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Predictions on when new vehicle sales in Brazil might vary. A GDP decline of a shade over 2% is now estimated for this year to be followed by 0.5% to 1% in 2016.

News 28 Aug, 2015

A new taskforce will reduce the number of unnecessary road signs on UK roads

News 25 Mar, 2019

Councils told to remove unnecessary road signs following concerns they waste money, are unattractive to look at and confuse drivers

Bosch has opened a new manufacturing plant at Bidadi, Karnataka, India.

Honda Motor automobile production in Japan in July 2015 fell year-on-year for the 12th consecutive month but output in regions outside Japan rose for the fifth consecutive month, setting a record for the month. This included record July production in North America, the US, Asia and an all-time record in China.

GKN Driveline has opened its expanded Newton facility in Catawba County, North Carolina, following a US$100m investment creating around a 25% increase in manufacturing floor space to accommodate anticipated increases in geared driveline technology production.

News 28 Aug, 2015

On the road in striking plug-in Quartz SUV and Exalt saloon concept cars

Videos 28 Aug, 2015

Vauxhall gives us the tour of its new Astra hatch - set to go on sale in November 2015, priced from £15,295

PSA/Peugeot-Citroen's DS Automobiles upscale brand has created a motorsports unit to support its racing activities that could provide future technology for the production of electric and high-performance cars.

BMW believes its latest 7 series offers levels of comfort that will help it close the gap with the segment-leading Mercedes-Benz S class, especially in the key China market where wealthy executives prize comfort features above driving dynamics.

DS may be the youngest brand on the market but its product chief, Vincent Devos, believes the upscale marque can rival the best the luxury segment has to offer within two decades, as he explained to Automotive News Europe.

The bite-size Smart ForTwo may have a European flavor, but the third-generation model coming to the U.S. in September was cooked up using plenty of American ingredients.

The average monthly payment increased and new-vehicle loan terms grew during the second quarter as average U.S. transaction prices for new cars and light trucks rose, Experian Automotive reported today.

Monthly U.S. auto sales are expected to fall for the first time in 19 months in August, but analysts say it's a blip caused by a later-than-usual Labor Day rather than a softening of consumer demand.

Hackers can already take control of a car. And as vehicles become rolling shopping malls, cybercriminals will have an opportunity to snatch your identity, too.

News 27 Aug, 2015

The popular Smart ForTwo Cabrio is back, and it'll be available after its Frankfurt Motor Show debut

Toyota said it will restart work today at China plants that were shut after explosions in the city of Tianjin.

Apollo Tyres says it has closed EUR300m (US$338m) financing for its greenfield plant in Hungary.

Volkswagen is investing more than $340 million in South Africa for new products and infrastructure. Automakers in the country, which also include Toyota, BMW and Mercedes, are stepping up exports, helped by the weak rand, as the local market shrinks.

Hyundai Motors affiliate Kia Motors has released the first 'official' exterior images of the redesigned, fourth generation Sportage. The medium size SUV will make its global debut at the Frankfurt show on 15 September.