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Automotive News Europe salutes the winners of the 2014 Rising Stars awards. Every day through June 4 one of the 14 winners will be featured. The Rising Star for Engineering is Renault's Virginie Maillard.

A UK exit from the EU will damage the country's automotive industry, the European automakers lobby group, ACEA, warned.

The California New Car Dealers Association is suing TrueCar, accusing the vehicle-shopping site of breaking California laws on dealer licensing, brokering, advertising and disclosure.

The California New Car Dealers Association is suing TrueCar, accusing the vehicle-shopping site of breaking California laws on dealer licensing, brokering, advertising and disclosure.

Embattled airbag supplier Takata told U.S. regulators that 265 of its airbag inflators ruptured in the company's testing since September.

Takata said it plans to boost production of parts needed to replace potentially deadly airbag inflators that could spray vehicle occupants with metal shards.

Industrial action in Turkey's automotive sector appears to have spread this week with the news that Ford Otosan - Ford's JV with Koc - has cancelled a shift at its plant due to supplier issues.

Autoliv is reportedly preparing to raise airbag inflator production capacity in the wake of Takata's widening faulty airbag recall.

News 20 May, 2015

Rapid VW Golf R400 spied for the first time, could arrive next year with 395bhp 2.0-litre turbo

Fiat-Chrysler boss Sergio Marchionne has warned that a tougher stance towards the auto industry from US regulators will mean higher costs for automakers.

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Hazard Perception Test tips for learner drivers, and what to expect when you sit it

Features 20 May, 2015

The hazard perception test is a component of the driving theory test, assessing your awareness of and reactions to hazards on the road

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Are intensive driving courses a good way to get a driving licence? We guide you through the options to help you pass the practical test.

Features 20 May, 2015

Everyone likes the idea of learning to drive in a week or two but are intensive driving courses value for money?

Former BMW executive Sabine Scheunert is the new head of Citroen in China. Scheunert is the first woman to become director of a European brand in China and is responsible for Citroen's largest single market.

Following are some key events in the cumulative global recall by more than 10 automakers since 2008 of more than 31 million cars fitted with potentially defective airbags made by Takata.

A study of OEM-Supplier relations on North America shows strong gains for Toyota and Honda, with Ford, Nissan, FCA and GM falling well behind.

Takata's latest recall leaves U.S. regulators with a dilemma: swap defective airbags with parts that may be no safer than the original ones, or shoulder automakers with replacing 34 million vehicles.

News 20 May, 2015

DS boss says Citroen’s luxury spin-off brand will take at least two model generations to establish itself, needs to be ahead of the curve

Features 20 May, 2015

Everything you need to know about the UK highway code including top tips for learning it ahead of your driving test