Land Rover is expected to offer a smaller diesel engine in its new Discovery SUV as part of the industry's downsizing trend to improve fuel economy and lower CO2 emissions.
Automotive News Europe salutes the 25 Leading Women in the European Automotive Industry. Every day through Sept. 29 one of the 25 winners will be featured. Today's winner is Danella Bagnall of Jaguar Land Rover.
GM said it settled the last two so-called bellwether cases stemming from a faulty ignition switch linked to 124 deaths and 275 injuries.
VW's trucks division is close to announcing a partnership with rival Navistar, three sources told Reuters, in the latest example of a deal driven by emissions regulations. Volkswagen has agreed to supply engines to Navistar in exchange for a 19.
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is reportedly in talks with Samsung over the future of its automotive components business Magneti Marelli.
Volkswagen's commercial vehicles division is close to announcing a partnership with U.S.-based rival Navistar, Reuters reported.
VW Group will take a 19.9 percent stake in U.S.-based truck maker Navistar, Reuters reported. VW's commercial vehicles division wants to get a strategic foothold in North America as a way to challenge Daimler.
Daimler's Mercedes-Benz Vans launched its new, locally made mid-size van - the Vito - in China at the Chengdu motor show.
Unidentified hackers have stolen EUR40m from German supplier Leoni's Romanian subsidiary using only some cloned email accounts, a local report said.
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SUV-inspired overhaul transforms Peugeot 5008 family carrier, which will be longer and wider than outgoing model
PSA will inaugurate a seventh factory in China this week focused on producing SUVs and minivans. PSA's sales in China dropped more than 19 percent in the first half despite a tax cut boosting overall industry demand.
The subject of Brexit - the UK's decision to leave the EU, following a referendum - is already proving somewhat tortuous for the UK government.
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5 Sep, 2016
Latest Mazda 6 gets new technology to make it more comfortable, plus interior upgrades
This year in Brazil has been notable for medium-size model renewals. This started with an update for Nissan's Sentra, followed by the redesigned Chevrolet Cruze, and now comes the 10th-generation Honda Civic sedan.
AvtoVAZ plans a $1.31 billion recapitalization as part of efforts to meet weighing financial commitments. Russia's biggest automaker has been hit by plunging demand at home that drove it to a record loss last year.
Domestic sales among South Korea's five main automakers declined by 10.6% to 107,677 units in August, from 120,400 units in the same month of last year, according to preliminary data released individually by the country's vehicle manufacturers.
German supplier Knorr-Bremse made a $568 million all-cash bid for Swedish brake systems rival Haldex, reigniting a bidding war by trumping an offer from Germany's ZF.
The UK new car market achieved modest growth in August, traditionally a slow month ahead of the 1 September registration plate identifier change, as sales rose 3.3% year on year, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
The European Commission has found that VW Group broke consumer laws that ban exaggerated environmental claims in 20 EU countries, a paper said. The findings will add to pressure on VW to compensate 8.
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