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Honda of Canada Manufacturing (HCM), a division of Honda Canada, said it would spend C$857m over three years to add new technology and processes at its three plants in Alliston, Ontario, ahead of one becoming the global lead factory for the next generation Civic, the best-selling passenger car in the country for the past 16 years.

Alitalia has lined up former Ferrari boss Luca Cordero di Montezemolo as chairman and Etihad Airways CEO James Hogan as his deputy in the new company that will be formed when the Italian airline ties up with the Abu Dhabi-based carrier, sources said.

Alitalia has lined up former Ferrari boss Luca Cordero di Montezemolo as chairman and Etihad Airways CEO James Hogan as his deputy in the new company that will be formed when the Italian airline ties up with the Abu Dhabi-based carrier, two sources...

Opinion 6 Nov, 2014

Our tyre tests prove why safety should take priority over price, says Steve Fowler

BMW says it has begun development of a midsize sports car platform with Toyota as part of a wider cooperation between the two carmakers that includes working together on fuel cell research, lightweight technology and lithium ion batteries.

Visteon said today it posted a $21 million net loss for the third quarter because of charges from discontinued operations, but revenue surged 33 percent, helped by its acquisition of Johnson Controls' electronics business.

News 6 Nov, 2014

The 2015 Audi Q3 gets new engines & technology, and there's more power for the hot RS Q3

News 6 Nov, 2014

McLaren Sports Series will be launched in spring 2015 and take on the Mercedes AMG GT and Porsche 911

Features 6 Nov, 2014

Everything you need to survive winter on the roads is right here in our Winter Special 2014/2015

A report in a German business magazine says that Ford of Europe CEO Stephen Odell is to move to a new position within the company under a reorganisation.

PSA/Peugeot-Citroen will open an engineering center in Morocco and may build cars in the country as part of plans by CEO Carlos Tavares to reduce costs and return the automaker to profit, sources said.

News 6 Nov, 2014

New car registrations have exceeded the two million mark in 2014, as October sees a 14 per cent increase over last year

Australians bought 91,236 new passenger cars, SUVs and commercial vehicles in October 2014, 1.5% less than in October 2013. Year to date sales were 924,189 units with the full-year tally expected to top 1.1m for the third consecutive year.

Continental is unable to complete its acquisition of U.S. rubber firm Veyance Technologies and may need to sell one of the target company's divisions to win U.S. regulatory approval, a German magazine reported.

Mazda plans to construct an engine plant in the Chonburi province of Thailand. Operations are expected to begin in the fourth quarter of 2015 with assembly of the Skyactiv-D 1.5 diesel engine for the Mazda 2 sold locally.

Features 6 Nov, 2014

Car customisation is taken to extremes and beyond at the 2014 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show

News 6 Nov, 2014

If you live in the UK, your chance to buy Volkswagen's £100,000 XL1 eco-supercar has passed. They've all gone!

Hyundai and its affiliate Kia said today they aim to raise the average fuel economy of their vehicles by 25 percent by 2020 to meet emissions regulations in South Korea, the United States and Europe.

Registrations of 12,023 new vehicles in October was the best for the month since New Zealand's Motor Industry Association (MIA) started collecting records in 1975. The 2014 year to date tally was 106,582 units.