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One year after returning to NFL Super Bowl advertising for the first time in 18 years, Nissan is back off the field. The company said Wednesday that it has decided to skip Super Bowl 50.

News 21 Jan, 2016

Smart boss confirms updated electric smart car for 2017, following hot Brabus model this summer

Volkswagen AG is changing the way it creates new models by giving developers more responsibility for overseeing a car from concept through the end of production to help prevent another diesel emissions scandal.

President Barack Obama, facing Republican criticism over the state of the economy, did another Detroit victory lap Wednesday to showcase the auto companies his administration helped save, but the industry has not turned out the way he hoped in 2009.

The Oklahoma man whose lawsuit against General Motors over flawed ignition switches was the first to go to trial hired a criminal-defense attorney after the carmaker accused him of perjury and check fraud, the lawyer said.

It has been three years since BMW and Toyota signed a product development partnership that's expected to spawn sports cars for BMW and Toyota.

Kia plans a Chicago Auto Show debut for the crossover-styled Niro that will be the brand's first dedicated hybrid model.

News 21 Jan, 2016

Nissan has announced a £26.5m investment in the Sunderland plant that builds electric car batteries

The tiny black Fiat 500L that ferried Pope Francis to the White House and Congress during his historic first visit to the United States will be auctioned in Philadelphia next week, officials said today.

McLaren Automotive has added four dealerships in the U.S. The newest retail locations for the sports-car maker are McLaren Bergen County in Ramsey, N.J.; McLaren Boston, McLaren Houston and McLaren Palm Beach.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau could be sending payments from Ally Financial's $80 million settlement fund to non-Hispanic white borrowers because of a potentially unreliable race identification method, the House Financial Services...

The Audi A1 will be built at the Seat plant in Martorell following the success of the Q3 there but the plant is losing the larger vehicle. Production of the A1, currently built in Brussels, is set to begin in 2018. The A1 will bring investments and employment to the plant in addition to contributing to achieving the factory's full production capacity.

Through the end of February, Ford is letting employees and retirees share their discount on a new car or truck with anyone who has a competitive vehicle, according to a memo distributed to dealers.

Volkswagen has reorganized vehicle development at its core VW brand as the automaker strives to boost profitability and adapt more quickly to market trends.

Volkswagen has reorganized vehicle development at its core VW brand as the automaker strives to boost profitability and adapt more quickly to market trends.

News 20 Jan, 2016

DS plans full Performance model range, alongside new coupe, SUV and luxury car by 2020

News 20 Jan, 2016

New Automated Driving Insurer Group formed to tackle issues on liability and road traffic laws for autonomous vehicles

News 20 Jan, 2016

Breakdown service will mix tech with its diagnostics data to predict when cars will develop faults

President Obama's lofty goal of getting 1m plug-in electric cars on US roads by 2015, set back in 2008, with petrol prices averaging nearly US$4 a gallon, has been missed by about 600,000 units, a media report said.