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Features 4 Nov, 2016

A ghastly chunk of retro automotive Americana foisted onto the UK market, the Chrysler PT Cruiser Convertible was as bad as it looked

Features 4 Nov, 2016

A worst car classic, the Austin Allegro provokes nostalgic smirks from those who remember it and fits of furious anger from past owners

Features 4 Nov, 2016

The term ‘car’ is being generous to the G-Wiz. It had the performance of a sleepy vole and the structural integrity of your slippers

BMW has reported net income up 15% in the third quarter, but a decline to operating profit in the core automotive division worried investors. BMW's share price came under pressure on the Frankfurt stock exchange today.

Suzuki raised its annual operating profit forecast after quarterly results beat estimates thanks to strong vehicle sales in India and Europe. The automaker now sees operating profit climbing 2.

Australia's new vehicle sales remained on target for a record year despite a slight dip during October when total volume reached 93,357, 1%  (964 vehicles) down on the same month in 2015.

Opinion 4 Nov, 2016

Mike Rutherford digs through the profit reports to see who gets the most from punters, and the results are "boringly reliable"

News 4 Nov, 2016

BMW's financial report has confirmed plans for an all-electric BMW X3 as well as a plug-in MINI by 2020

BMW CEO Harald Krueger said the automaker is not under pressure to decide about making further investments in its Mini factory in the UK until the country has concluded negotiations on leaving the EU.

News 4 Nov, 2016

DS Automobiles will no longer offer the hybrid DS 5 in Britain, citing poor sales

VW Group has received regulatory approval for technical fixes on models with 1.6-liter diesel engines, the automaker said today. This will allow the company to recall another 2.6 million cars affected by its diesel-emissions scandal in Europe.

Unifor and Integram (Magna) Seating in Windsor, Ont., have reached a tentative agreement, avoiding a strike and the possible shutdown of two Ontario assembly plants.

Takata said it wants to avoid bankruptcy globally because a court-led restructuring could disrupt the supply of parts to automakers, the first public comments the embattled airbag supplier has made on an option being considered in the U.S.

Unusual story of the week - 'fire at Ford HQ' slows sales data reporting'. Conjured up visions of people throwing computers out the window of Dearborn HQ and jumping out after them. No, nothing as dramatic, merely a fire in a substation cutting the electricity for a bit and slowing dealer reporting and HQ collation. Hence our Man in the US sending a two-part report on (still slowing) US sales. Instalment one here; two here.

UK new-car registrations rose 1.4 percent last month, with an increase in fleet sales helping to offset a continued slump in private demand following the country's decision to quit the EU.

Arconic has launched today as a specialist company in multi-materials innovation, precision engineering and advanced manufacturing and has started trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) using the sticker ARNC.

Accuride is recommending its shareholders vote the supplier be acquired by affiliates of Crestview Partners at at a Special Meeting on 15 November.