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Porsche Automobil Holding SE has bought a stake of around 10% in the US technology company INRIX, a provider of real-time traffic information.

Ford is recalling about 74,000 older-model Escape and Mercury Mariner crossover vehicles because the electronic hybrid system may overheat.

Shanghai Volkswagen Automotive, a joint venture between VW and SAIC Motor, hired veteran executive Chen Zhangxian as its new president. Shanghai Volkswagen operates five plants in China and sold 1.

The Peugeot family are returning to the business of making pepper grinders -- among the first of the family's 19th century industrial activities -- as they diversify away from auto manufacturing after losing a controlling stake in automaker...

News 12 Sep, 2014

PSA partners Peugeot and Citroen are planning a larger range of sporty cars in the future according the boss Carlos Tavares

Following the news earlier this week premium brand Audi had hiked its 2014 sales target to about 1.4m, parent Volkswagen Group announced a 6.5% rise in deliveries to the end of August, to 6.52m vehicles.

Mahindra and Mahindra is conducting early-stage feasibility studies on selling cars in the US.

Shanghai General Motors has recalled Cadillac XTS sedans due to a fault in the brake control software.

Mitsubishi may spend up to US$1bn on a new car plant in Indonesia, media reports said.

News 15 Sep, 2014

Exclusive images show how mini MINI could shape up as it takes fight to Smart ForTwo and Toyota iQ

The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China has urged the nation's government to allow more competition for vehicle aftermarket service as it says current regulations are the "key driver" of the monopoly situation that has led to state probes...

Continental has broken ground for a new high performance tyre technology centre at its Korbach plant in Germany.

Audi has given the strongest hint so far that it intends to add an SUV/crossover derivative to its TT compact sports car lineup. An SUV variant would allow Audi to boost sales of the TT range in an increasingly popular vehicle segment.

After last week's news concerning top Nissan/Infiniti executive Andy Palmer's move to Aston Martin, came another shift - a BMW German region head to replace Palmer at the helm of Infiniti.

Toyota's US unit is recalling around 130,000 2014 Tundra Crew-Max Cab and Double Cab pickup trucks to check curtain airbags.

Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval signed tax breaks worth as much as $1.3 billion and a measure allowing Tesla Motors to sell directly to state residents, the final steps to bring the world's largest lithium-ion battery factory to Reno.

VW Group sales rose 3 percent in August as gains in Europe and China continued to offset declines in the U.S. and South America. Eight-month deliveries increase by 6 percent as group brands including Audi and Porsche increased volume.

News 12 Sep, 2014

Ferrari reveals record-breaking start to 2014, and will mark 60 years since its first sale in the US with a new limited-edition model

Fiat was careful to get the timing right to update its new Uno. It was launched just over four years ago and a model year 2015 update has arrived charged with boosting sales in the aftermath of the Mille (essentially an updated mid-1980s Uno) phase-out early this year which accounted for 50% of sales of both models, a typical Brazilian market distortion.

News 12 Sep, 2014

Diesel scrappage scheme could cost £300m but would take dirtiest diesels off the road under plans supported by Mayor of London