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Global sales at Ssangyong Motors slumped by 27.5% in November to 4,416 units as the strength of the won took its toll on exports.

Takata has declined to expand air bag recalls across the US - from only high humidity regions - as major customer Honda told a congressional hearing in Washington today (3 December) it would consider such a recall.

Honda North America today said it would expand its recall of potentially explosive driver-side airbag inflators nationwide in accordance with a request from federal regulators, even as the airbag manufacturer Takata continued to insist it's not...

European automotive supplier body, CLEPA, is cautiously welcoming a gradually improving economic landscape, but is mindful of remaining strong challenges remaining as the old Continent emerges from its worst recession in a generation.

Tesla Motors drivers were more likely than Porsche owners -- or anyone else -- to say they'd buy their cars again in this year's edition of the closely-watched Consumer Reports buyer survey.

Japan's powerful industry ministry has summoned Shigehisa Takada, chairman and CEO of Takata, to explain what the company is doing to resolve a crisis over potentially deadly airbags, two people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

News 3 Dec, 2014

Shock as depreciation-busting Ford also beats Audi A4 and VW Passat

News 3 Dec, 2014

Futuristic-looking personnel carrier concept built by Russian tractor firm ZIL, and reportedly commissioned for army use

News 3 Dec, 2014

Commons debate on parking at schools as ministers want parents to report selfish drivers

New vehicle sales in Taiwan fell by 2.2% to 33,947 units in November, compared with strong year-earlier data, according to data released by the industry.

As early as 2003, Takata ran an investigation into an airbag inflator that ruptured in a BMW, but concluded the problem was an anomaly, the company said on Tuesday, ahead of a second congressional hearing today on dangerous airbags it supplied.

Domestic sales by South Korea's five main automakers increased by 6.5% to 126,943 units in November, from 119,195 units a year earlier, according to data released individually by the vehicle manufacturers.

News 3 Dec, 2014

UK Autodrive consortium wins Government funding and will being testing on roads in Coventry and Milton Keynes

Audi plans to roll out an electric-powered crossover in 2017 to challenge Tesla for wealthy, environmentally conscious consumers.

News 3 Dec, 2014

Land Rover's Discovery Sport and the VW Passat achieve five stars, while the new Corsa and MINI hatch only get four and Dacia Logan three

News 3 Dec, 2014

George Osborne announces £15 billion road upgrades plus driverless car details in the 2014 Autumn Statement

Opinion 3 Dec, 2014

Editor-in-chief Steve Fowler thinks Tesla-style fuelling infrastructure could solve problem of fuelling hydrogen cars

The US National Highway and Traffic Safety Agency (NHTSA) has said airbag maker Takata's response to an order to expand a recall nationwide was "disappointing", and criticised the supplier for avoiding responsibility over its potentially deadly air bags.

U.S. car dealerships are making progress in offering employees a better work-life balance, but continue to face challenges in retaining sales staff and recruiting women.

Ferrari is giving a group of its test-drive customers the chance to try out a 1,050-horsepower hybrid prototype car being unveiled at its annual event celebrating the end of the global auto-racing season this week.