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The top U.S. vehicle safety regulator said on Wednesday the government needs to be more nimble in designing rules for self-driving vehicles.

A man has been arrested and charged in the shootings of two UAW officials who represent Ford's Chicago Assembly Plant.

General Motors' Canadian unit is set to announce on Friday that it will hire up to 1,000 engineers, the Globe and Mail newspaper reported late on Tuesday, citing sources.

Another band of startups will use the Motor City as a springboard for their mobility-themed ideas this summer.

Ford has revealed a KA+ model for Europe positioned below the Fiesta in the marketplace. The rationale behind the model is to meet what Ford sees as discrete market demand for low-cost vehicles in an increasingly fragmented European B-segment.

New-car sales in Russia fell 15 percent in May, after an 8.5 percent fall in April, but an industry body believes the economy may have reached its lowest point and might even grow in 2017.

Ford unveiled a larger, revamped Ka hatchback minicar with five doors called the Ka+ that promises greater roominess, functionality and the improved handling characteristics of the larger Fiesta subcompact with which it shares a platform.

Aston Martin CEO Andy Palmer says the extension of the brand's portfolio to add a luxury crossover will transform the company's business model following the replacement of its ageing sports car range.

After sales service determines dealership customer satisfaction and loyalty, according to the JD Power 2016 UK Customer Service Index (CSI) Study.

Volkswagen has received regulatory approval to fix manipulated software in another 1.1 million diesel cars in Europe, raising the number of group models cleared for refitting to more than 2.5 million since the start of the year.

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Suzuki has announced a management reshuffle and top-level pay cuts following its fuel economy testing scandal.

Automechanika - the German based exhibitor best known for its automotive aftermarket fairs - has added Birmingham, UK, to its international exhibition list for the first time this week. The trade fair at the National Exibition Centre (NEC) also includes a substantial element of supply chain participants as well as aftermarket exhibitors, something of a departure for heavily aftermarket focused Automechanika events.

Volkswagen will start recalling 190,000 cars in India from July. It will upgrade emissions control software following revelations of alleged cheating on official tests when real world output was much higher.

Chevrolet is escalating its truck battle with Ford through a provocative advertising campaign that claims the Silverado pickup's steel bed is more durable than the F-150's stamped aluminum bed.

Nissan's newly launched national advertising campaign will beat out a single message for at least the next two years: the product. No stars. No catchy jingles. No clever story lines. And not even any humor.

The new turbocharged 1.0-litre three-cylinder petrol engine which Volkswagen has quietly slipped into the Golf is one of the best kept secrets of 2016. Power, torque, CO2 and economy are all state of the art, but the best bit is how terrific it sounds - like an old school BMW six-cylinder.

Some car brands will disappear as the auto industry forms more partnerships in a bid to adapt to a digital future, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles shareholder Lapo Elkannn said.