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News 28 Oct, 2015

The Suzuki Air Triser concept has a versatile interior - perfect for a tiny camping trip

AutoNation's third-quarter net income rose 11 percent to $118.5 million from a year earlier, as revenues increased 9.1 percent to $5.35 billion.

News 28 Oct, 2015

Compact Kei car pick-up revealed at Tokyo Motor Show 2015

AutoNation is acquiring 12 stores in Texas from Allen Samuels Auto Group. The stores generate approximately $800 million in revenues and sell about 19,500 new and used retail units a year. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

News 28 Oct, 2015

Pumped up Ignis Trail concept points to an off-road capable version of the tiny crossover

News 28 Oct, 2015

T W White & Sons dealer will bring latest Mazda range, plus curious Mitsuoka Roadster confirmed for Battersea Park show

Toyota President Akio Toyoda weighed in for the first time about the scandal engulfing Volkswagen, stressing his resistance to getting consumed with sales targets.

Sonic Automotive's third-quarter net income rose 7.3 percent from a year earlier to $26.5 million on strong used-car sales, fixed operations and its new sales initiative called One Sonic-One Experience.

VW brand CEO Herbert Diess used his first auto show appearance since the Dieselgate scandal to apologize #8211; again #8211; before reminding the world why VW was on track to become the world's largest automaker prior to its crisis.

European nations are sharply divided over plans to tighten EU car-testing rules, despite the VW emissions scandal, national position papers seen by Reuters show.

Mitsubishi plans to slot a new compact crossover into its lineup between the Outlander and Outlander Sport, the Japanese automaker said.

Honda will begin sales of a $63,000 (7.66 million yen) hydrogen-powered sedan in March that has a longer driving range and a roomier interior than Toyota's Mirai fuel cell car.

Lexus pulled back the curtain on its next-generation LS sedan with the introduction of the LF-FC concept, a full-size sedan design study which offers a close preview of what the fifth-generation LS will look like when it debuts sometime in 2016 or...

News 28 Oct, 2015

Porsche gives its baby SUV more power and sharper handling; Macan GTS priced from £55,188

Volkswagen posted a 3.48 billion euro ($3.84 billion) third-quarter loss over costs related to its rigging of diesel emissions tests, its first quarterly deficit in more than 15 years.

Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn said the two automakers will preserve their 16-year alliance through a crisis that has emerged after the French government's bid for more influence over Renault.