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Nissan North America has announced the first in a series of short films which show elements of its next big pick-up. The 2016 Titan will be revealed at the NAIAS in mid-January.

Tata-owned Jaguar Land Rover has been named "most trustworthy OEM" in a survey of automotive suppliers conducted by IHS Automotive.

Indonesia is an ASEAN market with plenty of growth potential. However, Tony Pugliese notes that it has hit some bumps in the road as fuel prices have soared.

Pirelli Tyre and the Minister of Investment of the Arab Republic of Egypt have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), the object of which is the evaluation of the possible expansion of the Alexandria Tyre (Atco), which is over 90% controlled by Pirelli and produces radial truck tyres in Alexandria, Egypt.

Japan's transportation ministry said a Takata airbag ruptured in a model not covered by existing recalls, suggesting automakers may have to expand safety campaigns to replace the devices linked to five deaths.

Mazda Motor is recalling model year 2014 and 2015 Mazda6 sedans in the US as the tyre pressure monitoring system might fail to alert drivers to low tyre pressure, Reuters reported.

European sales of cheap Chinese tires are growing fast, but in China suppliers such as Michelin are winning customers who don't trust homegrown tire makers.

Opinion 26 Nov, 2014

The influence of Driver Power is clear to see, as SEAT plans to turn around its dealers as a result

Ford has started production of the new Ford Mondeo Hybrid - the first hybrid electric car built and sold by Ford in Europe.

Magna International and Haartz Corp. teamed up to supply the new Opel Cascada's folding softtop roof. Haartz supplies an acoustically enhanced three-ply composite that offers enhanced sound deadening and insulation.

The Renault-Nissan Alliance has sold 200,000 electric vehicles since launching the Leaf some four years ago and is claiming a 58% share of the global EV market.

News 26 Nov, 2014

Skoda lets new Fabia owners add a touch of personality by adding their own images to the dashboard

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New tests only give five stars to cars with latest safety kit

Mercedes has released details on its new CLA Shooting Brake, the latest model to join the automaker's fast-growing, hot-selling compact lineup. Mercedes says that compacts accounted for nearly a third of its global through October.

Visteon, which counts on Europe for about a third of its sales, has confirmed that it's in discussions with a private equity firm to sell its stake in South Korean joint venture Halla Visteon Climate Control.

Automakers and suppliers were hit hard in the third quarter while car retailers continued to make gains, according to the Automotive News Europe/PwC shareholder value report.

U.S. regulators have told Fiat Chrysler to speed up its recall of airbags with faulty inflators. The NHTSA said the company should begin its recall of cars with Takata airbags Dec. 1, almost three weeks earlier than the company planned.

ZF will not follow rivals in pushing for 10-speed transmissions. The German supplier will stop at nine-speed transmissions, CEO Stefan Sommer says.

Land Rover plans to complain to Chinese officials about a close copy of its Evoque SUV that debuted at the Guangzhou auto show last week.

From GMM

New GP2 champion Jolyon Palmer is hoping for "a role" with Sahara Force India in 2015.

The Silverstone based team has now confirmed an unchanged race lineup for next year, but Sahara Force India gave Briton Palmer his F1 test debut in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.

"Force India is a team that gives young drivers good chances and I would love to get a role with them," Palmer, whose father Jonathan was an F1 driver in the 80s, said afterwards.

In an official team statement, he added that Sahara Force India "generally do a really good job with their reserve drivers".

Jolyon Palmer, Sahara Force India. (Photo: WRi2)