Takata, finalizing a buyer after spurring record auto industry recalls, fell in Tokyo trading after a Japanese day trader told his more than 103,000 Twitter followers he sold shares in the airbag maker.
Emissions. Reading that word surely makes executives at Volkswagen Group divisions shudder. But sometimes its use is benign: the new 2.5-litre flat-four turbo in the Porsche 718 Cayman S is low on CO2, returns more than 35mpg in the real world and sounds like no other previous Porsche engine.
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30 Nov, 2016
Self-driving Fords will come to Europe and to learn our roads before planned 2021 rollout
The final OEM to have its future model plans examined by just-auto.com in 2016 is HMG. Hyundai Motor was the first division to be explored in this three-feature series, and now comes Genesis. An examination of what's ahead for Kia Motors will follow.
You could be excused for overlooking the Hyundai i20. The styling isn't memorable, but a new three-cylinder turbo petrol engine gives this two-year old car new appeal in what is a crowded B-hatchback segment.
Toyota appointed its president, Akio Toyoda, to lead the automaker's newly formed electric car division, underlining its commitment to develop a technology that the automaker has been slow to embrace.
Chery Jaguar Land Rover Automotive plans to expand production capacity, according to a local media report.
SsangYong Motor said it was supplying Korean car sharing company Green Car with 100 'long-body' Tivoli XLVs.
Quattro, established in Neckarsulm in 1983, is now operating as Audi Sport. Headed by Stephan Winkelmann, this fully owned Audi subsidiary currently has around 1,200 employees.
PSA Group and Stafim, Peugeot's long-term partner in Tunisia, have signed a letter of intent to assemble and sell a Peugeot pickup truck in Tunisia.
The Malaysian government plans to mandate electronic stability control (ESC) on all new vehicles by June 2018.
Ford will roll out SUV-styled variants of its cars under the label Active to attract customers looking for high-riding vehicles.
Ford will roll out SUV-styled variants of its cars under the label Active to attract customers looking for high-riding vehicles.
The South Korean government has said it may ban six car models sold by three foreign automakers in the country after it found issues with the certification documents used to obtain sales permits, according to local reports.
Brexit could lift the average price of imported cars in the UK by as much as 1,500 pounds (1,762 euros) if the country loses tariff-free access to the EU, an industry group said.
As speculation swirls over the incoming US president-elect's administration's policies on international trade, Ford CEO Mark Fields has told just-auto that he expects the 'right policies' to be pursued in areas such as tariffs.
Honda's redesigned 2017 CR-V will go on sale next month with a price tag remarkably similar to the outgoing model.
Ford is adding upscale and crossover versions of its new Fiesta, along with advanced safety technologies, to boost the car's competitiveness in the tough subcompact segment.
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30 Nov, 2016
Ford boss confirms that brand will produce other jacked-up Active models across its range after revealing the trim level on new Fiesta
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