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Moviegoers are being treated to a dose of Chevy horror at theaters across the country.

Maserati today revealed its first undisguised production images of the new Levante, the first crossover in the luxury brand's 100-year history.

Elon Musk has finally gotten his hands on the Tesla.com domain name that has been owned by a Silicon Valley engineer and virtually unused for 24 years.

Van Conway, a well-known Michigan-based corporate turnaround expert, is suing the firm he co-founded after its board of directors removed him from his position as chairman, CEO and president.

TrueCar named its first executive vice president of dealer sales and service as the company adapts following last year's exodus of franchised dealerships.

Lawyers for plaintiffs suing GM over a faulty ignition switch are seeking alternatives to a plan to try five more early test cases in federal litigation against GM over the issue, after a first trial fell apart unexpectedly.

Ficosa, a maker of vision, safety, connectivity and efficiency systems, and Panasonic are presenting the latest technological developments in connectivity and the 'Internet of things' for the automotive sector at Mobile World Congress 2016. The suppliers have together developed a new generation of Smart Connectivity Module (SCM) which enables all passengers to be simultaneously but independently connected through the vehicle's own connection.

Porsche subsidiary MHP, headquartered in Ludwigsburg (Germany), has opened its first UK office.

Fiat Chrysler's finance unit FCA Bank said on Friday (19 February) it had booked an "unprecedented EUR249.1m net profit for the year on the back of record financed volumes".

Ram is adding some pep to its commercial-vehicle division's marketing with a new digital sketch-comedy series. Ram's 'This Old Van' series launched Thursday with two videos.

News 19 Feb, 2016

Ford hopes to battle the BMW X3 with its classier, greener Ford Kuga SUV due on sale at the end of 2016 after a Geneva Motor Show debut

An Aston Martin DB10 car designed for the latest James Bond film "Spectre" has sold for some $3.5 million at auction, far exceeding its reserve price.

Volkswagen confirmed that South Korean prosecutors have searched local VW and Audi offices as part of an emissions probe. The house of an unidentified senior company official was also raided.

Volkswagen said South Korean prosecutors have searched local VW and Audi offices as part of an emissions probe. The house of an unidentified senior company official was also raided.

News 19 Feb, 2016

A new study reveals millions of drivers aged 65 and above fail to inform authorities of their medical conditions

Mazda may become the latest automaker to skip this year's Paris auto show, joining Ford and Volvo, which have already said they will miss the event.

Recall news attracted many readers on just-auto this week as yet another Takata potentially-disintegrating-airbag-inflator call-back was announced - 2.3m-odd, depending on who's counting - this time, German brands. GM also had to recall some old Saab and Saturn (remember them?) models for the same reason. (Our full Takata coverage to date is here if you've just joined us from Mars.) Meanwhile Toyota, with memories of the 2010 sudden acceleration recall debacle in the US still probably causing execs over there to shudder, has discovered that a seat frame in 2.7m RAV4 SUVs potentially could slice through a rear seat belt in a crash so back they'll come, eventually, to dealers for 2.7m small plastic parts to be fitted to said offending frames. No word yet on how much all that will cost.

Opinion 19 Feb, 2016

Are the roads getting safer or more dangerous? Mike Rutherford wants to know - but the DfT doesn't seem to

An executive reshuffle, Mardi Gras holidays and the ever worsening economy amid a deepening recession have all combined in this first quarter of 2016 to delay final construction work on Tata Motors' Jaguar Land Rover assembly plant in Itatiaia, 174km/108 miles west of Rio de Janeiro City. Now opening is postponed a little to late April or early May.