Lexus is expanding the range of vehicles equipped with the two litre turbo petrol engine introduced with the NX SUV in early 2015.
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30 Jun, 2015
The SEAT Leon Cupra is the 2015 Auto Express Hot Hatch of the Year, with the Fiesta ST and Volkswagen Golf GTI commended
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26 Jun, 2015
Lotus SUV will be lighter and faster than rivals, petrol powered and aimed at China only initially, with a diesel for Europe to follow
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30 Jun, 2015
The Mercedes S-Class is the 2015 Auto Express Luxury Car of the Year, with the Bentley Mulsanne Speed and Range Rover commended
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30 Jun, 2015
The Audi A6 is the 2015 Auto Express Executive Car of the Year, with the BMW 5 Series and Tesla Model S commended
Toyota South Africa has opened a taxi CKD assembly plant at its main manufacturing site in Prospecton, Durban.
Nissan plans to temporarily suspend production of the Evalia - a passenger carrying variant of the NV200 - in India, owing to excess stock.
Our most-read story on just-auto this week was also an exclusive - all about a game changing car configurator technology that will revolutionise the car buying experience at the point where new car buyers are considering and specifying cars that they will potentially purchase. Audi is the first customer for the new technology that is now being rolled out across its dealers globally.
Tesla is planning to open eight aftersales centres across Japan within the year, Nikkei reports.
Volkswagen plans to launch the latest Passat B8 in Malaysia in the first quarter of 2016, country MD, Armin Keller, said.
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30 Jun, 2015
The Jaguar XE is the 2015 Auto Express Compact executive Car of the Year, with the BMW 3 Series and Lexus IS commended
Scania plans to spend INR2bn (US$31.5m) doubling its capacity in India in the next two years.
Goodyear Tyre & Rubber plans to close manufacturing plants in England and Germany and shift production to the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) region.
Suzuki has said that the lengthy arbitration proceedings concerning its long-running dispute with Volkswagen have been completed and that a ruling is now expected.
Suzuki said arbitration proceedings to end a dispute with Volkswagen over a failed partnership have concluded. Suzuki is seeking to force VW to sell back its stake in the Japanese automaker.
As it unveiled the redesigned Clubman, BMW Group said it was realigning the Mini brand's product and brand strategy.
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29 Jun, 2015
The Volkswagen Passat Estate is the 2015 Auto Express Estate Car of the Year, with the SEAT Leon ST and Skoda Octavia Estate commended
Takata CEO Shigehisa Takada earned less than 100 million yen ($810,373) in the business year ended in March, or less than half of the 206 million yen ($1.67 million) he took home in the previous year, a regulatory filing showed today.
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29 Jun, 2015
The Skoda Superb is the 2015 Auto Express Family Car of the Year, with the Mazda 6 and Volkswagen Passat commended
Honda restated its financial results for the fiscal year ended in March, to account for additional costs to cover an expanded recall of cars equipped with Takata airbags.