën Automobile (DPCA) and Changan PSA Automobile (CAPSA).

Continuing just-auto's series of interviews with tier one manufacturers, Matthew Beecham spoke to Han Hendriks about consumer expectations of car interiors, JCI's Interior Vision 2025 and their new operating model tailored at innovation management. Han represents JCI's Interiors business worldwide and is the innovation leader of this business.

The head of Corporate Communications for Mercedes-Benz Asia Pacific has reportedly stated that the smart brand may soon be discontinued in the Australian market. Low sales, despite price cutting, is cited as the reason.

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Demand for Vauxhall Vivaro van and increased output for next year’s new Vauxhall Astra means more jobs needed

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New Corsa will be first to offer hi-tech system featuring safety, security, navigation and concierge services

BMW CEO Norbert Reithofer says the cost to meet tougher EU CO2 limits due in 2021 will cost the carmaker billions of euros, but he's confident that a new engine family will allow the automaker to achieve the target.

Chevrolet's spot announcing its 72 hour sale last week went viral, coming in at No. 1 on our auto brand viral video chart with 1,469,311 views.

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F1 legend Emerson Fittipaldi has urged Fernando Alonso to spend "another year" at Ferrari.

Spaniard Alonso, reportedly frustrated with Ferrari's continuing struggle, is apparently at the top of the list as his 2007 employer McLaren looks ahead to its works Honda era.

When asked about the speculation, two-time world champion and former McLaren driver Fittipaldi said: "The first thing I want to say is that Alonso is a master.

"He is the master of formula one today and should win more titles. He could go anywhere and look good, but I think Ferrari has the potential, the ability, the necessary resources to give him the car he finally deserves next year," the Brazilian added.

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari F14 T, Silverstone. (Photo: WRi2)

Asked again if Fernando Alonso should stay at Ferrari in 2015, 67-year-old Fittipaldi insisted: "If you ask me, I think it's clear what Alonso should do -- stay at Ferrari. Fernando must stay another year."

Fittipaldi said he enjoyed the long wheel-to-wheel battle between Alonso and reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel during the British grand prix.

"It was absolutely brilliant. Vettel the good driver, and Alonso the maestro," he told Spain's AS sports newspaper.