Volvo's global sales rose 12 percent in March as demand for the automaker's SUVs helped boost deliveries in the key U.S. and China markets. First-quarter sales were up 12 percent.
A Mexican state government said it could soon reach a deal with Kia in a dispute over financial terms surrounding the opening of the South Korean carmaker's first plant in the country.
Tesla Motors Inc. shipped 14,820 vehicles in the first quarter, less than the 16,000 it had forecast in February, on the heels of surprisingly strong orders for the company's new, less-expensive model.
As U.S. pickup and SUV sales continued to surge in March, the average fuel economy of those vehicles didn't change from February, a University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute report said.
German car sales were flat in March at 323,000 vehicles, marking the first month in almost a year that volume did not grow in Europe's biggest auto market.
PSA Peugeot Citroen is claiming a couple of firsts for its redesigned mid-size Peugeot Expert and Citroen Jumpy/Dispatch model lines - a new, compact 4.6m long version and the availability of hands-free electric sliding side doors.
Mini says it is pulling ad content featuring Abby Wambach and "re-evaluating" its relationship with the retired soccer star after she was arrested Sunday and charged with driving under the influence.
Toyota is forming a joint venture with Microsoft Corp. to consolidate much of the carmaker's global research in telematics, data analytics and network security services as the auto industry expands connected-vehicle technologies.
Advance Auto Parts said it hired a 30-year veteran of PepsiCo to lead the aftermarket parts retailer as CEO. Tom Greco, 57, will succeed George Sherman in the role on April 11.
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Kia Motors America (KMA) has launched a new generation of its UVO infotainment and telematics system, known as UVO Luxury Services.
Mazda UK has brought its customer relations centre in-house at its new head office in Dartford, Kent, replacing its "traditional outsourced customer contact centre approach" with its own employees.
Kia Motors and Total Lubrifiants have renewed their partnership agreement for another five years with Total remaining Kia's "preferred" aftermarket lubricants supplier exclusively across a network of 5,500 dealers in 180 countries - including west European markets from 1 January, 2017.
Exports of British-built commercial vehicles (CVs) jumped by more than a third last year, with almost nine in 10 destined for EU countries, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
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Advertising became a major part of VW's emissions-rigging scandal last month when the Federal Trade Commission alleged in a federal complaint that the automaker deceived consumers with ads that promoted "clean diesel" VWs and Audis.
Autoliv has finalised its joint venture with Nissin Kogyo to form Autoliv-Nissin Brake Systems (ANBS).
It might have been around for nearly 17 years but Mitsubishi's Pajero still sells relatively well, thanks to its superb 4x4 abilities and a reputation for being unbreakable.
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