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Borgward Group AG is to acquire a 140,000 square metre site in theCargo Distribution Center (Gu¨terverkehrsztentrum/GVZ) in the western part of Bremen, Germany.

Subaru, erasing memories of the ill-fated Tribeca, will again have a seat at the three-row crossover table when the Indiana-built Ascent goes on sale next year.

News 12 Apr, 2017

Five breakdowns every 30 seconds expected over Easter Bank Holiday weekend with battery faults top of the list

Toyota is hinting at plans to market an all-wheel-drive vehicle that's more rugged than the typical subcompact crossover but not as hardcore as the larger, body-on-frame FJ Cruiser that was dropped in 2014.

Billionaire David Einhorn's Greenlight Capital doubled down on its pitch for new General Motors dividend shares, saying the automaker misrepresented the hedge fund's proposal for a stock split.

News 12 Apr, 2017

Motability drivers are losing their cars at the rate of 900 per week after a change in the eligibility assessment proceedure.

European Union regulators cleared U.S. supplier Lear's takeover of the seats and metals business of Spain's Grupo Antolin, saying it would still face sufficient competition.

Chevrolet's "Unbranded" ad for the 2016 Malibu won the first-ever Automotive Tech Ad of the Year award from Nielsen during the 11th annual Automotive Advertising Awards at the New York auto show.

Euro NCAP testing gave the BMW 5 Series a top five-star safety rating while Fiat's updated Doblo got three stars.

Volkswagen is showing a crossover concept vehicle at Auto Shanghai 2017. The concept is the brand's first electrically powered crossover utility vehicle (CUV) - a four-door coupé and sport utility vehicle (SUV) in one.

An influential group of investors is pressing Tesla to add two board directors who don't have ties to Elon Musk, a sign that concerns over the electric-car maker's corporate governance remain as its shares soar.

Jaguar is slotting a new 296-hp, 2.0-liter turbocharged motor in the F-Type for 2018 that marks the first time since before World War II that the famed British brand has equipped a sports cars with a four-cylinder engine.

The U.S. auto market has peaked and will shrink this year, with manufacturers using unprecedented incentives to support passenger cars through slumping demand, Toyota's U.S. sales chief said.

Russia's Association of European Businesses Automobile Manufacturers Committee (AEB AMC) says it is sure the UK will open dialogue with Moscow concerning any post-Brexit trade agreements, despite suggestions yesterday (11 April) British Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson had called for further sanctions against The Kremlin.

The Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand delivered 557,400 vehicles worldwide in March, an increase of 2.5% compared with March of the previous year.

Opinion 17 Apr, 2017

Are diesel cars are being unfairly demonised? Mike Rutherford thinks it's time the car industry fought back before it's too late

VW released teaser images of a full-electric crossover concept that it will present at the Shanghai auto show next week. The model will challenge Tesla's Model X as VW gears up to roll out a new zero-emissions lineup.

Opinion 12 Apr, 2017

Editor Graham Hope looks at the issues surrounding the future of diesel-powered cars

Daimler said it had achieved a group EBIT for the first quarter 2017 that was "significantly above market expectations".

News 12 Apr, 2017

The Dodge Challenger SRT Demon is the ultimate straight line muscle car and can crack the quarter mile in 9.65s