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Fiat Chrysler has no plans to link with PSA/Peugeot-Citroen because it would limit FCA's future opportunities, CEO Sergio Marchionne said. Instead FCA is talking with many players outside the car sector about possible collaboration.

Fiat Chrysler has no plans to link with PSA/Peugeot-Citroen because it would limit FCA's future opportunities, CEO Sergio Marchionne said. Instead FCA is talking with many players outside the car sector about possible collaboration.

News 31 Mar, 2016

Last year saw over 3,000 fraudulent crash for cash claims being made, with insurers detecting one every three hours

Renault says only that the recently announced Kaptur SUV will be for Russia. But there is a lot more to this new model, the fruition of an R&D project codenamed HHR, than meets the eye.

A prominent dealer attorney is prepared to file a class-action lawsuit against VW on behalf of U.S. dealers who have sustained damage from the company's emissions violations.

A prominent dealer attorney is prepared to file a lawsuit against VW on behalf of U.S. dealers who have sustained damage from the company's emissions violations.

GM won its second straight trial against drivers who blamed car wrecks on faulty ignition switches, boosting the company's outlook for resolving hundreds of similar cases on more favorable terms.

Google has rolled out two mobile-search ad formats to help drive consumers to dealerships as more car-shopping activity occurs on mobile devices.

Social media agency SocialDealer wants to help dealerships answer one of the auto marketing industry's biggest questions: Is my Facebook campaign selling cars?

ARJ Manufacturing is to change its name from 1 April to Toyota Boshoku Tennessee.

Opinion 30 Mar, 2016

Mazda stole the show at the awards ceremony - one that's usually dominated by German brands, says Steve Fowler

News 30 Mar, 2016

Pick-up sector is an 'opportunity' for growth for PSA Peugeot Citroen, and could use the Toyota Hilux platform

News 30 Mar, 2016

Caterham has developed a new lightweight chassis for its Seven roadster using bicycle tubing technology

Workers at Audi's factory in Hungary are threatening to strike unless they get a back-dated pay rise and other benefits. A strike would hit production of A3 and TT models built at the plant.

NTN says it has secured an order to mass produce the Low Torque Seal Ring developed for use on transmissions from several unnamed automotive manufacturers and suppliers.

Skoda says it is strengthening its presence in China in cooperation with its longstanding Chinese joint venture partner SAIC-VW. It says it plans to expand the model range offered in China and invest in 'pioneering automotive technologies'. SUV segments are targeted and the VW-owned brand wants to double China sales to almost 600,000 units a year by 2020.

Kiekert says it has completed its prototype vehicle with electromechanical function, i-protect to prevent car doors from unintentionally striking nearby obstacles.

Analysis undertaken internally by Takata suggests that a full recall of its airbag inflators could cost as much as US$24bn, according to reports.

Headlights on a third of U.S. midsize car models do a poor job, and only one, the Toyota Prius V, performed well enough with an optional upgrade to earn a good rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety in results released today.