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Volkswagen is struggling to agree with U.S. authorities on a fix for vehicles capable of cheating emissions tests, Reuters reported, showing how relations between the two sides remain strained four months after the scandal came to light.

Spy shots of Honda testing its fifth-generation Odyssey minivan show there's just no disguising a minivan for anything else.

Through 2021, global revenue from center console displays, instrument clusters and head-up displays is expected to grow more than 11 percent annually, IHS Automotive predicts.

ZF unveiled four new approaches to the human-machine interface (HMI) as part of its cockpit concept at the CES 2016 show in Las Vegas.

Ford said it plans to triple to 30 the size of its fleet of self-driving test cars as part of an effort to accelerate autonomous vehicle development.

BMW held on in December to top the luxury segment in 2015 for its fourth luxury-sales crown in five years. But Lexus rode a strong December to pass Mercedes-Benz for second place.

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles won the Canadian auto sales title for the first time in its 90-year history, posting a 1.1 percent gain in sales to 293,061 vehicles, as the industry followed U.S. trends and reported record-breaking sales in 2015.

Nissan has promoted company veteran Jean-Pierre Diernaz to its new Europe marketing head.

Nissan said its Leaf and Infiniti models in Europe will sport Microsoft's telematics system, which allows drivers to remotely access their cars.

The U.S. auto industry set a sales record in 2015 as solid December gains by the biggest automakers pushed the annual tally above 2000's 17,402,486 mark.

Having become the first female CEO of a 'Detroit Three' automaker, Mary Barra has pushed through another glass ceiling to be named General Motors' board chairman, effective immediately. She succeeds Theodore (Tim) Solso, who remains the board's lead independent director.

Harman International has formed a partnership with Microsoft to create an in-dash 'personal assistant' that will allow motorists to Skype, listen to emails, schedule meetings and check calendars.

Autoliv is showcasing active safety solutions at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, where it is attending for the first time.

PSA delivered 704,818 Peugeot and Citroen branded vehicles in China in 2015, virtually unchanged from 704,016 in 2014 as the Chinese car market continued to cool in the second and third quarters.

Volvo says it is developing high bandwidth streaming capabilities with its technology partner, Ericsson, ahead of the introduction of autonomous cars.

Ford says it is tripling its fleet of Fusion Hybrid autonomous research vehicles this year and claims that makes the company's fully autonomous vehicle fleet the largest of all automakers. It also says it will accelerate the development and testing of its virtual driver software in both urban and suburban environments

In Mexico's red-hot domestic auto market, even embattled Volkswagen is doing well. Customers are flooding Mexican showrooms so quickly that they've helped automakers take up slack from a recent lull in exports.

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Brits Andy Priaulx and Marino Franchitti among Ford's drivers for its Le Mans 2016 programme

 Magna says it has completed the acquisition of the Getrag group of companies.

Volvo said at the 2016 CES show in Las Vegas it is working with Microsoft to launch a wearable-enabled voice-control system. Owners will be able to talk to their car using Microsoft Band 2, allowing them to instruct their vehicle to perform tasks including setting the navigation, starting the heater, locking the doors, flashing the lights or sounding the horn via Volvo on Call, and the connected wearable device.