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Volkswagen has confirmed that it is the subject of a probe by German cartel officials after authorities said they had searched six car manufacturers and suppliers as part of an investigation into potential price collusion on steel purchasing.

VW Group, Daimler, BMW and suppliers Bosch and ZF said they were cooperating with German authorities after their offices were searched as part of a steel price-fixing investigation.

As automotive engineers push back the boundaries of combustion, an increasing number of studies are being carried out in the virtual world. The use of in-cylinder computational fluid dynamics (CFD) provides insight on what is happening as the combustion process takes place, shedding new light on everything from thermal efficiency to pollutant formation. Software developer Convergent Science was formed in 1997 by a group of combustion specialists. The company's Converge CFD code has been developed with combustion simulation in mind. Convergent Science's director of global marketing, Rob Kaczmarek, gives us his take on what the future holds for combustion modelling.

June light vehicle sales delivered a month of mixed messages. Total sales were up 2.4% to slightly better than 1.51m, thanks to an extra selling day, but the seasonally adjusted annualised rate (SAAR) came in at 16.66m, 340,000 units below June 2015. As we've noted previously, year over year comparisons are going to be tough for the balance of 2016.

Investors cheered when Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn announced that the company would acquire a 34 percent stake of scandal-tainted Mitsubishi Motors as part of an expanded strategic partnership.

Nissan and French alliance partner Renault are targeting a 28 percent increase in joint cost savings -- to $6.11 billion by 2018 -- but a top Nissan executive says the impact will be even bigger after bringing Mitsubishi Motors into the fold.

Volvo is on a roll. It is headed toward another record sales year, led by strong global demand for its XC90 flagship SUV. But CEO Hakan Samuelsson says the automaker is only halfway to its goals, as he explained to Automotive News Europe.

Tennis star Andy Murray talks about the magic of Wimbledon in an interactive 360-degree video in one of this week's top campaigns from Jaguar UK.

Volvo is on a roll. It is headed toward another record sales year, led by strong global demand for its XC90 flagship SUV. But CEO Hakan Samuelsson told Automotive News Europe the automaker is only halfway to its goals.

The Detroit 3 and Japan's biggest automakers posted higher Canadian sales in June, boosted by growing demand for light trucks and an extra selling day during the month. Across the industry, June sales hit a new record for the month, rising 7.

In a wide-ranging interview, as part of Federal Mogul Powertrain's recent Technology Briefing days held in Augsburg, Germany just-auto's Calum MacRae interviewed the division's Chief Technology Office, Gian Maria Olivetti. Mr Olivetti has been with Federal Mogul since 2007. Before Federal Mogul he enjoyed stints at Fiat Powertrain Technologies and Iveco. 

News 4 Jul, 2016

Renault's Captur crossover gains new 'Iconic Nav' special edition, new powertrain variant and extra kit

Volkswagen's mid-life Update for the Up can be summed up as more poke, more connectivity and more customisation. Simple as that.

Awards 5 Jul, 2016

Peugeot's 'Confidence Built In' advertising campaign for the 308 won the online vote to take the 2016 award

ZF Friedrichshafen said it had completed the sale of its global engineered fasteners and components business to Illinois Tool Works (ITW) for approximately US$450m. The business was part of ZF TRW, the active and passive safety technology division.

Takata Corporation, embroiled in the largest recall of airbags worldwide, said it apologised "for the widespread concern and inconvenience caused to the driving public as a result of defects in its airbag products". It has booked special losses due to substantial provisions for product warranties, resulting in a net loss for the fiscal year ended 31 March, 2016 and, consequently, a decision not to declare a dividend. It has now also decided to cut executive pay.

SsangYong Motor, part of the Mahindra Group, has announced that the company sold a total of 14,167 units in June 2016 - 9,750 units in domestic sales and 4,417 in exports including CKD kits.