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Sales to Australians in May rose 3.6% year on year to 96,672 passenger cars, SUVs and commercial vehicles in May 2016. New car volume rose 3.8% year-to-date.

Karma Automotive, the Chinese-owned automaker created by the purchase of bankrupt Fisker Automotive, plans to establish an engineering and sales office in suburban Detroit with 150 new jobs.

Back in the 1980s when Nissan started to assemble the Bluebird (Ford Cortina fighter) model in the UK, there was much head scratching over the true status of the car.

Innovation is crucial in China which accounts for a large proportion of global supplier Valeo's operations.

Audi's global vehicle sales rose 6.7 percent last month, boosted by gains in Europe and China and increased demand for its SUVs.

Magna reckons the anticipated significant growth in China's new electric vehicle (NEV) makers will present 'huge challenges' as suppliers look to provide the necessary components.

Nissan's manufacturing operations in the UK have saved a 'significant sum' because of the depressed price of steel, the company's head of purchasing in Europe told the Automotive News Europe Congress.

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New Special Edition Twingo brings colour and personalisation to Renault's city car

BMW CEO Harald Krueger said the speed of technological advances is giving automakers new rivals such as Tesla but also new opportunities in areas such as artificial intelligence.

Hyundai is holding off on the launch its Genesis premium brand in Europe until the end of the decade at the earliest when it will have more powertrains in its lineup beyond gasoline engines.

Hyundai confirmed it will launch its new Genesis premium brand in Europe but not until the end of the decade at the earliest when it will have more powertrains in its line-up beyond gasoline engines.

A car fitted with an autonomous emergency brake system (AEB) can scan the road and apply the brakes independently of the driver to avoid a collision. Given this critical piece of car safety technology, a voluntary pact was recently agreed between 20 OEMs to make AEB standard on all vehicles sold in the US by 2022. In the light of this, UK-based Thatcham Research is calling on European automakers to follow the example set in the US.

Consolidation among China's myriad automakers will be "unavoidable" as a way to combat the inevitable slowdown in previously extremely strong growth rates, according to suppliers Lear and Dana.

The UK's Automotive Council - a body that exists to strengthen co-operation between UK government and the UK automotive sector and set strategic direction - believes that the UK auto industry should be aiming to raise the UK content in UK-produced cars from the current level of around 41% average to 60%.

Volkswagen has made its new Tiguan lighter, roomier and added more technology as standard equipment in a bid to keep the car among Europe's top-selling compact SUVs. Last year the Tiguan ranked second in the segment behind the Nissan Qashqai.

Continental has said unpredictability in China will continue for some time as automakers and suppliers adjust to more modest levels of growth.

Automakers will have to collaborate more as pressure from companies such as Tesla, Apple and Google intensifies the need to offer connected, electrified, autonomous cars.

The Mexican state of Nuevo Leon reached a deal with Kia Motors to cut the tax breaks the Korean automaker will receive after building its first Mexican plant in the state.

U.S. lawmakers want consumers to know if the new car they're buying contains a Takata airbag inflator included in the largest recall in U.S. history.