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Continental expects a sales revenue increase of about 5 percent this year after a 14 percent jump in 2015.

Volkswagen was expected to announce on Monday it is expanding its US goodwill diesel emissions compensation programme to tens of thousands of owners of larger diesel vehicles, the company's top US official told Reuters.

News 11 Jan, 2016

Police cutbacks mean businesses and residents are directly footing the bill for UK police officers

The Honda Civic today was named the 2016 North American Car of the Year at the Detroit auto show, while the Volvo XC90 took home top truck honors.

In case anyone hadn't noticed, last week's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas appeared to have been taken over by auto companies - the LA show was all about connected cars and the NIAIS in Detroit this week is going the same way.

Rising air pollution in major cities across Asia has forced local governments to impose restrictions on the sale and circulation of vehicles in recent weeks, affecting millions of motorists.

Toyota will tout its newly redesigned 2016 Prius in a Super Bowl ad, using advertising's biggest stage to show off the hybrid car that has appeared in the game just once before.

Lanxess has started a second production line for plastics compounding at its facility in Gastonia, North Carolina.

Volkswagen will propose to U.S. authorities a new catalytic converter system that could be fitted to about 430,000 cars capable of cheating diesel emissions tests, CEO Matthias Mueller said.

News 11 Jan, 2016

Tesla Model S and Model X can now park themselves, but autonomous steering restricted in residential areas

Volkswagen CEO Matthias Mueller apologized for VW's diesel cheating in the U.S. in a speech in Detroit ahead of the city's auto show.

VW Group CEO Matthias Mueller said the automaker is sticking to investment plans and continues to view the U.S. as a core market, ahead of critical meetings this week with government officials over its admission that it rigged emission tests.

News 11 Jan, 2016

Caterham's fastest car gets new 620S version with a few more creature comforts

OmniVision Technologies and the Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI), say they have developed a new HUD, which delivers bright information to drivers, even in daylight.

News 11 Jan, 2016

Driverless cars tested in winter for the first time, plus FordPass concierge service and wearable tech integration plans revealed

News 11 Jan, 2016

Innovative leasing programme lets people run a brand-new car while splitting the costs with friends or family

Daimler's Mercedes-Benz has introduced new autonomous driving technology with its new E-class, unveiled on the eve of the Detroit show.

Volkswagen will announce today that it is expanding its goodwill diesel emissions compensation program in the U.S. to tens of thousands of owners of larger diesel vehicles.

News 11 Jan, 2016

Ford is planning a family of high-performance models to sit alongside flagship Ford Focus RS