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The Warrior concept truck reveals Nissan's study of whether to market an off-road performance pickup. "This is more than a design exercise," said Rich Miller, senior manager of Nissan truck and SUV product planning.

After six years of rapidly rising car sales, the road ahead for the U.S. auto industry is going to be much tougher.

Jaguar Land Rover is the best large company to work for in the UK, according to a survey. The automaker, which has 35,000 employees in the UK, almost its entire global workforce, was ranked No.

European automotive executives expect the region's car sales to grow for a third straight year in 2016, but they say the overall volume will continue to trail the record high of more than 16 million reached in 2007.

Federal-Mogul, the diversified auto supplier and aftermarket parts maker controlled by investor Carl Icahn, said today it will not spin off its Motorparts aftermarket parts division as it had planned.

Audi beefed up its government-affairs staff to aid work with regulators on multiple fronts, including autonomous-vehicle technology and remedying its 3.0-liter diesel engines with improper emissions software.

Jurors heard testimony from former General Motors engineer Ray DeGiorgio, who approved a faulty ignition switch 12 years before its problems prompted a massive recall that came too late, according to lawyers for a man suing GM over injuries he...

With a striking red paint job and sleek, chiseled flanks, Acura's Precision concept signals that the days of the brand's controversial beak grille are coming to an end. And it previews future styling cues coming to Acura sedans.

Ford and comedian Jay Leno said they will be auctioning off a one-of-a-kind Harley-Davidson Ford F-150 later this month and donating the proceeds to National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

PSA Peugeot Citroën said it was pleased to learn that the initial results obtained by the Peugeot 208 and 508 in tests organised by the technical committee led by the French Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy comply with regulations and are aligned with homologated data.

The U.S. Transportation Department and 17 automakers pledged to work together on safety measures and to improve recalls while the companies also agreed to voluntarily work with the government to identify cybersecurity threats.

News 15 Jan, 2016

Pagani is planning an upgraded Huayra BC for the 2016 Geneva Motor Show in March. Be afraid...

The Focus RS, the high-performance European version of Ford's popular hatchback, began production today in Germany, Ford said.

The Focus RS, the high-performance European version of Ford's popular hatchback, began production today in Germany, Ford said.

Fiat Chrysler said today that Kristen Kreibich will be its first-ever safety advocate, responsible for 'promoting greater awareness' of auto safety.

Opinion 15 Jan, 2016

It's safe to conclude that only a few hundred traffic patrol cars are 'policing' Britain's 40 million vehicles, says Mike Rutherford

News 15 Jan, 2016

Honda's new Civic Type R gets racy Mugen bodykit for Tokyo Auto Salon. Engine upgrades also likely.

The second part of this month's briefing reviews just some of the supplier autonomous driving innovations that caught our eye in the consumer electronics show (CES) and Detroit auto show this month. While they may not be household names, the likes of Autoliv, Bosch, Continental, Delphi, Denso, Magna, Valeo, Visteon and ZF TRW will heavily influence how your autonomous car will perform. Here, the tech talk is on sensor fusion (critical for self-driving cars), connectivity and vehicle-to-everything. In the meantime, semi-autonomous technologies are becoming more affordable thereby paving the way for mass-vehicle market growth.

No sooner have car companies complained about legislation tying their autonomous car research into knots, Washington has announced it will fast-track policies for driverless vehicles and maybe even waive regulations to do it.