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News 2 Nov, 2016

Top-of-the-line Volvo S90 Excellence could herald a new flagship trim for UK model range – but not yet

With the Atlas crossover, VW promises a break from its bungled past attempts to be more than a niche brand in the U.S. The large crossover has been engineered for the U.S. from the ground up. Here's what people are saying about the Atlas.

News 1 Nov, 2016

More powerful Ariel Ace motorcycle to be fully revealed at Motorcycle Live 2016 at Birmingham NEC

U.S. auto sales, led by declines at GM, Fiat Chrysler, Honda, Nissan and Toyota, fell in October for the third consecutive month -- further dashing hopes the industry will set a new volume mark for the year.

U.S. auto sales, dragged down by declines at Ford, General Motors, Fiat Chrysler, Honda, Nissan and Toyota, fell in October for the third consecutive month. However, the month's selling rate was the strongest of 2016 so far.

GM, Nissan, Honda and Fiat Chrysler posted declines in U.S. car and light-truck sales in October. The results recorded so far cast further doubt on the industry's chances of extending its sales gains for a seventh straight year.

Ford of Canada and Unifor have reached a tentative agreement on a four-year national labour contract covering more than 6,400 unionised employees, the automaker said.

After years of speculation and spy photos, Mercedes-Benz has finally introduced its pickup, dubbed the X class. Perhaps the biggest takeaway from the reveal, however, is Mercedes' plan to not initially include the U.S.

News 1 Nov, 2016

Car-to-car crash test sees Mexican Nissan Tsuru earn zero stars, prompting firm to drop it from line-up

SAIC Motor's Thai joint venture began construction of a second vehicle assembly plant this week in the Hemaraj Eastern Seaboard Industrial Estate in Thailand's Chonburi province.

Nissan's recent decision to build future models at its UK plant will boost jobs and output in the UK automotive supply sector according to the UK auto industry's trade association, the SMMT.

Toyota's next-generation Camry is close to breaking cover -- and it's bringing a more aggressive sport-tuned model with it.

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Dacia has made a huge impact on the UK car market with cars like the Sandero and Logan MCV. We explain how and why…

Although it is a relatively small carmaker keen to retain its independence, Suzuki is not averse to cooperating with other automakers and has a long history of doing so. The company recently announced exploratory talks with Toyota over R&D collaboration. Ray Hutton considers Suzuki's strategy.

BlackBerry announced an agreement had been signed with Ford for expanded use of the software specialist's QNX and security software.

French new-car registrations fell 4 percent in October after sales fell at domestic automakers Renault and PSA.

A fire at Ford's world headquarters has delayed release of the automaker's US October sales data originally expected today (1 November), the automaker said.