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ZF Friedrichshafen is preparing to sell its body control systems unit in a potential $1 billion deal as it continues to shed non-core units following the takeover of TRW, people familiar with the matter told Reuters.

Sales of new vehicles in New Zealand in August were the best for the month since 1984, up 13.3% year on year to 12,677 units.

Italy has rebuffed German efforts to look more deeply at Fiat Chrysler, arguing the automaker's vehicles don't breach emissions rules.

Will Lexus ever catch the German Big Three brands in worldwide sales? Toyota's luxury brand won't be doing that in the next few years. Instead, it needs to expand into many new segments.

Will Lexus ever catch the German Big Three brands in worldwide sales? Toyota's luxury brand won't be doing that in the next few years. Instead, it needs to expand into many new segments.

Mazda Motor Corporation and Russian partner OJSC Sollers announced their joint venture production company, Mazda Sollers Manufacturing Rus (MSMR), has signed a special investment contract with the government of the Russian Federation regarding the establishment of an engine factory at its production facility in Vladivostok, in the Primorsky region of Russia's Far Eastern Federal District.

Five months after the official plant opening in Brazil, Mercedes-Benz has started production of the second model at its new passenger car assembly plant in Iracemápolis - the GLA compact SUV is flexibly assembled on the same line as the C-Class sedan. Both models are the brand's best sellers in Brazil's premium market.

Every fourth Audi on the road should be electric within 10 years, according to the Volkswagen Group premium brand's technical development chief.

Germany's Transport Ministry has reportedly asked the European Commission of the EU to investigate exhaust emissions of Fiat Chrysler vehicles.

Ford has shelved plans to produce a new compact vehicle family designed mainly for emerging markets such as India and China, industry sources told Reuters, reflecting disappointing sales of mainstream models in the world's fastest growing car...

News 2 Sep, 2016

Yet there are some who still find the self-driving car tech puzzling and would not feel comfortable stepping inside a driverless car

News 2 Sep, 2016

Gallery and roundup of the Salon Prive show at Blenheim Palace, with new debuts from Lamborghini, Morgan and Bristol

Was Volkswagen's row with two of its suppliers for a week or so, though a relatively small dispute with minor component manufacturers, the giant automaker firing a warning shot across partsmakers' bows?

Aston Martin, known for sports cars used in James Bond films, is expanding outside the motorway with a push into yachts, apartments and handbags, as the British manufacturer shifts its sights from rival Ferrari to the likes of Hermes.

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Muncie, Ind., was once a hub for transmission output. The term "Muncie transmission" is still used by hot rod enthusiasts when talking about gearboxes produced by GM in the 1960s.

Opinion 4 Sep, 2016

Mike Rutherford sits down with Jean-Marc Gales, CEO of Lotus, to talk about the brand's future

Automakers' dreams of another record sales year dimmed a bit in August as United States light vehicle sales took a dip, falling 3.5% from the same month last year.

The Japanese government has ordered the suspension of sales of eight additional Mitsubishi Motors models in the country due to inflated fuel-efficiency claims, according to local reports.