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News 6 Jan, 2015

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Honda has raised the prices of its vehicles in India after input costs rose and the government axed an import duty concession.

Toyota and Volkswagen have introduced standard airbags in all vehicles they offer in India.

Renault plans to launch the second generation Duster globally in 2016.

In a bid to boost profit, BMW's Mini reportedly plans to axe three of its models and offer only four.

Suzuki plans to roll out the first car from its Gujarat plant in mid-2017.

Mercedes-Benz USA will relocate its headquarters from New Jersey to Atlanta to lower operating costs and to chase sales growth it foresees in the South.

News 6 Jan, 2015

First official pictures of Lexus' hot BMW M5 rival released ahead of Detroit unveiling, sporting the 5.0-litre V8 from the RC F

Global automotive executives are prioritising near term market issues, such as optimising engines and entering emerging markets, over investing in self driving cars and other innovations, according to KPMG's global automotive executive survey 2015.

BMW AG is trying to make charging cables optional as it plans plug-in hybrid versions of top models from the 3 series to the X5 SUV.

News 7 Jan, 2015

Last hurrah for Land Rover Defender with three limited edition models set to go on sale later this year

Kongsberg Automotive's Driveline has been awarded a contract for the supply of manual shifter systems worth an estimated EUR75m (NOK684m) over its lifetime, the supplier announced on Tuesday (6 January).

News 6 Jan, 2015

New all electric and British built two-seat sports car revealed, arriving in the UK early this year with 179 mile range

Deteriorating weather in the English Channel is adding to a sense of urgency surrounding the righting of the grounded Hoegh Osaka ship, carrying 1,200 Jaguar and Land Rover cars, as well as what are thought to be other luxury makes.

Rolls-Royce will decide this year whether to follow rival Bentley into the ultraluxury SUV market as the brand seeks to expand further after global sales rose 12 percent last year.

Toyota is releasing thousands of hydrogen fuel cell patents royalty free to help spur the development of the technology globally - and is asking other big players to do the same.

At CES 2015, BMW has announced it will be updating its navigation systems in its Connected Drive suite via the cloud.

The VDA has said that car sales in December rose to 229,700 units with a rise of 3% in the year as a whole to 3.04m sales.

Ford CEO Mark Fields said that an automaker probably will introduce a self-driving vehicle within half a decade, but it won't be his company, which is focusing on less expensive features that assist in driving.

Sergio Marchionne may not be finished with deals just yet. After completing the merger of Fiat and Chrysler and announcing a spinoff of Ferrari, the CEO said the industry is still fragmented and ripe for further consolidation.