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A South Korean court has issued the first warrant for the arrest of a Volkswagen executive in connection with its cheating on vehicle emissions tests.

Production of the new GLC Coupe has started at Daimler's Mercedes-Benz plant in Bremen.

Force Motors' new plant at Chakan has been opened.

News 27 Jun, 2016

AMG chairman Tobias Moers claims Merc’s flagship GT soft-top will remain a “proper sports car”

Scandinavian supplier association, FKG says the UK's shock vote last week (23 June) to exit the European Union (EU)  should not trigger tariff impositions as the impact from the decision continues to reverberate around the Continent. 

News 27 Jun, 2016

Ford announces limited edition of new GT supercar that harks back to Le Mans win, and will go into production for first year

Aston Martin made a pre-tax loss of 127.9 million pounds in 2015, the fifth consecutive year the company has failed to make a profit, as the number of cars it sold fell and as it invests in expansion.

Features 27 Jun, 2016

Auto Express embarks on a historic journey in Germany to see where Bertha Benz made the first-ever fuel stop 130 years ago

KPMG's head of automotive in the UK, John Leech, reckons lofty sales goals will now not be reached but production this year will grow thanks to a pound weakened by last week's historic 'Brexit' vote to leave the EU. Meanwhile, a US analyst, in a rare optimistic article over the weekend, suggested possible tariff-free access to markets outside the EU could give British automakers a boost.

News 27 Jun, 2016

Mitsubishi's Ground Tourer concept will debut striking new design, and claims to offer proper off-road capability

Germany's automotive manufacturing and supplier body, VDA, is cautioning against any European Union (EU) imposition of customs barriers following the UK's decision to exit the Brussels association.

Germany's automotive manufacturing and supplier body, VDA, is cautioning against any European Union (EU) imposition of customs barriers following the UK's decision to exit the Brussels association.

About 40 Mercedes-Benz USA managers will each spend a week this summer working at a Mercedes-Benz dealership.

California's air-quality regulations are slated to tighten in 2018 in a way that limits the impact of partial credits from sales of plug-in hybrids and low-emissions conventional vehicles, requiring more actual ZEV sales.

Despite partisan loyalties on each side, starting next year the Chevrolet Camaro will share a transmission with the Ford Mustang.

Penske Automotive and Group 1 Automotive took an immediate stock-price hit in the wake of Britain's vote to exit the European Union. Earnings will suffer from a collapsing British pound. But the longer-term impact remains unclear.

The death of 27-year-old Star Trek actor who was pinned to his death by his own Jeep Grand Cherokee has brought scrutiny to a driving function that has changed with the advance of electronic controls.

Beepi. Shift. Carvana. Vroom. Don't let the clever names fool you. These tech start-ups aim to take a bite out of the used-vehicle retail industry's lunch.