Ten, maybe 20 years ago, you'd have been laughed out of the pub car bores' group for suggesting a BMW would one day be offered with a three cylinder engine (or front wheel drive, for that matter). Laugh ye no more.
Mahindra has launched a four-door pure electric car, the E-Verito, at a public event in India that was held to promote hybrid and electric vehicles on the World Environment Day. It is the country's first four-door pure electric car.
Mercedes-Benz has revamped its used van operation here in the UK.
Hydraulic suspension, once key to the appeal of the original Citroen DS, is to be scrapped by PSA/Peugeot-Citroen as the carmaker cuts costs, sources said.
Takata, the troubled Japanese supplier behind the massive global airbag recall crisis, will give the executive in charge of quality assurance, Hiroshi Shimizu, more authority by naming him to the board of directors.
Volkswagen has inked a cooperation agreement with JV partner SAIC to intensify cooperation in e-mobility and prepare for the local production of electrified vehicles.
Automakers failed to jumpstart the slowing growth in car sales in China last month despite offering steeper discounts, as consumers opted to defer purchases and invest in the world's biggest stock-market rally instead.
Canada's Multimatic, which specializes in building niche cars such as the Ford GT and Aston Martin One-77, will start production in the UK next year of the Metrocab plug-in hybrid taxi to meet growing demand for low-emission cabs.
Audi is investing heavily as part of its effort to overtake BMW as the world's largest premium automaker. CEO Rupert Stadler is particularly bullish about Audi's fast-growing SUV lineup, as he explained to Automotive News Europe.
Fourteen young and talented automotive executives have been selected as Rising Stars within the automotive industry by Automotive News Europe.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration plans to proceed with a July 2 public hearing to probe Fiat Chrysler's handling of 20 recalls despite several changes and new initiatives by the company designed to improve its recall performance.
GM has assigned Bryan Nesbitt the new global head of design for Buick amid a broader shuffling of design executives at the company. Nesbitt shot to fame when he penned Chrysler's retro-styled PT Cruiser. He joined GM in 2001.
Auto-loan delinquency rates have fallen to their lowest level in a decade, even as high-risk loans continue to rise, a report released today said.
Former General Motors CEO Rick Wagoner is scheduled to be deposed in September in a class-action suit filed by consumers against the automaker over defective ignition switches now linked to at least 109 deaths, Texas lawyer Bob Hilliard's office...
A Texas software company that says it helped Ford significantly reduce warranty costs and bring vehicles to market faster has filed a federal lawsuit accusing the automaker of stealing its intellectual property.
At least 400,000 of the 4 million replacement inflators for defective Takata airbags will need to be replaced again in U.S. vehicles, sources at NHTSA and the Japanese safety equipment maker told Reuters.
Goodyear and Sumitomo Rubber Industries have agreed to dissolve their 16-year-old global tire alliance, with Goodyear to pay SRI $271 million initially and $55 million in three years' time.
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Spy shots show facelifted Ferrari F12 M, likely to come out in 2016 with more grunt, chassis tweaks and cabin tech upgrades
The redesigned Nissan Maxima, positioned to intercept younger premium-segment consumers, will re-emphasize the '4-door sports car' marketing tagline of years past.
The average fuel economy of light vehicles sold in the U.S. was up 0.3 mpg in May, according to the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute.
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